# Vala Capital

> Vala Capital is a VC fund in London backing Software, Manufacturing and Food and Beverage. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vala-capital/
- Website: https://www.valacap.com/

Vala Capital is a fast-growing European VC managing assets across regulated and alternative investment funds. Entrepreneur-led, the Vala investment business is a one of the UKs largest venture builders, working with founders from concept to exit across a variety of sectors. Founded by entrepreneur Jasper Smith and industry veteran James Faulkner,Vala provides active mentoring to each of its investments, access to a global network of other founders and strategic partners combined with the financial firepower to enable our portfolio companies to compete on the world stage.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $937k–$4.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 19% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 15% |
| Food and Beverage | 4 | 15% |
| Sustainability | 3 | 12% |
| Marine Technology | 3 | 12% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 14 | 54% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 4% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 23 | 88% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Krispyhouse | Although it may sound like Krispyhouse sells donuts, it is, in fact, a London-based property portal that focuses on the rental market in the city. With over 100 letting/estate agents already onboarded, agents are able to upload their property listings to the portal using a manual upload or CRM. Krispyhouse supports many CRMs already, and theproperty platform will be free for 12 months. Visit https://www.krispyhouse.com/ | $1.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 14, 2024 |  |
| Mondra | Mondra are technology disruptors and innovators, spearheading a movement to unlock the impact of the world’s global supply chains and help companies make changes that will have a real impact for future generations.We are the technology vanguards in the environmental space, bringing facts and data into the limelight, which would have otherwiseremained hidden due to it being unavailable, incomparable and/or outdated. We use innovative ideas such combining satellite data and technology to close data gaps to report the true impact of what the current food supply chain is doing to our environment and the world we live.Without knowledge, facts and data there can be no change. Mondra is now the change at the forefront of bringing Deep Tech, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning together with science, to help lead change to save the environment. | $4.6M | Seed | Feb 27, 2024 |  |
| FlexSea | FlexSea develops novel biomaterials derived from renewable marine resources to replace current primary plastic packaging. | $2.4M | Seed | Oct 03, 2023 |  |
| Mondra | Mondra are technology disruptors and innovators, spearheading a movement to unlock the impact of the world’s global supply chains and help companies make changes that will have a real impact for future generations.We are the technology vanguards in the environmental space, bringing facts and data into the limelight, which would have otherwiseremained hidden due to it being unavailable, incomparable and/or outdated. We use innovative ideas such combining satellite data and technology to close data gaps to report the true impact of what the current food supply chain is doing to our environment and the world we live.Without knowledge, facts and data there can be no change. Mondra is now the change at the forefront of bringing Deep Tech, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning together with science, to help lead change to save the environment. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| FuturePlus | FuturePlus is an innovative platform that provides a benchmark sustainability score for where you are now and provides the roadmap and a quantifiable measure of where you want to be in the next three years. | $937.3K | Seed | Apr 27, 2023 |  |
| Switchd | Switchd they ensure our customers are on the best energy deal, hassle free, forever. We switch people automatically so it's always hassle-free saving! |  | Series A | Apr 24, 2023 |  |
| HonuWorx | HonuWorx is a technology company providing autonomous systems aimed at lowering both expenses and the environmental impact of operating robotic systems. The company's software technology is an edge-cloud architected communications and control platform that enables geographically distributed stakeholders to see data, collaborate, supervise, andcontrol robotic systems that are beyond line-of-sight. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 30, 2023 |  |
| Revving | Revving is a financial services company that provides automated solutions related to cashflows and revenue for digital businesses. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| eFaraday Group | eFaraday Group is an electrical vehicle charging company that offers smart charging installation, maintenance, and repair services. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| canVERSE | canVERSE is a software development company that provides NFT, cryptocurrency, and programming solutions to develop apps and software. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Green Angel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-angel-syndicate) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Mustard Seed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mustard-seed) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ponderosa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ponderosa-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7 Generation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-generation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Access VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vala Capital invest in?

Vala Capital invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 26 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 Vala Capital's check size?

Vala Capital typically joins rounds of $937k–$4.6M 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 Vala Capital participates in.

### When did Vala Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vala Capital closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 26 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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