About Novator Partners
Novator Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of Jul 2026, Novator Partners has a portfolio of 42 companies, comprising 42 funding rounds and 2 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United Kingdom and United States. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Enterprise Applications. Its latest investment was a $***** Series B round in Numan on Jul 16, 2025 which also saw participation from Big Pi Ventures, Endeavor and other investors.
Overall Novator Partners portfolio has seen 7 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 15 acquisitions including key companies like Deliveroo, Monzo and Applovin. A lot of funds co-invest with Novator Partners, with names like General Catalyst sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Novator Partners has a team of 4 people, including 2 partners.
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Novator Partners' Portfolio
Novator Partners has a portfolio of 42 companies. They have invested in a total of 42 companies. Their most recent investment was in Numan (Series B round) on Jul 16, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by Novator Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 16, 2025 | Series B | 7839 | ||
Sep 28, 2023 | Series C | 7279 | ||
Jul 06, 2022 | Series C | 8502 | ||
May 05, 2022 | Series B | 3552 |
Novator Partners has acquired 2 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Avantel on Jul 08, 2020. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Novator Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jul 08, 2020 | Provider of cellular network telecommunication services | $15M | 1996 | |
Jan 28, 2015 | Mobile communication services provider | - | 2015 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Novator Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2020
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United Kingdom and United States
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Consumer
Team profile of Novator Partners
Novator Partners has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom. Novator Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Novator Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Newbury | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Principal | London | - | ||
Principal | London | - |
Co-investors of Novator Partners
Over the past 22 years, 56 investors have co-invested in Novator Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Novator Partners: 56 investors entered a company along with Novator Partners. These include investors like General Catalyst (4 companies).
Novator Partners News
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NordVPN raises $100 millionFusoes & Aquisicoes•Oct 31, 2023•NordVPN, Burda Principal Investments, Novator Partners, Warburg Pincus
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NordVPN parent valued at $3bn after latest funding roundSilicon Republic•Oct 02, 2023•Nord Security, Warburg Pincus, Novator Partners, Burda Principal Investments
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Klang Games raises $41M to build Seed virtual world with AI beingsVentureBeat•Jul 06, 2022•Klang Games, Animoca Brands, Kingsway Capital, Anthos Capital and 5 others
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Sidekick raises $55m in Series B round led by Novator VenturesPrivate Equity Wire•May 05, 2022•Sidekick, Novator Partners, Frumtak Ventures, Asabys Partners and 3 others
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Nord Security raises USD 100 million from latest funding roundTelecompaper•Apr 08, 2022•Nord Security, Novator Partners, Burda Principal Investments, General Catalyst and 2 others
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London-based Sona picks up €6.2 million for its people operating system for frontline and deskless workersEU-Startups•Mar 31, 2022•Sona, Gradient Ventures, The Sona Group, LinkedIn and 3 others
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Men's health startup Numan raises £14.7M debt fundingMobiHealthNews•Feb 09, 2022•Numan, Kreos Capital, White Star Capital, Novator Partners and 2 others
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Rebag secures $33 million in Series E funding to fuel tech developmentsFashion Network•Dec 15, 2021•Rebag, Novator Partners, General Catalyst
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Tier rides away with $200M in fundingPhocusWire•Oct 25, 2021•Mountain Partners, M&G, Mubadala, SoftBank Vision Fund and 10 others
