Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Venture Capital Fund |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science |
Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Expansion |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom • France • Europe |
Investment Range | $25,000,000 - $25,000,000 |
Saffron Hill Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm that operates primarily in the technology, media, and cleantech sectors. Specializing in equity investments, Saffron Hill Ventures offers financial backing to companies in their early stages including seed, startup, early-stage, and expansion phases. The firm's investment approach involves initial early stage investments with an active shareholder role, continuing to support the growth of companies at each stage. Saffron Hill Ventures is made up of a collection of individuals and family offices with over two decades of joint investment experience. Their specialties lie in software including Web Marketplace Saas, IT and TMT, Energy, CleanTech, Material Science, and they offer a minimum and maximum investment size of £25,000,000. Representative of their investment focus are active investments in companies like Coyuchi, a market leader in sustainable and luxury home textiles with 100% organic products, Agilyx, an intellectual property company developing solutions to convert plastic waste into valuable new products and reduce the need for virgin fossil fuels, and Facebank, a technology-driven company developing human likeness technologies for various applications. The team is led by Chairman David Landau, who brings a wealth of experience from co-founding Loot, his involvement in the National Gallery, and his work in art history and as a trustee of multiple foundations, and by Managing Partner Ranjeet Bhatia, who has a background in environmental technology, policy consulting, advising on e-commerce strategy, and evaluating technology venture opportunities.