# Rob Wilmot

> Rob Wilmot is a seed investor at Opinio Group (London) backing B2B and Payments. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Opinio Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opinio-group)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robwilmot
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/robwilmot
- Website: http://crowdicity.com

Rob Wilmot is a seed investor at Opinio Group in London focused on B2B and Payments. Internet pioneer. One of the youngest executive officers of an FTSE 100 company and one of the founding executives of Freeserve (sold to Telecom France for £1.6bn). Serial tech entrepreneur taking companies from early stage to exit and IPO. Most recent personal venture, Crowdicity (now renamed Medallia Ideas), was founded in 2012 and exited toMedallia Inc. in 2019. Now investing in startups and as angel, pre-seed and seed.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$4.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Happl | Our goal is to make Happl the leading People Experience platform for businesses across the globe. We want every manager to feel empowered to engage and support their teams, to make sure employees feel like they belong. | $3M | Seed | Apr 08, 2024 |  |
| Views For Change | Social Impact SAAS platform transforming marketing performance by harnessing the power of charitable donations as consumer rewards. | $247.3K | Pre-Seed | Sep 17, 2021 |  |
| Caura | Caura is the payment platform for your car to manage parking, tolls, congestion charge, MOTs, vehicle tax, and insurance. Caura Protect is an FCA registered product with seven insurers, allowing drivers to purchase and manage motor insurance. Caura Maintain seamlessly manages MOTs and vehicle servicing. | $4.2M | Seed | Jun 21, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [6 Degrees Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/6-degrees-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascension](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BackFuture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backfuture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InMotion Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inmotion-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Opinio Group

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Opinio Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rob Wilmot | Non-Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-wilmot-4206 |

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## FAQ

### What does Rob Wilmot invest in?

Rob Wilmot invests primarily in B2B, Payments and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Rob Wilmot's check size?

Rob Wilmot typically joins rounds of $3M–$4.2M 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 Wilmot participates in.

### When did Rob Wilmot last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rob Wilmot closed in Apr 2024. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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