# Julie Silvester

> Julie Silvester is a seed investor at The FSE Group backing Software. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The FSE Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-south-east)
- Location: Guildford, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Feb 2018
- Lead investor: 53%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliesilvester/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/julie_silvester

Julie Silvester is a seed investor at The FSE Group in Guildford focused on Software and Infrastructure. Julie Silvester is based out of London, and is the Chief Executive Officer of The FSE Group. Julie previously worked at Debt Advisory Ltd as a Managing Director and Founder. Julie Silvester attended the University of Birmingham.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 27% |
| Infrastructure | 2 | 13% |
| Rental | 1 | 7% |
| Retail | 1 | 7% |
| Big Data | 1 | 7% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 47% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Series D | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TOWER Cold Chain Solutions | TOWER Cold Chain Solutions provides rental services dedicated to the KryoTrans (KT) range of passive, reusable controlled-temperature containers for the cold chain and cool chain industry.TOWER is based in Theale, in the UK, 30 minutes west of London Heathrow, on the M4 motorway, Theale is one of TOWER’s five hubs that service KT containersglobally.TOWER has two hubs in the US, in San Francisco and New York, and two in mainland Europe, in Brussels and Frankfurt.In addition to providing a rental service for KryoTrans containers TOWER has its own environmental chambers to test KT containers against TOWER’s exacting protocols and also run bespoke tests for customers’ own internal qualification.TOWER’s team comprises experienced, knowledgeable people who support the KT containers with a high level of customer support, working hard to ensure the right outcome for every shipment. | $4.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 16, 2018 | http://www.towercoldchain.com/ |
| UltraSoC Technologies | UltraSoC Technologies is an independent provider of SoC infrastructure to enable rapid development of embedded systems based on advanced SoC devices. Its head office is in Cambridge and it has research and development labs in Colchester. | $6.4M | Series D | May 26, 2017 | https://www.tessentembeddedanalytics.com |
| TOWER Cold Chain Solutions | TOWER Cold Chain Solutions provides rental services dedicated to the KryoTrans (KT) range of passive, reusable controlled-temperature containers for the cold chain and cool chain industry.TOWER is based in Theale, in the UK, 30 minutes west of London Heathrow, on the M4 motorway, Theale is one of TOWER’s five hubs that service KT containersglobally.TOWER has two hubs in the US, in San Francisco and New York, and two in mainland Europe, in Brussels and Frankfurt.In addition to providing a rental service for KryoTrans containers TOWER has its own environmental chambers to test KT containers against TOWER’s exacting protocols and also run bespoke tests for customers’ own internal qualification.TOWER’s team comprises experienced, knowledgeable people who support the KT containers with a high level of customer support, working hard to ensure the right outcome for every shipment. |  | Seed | Aug 08, 2016 | http://www.towercoldchain.com/ |
| Vigilant Applications | Vigilant Applications (VA) is a provider of User Behavior Management solutions. The company works with public and private sector organizations that are exposed to the risk and cost of misuse of sensitive information, IP or business process. VA’s VigilancePro® software technology is focused on user activity, monitoring and managing how users access,process, store and transmit sensitive information, and how they engage and interact with company assets and resources.VigilancePro detects and prevents unintentional, malicious or fraudulent user activity, ensures critical business process integrity and secures regulatory, legislative and internal policy compliance. VigilancePro delivers information protection and compliance, in any geographical market, for government, public services and enterprise, increasingly for vulnerable sectors such as retail and credit card services. |  | Seed | Jul 04, 2016 | http://www.vigilantapps.com |
| User Replay | UserReplay tracks every user’s journey and using a sophisticated event-flagging system uncovers previously impossible or extremely difficult-to-uncover problems with their customers’ websites that can lead to targeted UX improvements with directly measurable uplifts in conversion rates.UserReplay identifies all the main categories of conversionbarriers: usability problems, confusing business logic, technical problems and performance problems and enables these problems to be prioritised by analysing their impact on conversion and sales.UserReplay can also be used to enhance customer service, prevent fraud and recover abandoned baskets. It is used by over 20 leading brands in the UK, Continental Europe and the US including US retailers Crate and Barrel and HH Greg. | $4.7M | Series B | Feb 24, 2016 | http://userreplay.com |
