Rob Chapman
Angel Investor
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Rob Chapman is a seed investor in Birmingham focused on Apps and Fashion. Rob joined BGF in July 2013 to head up Direct Origination across the firm. He is based in Birmingham, but with a national remit to increase the volume of off-market investments made through establishing direct channels of contact with attractive organisations. Prior to joining BGF, Rob was Managing Director of Cadenza Partners, an independentDeal Origination boutique which sourced investment opportunities for High Net Worth Individuals and Private Equity firms across the UK. He began his career in Deal Origination after designing and building the highly successful MBI Programme at Leeds-based recruiter Ellis Fairbank, before transferring to global headhunting firm Odgers Berndtson. He brings with him a track record of sourcing more than two dozen investments since his first deal completed in October 2006.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Rob Chapman invests in
Stages Rob Chapman invests in
Countries Rob Chapman invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $600k–$1.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 1 (33%)
- Fashion 1 (33%)
- Consumer Goods 1 (33%)
- Sustainability 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Angel 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECOND FIT is an all-female community-loved marketplace. A platform to buy, and sell preloved clothing and accessories. SF empowers our community to ask for help to find certain items endorsing the circular fashion movement. SF rewards our members with coupons from Australian brands via partnerships. | Angel / Mar 15, 2023 | ||
| Zero Co is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic packaging from every Aussie kitchen, laundry and bathroom.Our range of planet-friendly personal-care and home-cleaning products get delivered direct to your door, minus all the single-use plastic packaging.It works just like the milkman: you order, we deliver, you return, we refill. Ourrefill and return model makes it easy to replace single-use with forever-use.Our dispensers are made from plastic waste pulled out of the ocean (and you keep them at your house forever). You fill them up with our refill pouches made from recycled plastic (that you send back to us over and over again).Order your box of Zero Co today and win the war on waste at your place. For good. | $1.4M / Seed / Nov 03, 2020 | ||
| Zero Co is on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic packaging from every Aussie kitchen, laundry and bathroom.Our range of planet-friendly personal-care and home-cleaning products get delivered direct to your door, minus all the single-use plastic packaging.It works just like the milkman: you order, we deliver, you return, we refill. Ourrefill and return model makes it easy to replace single-use with forever-use.Our dispensers are made from plastic waste pulled out of the ocean (and you keep them at your house forever). You fill them up with our refill pouches made from recycled plastic (that you send back to us over and over again).Order your box of Zero Co today and win the war on waste at your place. For good. | $600K / Seed / Oct 04, 2019 |
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FAQ
What does Rob Chapman invest in?
Rob Chapman invests primarily in Apps, Fashion and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Rob Chapman's check size?
Rob Chapman typically joins rounds of $600k–$1.4M 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 Rob Chapman participates in.
How do I contact Rob Chapman?
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When did Rob Chapman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Rob Chapman closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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