# Ned Cranborne

> Ned Cranborne is a seed investor at Samos Investments backing SaaS, Social and Analytics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Samos Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samos-investments)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ned Cranborne is a partner at Samos Investments, based in London, UK.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $550k–$1.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Social | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Car Throttle | Car Throttle was started in 2009 after founder Adnan Ebrahim realised there was no online platform for people like him: young, millennial car enthusiasts. Dubbed ‘Buzzfeed for cars’, the site quickly evolved into a vibrant community serving millions of users - called CTzens - who follow the brand on its apps and major social media platforms.CarThrottle creates and distributes engaging car content and works closely with advertisers looking to reach a valuable audience. Their investors include the minds behind AOL, Facebook, Skype and MailOnline. | $1.6M | Seed | Jan 19, 2015 |  |
| Ometria | Ometria’s mission is to build the brain that powers all communication between retailers and their customers. Ometria helps clients leverage data to build detailed customer profiles, and make sure that all messages they send are always relevant, leading to higher engagement and increased revenues.Ometria was founded by four serial entrepreneurs,with combined experience in e-commerce, computer science, mathematics, and SaaS, has been invested in by London’s most prominent entrepreneurs and investors, and is used by top retailers in the UK, Europe, and across the world. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 25, 2014 |  |
| Car Throttle | Car Throttle was started in 2009 after founder Adnan Ebrahim realised there was no online platform for people like him: young, millennial car enthusiasts. Dubbed ‘Buzzfeed for cars’, the site quickly evolved into a vibrant community serving millions of users - called CTzens - who follow the brand on its apps and major social media platforms.CarThrottle creates and distributes engaging car content and works closely with advertisers looking to reach a valuable audience. Their investors include the minds behind AOL, Facebook, Skype and MailOnline. | $550K | Seed | Aug 01, 2013 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Walking Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lean-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Passion Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/passion-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [redalpine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redalpine-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Samos Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samos-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Samos Investments

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Samos Investments is a private equity investor with a focus on high-growth European businesses.Samos invests across a range of sectors including digital media, e-commerce, retail, financial services, energy and natural resources.Samos takes a proactive approach with its portfolio companies, working alongside many of the US and Europe’s topventure funds, family offices and private investors.The Samos Partners are also active angel/seed investors.

5 contacts available at Samos Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Cecil | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-cecil |
| Elizabeth Perrin | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elizabeth-perrin |
| June Angelides | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/june-angelides |
| Ned Cranborne | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ned-cranborne |
| Samuel Ogunsanmi | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-ogunsanmi |

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## FAQ

### What does Ned Cranborne invest in?

Ned Cranborne invests primarily in SaaS, Social and Analytics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Ned Cranborne's check size?

Ned Cranborne typically joins rounds of $550k–$1.6M 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 Ned Cranborne participates in.

### When did Ned Cranborne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ned Cranborne closed in Jan 2015. Shizune tracks 3 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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