Chrysalis Investments
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Chrysalis Investments is a VC fund in London focused on FinTech and Information Technology. Chrysalis Investments backs innovative companies, tech-enabled disruptors that are reshaping sectors, and influencing competition. Chrysalis Investments was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 70%
Last updated:
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Industries Chrysalis Investments invests in
Stages Chrysalis Investments invests in
Countries Chrysalis Investments invests in
Contacts
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Nick Williamson
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Richard Watts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 5 (17%)
- Information Technology 5 (17%)
- Financial Services 4 (13%)
- Software 3 (10%)
- Machine Learning 3 (10%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 5 (17%)
- Series B 4 (13%)
- Series D 4 (13%)
- Funding Round 4 (13%)
- Series C 2 (7%)
Country
- United Kingdom 10 (33%)
- United States 2 (7%)
- Sweden 1 (3%)
- Germany 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Nick Williamson
Co-Fund Manager & Managing Director
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Co-Fund Manager & Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Richard Watts
Co-fund Manager
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Co-fund Manager | Total investments: 15 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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wefox
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wefox is a digital insurance company aiming to make people safe and prevent risk by reinventing insurance at scale through technology. Its focus is selling insurance via intermediaries and not via direct channels. Through analytics, wefox achieves better loss ratios than the market. Technology allows wefox to have >90%straight-through-processing and a central product factory that ships product innovations internationally much quicker and more cost-effective than the competition.Wefox has built up a network of thousands of digitally enabled advisors across Europe which increases customer satisfaction, reduces customer acquisition costs, increases cross-selling, and decreases churn.Wefox was founded in 2015 and is based in Berlin, Germany. | $8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 30, 2026 | |
Smart Pension
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Founded by experienced finance and technology professionals we are uniquely designed to support UK businesses. Our Master Trust is regulated by The Pensions Regulator and the company has been awarded a 5-star rating by independent reviewers for the past three years.Although relatively new to the UK pension market, we are proven innovators andpotential future leaders of the industry. In June 2018 we were named Master Trust Offering of the Year at the European Pension Awards. In the last 12 months, we were also voted FinTech Innovation of the Year and overall winners at the Digital Leaders Awards, as well as winning three ‘The Rewards’ Pension and Payroll Industry awards in one night, including best Workplace Pension Provider.Our Employee app will transform the future of pension saving for a new generation. It allows users to pick and choose the most suitable investment funds, track their pension balance in real-time on their phone and increase contribution levels when they can afford to do so - engaging people with their pensions like never before.For more information please visit www.SmartPension.co.uk. | $81.3M / Debt Financing / Aug 13, 2025 | |
Smart
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Smart develops software designed to provide a range of pension services, including providing its own pension scheme and developing custom enterprise software for international markets. Their goal is to transform retirement, savings, and financial well-being for people of all ages all over the world. | $95M / Series E / May 15, 2023 | |
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Smart
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Smart develops software designed to provide a range of pension services, including providing its own pension scheme and developing custom enterprise software for international markets. Their goal is to transform retirement, savings, and financial well-being for people of all ages all over the world. | $95M / Series E / May 15, 2023 | |
Secret Escapes
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At Secret Escapes, they negotiate exclusive rates for luxury hand-picked hotels and holidays in the UK and abroad, at up to 60% off the price you'd pay by booking anywhere else. How have they done it? Well, even the most luxurious hotels out there don't like having empty rooms...For access to their members-only rates, all you have to dois sign up to Secret Escapes with your email address and nothing else. It doesn't cost a penny, and never will.In return, they will give you access to rates for hotels and holidays you'll struggle to find anywhere else, and if you do they will match their price - that's a guarantee. | $38.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 16, 2023 | |
Deep Instinct
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Deep Instinct applies artificial intelligence’s deep learning to cybersecurity. Leveraging deep learning’s predictive capabilities, Deep Instinct’s on-device solution protects against zero-day threats and APT attacks with unmatched accuracy. Deep Instinct safeguards the enterprise’s endpoints and/or any mobile devices against any threat, onany infrastructure, whether or not connected to the network or to the Internet. By applying deep learning technology to cybersecurity, enterprises can now gain unmatched protection against unknown and evasive cyber-attacks from any source. Deep Instinct brings a completely new approach to cybersecurity enabling cyber-attacks to be identified and blocked in real-time before any harm can occur.Deep Instinct USA is headquartered in San Francisco, California and Deep Instinct Israel is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel. | $62.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 19, 2022 | |
Sorted Group
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Sorted Group is a global SaaS company that provides data-driven software for checkouts, warehouses, and shipping. The company aims to provide easier carrier management and delivery tracking experience for its users. Sorted Group was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Manchester, England. | $40M / Series C / Dec 07, 2021 | |
Tactus Group
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The company has also developed its own brand of virtual reality (VR) equipment and accessories; the Tactus Pique VR camera which allows consumers to use mobile technology to create and view VR footage as well as produce a unique VR experience with immersive video. In addition, through a joint venture Tactus holds the exclusive European licence forFlexwarm, an innovative in-built heating technology for clothing, sleeping bags and muscle warmers which are controlled via a smart device. | $54.5M / Aug 19, 2021 | |
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Tactus Group
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The company has also developed its own brand of virtual reality (VR) equipment and accessories; the Tactus Pique VR camera which allows consumers to use mobile technology to create and view VR footage as well as produce a unique VR experience with immersive video. In addition, through a joint venture Tactus holds the exclusive European licence forFlexwarm, an innovative in-built heating technology for clothing, sleeping bags and muscle warmers which are controlled via a smart device. | $54.5M / Aug 19, 2021 | |
InfoSum
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InfoSum has developed a decentralized platform designed to remove the trust barriers between progress and privacy. Its platform enables advertisers, media owners, data providers, and other advertising technology firms to collaborate across multiple data sources, without requiring the underlying data to be moved or pooled. The company was foundedin 2016 and is headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. | $65M / Series B / Aug 17, 2021 | |
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FAQ
What does Chrysalis Investments invest in?
Chrysalis Investments invests primarily in FinTech, Information Technology and Financial Services startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series B stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Chrysalis Investments?
The team at Chrysalis Investments includes Nick Williamson (Co-Fund Manager & Managing Director) and Richard Watts (Co-fund Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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