| Vigilant Applications | Vigilant Applications (VA) is a provider of User Behavior Management solutions. The company works with public and private sector organizations that are exposed to the risk and cost of misuse of sensitive information, IP or business process. VA’s VigilancePro® software technology is focused on user activity, monitoring and managing how users access,process, store and transmit sensitive information, and how they engage and interact with company assets and resources.VigilancePro detects and prevents unintentional, malicious or fraudulent user activity, ensures critical business process integrity and secures regulatory, legislative and internal policy compliance. VigilancePro delivers information protection and compliance, in any geographical market, for government, public services and enterprise, increasingly for vulnerable sectors such as retail and credit card services. | $262K | Debt Financing | Nov 23, 2015 | http://www.vigilantapps.com |
| UltraSoC Technologies | UltraSoC Technologies is an independent provider of SoC infrastructure to enable rapid development of embedded systems based on advanced SoC devices. Its head office is in Cambridge and it has research and development labs in Colchester. |  | Series C | Oct 06, 2015 | https://www.tessentembeddedanalytics.com |
| User Replay | UserReplay tracks every user’s journey and using a sophisticated event-flagging system uncovers previously impossible or extremely difficult-to-uncover problems with their customers’ websites that can lead to targeted UX improvements with directly measurable uplifts in conversion rates.UserReplay identifies all the main categories of conversionbarriers: usability problems, confusing business logic, technical problems and performance problems and enables these problems to be prioritised by analysing their impact on conversion and sales.UserReplay can also be used to enhance customer service, prevent fraud and recover abandoned baskets. It is used by over 20 leading brands in the UK, Continental Europe and the US including US retailers Crate and Barrel and HH Greg. | $3.2M | Series A | Oct 30, 2014 | http://userreplay.com |
| User Replay | UserReplay tracks every user’s journey and using a sophisticated event-flagging system uncovers previously impossible or extremely difficult-to-uncover problems with their customers’ websites that can lead to targeted UX improvements with directly measurable uplifts in conversion rates.UserReplay identifies all the main categories of conversionbarriers: usability problems, confusing business logic, technical problems and performance problems and enables these problems to be prioritised by analysing their impact on conversion and sales.UserReplay can also be used to enhance customer service, prevent fraud and recover abandoned baskets. It is used by over 20 leading brands in the UK, Continental Europe and the US including US retailers Crate and Barrel and HH Greg. | $500K | Seed | Dec 18, 2013 | http://userreplay.com |
| BlueBella | Founded in 2005 by Emily Bendell, the story and vision for the brand was simple. Luxurious lingerie and sleepwear collections that made women look and feel fabulous; made with the highest quality at an affordable price. Bluebella lingerie is the secret that they love designing and women love wearing every day. |  | Seed | Jul 25, 2013 | http://www.bluebella.com/ |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Episode 1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/episode) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [EC1 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ec1-capital-ltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atlante Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlante-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Enso Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ensoventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Iceni Seedcorn Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iceni-seedcorn-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Indaco Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indaco-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The FSE Group

VC Fund · Camberley, United Kingdom

FSE C.I.C. is an independent not-for-profit Community Interest Company (C.I.C.) whose surpluses are reinvested in the business, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. FSE C.I.C. has a number of subsidiary companies to deliver its funds and services, which are collectively referred to as The FSE Group.All regulated activities are delivered through FSE Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

5 contacts available at The FSE Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Julie Silvester | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julie-silvester |
| Anna Staevska | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-staevska-8d5f |
| Chris Bailey MCBI | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-bailey-mcbi |
| Donna Cooper | Marketing Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donna-cooper |
| Ian Baker | Senior Recoveries Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-baker |

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## FAQ

### What does Julie Silvester invest in?

Julie Silvester invests primarily in Software, Infrastructure and Rental startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 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 Julie Silvester's check size?

Julie Silvester typically joins rounds of $500k–$1.5M 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 Julie Silvester participates in.

### How do I contact Julie Silvester?

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### When did Julie Silvester last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Julie Silvester closed in Feb 2018. Shizune tracks 15 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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