# True.

> True. is a VC fund in London backing E-Commerce and Software. See 86 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 86
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Fund size: $350M
- Last fund: Jul 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/truegloballive/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/truegloballive
- Website: http://www.true.global
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueGloballive/

True. is a VC fund in London focused on E-Commerce and Software. True invests in consumer businesses that are changing the way people live through its funds dedicated to investing in innovators and those who are reimagining their industries. Investing up to £100 million, through its private equity fund — is only one part of what True does for its partners. True is a value-add investor that nurtures brandssupporting them with everything from access to emerging technologies, to extraordinary collaboration opportunities from across True's community. True also invests between £100k and £5m in digital-first, breakout brands that represent the future of consumer behaviour when they’re at pre-seed to Series A stage. We also invest in the retail and consumer technologies which will enable consumer progress — and disrupt the way business has been done to date.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 16 | 19% |
| Software | 15 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | 15% |
| Retail | 9 | 10% |
| Fashion | 9 | 10% |

122 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 53 | 62% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 13% |
| Series A | 8 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 5% |
| Series B | 2 | 2% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 45 | 52% |
| United States | 9 | 10% |
| France | 4 | 5% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Spira | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-spira |
| James Wain | Senior Investment Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-wain |
| Liam Buswell | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liam-buswell |
| Matthew Truman | CEO and Co-Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-truman |
| Mike Tattersall | Chief Commercial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-tattersall |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alpa | Alpa is a financial platform designed for hospitality businesses like restaurants and franchises. Alpa provides real-time financial insights for hospitality operators by integrating POS sales data, bank transactions, and supplier invoices into live profit and loss statements, cash flow tracking, and AI-driven recommendations. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| CAMBIOTICS | Cambiotics mission is to reducing the widespread presence of chemicals in the body whc are spread through various everyday products like non stick cookware, cosmetics, food wrapers and water. | $4.7M | Seed | Feb 02, 2026 |  |
| First Voyage | First Voyage is a consumer AI startup focused on habit formation and self-care. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 15, 2025 |  |
| Kotcha | Kotcha uses AI to recreate the athlete–coach relationship, delivering adaptive, personalized training guidance at scale. | $4.1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Pinpoint | Pinpoint automates SMS and email flows within Instagram and TikTok DMs, converting audience interactions into transactions. It collects contact information, sends campaigns, and manages customer engagement at scale. The platform integrates with Shopify, Klaviyo, Attentive, and Postscript for workflow management. | $2.5M | Seed | Oct 09, 2025 |  |
| 10% | 10% is reshaping the future of consumer loyalty by empowering brands to take back control from retailers. We enable leading FMCG companies to build direct, data-rich relationships with their customers through a unified loyalty platform that works seamlessly across all channels. Shoppers are rewarded consistently for buying the brands they love, nomatter where they shop, while brands gain access to powerful first- and zero-party data, behavioral insights, and automated engagement tools. By combining loyalty, data, and media into one scalable ecosystem, 10% unlocks a new growth engine for brands ready to own their audience and outperform in a retail-dominated landscape. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Sep 13, 2025 |  |
| Vox AI | Voice AI for drive thru | $8.7M | Seed | Aug 27, 2025 |  |
| Jitty | Jitty is a real estate search engine to help people in find and move into their ideal property. | $3.8M | Seed | Aug 01, 2025 |  |
| Sava Technology | All the health information we need is within us. Just below the skin. SAVA is redefining the way people interact with their health by developing the most advanced biosensing technology science has to offer, capable of accessing bodily information in a painless, real-time and affordable way. | $18.8M | Series A | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| HelloSky | Skyminyr delivers the power of human capital intelligence. | $5.5M | Seed | Apr 23, 2025 |  |

10 of 86 investments shown.

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- [Episode 1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/episode) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Novator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/novator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ada-vemtires) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does True. invest in?

True. invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 86 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact True.?

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### Who are the partners at True.?

The team at True. includes Chris Spira (Operating Partner), James Wain (Senior Investment Associate) and Liam Buswell (Director), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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