Richard Reed
Partner @ JamJar Investments
London, United Kingdom
Richard Reed is a seed investor at JamJar Investments in London focused on E-Commerce and Consumer Goods. Richard is the founder of Innocent Drinks, UK's number 1 smoothie brand. In 2009 The Coca-Cola Company acquired a minority stake in Innocent Drinks and in 2013 the stake was increased to over 90%. Innocent Drinks gives 10% of its profits to charity. Richard is known to have implemented a google-like working atmosphere at InnocentDrinks' offices, where people feel like at home. He appeared in sereval high profile TV shows and documentaries, here is a documentary with Peter Jones from Drangon's Den (UK's equivalent of Shark Tank) He is now a successful investor through his company JamJar Investments, where they invest in strong teams with an idea that consumers love.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Richard Reed invests in
Stages Richard Reed invests in
Countries Richard Reed invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.1M–$6.8M
- Series A
- $1.5M–$19M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $6.1M–$9.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 4 (20%)
- Consumer Goods 3 (15%)
- Food and Beverage 3 (15%)
- Mobile 2 (10%)
- Retail 2 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (45%)
- Series A 4 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (15%)
- Funding Round 2 (10%)
- Series B 1 (5%)
Country
- United Kingdom 14 (70%)
- United States 1 (5%)
- The Netherlands 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Marleybones is a consumer goods firm that specializes in dog food. | $3.3M / Oct 29, 2025 | ||
| Bibbi Parfum is a perfume brand based on the practice of meditation. | Seed / Aug 07, 2024 | ||
XOXO Soda
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XOXO Soda is a plant-based drink with prebiotic fiber that is low in sugar and calories. | $5M / Seed / Jun 26, 2024 | |
| Marleybones is a consumer goods firm that specializes in dog food. | $1.1M / Seed / Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| A world-class clean that doesn’t cost our planet. SURI is the new, sustainable electric toothbrush. Delivering an effective clean with innovative plant-based materials. | $7.7M / Series A / Mar 11, 2024 | ||
| Flash Pack is an award-winning adventure travel company that brings together solo travelers in their 30s and 40s. | $6.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 23, 2023 | ||
| A world-class clean that doesn’t cost our planet. SURI is the new, sustainable electric toothbrush. Delivering an effective clean with innovative plant-based materials. | $2.3M / Seed / Nov 01, 2022 | ||
| We create awesome personal care products that are kind to your body and kind to our planet. | $6.8M / Seed / Feb 17, 2022 | ||
| The screen-free audio platform. Play music, stories and more with our audio player that children control with physical cards. Welcome to Audiotime® | $17M / Series A / May 11, 2021 | ||
| Beckley Psytech operates as a psychedelic medicine company. The company is involved in exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances, such as psilocybin and other compounds, for mental health treatment. The company envisions the integration of clinically validated psychedelic medicines into contemporary medical practices to assistindividuals coping with depression and other significantly debilitating neuropsychiatric conditions characterized by a substantial unmet need. | Dec 23, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About JamJar Investments
JamJar Investments is a venture capital firm that invest in high growth consumer brand businesses in both digital and non-tech.Its combination of operational, commercial and brand experience was honed over 14 years taking innocent from scratch to sale to Coca Cola for north of half a billion £. That journey means the company understand thejourney of entrepreneurs, the highs the lows, the challenges and some of the solutions. JamJar is the consumer Venture Capital fund run by the innocent drinks founders.
JamJar Investments Contacts
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Adam Balon
Partner
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Jonathan Wright
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Richard Reed
Partner
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Katie Marrache
Partner
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Sophie Luck
Principal
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FAQ
What does Richard Reed invest in?
Richard Reed invests primarily in E-Commerce, Consumer Goods and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Richard Reed invest in?
Richard Reed typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$6.8M at Seed, $1.5M–$19M at Series A and $6.1M–$9.4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Richard Reed's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Richard Reed took part in.
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When did Richard Reed last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Richard Reed closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 20 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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