# Doughty Hanson & Co

> Doughty Hanson & Co is a VC fund in London backing Software and Computer. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Oct 2012
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/doughty-hanson
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dhtv
- Website: http://www.doughtyhanson.com

Doughty Hanson & Co is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Computer. Doughty Hanson & Co is one of Europe's largest independent private equity fund managers.Operating Private Equity Funds for Europe and North America, a European Real Estate Fund and a European Technology Ventures Fund, Doughty Hanson & Co has unrivalled breadth of expertise. With offices across Europe and in the US, Doughty Hanson& Co has over 50 investment professionals managing €5bn of fund commitments.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.7M–$7M |
| Series B | $2.5M–$43M |
| Series C | $2.3M–$27M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 29% |
| Computer | 3 | 14% |
| Enterprise Software | 3 | 14% |
| Apps | 2 | 10% |
| Internet | 2 | 10% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 6 | 29% |
| Series B | 5 | 24% |
| Series A | 3 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 9 | 43% |
| Germany | 3 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| George Powlick | Managing Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-powlick |
| Nigel Grierson | Co-head; Co-Managing Director and Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nigel-grierson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RainStor | RainStor is a database designed to manage and analyze Big Data for large enterprises at the lowest total cost.RainStor delivers two editions of its database product, Big Data Retention and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop to efficiently manage multi-structured data sets, fully accessible for ongoing query and analysis to enable the most efficientdata management and faster query and analysis.RainStor's unique product capabilities include granular level data de-duplication and compression which reduces overall storage footprint by 95%+ and which not only speeds up query performance but significantly drives down costs. Compared to traditional relational or data warehouse approaches, RainStor can ingest volumes of network or machine generated multi-structured data at very high speeds with ongoing query access. Storage and hardware agnostic, you can run RainStor on a SAN, NAS, CAS or HDFS environment in addition to the Cloud.RainStor sells both directly and through leading partners which include Amdocs, Anritsu, AdaptiveMobile, Dell, Group2000, HP, Teradata among others. Leading use-cases include a primary data hub for machine generated data and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop. RainStor's HQ is in San Francisco, CA with offices in Gloucester, UK. www.rainstor.com | $12M | Series C | Oct 05, 2012 |  |
| nScaled | nScaled provides hybrid cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for the enterprise. They serve customers with highly confidential data and zero tolerance for system downtime or data loss. Their unique Hybrid Cloud architecture gives customers maximum flexibility and dependability; their services agreement is the strongest, most customer-centricavailable; and our 24x7 customer support is unmatched in expertise and responsiveness. nScaled offers customers multiple cloud solutions, including primary application hosting, disaster recovery, and test/dev. All services take advantage of their global network of Remote Cloud data centers plus their on-premises Local Cloud Appliance, all managed as one secure, seamless infrastructure. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London. | $7M | Series A | Feb 21, 2012 |  |
| MegaZebra | MegaZebra is a European Social Games developer and publisher. MegaZebra's social games and applications have been integrated into Facebook. Behind MegaZebra is a seasoned team including Henning Kosmack , Steffen Rusitschka, Christian Meister, and Mark Gazecki. In September 2009, MegaZebra received a first round financing from KIZOOTechnology Ventures. |  | Series B | Mar 31, 2011 |  |
| MBA Polymers | MBA Polymers, Inc. (MBA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. Michael Biddle and Mr. Trip Allen, to expand the research capabilities in the area of plastics recycling, and to develop a commercial process for recovering plastics from complex streams of materials. After over six years of research and development, MBA is now considered a world leader atdeveloping technology for the recovery of high value engineering plastics from complex durable goods streams such as computers, electronics, appliances, and automobiles. The company, located in Richmond, CA, operates a 90,000 foot state-of-the-art research and commercial recycling operation. | $6.6M |  | Sep 13, 2010 |  |
| Handmade Mobile | Handmade Mobile provides celebrities and brands with their own social network, the artistic freedom to create posts comprised of video, audio, photo and text, and the power to control how fans view that content. The result is a social network that generates revenue, deepens engagement, and encourages fans to grow the audience. Working in syncwith open social media platforms, Handmade Mobile's enclosed social environment provides the privacy and intimacy needed to foster a connected fan community, while encouraging content sharing to open platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to continually grow the fan base. | $9M | Series C | Jul 14, 2010 |  |
| Ubidyne | Ubidyne was formed in 2005 to bring its groundbreaking digital Antenna Embedded Radioâ„¢ technology to market. Ubidyne's products will be available from Nokia Siemens Networks as part of their Flexistation product family. The Ubidyne integrated active antenna systems are compatible with CPRI and OBSAI optical interfaces and support current andnext-generation standards including GSM, UMTS, HSPA+, and LTE. Ubidyne's micro-radio technology is integrated within wireless antennas and revolutionizes the economics of mobile communications. This eliminates the need for coaxial feeder cables, remote electrical tilt and additional amplifiers on antenna towers and masts. The Ubidyne technology significantly reduces energy consumption while improving radio performance, deployment flexibility, coverage and capacity of mobile communications networks globally. | $43M | Series B | Aug 20, 2009 |  |
| Garlik | Garlik are leading technology innovators and digital identity experts set up by the founders of the UK online banks Egg (part of Citi) and First Direct (part of HSBC). With our range of products and services we aim to help individuals stay safe from online crime. Specialties Internet, Online Crime, Digital Identity | $2.3M | Series C | Apr 23, 2009 |  |
| SoundCloud | SoundCloud is a social sound platform where anyone can create and share sounds. It allows people to discover and enjoy the largest selection of music from the world’s most diverse creator community. This is made possible by an open platform that directly connects creators and their fans across the globe. Sound creators can use the platform toinstantly record, upload, and share sounds across the internet, as well as receive detailed stats and feedback from the SoundCloud community.SoundCloud was launched in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss. | $2.7M | Series A | Apr 14, 2009 |  |
| MBA Polymers | MBA Polymers, Inc. (MBA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. Michael Biddle and Mr. Trip Allen, to expand the research capabilities in the area of plastics recycling, and to develop a commercial process for recovering plastics from complex streams of materials. After over six years of research and development, MBA is now considered a world leader atdeveloping technology for the recovery of high value engineering plastics from complex durable goods streams such as computers, electronics, appliances, and automobiles. The company, located in Richmond, CA, operates a 90,000 foot state-of-the-art research and commercial recycling operation. | $20M | Series F | Sep 01, 2008 |  |
| Garlik | Garlik are leading technology innovators and digital identity experts set up by the founders of the UK online banks Egg (part of Citi) and First Direct (part of HSBC). With our range of products and services we aim to help individuals stay safe from online crime. Specialties Internet, Online Crime, Digital Identity | $5M |  | Jun 01, 2008 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Benchmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benchmark) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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- [CrossBridge Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crossbidge-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seraphim Space](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seraphim-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aberdeen Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aberdeen-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Doughty Hanson & Co invest in?

Doughty Hanson & Co invests primarily in Software, Computer and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Doughty Hanson & Co's check size?

Doughty Hanson & Co typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$7M at Series A, $2.5M–$43M at Series B and $2.3M–$27M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Doughty Hanson & Co participates in.

### How do I contact Doughty Hanson & Co?

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### Who are the partners at Doughty Hanson & Co?

The team at Doughty Hanson & Co includes George Powlick (Managing Director) and Nigel Grierson (Co-head; Co-Managing Director and Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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