Hoxton Ventures

Hoxton
Private
Industry Venture capital
Founded 2013 (2013)
Headquarters London
Products Venture capital
Total assets $40 million
Number of employees
 4
Website www.hoxtonventures.com

Hoxton Ventures is a $40M European venture capital fund, based in London.[1] It was launched by partners Hussein Kanji and Rob Kniaz in December 2013 after leaving their prior firms, Accel and Fidelity Ventures.[2][3] Hoxton also has a €6m fund dedicated to investments in Ireland.[4] with venture partner Dylan Collins.

The fund has been called one of the "leading investment firms" of the UK by London & Partners the government-backed London firm.[5]

Focus

The company focuses on startups inventing new market categories or transforming large, existing industries. The firm invests in internet, mobile and software startups, most often as the first institutional investor in the company following angel investors.[6]

Companies

Hoxton has invested in 17 companies as of February 2016.[7] These investments include Deliveroo (the London-headquartered food logistics company),[8] Darktrace (the Cambridge-based cybersecurity firm),[9] Babylon Health (the London-based health artificial intelligence firm),[10] Yieldify, Campanja (acquired by 24/7 Media)[11] , Immunio, Mavrx, TourRadar, Behavox[12] and bd4Travel.

Exits

Since 2010, Hoxton has had one exit, selling Stockholm's Campanja to 24/7 Media.[13]

Media coverage

The partners of Hoxton are regularly in the media in the UK, Ireland and Europe. The firm's activity in Ireland was cited in the Sunday Business Post[14] with Mr. Collins. In particular, the firm has regularly commented on Brexit and its effect on the European startup community in publications such as The Economist.[15][16][17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hoxton Ventures". Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  2. ↑ "New Fund Seeks to Fill Gap Between Seed and Series A". Wall Street Journal. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Hoxton Ventures raises £24m fund to invest in early-stage startups in Europe". Wired. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  4. ↑ "Hoxton Announces €6m fund for Irish Startups.". Irish Times. 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  5. ↑ "Leading investment firms commit to UK tech sector". www.londonandpartners.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  6. ↑ "Hoxton Ventures | Early stage European venture capital firm". www.hoxtonventures.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  7. ↑ "Hoxton - Portfolio". Hoxtonventures.com. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Hoxton & Index Ventures invest in Deliveroo". TechCrunch. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  9. ↑ "DarkTrace takes $18m in investment". The Financial Times. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  10. ↑ Morrison, Caitlin (2016-01-14). "UK digital healthcare firm Babylon raises $25m". Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  11. ↑ "Vinge advises 24/7 Customer on acquisition of Campanja AB". Vinge. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  12. ↑ "Database aims to stop rogue traders before they act". Chicago Daily Herald.
  13. ↑ "Vinge advises 24/7 Customer on acquisition of Campanja AB". Vinge. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  14. ↑ Sexton, Colette. "Hoxton Ventures ‘hungry’ for Irish start-ups | BusinessPost.ie". www.businesspost.ie. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  15. ↑ "VC funding drops for European technology start-ups". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  16. ↑ Kharpal, Arjun (2016-06-24). "‘It’s not business as usual, but we’re open’: UK tech start-ups digest Brexit". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  17. ↑ "America’s tech giants cautiously commit to Brexit-bound Britain". The Economist. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
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