About Errol Damelin
Errol Damelin is an entrepreneur, an angel investor and a board member based out of London, United Kingdom. They did their Masters from Boston University in 1995. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 1999 through Paylater. Errol Damelin has founded 4 companies. They are currently acting as the founder of Dust Road Ventures, and as the co-founder of NAAMA Studios. Prior to this, Errol Damelin co-founded Wonga. As an angel investor, Errol Damelin has a portfolio of 18 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like FinTech, Enterprise Applications and 15 more sectors. They invest in companies across United Kingdom, United States and 2 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Tide and Cleo. Errol Damelin is currently serving as a board member at Tattoodo.
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Errol Damelin's Investments
Errol Damelin has invested in 18 companies. Their most recent investment was in Aurora (Seed Round) on Apr 2025. Their investments are primarily in FinTech, Enterprise Applications and 15 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United Kingdom, United States and 2 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Errol Damelin:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2025 | Seed | $2.5M | ||
Sep 14, 2022 | Seed | $4.2M | ||
Feb 28, 2022 | Seed | $2.81M | ||
Feb 28, 2022 | Unattributed | $2.81M |
Errol Damelin's Portfolio Exits
Here is the list of top portfolio exits by Errol Damelin:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
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Developer of software for online payment fraud and abuse prevention | London (United Kingdom) | $37.2M | 2014 | Acquisition | Feb 04, 2025 | |
Online platform offering food catering services for offices | London (United Kingdom) | $2.67M | 2016 | Acquisition | Feb 10, 2023 | |
Provider of a platform for external data management and access | New York City (United States) | $64.5M | 2010 | Acquisition | Apr 23, 2025 | |
Software solution for salon management | London (United Kingdom) | $1.7M | 2015 | Acquisition | Mar 31, 2026 |
Errol Damelin's Portfolio Unicorns
Errol Damelin has 1 unicorn in the portfolio which is Tide.
Here is the detail of this portfolio unicorn:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Digital business banking platform | $181M | 2015 | Series C | London |
Errol Damelin's Founded Companies
Here is the list of top founded companies by Errol Damelin:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
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Provider of short-term and installment loans via an online platform | $158M | 2007 | Acquired | London | |
Marketplace for point of sale loans | - | 1999 | Unfunded | London | |
Chains providing laser tattoo and permanent makeup removal services | $21.7M | 2016 | Series A | London |
Errol Damelin's Board Memberships
Errol Damelin has 1 current board membership in Tattoodo.Here is the detail of this board membership:
Company | Description | Total Funding | Current Stage | Membership Status | Appointment Date | Cessation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of an online marketplace for tattoo designs | $24.2M | Series A | CURRENT | Apr 12, 2019 | - |
Errol Damelin's Top News
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Copenhagen-based tattoo platform Tattoodo raises $5.3 millionTech.eu•Jul 03, 2019•Tattoodo, Christian Stadil, Seed Capital, Rene Rechtman and 4 others
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Cloud canteen'startup Feedr raises £1.5M to provide office workers with a healthier lunchTechCrunch+•Nov 20, 2018•Feedr, Feedr, Episode 1 Ventures, Founders Factory and 3 others
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