Longwall Ventures

Type

Venture Capital

Status

Active

Location

Thame, United Kingdom

Total investments

43

Average round size

6M

Portfolio companies

26

Rounds per year

3.31

Lead investments

8

Follow on index

0.40

Areas of investment
BiotechnologyInformation TechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedical DeviceMedicalTherapeuticsElectronicsMachinery Manufacturing

Summary

In 2011 was created Longwall Venture Partners, which is appeared as VC. The company was established in Europe in United Kingdom. The main department of described VC is located in the Harwell.

The current fund was established by David Denny, Matthew Frohn, Michael Penington. Besides them, we counted 5 critical employees of this fund in our database.

The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars. The fund is constantly included in 2-6 deals per year. The real fund results show that this VC is 19 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other companies. The top activity for fund was in 2018.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 participants. Despite the Longwall Venture Partners, startups are often financed by Innovate UK, The FSE Group, Oxford Technology Management. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Oxford Technology Management, Wren Capital, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by IQ Capital, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, The FSE Group.

Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Wayland Additive, Momentum Bioscience, Azellon Cell Therapeutics. The fund has no specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. When startup sums 3 or 5+ of the founder, the probability for it to get the investment is little. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United Kingdom. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Manufacturing, Electronics. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 4-5 years to receive the investment from the fund.

Show more

Investor highlights

Industry focus
HealthcareClimate tech
Stage focus
Series ASeries B
Geo focus
United Kingdom

Discover reliable insights

Find relevant VC investors, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities.

Investments analytics

Analytics

Total investments
43
Lead investments
8
Rounds per year
3.31
Follow on index
0.40
Investments by industry
  • Biotechnology (21)
  • Health Care (15)
  • Medical Device (12)
  • Manufacturing (12)
  • Machinery Manufacturing (9)
  • Show 32 more
Investments by region
  • United Kingdom (40)
  • Germany (1)
  • Philippines (1)
  • United States (1)
Peak activity year
2019

Discover reliable insights

Leverage validated data, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities for your business.

Quantitative data

Avg. startup age at the time of investment
10
Avg. valuation at time of investment
1M
Group Appearance index
0.95

Need more data?

Get access to full data about investors, including their team, contact information, and historic data.

Latest deals

Company name Deal date Industry Deal stage Deal size Location
Iothic 01 Jan 2019 Cyber Security, Internet of Things Seed 5M North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Germany
Wayland Additive 23 Jan 2024 Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Machinery Manufacturing Early Stage Venture 5M England, London, United Kingdom
How we get our data

At Unicorn Nest, we combine cutting-edge technology with human expertise to build one of the most reliable venture capital databases in the market. Our process begins with automated AI-enhanced data collection, leveraging the full potential of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Later, our team of analysts takes it further with manual verification, using proprietary tools for data cleaning and validation to ensure accuracy and reliability. We cross-check and enhance our findings through press and media monitoring, integrating information from trusted news outlets and venture capital aggregators. Finally, we stay ahead of the curve by monitoring social networks like LinkedIn and X.com.