James Watt
Angel Investor
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
James Watt is a funding round investor in Aberdeen focused on Software and Food and Beverage. James Bruce Watt is based out of London, England and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Social Tip. James previously worked at BrewDog as a Board of Director. James Bruce Watt attended the University of Edinburgh.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 52%
Last updated:
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Industries James Watt invests in
Stages James Watt invests in
Countries James Watt invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Angel
- $311k–$5.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $38k–$1.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (19%)
- Food and Beverage 4 (19%)
- Information Technology 3 (14%)
- Manufacturing 2 (10%)
- B2B 1 (5%)
Stage
- Funding Round 8 (38%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (19%)
- Angel 3 (14%)
- Seed 2 (10%)
- Series A 2 (10%)
Country
- United Kingdom 10 (48%)
- United States 3 (14%)
- Indonesia 1 (5%)
- New Zealand 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtue Drinks is a producer of clean energy drinks intended to come up with a healthy alternative to traditional energy drinks. | $2.5M / Nov 20, 2024 | ||
| Living Things produces mildly effervescent drinks that are low in sugar and high in fiber and prebiotics. | $639.8K / Pre-Seed / Jun 12, 2024 | ||
| uncouth is An virtual dermatology service that provides you with access to skin doctors and customized healthcare! | $234.1K / Equity Crowdfunding / Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| uncouth is An virtual dermatology service that provides you with access to skin doctors and customized healthcare! | $196K / Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Tallow + Ash develops laundry products that smell wonderful, work well, and are better for you and the environment. | $327K / Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Basket is an AI-powered shopping companion transforming online retail into an agentic, ambient experience. By capturing SKU-level purchase intent across 300k+ users, Basket delivers personalised discovery, instant cashback, and automated savings through its universal shopping assistant. Acting as the consumer’s shopping OS, Basket unifieswishlisting, price comparison, gifting, and checkout into one seamless journey, redefining how people shop and how retailers connect with intent-driven audiences. | $327K / Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Yum Bug is on a quest to make edible insects more widespread in order to establish a more sustainable food system. Its recipe boxes and snacks are based on bugs. | $262K / Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Yum Bug is on a quest to make edible insects more widespread in order to establish a more sustainable food system. Its recipe boxes and snacks are based on bugs. | $248.6K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Basket is an AI-powered shopping companion transforming online retail into an agentic, ambient experience. By capturing SKU-level purchase intent across 300k+ users, Basket delivers personalised discovery, instant cashback, and automated savings through its universal shopping assistant. Acting as the consumer’s shopping OS, Basket unifieswishlisting, price comparison, gifting, and checkout into one seamless journey, redefining how people shop and how retailers connect with intent-driven audiences. | $310.8K / Angel / Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| Tallow + Ash develops laundry products that smell wonderful, work well, and are better for you and the environment. | $310.8K / Angel / Jun 05, 2023 | ||
| See all 21 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does James Watt invest in?
James Watt invests primarily in Software, Food and Beverage and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 21 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 Watt's check size?
James Watt typically joins rounds of $311k–$5.2M at Angel and $38k–$1.5M at Pre-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 Watt participates in.
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When did James Watt last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for James Watt closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 21 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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