# Rory Gibbs

> Rory Gibbs is a private equity investor at Piper Private Equity backing Food and Beverage and Pet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Piper Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/piper-private-equity)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rory-gibbs-0b530327
- Website: http://www.piper.co.uk/our-team/rory-gibbs/

Rory Gibbs is a private equity investor at Piper Private Equity in London focused on Food and Beverage and Pet. Rory Gibbs is the Investment Director at Piper. Rory Gibbs attended Lancaster University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 67% |
| Pet | 1 | 33% |
| Cooking | 1 | 33% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 33% |
| Food Delivery | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Italy | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Omlet | Omlet is a company that offers beautifully designed pet houses. | $44.2M | Private Equity | Nov 22, 2021 |  |
| Mindful Chef | Mindful Chef delivers all the fresh ingredients you need to create delicious, heathy meals. Mindful Chef is a health-focused recipe box service. The company is backed by Sir Andy Murray and have delivered over 1 million meals across the UK. Healthy food starts with the highest quality ingredients - Mindful Chef uses 100% grass-fed heritage beef,free range chicken, and UK landed wild fish. | $7.9M | Series A |  |  |
| Borough Broth | Borough Broth is a manufacturer and supplier of food and beverages made using water, organic vegetables, and sustainable bone broths. | $9.9M | Private Equity |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About Piper Private Equity

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Piper is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in consumer brands with strong growth potential. Working in partnership with management teams, their goal is to build well-run, industry-leading companies with superior operating results and attractive growth prospects that will command a strategic premium at exit.

5 contacts available at Piper Private Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crispin Tweddell | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crispin-tweddell |
| Dan Stern | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-stern |
| Elizabeth Gibson | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/libby-gibson |
| Rory Gibbs | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rory-gibbs |
| Annabel Feather | Associate Partner, Talent | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annabel-feather |

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## FAQ

### What does Rory Gibbs invest in?

Rory Gibbs invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Pet and Cooking startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A 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.

### When did Rory Gibbs last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rory Gibbs closed in Nov 2021. 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?

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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