Lord David Alliance
Angel Investor
Lord David Alliance is a seed investor focused on SaaS and Software. David Alliance, Lord of Manchester, is an angel investor. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Brown Group for over forty years.Lord. David Alliance, CBE (Lord Alliance of Manchester) served as the Non-Executive Chairman of N Brown Group plc from 1968 to September 1, 2012. Lord Alliance served as the Chairman of Coats Viyella Plc. Lord.Alliance has been a Non Executive Director of N Brown Group plc since 1968. He is a Director of a number of private companies and was appointed a life peer in 2004.Lord Alliance serves on a number of committees including the Prince’s Youth Business Trust, Council for Industry and Higher Education, and the University of Manchester Foundation, and the Wiseman Institute. He is senior trustee of the Next Century Foundation. He has a number of fellowships including Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce; Fellow of the City and Guilds of London Institute; and Hon. Fellow of the Shenkar College of Textile Technology and Fashion. Lord Alliance holds a Doctorate of Science at Heriot-Watt University and Legum Doctor (Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa) from the University of Manchester. He is an Honorary Fellow of UMIST.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries Lord David Alliance invests in
Stages Lord David Alliance invests in
Countries Lord David Alliance invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $4.4M–$16M
- Series A
- $5M–$7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 2 (20%)
- Software 2 (20%)
- Human Resources 2 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (20%)
- B2B 1 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (20%)
- Series A 2 (20%)
- Angel 1 (10%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (10%)
- Series B 1 (10%)
Country
- United Kingdom 3 (30%)
- United States 2 (20%)
- Israel 1 (10%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Our story began with a vision to build a platform that makes knowledge accessible, affordable, and fun, while also being free from negativity, doom-scrolling and advertising. That’s how we came to be Knowledge Hackers. Uptime is a free app featuring 5-minute Knowledge Hacks from the world’s best books, courses and documentaries. All Hacks areavailable in text, audio and our unique visual story format, distilling the key ideas and insights from thousands of sources to keep users informed and save them time and effort. And the best thing is, you can share Hacks in just a tap with anyone via socials and text. It’s time to know more in no time.It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London, England. | $16M / Seed / Feb 10, 2021 | ||
| OneDome is the World’s first HomeBuying platform which enables home buyers and sellers to conduct an end-to-end property transaction online. From searching for properties to engaging with estate agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers - everything is done on one centralised consumer-centric platform. In 2019, OneDome acquiredNethouseprices.com, one of the oldest property search websites in the UK. OneDome is a listing partner of Facebook Marketplace, this partnership allows OneDome to automatically list all properties with Facebook Marketplace making it easier for Facebook users to find properties. OneDome managed websites are among the most visited property websites in the UK, attracting nearly 3Mil monthly visits and generating 4 property enquiries from its customers every minute. OneDome is working with most of the largest property companies in the UK.OneDome Group was founded in 2016 by Babek Ismayil, a former Senior Vice President of Credit Trading at J.P. Morgan. Chairman of OneDome is Sir Nigel Knowles, former CEO and Chairman of DLA Piper and current CEO of DWF Plc.OneDome has raised £13.2Mil in external funding from several prominent family offices in the UK and the USA. Our website: www.onedome.com | $5.2M / Angel / Nov 01, 2018 | ||
| Hexa is the world's first Immersive OS. The most powerful 3D tech stack to create, manage, display and analyze your 3D projects. Hexa's customers (Macy's, Logitech, Crate & Barrel, Unity), use their technology to lower visualization costs, increase sales, improve customer acquisition cost and globally display/distributetheir immersive content. | $1M / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| Woo connects experienced techies who are discreetly exploring new opportunities to companies with the right job for them. Our AI powered technology matches criteria from both candidates and companies, resulting in an efficient process and highest conversion from introduction to interview in the market. Woo is privately held and works withmarket-leading brands, including WeWork, Lyft, Uber, Microsoft, Quora, Asana and more. | $7M / Series A / Nov 14, 2017 | ||
| Woo connects experienced techies who are discreetly exploring new opportunities to companies with the right job for them. Our AI powered technology matches criteria from both candidates and companies, resulting in an efficient process and highest conversion from introduction to interview in the market. Woo is privately held and works withmarket-leading brands, including WeWork, Lyft, Uber, Microsoft, Quora, Asana and more. | $4.4M / Seed / Feb 09, 2016 | ||
| SimilarWeb offers an AI-based market intelligence platform that helps monitor web and mobile app traffic. The company gives a global multi-device market intelligence to understand, track, and grow digital market share. It allows the user to gain insight into any website's statistics and strategy.SimilarWeb was founded in 2007 andheadquartered in New York, it has offices in Israel, the UK, France, Japan, and Australia. | $25M / Series E / Oct 26, 2015 | ||
| They are changing people's perception of how to do employee engagement and improve staff retention in the mobile age.They offer a way for global enterprises to fast track their mobile presence internally to bring the company’s internal digital experience in line with what is expected by their employees. Featuring cross-platformcommunication & collaboration tools, a social recognition platform and online and in-store discounts & deals to offer personalised employee benefits & rewards relevant to the individual. | $5M / Series A / Jan 19, 2015 | ||
| SimilarWeb offers an AI-based market intelligence platform that helps monitor web and mobile app traffic. The company gives a global multi-device market intelligence to understand, track, and grow digital market share. It allows the user to gain insight into any website's statistics and strategy.SimilarWeb was founded in 2007 andheadquartered in New York, it has offices in Israel, the UK, France, Japan, and Australia. | $15M / Series D / Nov 25, 2014 | ||
| SimilarWeb offers an AI-based market intelligence platform that helps monitor web and mobile app traffic. The company gives a global multi-device market intelligence to understand, track, and grow digital market share. It allows the user to gain insight into any website's statistics and strategy.SimilarWeb was founded in 2007 andheadquartered in New York, it has offices in Israel, the UK, France, Japan, and Australia. | $3.5M / Series B / Sep 24, 2013 | ||
| SimilarWeb offers an AI-based market intelligence platform that helps monitor web and mobile app traffic. The company gives a global multi-device market intelligence to understand, track, and grow digital market share. It allows the user to gain insight into any website's statistics and strategy.SimilarWeb was founded in 2007 andheadquartered in New York, it has offices in Israel, the UK, France, Japan, and Australia. | $2.5M / Jan 29, 2013 |
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FAQ
What does Lord David Alliance invest in?
Lord David Alliance invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 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 Lord David Alliance's check size?
Lord David Alliance typically joins rounds of $4.4M–$16M at Seed and $5M–$7M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lord David Alliance participates in.
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When did Lord David Alliance last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Lord David Alliance closed in Feb 2021. Shizune tracks 10 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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