Vauban, a London, UK-based platform that provides venture capital fund managers with everything they need to raise a fund and invest capital quickly, closed £4.7m funding round.
The round was co-led by Pentech and Outward, with participation from 7percent Ventures and MJ Hudson, as well as angel investors including:
- the CEO of Nested Matt Robinson;
- the founder of Grabayo, Will Neale;
- the founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage, Charles Delingpole;
- Partner at Augmentum Fintech Perry Blacher; and
- Al Giles, from legal services provider Axiom.
The company intends to use the funds to deepen its tech and regulatory infrastructure, and launch a new office in Luxembourg to strengthen its European offering, alongside its headquarters in London.
Led by Founders and Co-CEOs Rémy Astié and Ulric Musset, Vauban provides VCs and angel investors with the tools to raise funds, create angel syndicates, and manage fundraising and investment activities. The platform enables users to set-up and deploy Funds and SPVs, from multiple global investment jurisdictions, covering everything structuring, legal documents, investor onboarding, banking and reporting within a single integrated dashboard. Users can set-up, deploy and manage Funds and SPVs online, from multiple global investment jurisdictions, at a fraction of the usual time and cost.
Over $1bn has been invested via the platform with current VC users including Anthemis, Passion Capital and Octopus Ventures. In total, over 5,000 LPs are using the platform.
FinSMEs
26/11/2021