# Maria Frances

> Maria Frances is a seed investor at Creandum (London) backing Fashion and Marketplace. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Creandum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creandum)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-raga-045b712
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mraga_depop
- Website: https://x.com/RagaMaria1

Maria Frances is a seed investor at Creandum in London focused on Fashion and Marketplace. Maria Raga Frances is based out of London, England, and is the venture partner of Creandum. Maria previously worked at ITV as a digital advisory council member. Maria Raga Frances attended INSEAD. Maria Raga Frances has been nominated as a finalist for the Bold Woman Award.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.4M–$30M |
| Series A | $10M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 2 | 13% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 13% |
| B2B | 1 | 6% |
| Video | 1 | 6% |
| Gaming | 1 | 6% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 44% |
| Series A | 3 | 19% |
| Angel | 1 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Series C | 1 | 6% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 19% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 6% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| District | District is a commerce platform where anyone can create and grow their own brand. District allows anyone to develop personalized retail experiences, such as live selling and auctions, marketplaces, and paid communities, without the need for coding or engineering. | $14.7M | Seed | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Fleek | Fleek is a B2B Wholesale Marketplace for second-hand fashion. Our buyers are vintage stores and online resellers; our suppliers are used clothing wholesalers, rag-houses, and donation centres. | $14.9M | Series A | Mar 29, 2024 |  |
| Omada | Omada is a gaming company that develops sports base mobile games for users. | $7.5M | Seed | Sep 27, 2023 |  |
| Patient 21 | Patient21 believes that the doctor-patient connection is the cornerstone to good healthcare and that it is their responsibility to remove any impediments to it. They think that the greatest healthcare necessitates cross-specialty collaboration and universal data access. Always with one purpose in mind: to help patients and physicians make betterdecisions.In comparison to today's linked world, healthcare appears to be trapped in the past. It continues to use the same analogue and isolated processes. Patient21  is on a quest to usher healthcare into the twenty-first century. They use data to help doctors give the most personalized treatments possible. And, with the help of their professional network, they are attempting to give a comprehensive perspective of their client's health. | $76M | Series C | May 22, 2023 |  |
| TRIP | TRIP is a CBD brand that sells wellness products infused with adaptogens. Its product offered are Vegan, gluten-free, and no added sugar. | $12M | Series A | Aug 22, 2022 |  |
| Super Payments | Super Payments is a fintech that disrupts the industry behemoths Visa and MasterCard. | $30M | Pre-Seed | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| Super Payments | Super Payments is a fintech that disrupts the industry behemoths Visa and MasterCard. | $30M | Seed | Apr 20, 2022 |  |
| Fleek | Fleek is a B2B Wholesale Marketplace for second-hand fashion. Our buyers are vintage stores and online resellers; our suppliers are used clothing wholesalers, rag-houses, and donation centres. | $5.6M | Seed | Mar 31, 2022 |  |
| Journee | Journee is an online travel company. They offer artificial intelligence that matches a destination based on the user's preferences and plans a trip tailored for the user. | $2.4M | Seed | Feb 11, 2022 |  |
| Vopero | Vopero is an operator of an online retail firm to re-circulate fashion. It works on a circular garment rotation system and allows customers to buy and sell unique fashion, sustainably at prices cheaper than stores. | $7.5M | Corporate Round | Oct 25, 2021 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [J12](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j12-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Left Lane Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/left-lane-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Luxor Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luxor-capital-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Creandum

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

Creandum is a European early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on investing in innovative technology companies. The firm supports founders by providing not only capital but also operational expertise and a robust network built over years in the industry.

5 contacts available at Creandum.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Frances | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maria-raga |
| Daniel Blomquist | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-blomquist |
| Fredrik Cassel | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fredrik-cassel |
| Gemma Bloemen | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gemma-bloemen |
| Johan Brenner | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-brenner |

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## FAQ

### What does Maria Frances invest in?

Maria Frances invests primarily in Fashion, Marketplace and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 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 Maria Frances's check size?

Maria Frances typically joins rounds of $2.4M–$30M at Seed and $10M–$15M 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 Maria Frances participates in.

### When did Maria Frances last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maria Frances closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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