# James dyson

> James dyson is a seed investor at Dyson (Chicago) backing SaaS, Rugby and Sports. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dyson](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dyson)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

James dyson is a seed investor at Dyson in Chicago focused on SaaS and Rugby. James dyson is Founder @ Dyson.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$3.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Rugby | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| Communities | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bath Rugby | Bath Rugby offers news about in-depth players, matches and club news. |  | Secondary Market | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Hummingbird Technologies | Hummingbird Technologies is an artificial intelligence SaaS platform using the latest deep learning and computer vision techniques along with proprietary algorithms to provide actionable intelligence to farmers and agri-businesses at key decision-making times in the growing season. The company analyses remote sensing data to help farmers identifyearly problems in their crops such as crop health, disease risk & detection, weed mapping and yield prediction as well as valuable information such as canopy coverage, plant counting, size and biomass estimation, with the objective of optimising inputs and maximising efficiency. Hummingbird began operating in 2016 and since then has covered in excess of >500,000 hectares of arable crops for farmers and agri-businesses. Their platform is utilised at key decision-making points in the growing season to allow intelligent and specific information to inform chemical or operational input decisions that decrease costs and improve outputs. | $3.9M | Seed | Mar 05, 2018 |  |
| Hummingbird Technologies | Hummingbird Technologies is an artificial intelligence SaaS platform using the latest deep learning and computer vision techniques along with proprietary algorithms to provide actionable intelligence to farmers and agri-businesses at key decision-making times in the growing season. The company analyses remote sensing data to help farmers identifyearly problems in their crops such as crop health, disease risk & detection, weed mapping and yield prediction as well as valuable information such as canopy coverage, plant counting, size and biomass estimation, with the objective of optimising inputs and maximising efficiency. Hummingbird began operating in 2016 and since then has covered in excess of >500,000 hectares of arable crops for farmers and agri-businesses. Their platform is utilised at key decision-making points in the growing season to allow intelligent and specific information to inform chemical or operational input decisions that decrease costs and improve outputs. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| Hummingbird Technologies | Hummingbird Technologies is an artificial intelligence SaaS platform using the latest deep learning and computer vision techniques along with proprietary algorithms to provide actionable intelligence to farmers and agri-businesses at key decision-making times in the growing season. The company analyses remote sensing data to help farmers identifyearly problems in their crops such as crop health, disease risk & detection, weed mapping and yield prediction as well as valuable information such as canopy coverage, plant counting, size and biomass estimation, with the objective of optimising inputs and maximising efficiency. Hummingbird began operating in 2016 and since then has covered in excess of >500,000 hectares of arable crops for farmers and agri-businesses. Their platform is utilised at key decision-making points in the growing season to allow intelligent and specific information to inform chemical or operational input decisions that decrease costs and improve outputs. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Samos Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samos-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Downing Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/downing-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ESA Business Applications](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-space-agency) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Force Over Mass Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/force-over-mass-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Newable Private Investing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newable-private-investing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Velcourt](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/velcourt) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dyson

VC Fund · Malmesbury, United Kingdom

Dyson is a global technology company. It transforms every category it enters with radical and iconic reinventions that work, perform and look very different. Dyson currently has four main areas of technology. Floorcare (corded vacuum cleaners and cord-free vacuum cleaners), Environmental Control (fans, heaters, purifiers, humidifiers), personalcare (Supersonic™ hair dryer), and Dyson Professional (Jake Dyson lighting and Airblade™ hand dryers).Dyson machines are sold in more than 75 countries, and it invests £5m ($6.6m) per week in R&D. It employs close to 7,000 people worldwide, 3,000 of whom are engineersDyson was founded by James Dyson in 1993 and is based in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, in the UK.

5 contacts available at Dyson.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James dyson | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-dyson |
| Adrian Thompson | CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-thompson-3 |
| Alan Sutherland | International President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-sutherland |
| Alistair Clarke | Digital Content Administrator | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alistair-clarke |
| James Rowan | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-rowan |

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## FAQ

### What does James dyson invest in?

James dyson invests primarily in SaaS, Rugby and Sports startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 James dyson's check size?

James dyson typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$3.9M 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 James dyson participates in.

### When did James dyson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James dyson closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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