# Philip Buck

> Philip Buck is a seed investor at Sunnybarn Investments (London) backing SaaS and Collaboration. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sunnybarn Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunnybarn-investments)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-buck-81144832/

Philip Buck is a seed investor at Sunnybarn Investments in London focused on SaaS and Collaboration. Phil Buck, Chairman and founding Director of sunnybarn investments. Phil has spent his career in the Coatings Industry in senior management roles at some of the leading companies and for over twenty years the major shareholder and CEO of the Spencer Coating Group which he helped to build through acquisitions and organic growth to be the largestindependent U.K. coatings manufacturer before selling to industry giant, NYSE listed Axalta Coating Systems.As well as providing financing, Phil is able to bring his considerable business experience to Investments, particularly in business development, product development and mergers and acquisitions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Collaboration | 1 | 50% |
| Crowdsourcing | 1 | 50% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 50% |
| Innovation Management | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Global Welsh | Global Welsh is creating a global community for Welsh people & friends of Wales, celebrating Welsh success and transforming the Wales. |  | Seed | Mar 28, 2018 |  |
| SimplyDo | Simply Do is an enterprise SaaS platform enabling organisations to efficiently crowdsource innovation to deliver business improvement. The AI-powered product is used by clients from across academia, engineering, healthcare, financial services and government. They recently featured in '20 SaaS Startups to Watch in 2020' alongsideSalesforce and Slack (AiThority.com). | $766K | Seed | Mar 20, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Development Bank of Wales](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-wales) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sunnybarn Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunnybarn-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sunnybarn Investments

VC Fund · Brecon, United Kingdom

Investing equity funding to support ambitious talented individuals and management teams based in Wales to support growth. They are a company that will provide risk capital funding and mentoring if required and our commitment will be guaranteed in the long term and can be tailored to suit the individual needs of your Company.

1 contacts available at Sunnybarn Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philip Buck | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-buck |

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## FAQ

### What does Philip Buck invest in?

Philip Buck invests primarily in SaaS, Collaboration and Crowdsourcing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Philip Buck last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Philip Buck closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 2 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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