# Sir Tom Hunter

> Sir Tom Hunter is a seed investor at West Coast Capital backing Internet and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [West Coast Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/west-coast-capital)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Sir Tom Hunter is a seed investor at West Coast Capital focused on Internet and Software. Sir Tom Hunter founded West Coast Capital (West Coast), the private equity partnership, in March 2001 and subsequently has concluded in excess of £4 billion of West Coast led deals. Principally investing in retail, property and leisure the private equity firm takes a proactive role in the identification, investment and management of its targetdeals, classically known as adventure capitalism. As a guiding principal West Coast seeks to target investment in businesses with strong management teams capable of major and sustainable growth. Within the West Coast investment portfolio, Tom oversees a number of retail and property boards providing strategic and corporate direction to the management teams.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ellipses Pharma | Ellipses Pharma is a drug development business specializing in the creation of novel cancer drugs and therapies. Ellipses invests in cancer assets, not companies. Its goal is to bring these exceptional assets into the clinic as soon as possible in order to create more possibilities, run more studies, and save more lives. |  | Private Equity | Jul 10, 2023 |  |
| Blippar | Blippar is a technology company specializing in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision (AI). Blippar’s vision is to enhance everyday life with Augmented Reality and give you more from the world you see – more entertainment, more information, more value.Since 2011, Blippar has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible in AR and has helpedthousands of brands, retailers and agencies use AR /AI across the consumer journey to deepen customer engagement, drive footfall and increase sales. Blippar gives access to an AR ecosystem with products and professional services to meet specific business needs – from consultancy to AR creation tools that publish AR content within a client's own app or rich media banners (no app required).Blippar's technology has been used by world-leading brands such as PepsiCo, Porsche, Nestlé, L’Oréal, GSK, General Mills and Procter & Gamble to create exciting and award-winning experiences.Blippar has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by CNN, Forbes, etc. and listed 3 years in a row on CNBC's list of most disruptive companies as well as named top Business Innovator by Bloomberg and most innovative AR/VR company by Fast Company.Determined to steer the growth of the AR industry and champion this new consumer behavior, Blippar acquired Layar in June 2014, a pioneering AR company founded in the late 2000s. In June 2015, Blippar invested in smart specs company WaveOptics. WaveOptics is developing low-energy lenses that provide a live display for the wearer but can be fitted into ordinary spectacles frames. | $5M | Seed | Mar 23, 2021 |  |
| EU Smart plc | Digital innovator working in partnership with Royal Mail Viacode |  | Series A |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4J Studios](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4j-studios) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chroma Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chroma-ventures-820b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Globalive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/globalive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About West Coast Capital

VC Fund · Dundonald, United Kingdom

West Coast Capital is a Private Equity Partnership that backs strong management teams in the retail, brands and property arenas. They are to take significant equity positions in order to accelerate growth by funding both expansion and consolidation in these principal markets.

4 contacts available at West Coast Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Davidson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-davidson |
| Sir Tom Hunter | Founding Partners | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sir-tom-hunter |
| James McMahon | Founding Partners | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-mcmahon |
| Sharon Seales | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sharon-seales-970d |

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## FAQ

### What does Sir Tom Hunter invest in?

Sir Tom Hunter invests primarily in Internet, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Seed 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 Sir Tom Hunter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sir Tom Hunter closed in Jul 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.

### 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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