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Proxy Ventures

Founders Aapo Bovellan Gernot Preslmayer Miia Bovellan

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Total investments 19
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$1M
Portfolio companies 19
Rounds per year 2.11
Lead investments 2
Exits 1
Key employees 3
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Seed

Areas of investment

  • Health Care
  • Mobile Apps
  • E-Commerce
  • Marketplace
  • Wellness
Summary

In 2013 was created Proxy Ventures, which is appeared as VC. The leading representative office of defined VC is situated in the London. The fund was located in Europe if to be more exact in United Kingdom.

Deals in the range of 1 - 5 millions dollars are the general things for fund. This Proxy Ventures works on 23 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations. Considering the real fund results, this VC is 8 percentage points less often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2016. The important activity for fund was in 2015.

The usual cause for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the Proxy Ventures, startups are often financed by Windcrest Partners, VitaminaK, Playfair Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Initial Capital, Lifeline Ventures, Index Ventures. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by Future Fifty, Creandum, Will Smith.

This organization was formed by Aapo Bovellan, Gernot Preslmayer, Miia Bovellan. The overall number of key employees were 3.

Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Mobile Apps, Mobile. For fund there is a match between the country of its foundation and the country of its the most frequent investments - United Kingdom. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 2-3 years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Argent, Peak, 8fit. The fund has no exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups. In case when startup counts 1 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to get the investment is meager.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Five Lives

Health Care
Medical Device
$4M15 Nov 2022 London, England, United Kingdom

Dietary Supplements
Health Care
Nutrition
Wellness
05 Jan 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Argent

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
E-Commerce
Fashion
Identity Management
Mobile Apps
Retail
$4M20 Jan 2018 London, England, United Kingdom

Digital Entertainment
Internet
Online Games
Sports
10 Feb 2017 Miami, Florida, United States

Fy

E-Commerce
Lifestyle
Marketplace
Shopping
06 Oct 2016 London, England, United Kingdom

Festicket

E-Commerce
Marketplace
Music
Ticketing
Travel
$6M30 Jun 2016 United Kingdom, England

Truly Experiences

E-Commerce
Gift
Lifestyle
Marketplace
Shopping
24 Feb 2016 London, England, United Kingdom

ŌURA

Health Care
Mobile Apps
Wearables
Wellness
$2M11 Nov 2015 Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Paptic

Manufacturing
Packaging Services
Paper Manufacturing
Recycling
Renewable Energy
Wood Processing
$1M14 Aug 2015 Finland, Uusimaa

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Total investments 19
Average round size 1M
Rounds per year 2.11
Peak activity year 2015
Lead investments 2
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 0.74

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Five Lives

Health Care
Medical Device
$4M15 Nov 2022 London, England, United Kingdom

Dietary Supplements
Health Care
Nutrition
Wellness
05 Jan 2021 San Francisco, California, United States

Argent

Blockchain
Cryptocurrency
E-Commerce
Fashion
Identity Management
Mobile Apps
Retail
$4M20 Jan 2018 London, England, United Kingdom

Digital Entertainment
Internet
Online Games
Sports
10 Feb 2017 Miami, Florida, United States

Fy

E-Commerce
Lifestyle
Marketplace
Shopping
06 Oct 2016 London, England, United Kingdom

Festicket

E-Commerce
Marketplace
Music
Ticketing
Travel
$6M30 Jun 2016 United Kingdom, England

Truly Experiences

E-Commerce
Gift
Lifestyle
Marketplace
Shopping
24 Feb 2016 London, England, United Kingdom

ŌURA

Health Care
Mobile Apps
Wearables
Wellness
$2M11 Nov 2015 Oulu, Oulu, Finland

Paptic

Manufacturing
Packaging Services
Paper Manufacturing
Recycling
Renewable Energy
Wood Processing
$1M14 Aug 2015 Finland, Uusimaa
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