# Red Circle Investment

> Red Circle Investment is a VC fund in London backing Mobile Apps, Fashion and E-Commerce. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/10570619/
- Website: http://www.otb.net/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otbgroup

Red Circle Investment is a VC fund in London focused on Mobile Apps and Fashion. Red Circle Investment operates as an investment holding company based in Italy.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Apps | 3 | 30% |
| Fashion | 2 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 20% |
| Local | 1 | 10% |
| Retail | 1 | 10% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 30% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 20% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 5 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poke House | Poke House is effectively industrializing the production of “poke bowls” for food delivery platforms. Poke House specializes in bowl food that often includes marinated fish that’s cubed and layered up with sticky rice, pickles, noodles, etc. |  |  | May 17, 2023 |  |
| Bending Spoons | Bending Spoons is a fast-growing tech company focused on building and marketing mobile applications. Despite being such a young company, we've already achieved notable results, with tens of millions of downloads of our apps, and millions of users active every month. Our goal? Becoming the #1 app developer and publisher in the world. And ourambitions don't end there!We invest immensely in our team, and we couldn't be more proud of each other. We are a group of extremely young, talented, and ambitious software engineers, data scientists, and graphic designers, with among our ranks entrepreneurs that raised money from prestigious VCs, ex-CERN, ex-Google, and ex-McKinsey. We work from our amazing headquarters in Milan, but also support remote work.We're always on the lookout for people that want to be part of our über-challenging journey to build one of the greatest tech companies in the world. If that sounds exciting to you, don't hesitate to apply at http://bendingspoons.com/careers.html. |  |  | Dec 13, 2021 |  |
| Bending Spoons | Bending Spoons is a fast-growing tech company focused on building and marketing mobile applications. Despite being such a young company, we've already achieved notable results, with tens of millions of downloads of our apps, and millions of users active every month. Our goal? Becoming the #1 app developer and publisher in the world. And ourambitions don't end there!We invest immensely in our team, and we couldn't be more proud of each other. We are a group of extremely young, talented, and ambitious software engineers, data scientists, and graphic designers, with among our ranks entrepreneurs that raised money from prestigious VCs, ex-CERN, ex-Google, and ex-McKinsey. We work from our amazing headquarters in Milan, but also support remote work.We're always on the lookout for people that want to be part of our über-challenging journey to build one of the greatest tech companies in the world. If that sounds exciting to you, don't hesitate to apply at http://bendingspoons.com/careers.html. |  | Series B | Dec 13, 2021 |  |
| Beyond Investments | Beyond Investments Sp. Z oo is a consulting and investment company. For several years operating in the capital market by helping the company to finance its operations. The company's business offers advisory services to both equity capital raising, as well as EU funding. Beyond Investments company is preparing to debut Alternative TradingSystem NewConnect, as well as assists companies in mergers and acquisitions (M & A). Thus, the valuation of the company also offers, as well as negotiations with the sale, trying to optimize and accelerate transactions. The Company also invests in larger packages of companies listed or with only a debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 31, 2021 |  |
| Planet Farms | Planet Farms is company engaged in sustainable farming practices like vertical farming, hydroponics, etc. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 23, 2021 |  |
| Cortilia | Cortilia is a grocery delivery company that offers products from local farmers. It represents a brand-new way of enhancing the local economy. To make the most out of it and avoid unnecessary waste, farmers are aggregated in virtual markets. Products are packed and delivered to the door in just a few hours to guarantee quality and freshness.Thecompany was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | $41.3M | Series C | Jan 11, 2021 |  |
| Ubooker | Ubooker is a curated booking platform that allows fashion retailers, brands and production companies worldwide to hire high-level professional models and talents directly, with a few clicks and without having to go through a traditional Agency. The process is fast and efficient and it's based to a proprietary technology. Models and talentsget paid fast after the job, while companies using Ubooker are saving significantly. The total addressable market globally is about $10 billion, including the always increasing e-commerce sector and the "long-tail" of the industry. | $1.7M | Seed | Feb 02, 2018 |  |
| Ubooker | Ubooker is a curated booking platform that allows fashion retailers, brands and production companies worldwide to hire high-level professional models and talents directly, with a few clicks and without having to go through a traditional Agency. The process is fast and efficient and it's based to a proprietary technology. Models and talentsget paid fast after the job, while companies using Ubooker are saving significantly. The total addressable market globally is about $10 billion, including the always increasing e-commerce sector and the "long-tail" of the industry. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Feb 02, 2018 |  |
| Depop | Depop is an online fashion marketplace that connects individual buyers and sellers through an app and web platform focused on second-hand clothing, accessories, and unique styles. The platform enables users to list preloved and vintage items for sale directly to other users, manage their virtual shops, and interact with shoppers through browsingand messaging features that resemble social media feeds. Depop’s marketplace model facilitates transactions by integrating secure payment processing and providing tools for sellers to manage listings, shipping, and order details. The company’s services emphasize community engagement by allowing users to follow sellers, explore trend-driven collections, and discover items that reflect personal style and cultural influences.Depop also supports features like promoted listings and marketplace fees that align its revenue with platform activity. Through its platform design, users can clear out wardrobes, build small businesses, and participate in circular fashion by extending the life of garments and reducing textile waste. The company continues to evolve its marketplace features to support a diverse range of fashion products and creative sellers. | $12.4M | Series A | Sep 19, 2016 |  |
| Fubles | Fubles.com is a Social Sport Sharing Platform that more efficiently helps you organize pick-up sport matches of all types. It's one of the most active sport community in Europe: started in 2007 it becomes a company in 2009 now boasting over 150.000 users and more than 15.000 matches already played. Fubles provides typical socialnetworks features like Facebook with sports specific functionalities such as the handling of rosters, game results, feedbacks and statistics.Players see a list of geolocalized matches they can join. Organizers stop chasing people, participants follow their matches. After the match Fubles prompts participants to rate each other.Fubles has an intriguing ranking system and also a virtual currency. Features like awards, virtual goods, odds and players transfer market bring typically online game dynamics to real world matches. |  |  | Oct 09, 2013 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Euler Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/euler-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Red Circle Investment invest in?

Red Circle Investment invests primarily in Mobile Apps, Fashion and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Red Circle Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Red Circle Investment closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 10 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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