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Playfair Capital

Playfair Capital is a London-based venture capital fund investing exclusively at the pre-seed stage in technology startups across the UK and Europe. It provides early-stage funding, follow-on capital, and hands-on support to founders.

London, UK

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Playfair Capital is a sector-agnostic venture capital fund focused exclusively on pre-seed investing. Founded in 2013, it typically invests £100k–£1.5m, leads or co-leads rounds, and reserves capital for follow-on investment through Series A. The firm supports technology startups across the UK and Europe with strategic, commercial, hiring, financial, marketing, and founder-network support. It also operates founder resources and the Female Founder Office Hours initiative to improve access to startup funding and mentorship.