# Rory Watts

> Rory Watts is a seed investor in London backing Software and Video Chat. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorywatts/
- Website: https://rory-watts.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SolowSoundSystem

Rory Watts is a seed investor in London focused on Software and Video Chat. Founder of Knock Technology (https://knock-me.uk) - efficient tools with humane interfaces.Influential UX designer with 15 years in banking, media, logistics, employee engagement, telecoms, travel & tech industries. Worked under Sir Martin Sorrell as a user experience architect at AKQA. Doubled HSBC’s conversion rates in Hong Kongto win the NTT Data global silver award for outstanding UX design. Founded a record label (https://shibumi.live) and a design studio (https://shibumi-digital.co.uk) to win Eurostar, CogX, Specsavers, Ocado, Nicky Hilton, Tickets for Good and more clients. Previous experience co-founding Lineaum Ltd (https://www.lineaum.com), founding Good Story and merging it with The Creative Society. Winner of the Effective Mobile Marketing Award, the Direct Marketing Gold Award and the Travel Marketing Award.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Video Chat | 1 | 50% |
| Video Streaming | 1 | 50% |
| Telecommunications | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| noc™ | Knock is the simplest video chat app in the world, connecting people faster with less stressful stimuli. It boosts innovation, improves remote work, saves energy and reduces depression. Created by London UX designers, Cranfield MBA grads and PhD neuroscientists from Bristol and UCL to fill a gap in the remote comms market for instant, casual commswith distant colleagues. It's an anti-surveillance, peer-to-peer, distraction-free, natural, intuitive chat experience, bypassing data centres for a faster, clearer and energy-efficient human connection. | $65K | Seed | Jun 05, 2023 | https://knock-me.uk |
| noc™ | Knock is the simplest video chat app in the world, connecting people faster with less stressful stimuli. It boosts innovation, improves remote work, saves energy and reduces depression. Created by London UX designers, Cranfield MBA grads and PhD neuroscientists from Bristol and UCL to fill a gap in the remote comms market for instant, casual commswith distant colleagues. It's an anti-surveillance, peer-to-peer, distraction-free, natural, intuitive chat experience, bypassing data centres for a faster, clearer and energy-efficient human connection. | $176.6K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2023 | https://knock-me.uk |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European regional development fund (ERDF)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-regional-development-fund-erdf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovate UK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovate-u-k-) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JR Cap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-cap-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rory Watts invest in?

Rory Watts invests primarily in Software, Video Chat and Video Streaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Rory Watts last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rory Watts closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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