# Rhian Elston

> Rhian Elston is a Series A investor at Development Bank of Wales backing Software and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Development Bank of Wales](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/development-bank-of-wales)
- Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhian-elston-93303a37

Rhian Elston is a Series A investor at Development Bank of Wales in Cardiff focused on Software and Health Care. Rhian Jenna Elston is based out of Cardiff, Cardiff and is the Investment Director of Development Bank of Wales. Rhian previously worked at scientific research.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antiverse | Antiverse is a new type of antibody discovery company accelerating drug development. Its platform exists at the intersection of structural biology, machine learning, and medicine to enable breakthroughs to happen more quickly and cost-effectively. It is dedicated to engineering the future of drug development to change the course of people'slives. | $9.3M | Series A | Mar 03, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DOMiNO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/domino-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [i&i Biotech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i-i-biotech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innospark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innospark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovation Investment Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-investment-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kadmos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kadmos-capital-43dd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Soulmates Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soulmates-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Development Bank of Wales

VC Fund · Cardiff, United Kingdom

Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.

5 contacts available at Development Bank of Wales.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gareth Bullock | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gareth-bullock |
| Giles Thorley | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giles-thorley |
| Rhian Elston | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rhian-elston |
| Alun Thomas | Senior Investment Executive; Regional Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alun-thomas |
| Andrew Morris | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-morris-9ebf |

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## FAQ

### What does Rhian Elston invest in?

Rhian Elston invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Life Science startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Rhian Elston last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rhian Elston closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 1 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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