# Giles Thorley

> Giles Thorley is a debt financing investor at Development Bank of Wales backing Gift. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Development Bank of Wales](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-wales)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giles-thorley-a304b67b/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012365171894

Giles Thorley is a debt financing investor at Development Bank of Wales in London focused on Gift and Consumer Goods. Giles Alexander Thorley is based out of London, England and is the Chief Executive Officer of Development Bank of Wales. Giles previously worked at TDR Capital as a Operating Partner. Giles Alexander Thorley attended the University of London.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Something Different Wholesale | Something Different Wholesale is a supplier of giftware. It products include general giftware, home accessories, garden products and ethically sourced ranges amongst many others. | $1.5M | Debt Financing | Jun 12, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Development Bank of Wales

VC Fund · Cardiff, United Kingdom

Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.

5 contacts available at Development Bank of Wales.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gareth Bullock | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gareth-bullock |
| Giles Thorley | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giles-thorley |
| Rhian Elston | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rhian-elston |
| Alun Thomas | Senior Investment Executive; Regional Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alun-thomas |
| Andrew Morris | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-morris-9ebf |

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## FAQ

### What does Giles Thorley invest in?

Giles Thorley invests primarily in Gift and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 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 Giles Thorley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Giles Thorley closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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