Eddie Anderson
Founding Partner @ Pentech Ventures
Oxford, United Kingdom
Eddie Anderson is a seed investor at Pentech Ventures in Oxford focused on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Eddie is the founding partner of Pentech, leading all Pentech’s fund raising processes. His areas of interest include enterprise infrastructure and transformation, mobile gaming, marketplaces and SaaS based business models. He has led investments in a variety of portfolio companies including, transportation technology company Applied Generics (soldto TomTom), enterprise infrastructure company Enigmatec (sold to iWave), SaaS based financial services company VelSys (sold to Lisasoft), software performance and security company CriticalBlue, aviation enterprise transformation company Flightman, and mobile games company Outplay Entertainment.Prior to founding Pentech, Eddie was the co-founder and CEO of Objective Software Technology, a company providing tools for developers worldwide, taking the company from start-up to successful exit to Wind River Systems where he then led new product development. Eddie has a B.Sc (Hons) in Applied Physics from the University of Strathclyde.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Eddie Anderson invests in
Stages Eddie Anderson invests in
Countries Eddie Anderson invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Machine Learning 2 (33%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (17%)
- Software 1 (17%)
- Analytics 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (33%)
- Series A 2 (33%)
- Convertible Note 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Deep Render
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Deep Render Ltd. is a spin-out from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. We are a London based AI start-up that is developing the next generation of media compression algorithms. Our proprietary and patented technology is at the forefront of machine learning research. Furthermore, our Biological Image Compression results arestate-of-the-art, providing at least a 50% efficiency gain over the previous standards | $6.3M / Series A / Mar 29, 2023 | |
FloodFlash
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80% of the world’s catastrophic flood losses aren’t insured. That’s $58bn of uncovered damage, and it’s getting bigger each year because of climate change, population growth and urbanisation. FloodFlash is an insurance technology company that combines computer models, cloud software and internet-of-things sensors into flood cover that protectsthose the insurance industry has left behind.FloodFlash is the first parametric flood insurance available to the mass market. Each customer chooses a depth of flooding and how much they’d receive when floods reach that depth. When the smart sensor installed at their property detects flood water at the chosen depth, the claim is paid in full.Since the 2019 launch FloodFlash has been at the forefront of the global parametric movement. Their smart cover has set new standards for simple, transparent insurance, protecting thousands that can’t get cover anywhere else and winning over 30 industry awards. Founded by catastrophe risk experts Adam Rimmer and Dr Ian Bartholomew, FloodFlash has raised £2.1m in investment to date.FloodFlash is headquartered in London, is a registered coverholder at Lloyd’s of London and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. | $14.4M / Series A / Feb 10, 2022 | |
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FloodFlash
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80% of the world’s catastrophic flood losses aren’t insured. That’s $58bn of uncovered damage, and it’s getting bigger each year because of climate change, population growth and urbanisation. FloodFlash is an insurance technology company that combines computer models, cloud software and internet-of-things sensors into flood cover that protectsthose the insurance industry has left behind.FloodFlash is the first parametric flood insurance available to the mass market. Each customer chooses a depth of flooding and how much they’d receive when floods reach that depth. When the smart sensor installed at their property detects flood water at the chosen depth, the claim is paid in full.Since the 2019 launch FloodFlash has been at the forefront of the global parametric movement. Their smart cover has set new standards for simple, transparent insurance, protecting thousands that can’t get cover anywhere else and winning over 30 industry awards. Founded by catastrophe risk experts Adam Rimmer and Dr Ian Bartholomew, FloodFlash has raised £2.1m in investment to date.FloodFlash is headquartered in London, is a registered coverholder at Lloyd’s of London and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. | $14.9M / Series A / Feb 10, 2022 | |
Monolith AI
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Monolith AI is a software company that uses machine learning and data science to help engineers improve the product development process. It enables companies to monetize on their old simulation and test data by using it to anticipate the behavior of new products. Companies can optimize their R&D process by reducing the number of simulations,tests, and prototypes required to develop a new product delivering faster and better products.The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in London, England. | $2M / Convertible Note / Aug 01, 2020 | |
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Deep Render
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Deep Render Ltd. is a spin-out from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. We are a London based AI start-up that is developing the next generation of media compression algorithms. Our proprietary and patented technology is at the forefront of machine learning research. Furthermore, our Biological Image Compression results arestate-of-the-art, providing at least a 50% efficiency gain over the previous standards | $2M / Seed / May 07, 2020 | |
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FloodFlash
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80% of the world’s catastrophic flood losses aren’t insured. That’s $58bn of uncovered damage, and it’s getting bigger each year because of climate change, population growth and urbanisation. FloodFlash is an insurance technology company that combines computer models, cloud software and internet-of-things sensors into flood cover that protectsthose the insurance industry has left behind.FloodFlash is the first parametric flood insurance available to the mass market. Each customer chooses a depth of flooding and how much they’d receive when floods reach that depth. When the smart sensor installed at their property detects flood water at the chosen depth, the claim is paid in full.Since the 2019 launch FloodFlash has been at the forefront of the global parametric movement. Their smart cover has set new standards for simple, transparent insurance, protecting thousands that can’t get cover anywhere else and winning over 30 industry awards. Founded by catastrophe risk experts Adam Rimmer and Dr Ian Bartholomew, FloodFlash has raised £2.1m in investment to date.FloodFlash is headquartered in London, is a registered coverholder at Lloyd’s of London and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. | $2.5M / Seed / Aug 01, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Pentech Ventures
Pentech Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on finding category defining software companies. Their passion is helping founders develop their startup into an internationally successful organisation. They have done this multiple times, partnering with leading VCs, corporations and investment banks along the way. They consider any opportunitycapable of becoming a market leader but are most comfortable being the first venture investor, supporting founders through the early stages of proving product and market fit. Their initial investment is likely to be £500K to £2M, with up to £10M invested over the lifetime of the investment.They invest in founders who are ambitious to build a global company, have the passion and ability to attract the best team and who are focused on the data and understand the key drivers in proving and building their business. They support the founders they invest in to develop and grow with their business.
Pentech Ventures Contacts
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Craig Anderson
Partner
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Eddie Anderson
Founding Partner
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Marc Moens
Partner
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Sandy McKinnon
Partner
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Andy Duncan
Financial Controller
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FAQ
What does Eddie Anderson invest in?
Eddie Anderson invests primarily in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Eddie Anderson last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Eddie Anderson closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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