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Downing

Downing

Venture Capital

Downing is an investment manager that has raised over £1.7bn across sectors ranging from renewable energy to technology.


Recent investments

Seed

Downing Ventures and Gresham House backed the latest funding round to support software kit development.

"As we transition out of numerous lockdowns, businesses globally are realigning their working environments and travel policies to meet this new way of working. Virtual and hybrid meetings now have a permanent place in their communications and marketing channels, and we’re innovating to support that. It’s a very interesting time for us at Glisser as we embark on the next stage of our growth journey."
— Michael Piddock, CEO
Series A
£7.3M

The oversubscribed funding round includes participation from Mercia Asset Management, Calculus Capital, Downing Ventures, and BGF.

"We are delighted that our investors have emphatically and unanimously backed our vision to become leaders in next generation affinity reagents following the achievement of the key milestones we set together 18 months ago. We will continue to bring highly talented and experienced people to the business at all levels to accelerate our growth. This will be delivered by completing the industrialisation of our technology in targeted applications and bringing exciting new products to market to address unmet needs with high performance customer-centric solutions, which in turn will drive market adoption."
— Stephane Argivier, CEO
Series C
£39.0M

The financing round drew participation from Legal & General, Tencent, and QVentures to support genomics software development.

"We are thrilled to be supporting Congenica in developing their world-leading technology to deliver life-changing answers. At QVentures, we strive to support cutting-edge technology companies that really change how an industry operates and we believe David and his team are doing just that. We are pleased that QVentures’ Family Offices and UHNWI investors could join us on that journey."
— Robert Walsh, Managing Partner