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Playfair

🇬🇧 UK-active
Seed VC·London, United Kingdom·Partner: Chris Smith (Managing Partner)

Appeared in 1 UK startup funding record(s); 1 were seed/pre-seed/angel stage.

Cheque range (GBP)
£100K – £1.5M
Typical: £100k angel rounds to £1.5m pre-seed, avg ~£750k
Last cheque
4mo ago
quieter recently
Rounds (12mo)
1
none in last 90d
Tracked portfolio
1
since 2026

Recent investments

1 tracked rounds via funding databases
CompanyAmountWhen
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AI-powered platform to detect and respond to disinformation and hybrid threats
£5M4mo ago

Stages backed

Seed1 · 100%

Sectors & focus

CybersecurityGovtech / DefenceAI / MLB2B SaaSpre-seedEuropean founderstechnologyhigh convictionglobal ambition
Business models
SaaS, AI / ML, Consumer, Fintech

Frequent co-investors

From tracked deal data
Amadeus Capital PartnersEpisode 1National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)Osney Capital

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