# Paul Davidson

> Paul Davidson is a seed investor at West Coast Capital (Mclean) backing SaaS and FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [West Coast Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/west-coast-capital)
- Location: Mclean, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-davidson-b75b1210

Paul Davidson is a seed investor at West Coast Capital in Mclean focused on SaaS and FinTech. Paul Davidson joined private equity group, West Coast Capital in 2005 following a successful career in corporate law in the UK, the US and Commonwealth of Independent States. As an active partner in West Coast Capital as well as providing legal counsel, Paul focusses on deal sourcing and transacting.Since joining the group, Paul has successfulyled the acquisition and delisting from the LSE of the UK's largest garden centre business, Wyevale as well as a series of acquisitions and disposals.Prior to joining West Coast Capital headed the corporate team of UK lawyers, McGrigors.In late 1994 Paul was seconded to an oil and gas company called JKX whose focus was on the former Soviet Union, primarily in Ukraine, Georgia and the Russian Federation. JKX listed on the London Stock Exchange in mid 1995 and at that time Paul joined the company as its Legal Director on a full time basis. During his time as Legal Director, Paul gained wide commercial experience as the company concluded a number of transactions throughout the former Soviet Union.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $934k–$2.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Privacy | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Marketing | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finland | 1 | 20% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daisy Lab | Daisy Lab, based in New Zealand, is developing novel methods to produce high-quality, dairy-identical proteins without the use of cows. The technology produces these proteins using microbes, which has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as land and water use in an animal-friendly manner. Daisy Lab's missionis to assist in addressing some of the most pressing issues confronting our planet, such as climate change and food insecurity. | $933.6K | Seed | Mar 03, 2023 |  |
| TVSquared | TVSquared is the global leader in TV attribution, bringing scale, speed, control and accuracy to advertisers in more than 70 countries. Powered by viewership and response data from millions of households and billions of ad impressions, the ADvantage analytics platform empowers brands, agencies, networks and publishers to quantify TV’s impact,measure outcomes and optimize performance across TV content everywhere. | $5.5M | Series C | May 01, 2019 |  |
| TVSquared | TVSquared is the global leader in TV attribution, bringing scale, speed, control and accuracy to advertisers in more than 70 countries. Powered by viewership and response data from millions of households and billions of ad impressions, the ADvantage analytics platform empowers brands, agencies, networks and publishers to quantify TV’s impact,measure outcomes and optimize performance across TV content everywhere. | $8.4M | Series B | Apr 09, 2018 |  |
| TVSquared | TVSquared is the global leader in TV attribution, bringing scale, speed, control and accuracy to advertisers in more than 70 countries. Powered by viewership and response data from millions of households and billions of ad impressions, the ADvantage analytics platform empowers brands, agencies, networks and publishers to quantify TV’s impact,measure outcomes and optimize performance across TV content everywhere. | $6.5M | Series A | Feb 20, 2017 |  |
| TVSquared | TVSquared is the global leader in TV attribution, bringing scale, speed, control and accuracy to advertisers in more than 70 countries. Powered by viewership and response data from millions of households and billions of ad impressions, the ADvantage analytics platform empowers brands, agencies, networks and publishers to quantify TV’s impact,measure outcomes and optimize performance across TV content everywhere. | $2.9M | Seed | Aug 08, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Even Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/even-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Even Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/even-capital-cbe3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K1W1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k1w1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Outset Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outset-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sustainable Food Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sustainable-food-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About West Coast Capital

VC Fund · Dundonald, United Kingdom

West Coast Capital is a Private Equity Partnership that backs strong management teams in the retail, brands and property arenas. They are to take significant equity positions in order to accelerate growth by funding both expansion and consolidation in these principal markets.

4 contacts available at West Coast Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Davidson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-davidson |
| Sir Tom Hunter | Founding Partners | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sir-tom-hunter |
| James McMahon | Founding Partners | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-mcmahon |
| Sharon Seales | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sharon-seales-970d |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Davidson invest in?

Paul Davidson invests primarily in SaaS, FinTech and Privacy startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Finland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Paul Davidson's check size?

Paul Davidson typically joins rounds of $934k–$2.9M 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 Paul Davidson participates in.

### When did Paul Davidson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Davidson closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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