# Focal

> Focal is a VC fund in London backing SaaS, Software and Machine Learning. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofocal/
- Website: https://www.gofocal.vc/

Focal is an Investment firm.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$3.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 33% |
| Drones | 1 | 17% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VIZGARD | Vizgard is a multi-award-winning SME building a safer future by automating time-critical Security systems that traditionally require repetitive or prolonged visual monitoring.Optimised for ultimate performance on the edge, Vizgard's autonomy-enabling AI engine, FortifAI, provides long-range visual intelligence, external sensor fusion andlow-latency camera platform control for reducing false alarms and operator burden.For increased situational awareness, several state-of-art computer vision capabilities are combined into a single easily integrated, platform-agnostic software application for enhancing perimeter, counter-UAS and unmanned systems (UAV, UGV, USV, UUV), as demonstrated on the Royal Navy's unmanned test submarine in late 2021. FortifAI's growing list of enhancements includes: -Detection and tracking of people, faces, cars, boats, drones, birds, planes and helicopters -Single object tracking and reacquisition of small and agile targets with PTZ camera control -Human behavioural prediction with an individually allocated Risk Index -Counter-UAS detect/track/classify capability from ground or air platforms -Real-time face redaction -Full-frame image stabilisation -Human-aware precision drone landing in GPS-denied environments | $1.8M | Seed | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Cosine | Buildt AI is generative AI to write iOS or Android native apps from some simple text requirements written by a customer - no code or technical information or experience required. This is not just a web app or a spreadsheet with a layer of UI. Buildt will automatically ‘write’ real code based on the simple requirements provided by the customer.Wealso interviewed technical executives/managers from companies such as Robinhood, Uber, and Cazoo and they were also extremely positive about using Buildt to build internal MVPs, product prototypes and quickly build their "CRUD" apps. Their existing experience with "no code" apps is that they are extremely limited to web apps only and can't satisfy their requirements accurately. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 12, 2024 |  |
| Prescient AI | Prescient is your premier state-of-the-art automation software that provides transparency and precise data insights for marketers and digital DTC brands alike. With the onset of a major shift toward a privacy-first internet, Prescient is the answer to fueling a brand’s success. Our tech helps you measure, forecast, optimize, and continuouslybacktest your marketing funnels with such meticulous accuracy that it saves you the two most important things in business: time and money.We know that the e-commerce space is changing and the internet is evolving. We’re here to set a new tone for the future of tech: predicted profitability. What if you could predict the success of your campaigns with such accuracy that you know your profit margins before advertising your product? Now, what if you could do that while maintaining the privacy of your customers? This is Prescient, and we’re changing the game with novel AI.We are rebuilding a sense of “trust in tech” through transparency in our partnerships and the software that we use every day in business. Have no fear — Prescient has your back, and together, we’re optimizing your business for long-term profitability. | $10M | Series A | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Boldr | Boldr is building the largest residential power plant enabling homes to provide peak capacity to the grid. An energy management platform that allows homeowners to connect traditional energy assets in the home, optimise usage, reduce bills and connect to local grid operators for grid balancing operations. Starting with the largest residential energymarket in the USA - HVAC. | $1.3M | Seed | Nov 09, 2023 |  |
| Boldr | Boldr is building the largest residential power plant enabling homes to provide peak capacity to the grid. An energy management platform that allows homeowners to connect traditional energy assets in the home, optimise usage, reduce bills and connect to local grid operators for grid balancing operations. Starting with the largest residential energymarket in the USA - HVAC. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Nov 09, 2023 |  |
| Honest Mobile | Challenger MVNO | $3.7M | Seed | Apr 18, 2023 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ada-vemtires) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [focal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/focal-4f67) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FP Solutions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fp-solutions) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Norrsken VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ascension](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Focal invest in?

Focal invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### What is Focal's check size?

Focal typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$3.7M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Focal participates in.

### When did Focal last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Focal closed in Jan 2025. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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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