When was Apex Black founded?

Apex Black was founded in 2020.

Where is Apex Black's headquarters located?

Apex Black's headquarters is located in London (United Kingdom).

How many companies has Apex Black invested in?

Apex Black has invested in 5 companies, including unspun & Materra.

Which companies has Apex Black invested in lately?

Northbound & MeVitae are the latest investments by Apex Black.

What sectors does Apex Black focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Apex Black's portfolio are Retail (1 investment) and Enterprise Applications (2 investments).

Apex Black - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Investment Trends

Apex Black, established in 2020, is an angel investment group based in London, United Kingdom. It primarily focuses on Seed investments in companies in Germany. Its portfolio includes 5 firms, spanning the Retail, Enterprise Applications sectors. Its most notable investments include companies like unspun, Materra and MeVitae. Its latest investment was a $1.41M Seed round in Northbound on Jul 10, 2024, which also saw participation from Id4 ventures and IBB Ventures.

To date, 14 investors have co-invested in Apex Black's portfolio companies, including prominent names like SOSV.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

London, United Kingdom

Portfolio Companies

unspun, Materra & 3 more

Sectors of Investment

Retail, Enterprise Applications & 8 more

Stages of Investment

Seed & Series A

Locations of Investment

United Kingdom, Germany & 1 more

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Apex Black has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investments are in Northbound and MeVitae.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, Germany and United States. They have invested in Retail, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of all investments by Apex Black:

1. unspun

Internet first brand offering jeans for men and women. The company provides a 3D body scanning solutions which enables users to customize and design the jeans by choosing styles, fabrics, stitch colors, and more. The company claims that the products are made by using 3D woven technology and more.

Key facts about unspun

Founded Year: 2015
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $56.5M
Employee Count: 58 as on Dec 31, 2024
Investors: Signia Venture Partners, Decathlon Capital Partners and 24 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 25, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Materra

Provider of regenerative cotton and digital tools for supply chain visibility. The company offers an operating system designed to bring supply chain partners together, replacing manual processes. It facilitates impact measurement, legislative compliance, and seed-to-bale visibility. The company focuses on enabling brands and farmers to meet impact targets.

Key facts about Materra

Founded Year: 2019
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $5.16M
Employee Count: 5 as on Mar 31, 2023
Investors: H&M Group Ventures, Evenlode Investment and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 24, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. MeVitae

MeVitae provides AI-based cognitive programmatic bidding solution for businesses. It uses big data technology and neuroscience to provide a cognitive platform for automating the hiring process. It enables businesses to create job descriptions and post them on job boards, shortlist and rank candidates automatically. It allows candidates to create CVs, search and apply for jobs(also anonymously) and track applications. Provides a mobile application for Android and iOS supporting devices.

Key facts about MeVitae

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Oxford (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $2.44M
Employee Count: 9 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Oxford University Innovation, London Co-Investment Fund and 19 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Feb 16, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. M-XR

Provider of AI-based multi-purpose 3D scanners to create 3D models of objects. It has developed 3D scanning systems that capture thread-level details with depth, diffuse, and specular maps of objects. It uses custom optics and machine learning to monitor material properties. It converts these data into 3D models in real-time. It caters to the fashion, gaming, and film industries.

Key facts about M-XR

Founded Year: 2018
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Stage: Seed
Employee Count: 4 as on Jun 30, 2021
Investors: Epic Games, Apex Black and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 20, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Northbound

Provider of software for managing and reducing demurrage and detention costs. The software offers real-time container tracking and automated invoice verification. It provides tools for optimizing container planning and proactively managing potential fees. The platform aims to give users greater control over their container logistics.

Key facts about Northbound

Founded Year: 2023
Location: Berlin (Germany)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $1.41M
Employee Count: 9 as on Jan 31, 2026
Investors: Id4 ventures, IBB Ventures and 3 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 10, 2024, $*****

Apex Black has invested in 5 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Northbound.

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Apex Black has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.62M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.5M.

Here are Apex Black's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	2
Series A	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Apex Black has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Software companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Apex Black's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Consumer	2
Enterprise Applications	2
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech	1
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications	1
Consumer Goods	1
Others	5

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Apex Black has made most investments in Germany (1), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Apex Black's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Germany	1
United Kingdom	1
United States	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Apex Black has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Apex Black:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jul 10, 2024	Northbound	Germany	Seed	1091	Id4 ventures [+3]
Feb 16, 2024	MeVitae	United Kingdom	Seed	9567	-
Sep 09, 2021	unspun	United States	Series A	1315	Alumni Ventures [+9]

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Over the past 5 years, 28 investors have co-invested in Apex Black's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Apex Black: National Science Foundation, HAX and 5 others have invested in rounds before Apex Black. There is 1 company where National Science Foundation has invested before Apex Black and 1 company where HAX has invested before Apex Black.
Top Co-investors of Apex Black: 14 investors entered a company along with Apex Black. These include investors like SOSV (1 company).
Invested after Apex Black: A total of 7 investors have invested in Apex Black's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include DCVC (1 company) and Lowercarbon Capital (1 company).