$3.5M
The London-based company has raised its first external capital to enhance its financial data infrastructure and supplier integrations.
"This is our first funding round, so the $3.5M is the total funding to date."
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Daphni
Venture CapitalPortfolio
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companies
Investment by month
By category
- FinTech£19.7M
- AI/ML£18.0M
- WellnessTech£11.7M
- RetailTech£8.1M
- Uncategorised£2.6M
By location
- London£51.9M
- New York£8.1M
Portfolio companies
A
Alpa
Alpa builds real-time financial software for the hospitality sector.
Ankar
Ankar builds an artificial intelligence operating system for corporate innovation and patent protection.
E
Emperia
Emperia builds virtual store management and immersive e-commerce platforms for retailers.
F
Flow48
Flow48 offers real-time financial solutions and lending access for small and medium-sized enterprises.
ZOE
ZOE offers personalised nutrition programmes using advanced at-home testing and mobile applications.
Team
Shabir Vasram
Shabir is a partner at Daphni and a board observer at JUST and Lynceus. He also invests in Prediko and Poolday.ai.
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Pierre-Eric Leibovici
Co-founder and Partner
Pierre-Eric serves as co-founder and partner at Daphni. He also holds investor and board roles across several organisations including we are_ and Advanced Machine Intelligence.
LinkedInRecent investments
£15.0M
The Series A round was led by Atomico with participation from Index Ventures, Norrsken VC and Daphni.
"Invention is how we solve humanity’s biggest challenges, yet the systems that protect those ideas are decades out of date. AI will redefine how global organisations innovate over the next five years, turning IP from a cost centre into a growth driver. The companies that adopt Ankar now will shape the future of innovation."
£3.0M
Ankar secures £3m in seed funding led by Index Ventures to expand its intellectual property platform
The seed round was led by Index Ventures with participation from multiple venture firms and angel investors.
"Our platform dramatically streamlines this process and mountains of documents which slow down research today. But improving efficiency is only the beginning, building AI into the invention process, along with the inventors allows inventors to fundamentally expand the horizons of what we can imagine creating. We believe Ankar is creating the foundation for the next generation of breakthrough technologies."
$15.0M
The investment round was led by New York-based Coefficient Capital with participation from multiple venture firms.
"The way ZOE combines their own science and data to drive huge shifts in consumer behavior towards health immediately impressed us"
Coefficient Capital + 6 others
$25.0M
The pre-Series A round included participation from Speedinvest, Daphni, and Endeavor Catalyst.
"What Flow48 is bringing to the table is not just innovative, it’s essential for SME growth in the region’s economic landscape. As we look ahead, the potential for Flow48 to expand beyond Revenue Based Financing is very exciting. The team is on track to become a full-service fintech solution for SMEs and expand their offerings to insurance, payments, and other financial services,"
Speedinvest + 6 others
