# Marchmont Ventures

> Marchmont Ventures is a VC fund in Greenlaw backing Marketplace and SaaS. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Greenlaw, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 56%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marchmont-ventures
- Website: http://marchmontventures.com/

Marchmont Ventures is a venture capital firm. They have a dedication to investments that support creativity in business, arts, crafts, heritage protection & land management for the long term.This is an umbrella brand for a range of activities that include: digital investments, purpose driven partnerships, charitable enterprise, projects tomake property better, farm & environment management.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$3.6M |
| Series A | $1.5M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | 2 | 22% |
| SaaS | 1 | 11% |
| Retail | 1 | 11% |
| Finance | 1 | 11% |
| Internet | 1 | 11% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 56% |
| Germany | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Martin | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-martin-2 |
| Hugo Burge | Director | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugo-burge |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| loveelectric | Loveelectric operates as a vehicle leasing company that makes electric vehicles affordable and accessible for everyone. They offer small electric cars and family electric cars for their customers. They provide the car scheme, and the employer signs and pays for a lease agreement on behalf of the employee. | $1.1M | Seed | Nov 04, 2022 |  |
| Beagle | Beagle is designed to help people shop sustainably online. The Beagle Button, is a free browser extension that automatically recommends sustainable products and services as you shop online. Known as 'the greenwashing police', Beagle helps users find the best alternatives at the best price with exclusive discounts and deals.Beagle is aCertified B-Corporation. Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. | $488.8K | Pre-Seed | Dec 24, 2021 |  |
| Motorway | Motorway started in 2017 with a vision to build a better car market for everyone, harnessing the power of technology to deliver an amazing experience.We help everyone to quickly and easily sell their car for the best price from the comfort of home, using only a phone.Transparent and straightforward in all that we do, our smart tech matches ourcustomers’ cars with a nationwide network of verified dealers. This enables those dealers to buy vehicles direct from private sellers using our fully-online sales platform, with hundreds of cars successfully sold every day.Reducing time and effort on all sides, we help everyone get the right deal quickly. It all, just, works.With over 1m car owners using our site and apps every month, we've grown by over 100% year-on-year and the journey's just begun. | $67.7M | Series B | Jun 14, 2021 |  |
| Motorway | Motorway started in 2017 with a vision to build a better car market for everyone, harnessing the power of technology to deliver an amazing experience.We help everyone to quickly and easily sell their car for the best price from the comfort of home, using only a phone.Transparent and straightforward in all that we do, our smart tech matches ourcustomers’ cars with a nationwide network of verified dealers. This enables those dealers to buy vehicles direct from private sellers using our fully-online sales platform, with hundreds of cars successfully sold every day.Reducing time and effort on all sides, we help everyone get the right deal quickly. It all, just, works.With over 1m car owners using our site and apps every month, we've grown by over 100% year-on-year and the journey's just begun. | $67.7M | Series B | Jun 14, 2021 |  |
| Float | Float is a cloud-based cash management and forecasting platform that helps you manage your business with real-time insights, keeping on top of your future cash flow. By projecting your future cash in the bank businesses, scenario planning and managing payments - we help businesses make the right decisions for their business. |  | Seed | Jan 15, 2020 |  |
| Motorway | Motorway started in 2017 with a vision to build a better car market for everyone, harnessing the power of technology to deliver an amazing experience.We help everyone to quickly and easily sell their car for the best price from the comfort of home, using only a phone.Transparent and straightforward in all that we do, our smart tech matches ourcustomers’ cars with a nationwide network of verified dealers. This enables those dealers to buy vehicles direct from private sellers using our fully-online sales platform, with hundreds of cars successfully sold every day.Reducing time and effort on all sides, we help everyone get the right deal quickly. It all, just, works.With over 1m car owners using our site and apps every month, we've grown by over 100% year-on-year and the journey's just begun. | $14M | Series A | Jun 25, 2019 |  |
| GetAgent | GetAgent is the easiest way to find an estate agent to market or manage your property. List your property, compare offers, save time and money. | $2.9M | Series A | Mar 19, 2019 |  |
| CheckMyBus | CheckMyBus is a search engine for intercity bus trips all over the world, and they help you find the best offers, cheapest tickets, and most convenient journeys. Their team reflects this, bringing expertise from across the globe to provide optimal service, while catering to the specific needs of regional markets. As the company expands, they willcontinue their commitment to a diverse and global workplace to best serve users all over the world. | $1.5M | Series A | Aug 01, 2018 |  |
| Motorway | Motorway started in 2017 with a vision to build a better car market for everyone, harnessing the power of technology to deliver an amazing experience.We help everyone to quickly and easily sell their car for the best price from the comfort of home, using only a phone.Transparent and straightforward in all that we do, our smart tech matches ourcustomers’ cars with a nationwide network of verified dealers. This enables those dealers to buy vehicles direct from private sellers using our fully-online sales platform, with hundreds of cars successfully sold every day.Reducing time and effort on all sides, we help everyone get the right deal quickly. It all, just, works.With over 1m car owners using our site and apps every month, we've grown by over 100% year-on-year and the journey's just begun. | $3.6M | Seed | May 05, 2018 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Marchmont Ventures invest in?

Marchmont Ventures invests primarily in Marketplace, SaaS and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 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 Marchmont Ventures's check size?

Marchmont Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$3.6M at Seed and $1.5M–$14M 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 Marchmont Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Marchmont Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Marchmont Ventures?

The team at Marchmont Ventures includes Alan Martin (Managing Director) and Hugo Burge (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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