Jamie Butterworth
Co-Founding Partner & Investment Committee Member @ Circularity Capital
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Jamie Butterworth is a Partner of Circularity Capital, a specialist fund manager supporting the growth and innovation of businesses operating in the circular economy. Jamie was formerly Chief Executive of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an organisation with the mission of accelerating the transition towards the circular economy. Jamie workedwith Dame Ellen MacArthur to setup and launch the Foundation from 2009-2014 including developing its global business innovation platform, the CE100. Jamie is a Business Fellow of Oxford University’s Smith School for Enterprise & Environment, an advisor to the Friends Provident Foundation and a mentor for the Amsterdam based Rockstart Accelerator.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
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Industries Jamie Butterworth invests in
Stages Jamie Butterworth invests in
Countries Jamie Butterworth invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- PaaS 1 (17%)
- Rental 1 (17%)
- E-Commerce 1 (17%)
- Sharing Economy 1 (17%)
- Consumer Electronics 1 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Convertible Note 1 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (17%)
Investments
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Grover
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Grover is a platform that enables users to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them.The product-as-a-service company gives the freedom of renting by bringing the access economy to the consumer electronics market and offering a simple, monthly subscription model for the best in tech. It allows private customers, as well asbusinesses, to get access to a wide assortment of over 1500 tech products such as smartphones, laptops, virtual reality (VR) gear, and wearables profiting from the flexibility and full usage rights at a fraction of the purchase price.Michael Cassau established Grover in Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2015. | $54.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 18, 2024 | |
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Grover
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Grover is a platform that enables users to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them.The product-as-a-service company gives the freedom of renting by bringing the access economy to the consumer electronics market and offering a simple, monthly subscription model for the best in tech. It allows private customers, as well asbusinesses, to get access to a wide assortment of over 1500 tech products such as smartphones, laptops, virtual reality (VR) gear, and wearables profiting from the flexibility and full usage rights at a fraction of the purchase price.Michael Cassau established Grover in Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2015. | $29M / Series B / Jul 28, 2021 | |
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Grover
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Grover is a platform that enables users to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them.The product-as-a-service company gives the freedom of renting by bringing the access economy to the consumer electronics market and offering a simple, monthly subscription model for the best in tech. It allows private customers, as well asbusinesses, to get access to a wide assortment of over 1500 tech products such as smartphones, laptops, virtual reality (VR) gear, and wearables profiting from the flexibility and full usage rights at a fraction of the purchase price.Michael Cassau established Grover in Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2015. | $53.8M / Series B / Apr 13, 2021 | |
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Grover
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Grover is a platform that enables users to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them.The product-as-a-service company gives the freedom of renting by bringing the access economy to the consumer electronics market and offering a simple, monthly subscription model for the best in tech. It allows private customers, as well asbusinesses, to get access to a wide assortment of over 1500 tech products such as smartphones, laptops, virtual reality (VR) gear, and wearables profiting from the flexibility and full usage rights at a fraction of the purchase price.Michael Cassau established Grover in Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2015. | Convertible Note / Oct 01, 2019 | |
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Grover
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Grover is a platform that enables users to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them.The product-as-a-service company gives the freedom of renting by bringing the access economy to the consumer electronics market and offering a simple, monthly subscription model for the best in tech. It allows private customers, as well asbusinesses, to get access to a wide assortment of over 1500 tech products such as smartphones, laptops, virtual reality (VR) gear, and wearables profiting from the flexibility and full usage rights at a fraction of the purchase price.Michael Cassau established Grover in Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2015. | $12.1M / Series A / Oct 01, 2019 | |
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Grover
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Grover is a platform that enables users to subscribe to tech products monthly instead of buying them.The product-as-a-service company gives the freedom of renting by bringing the access economy to the consumer electronics market and offering a simple, monthly subscription model for the best in tech. It allows private customers, as well asbusinesses, to get access to a wide assortment of over 1500 tech products such as smartphones, laptops, virtual reality (VR) gear, and wearables profiting from the flexibility and full usage rights at a fraction of the purchase price.Michael Cassau established Grover in Berlin, Berlin, Germany in 2015. | $12.7M / Series A / Jul 30, 2018 |
Co-Investors
Augmentum Fintech
5 deals together
coparion
5 deals together
Samsung NEXT
5 deals together
Chromo Invest
2 deals together
Neosfer
2 deals together
About Circularity Capital
Circularity Capital is a specialist private equity firm investing in European growth SMEs operating in the circular economy.The company uses the circular economy as a framework to support investee businesses decouple their growth from resource constraints, enhance resource productivity and drive competitive advantage.The team has specificexpertise and a powerful network in the circular economy which we use to identify, source and secure proprietary investment opportunities and add value to portfolio businesses through access to talent, market information and new business development opportunities. The company's investors include financial institutions, global corporations and leading family offices.At the heart of Circularity’s ability to create value for investors is its focus on combining specialist expertise in the circular economy with institutional quality private equity experience.
Circularity Capital Contacts
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David Mowat
Co-Founding Partner & Investment Committee Member
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Jamie Butterworth
Co-Founding Partner & Investment Committee Member
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Anders Brejner
Executive
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Andrew Shannon
Co-Founding Partner, Head of Compliance, and Investment Committee Member
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Ian Nolan
Co-Founding Partner and Chair of Investment Committee
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What does Jamie Butterworth invest in?
Jamie Butterworth invests primarily in PaaS, Rental and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Jamie Butterworth last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jamie Butterworth closed in Jul 2024. 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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