# Witan Investment

> Witan Investment is a VC fund in London backing B2B, Mineral and InsurTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.witan.com/

Witan Investment is a VC fund in London focused on B2B and Mineral. Witan Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based closed-end investment trust. The Company's objective is to achieve long term growth in income and capital through active multi-manager investment in global equities. Its portfolio is diversified by geographical region, industrial sector and at the individual stock level. The Company'sinvestment portfolio includes various sectors, such as basic materials, consumer goods, consumer services, financials, healthcare, industrials, oil and gas, technology, telecommunications and utilities. The Company's subsidiary includes Witan Investment Services Limited (WIS), which provides marketing services and investment products to the Company, and executive management and marketing services to third party investment trust clients.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Mineral | 1 | 25% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 25% |
| Insurance | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 25% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JSW Steel | JSW Steel is in the business of manufacturing and distributing steel products. The company manufactures and exports high-quality stainless and coated steel. | $86.1M | Post-IPO Equity | Aug 16, 2023 |  |
| ELEMENT Insurance | ELEMENT Insurance is a white-label product factory for insurance and a leader in insurance digitalization. It is licensed by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzaufsicht) as a direct insurer for non-life insurance, which enables ELEMENT to act as a risk carrier, including claims settlement, in 28 countriesacross Europe.Founded in March 2017, ELEMENT offers a unique technology platform (‘Insurance as a Platform’) with a focus on the B2B2X value chain: ELEMENT develops for its partners from various industries – from e-commerce to established insurers – custom-made, innovative white-label insurance products at record speed. These products are then marketed by the partners under their own brand. ELEMENT has its headquarters in Berlin and operates across Europe. | $21.6M | Series B | Jul 15, 2022 |  |
| ELEMENT Insurance | ELEMENT Insurance is a white-label product factory for insurance and a leader in insurance digitalization. It is licensed by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzaufsicht) as a direct insurer for non-life insurance, which enables ELEMENT to act as a risk carrier, including claims settlement, in 28 countriesacross Europe.Founded in March 2017, ELEMENT offers a unique technology platform (‘Insurance as a Platform’) with a focus on the B2B2X value chain: ELEMENT develops for its partners from various industries – from e-commerce to established insurers – custom-made, innovative white-label insurance products at record speed. These products are then marketed by the partners under their own brand. ELEMENT has its headquarters in Berlin and operates across Europe. | $17.6M |  | Jun 07, 2021 |  |
| ELEMENT Insurance | ELEMENT Insurance is a white-label product factory for insurance and a leader in insurance digitalization. It is licensed by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzaufsicht) as a direct insurer for non-life insurance, which enables ELEMENT to act as a risk carrier, including claims settlement, in 28 countriesacross Europe.Founded in March 2017, ELEMENT offers a unique technology platform (‘Insurance as a Platform’) with a focus on the B2B2X value chain: ELEMENT develops for its partners from various industries – from e-commerce to established insurers – custom-made, innovative white-label insurance products at record speed. These products are then marketed by the partners under their own brand. ELEMENT has its headquarters in Berlin and operates across Europe. | $19.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 07, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alma Mundi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alma-mundi-venture) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilavska-vuillermoz-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Versorgungswerk Zahnärztekammer Berlin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/versorgungswerk-zahnarztekammer-berlin) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [finleap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finleap) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Signals Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/signals-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Alliance Witan — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Witan Investment invest in?

Witan Investment invests primarily in B2B, Mineral and InsurTech startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Witan Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Witan Investment closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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