# Ed Cooke

> Ed Cooke is a seed investor in London backing Apps and Dating. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardcooke1
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tedcooke

Ed Cooke is a seed investor in London focused on Apps and Dating. Ed Cooke is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Memrise Ltd. since 2010. Ed is one of the world's leading practitioners and teachers of memory techniques. Ed is a Grandmaster of Memory (meaning he can learn 1000 digit number in an hour),has competed in numerous World Memory Championships and has written widely on matters related tomemory and learning for publications such as the Times, the Guardian and Wired magazine. After studying philosophy and psychology at Oxford, Paris, Sydney and Antwerp, Ed embarked on a career devising and teaching new ways of learning, and is known for coaching Joshua Foer to win the US memory championships in just a single year.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Dating | 1 | 50% |
| mHealth | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Holly Health | Holly Health helps individuals to change their health intentions into clear daily actions, for mental and physical wellbeing. The service is fully digital, yet personalised and compassionate, using proprietary AI systems, to mimic the role of a human health coach. Rated within the top 3 health apps for weight management, stress reduction, wellnessand sleep, by ORCHA (the world's leading health app evaluation organisation), with a score of 89%!Having launched internationally to consumers in Summer 2021, the Holly Health team is on a mission to support 5 million people by 2025. Holly Health is currently rolling out with primary care practices in the UK, with over 100 partnerships already in place. Reach out to hello@hollyhealth.io to find out more. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 01, 2022 | http://www.hollyhealth.io |
| Paired | Paired is to make couple relationships happier and healthier. We do this by helping people to make fun, small, positive steps to improve their relationship each day. | $1M | Angel | Oct 02, 2020 | https://www.getpaired.com/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Very Serious Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/very-serious-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ed Cooke invest in?

Ed Cooke invests primarily in Apps, Dating and mHealth startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ed Cooke?

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### When did Ed Cooke last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ed Cooke closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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