About Anticus Partners
Anticus Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is primarily based out of Barnsley, United Kingdom. As of Oct 2022, Anticus Partners has invested in 13 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of The Build Chain Overall, Anticus Partners portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Chameleon Technology, U Account and Interdoor. Anticus Partners has team of 7 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Anticus Partners' List of Top Investments
Anticus Partners has a portfolio of 13 companies. Their most notable investments are in Centre Stage Uniforms and Boston Healthcare.Their portfolio spans across and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Anticus Partners:
Internet first brand offering handcrafted winter wear for men and women. The product catalog includes sweaters, hoodies, ponchos, cardigans, high-neck sweaters, sweatshirts, joggers, coats, jackets, dresses, and more. The company also offers scarves, beanies, socks, gloves, wool mists, woolen combs, and more.
Key facts about Loop Cashmere
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Harrogate (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $371K
- Employee Count: 5 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Anticus Partners, Finance Yorkshire and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 07, 2023, $*****
Provider of a platform for construction supply chain and materials procurement. The platform offers procurement streamlining, real-time materials tracking, and supply chain visibility. It allows users to manage suppliers and track orders. The platform also provides tools for comparing quotes and monitoring carbon impact.
Key facts about The Build Chain
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Doncaster (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.16M
- Employee Count: 9 as on Jan 31, 2025
- Investors: Anticus Partners and Finance Yorkshire
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 11, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. GameSessions
Online platform offering free trials of PC games. The company offers the chance to rent or buy in-game and transfer the progress to Steam. Through targeted internet ads, media partnerships, and publishers’ monosites, they invite players into free trials of PC games. The player gets the whole game because they can instantly unlock the full game without waiting for a download.
Key facts about GameSessions
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Sheffield (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $9.93M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Dec 31, 2018
- Investors: Wesfarmers, Anticus Partners and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 21, 2018, $*****
4. UMA
Provider of digital assistant for enterprises to provide business intelligence. Claims to feature speech-to-text recognition in multiple languages, with a variety of over thirty voices to align with corporate sonic branding. It can be deployed to omnichannel platforms such as desktop, mobile, chat, SMS, phone call, or smart speaker. It additionally, comes built-in with an analytics suite that allows users to gain actionable insight on space utilization and employee collaboration thereby facilitating informed decision making for facilities management strategy. The application is compatible with both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about UMA
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Belfast (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $794K
- Employee Count: 28 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Anticus Partners and Finance Yorkshire
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 07, 2022, $*****
Provider of home energy monitoring devices. The company designs and manufactures bespoke in-home displays for the global smart meter market. Home Display(IHD) creates simple, intuitive, helpful, and engaging displays of energy consumption. Their Consumer Access Device (CAD) can be a stand-alone piece of hardware, akin to a gateway, or it can be a virtual solution embedded within some other device within the home. It securely links to the Smart Metering Home Area Network (SM HAN) to retrieve the available real-time data items and then transmits these via a chosen communication protocol to cloud service.
Key facts about Chameleon Technology
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Harrogate (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 42 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Anticus Partners
- Highlight: Acquired
Anticus Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Anticus Partners has invested in 13 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in The Build Chain.Anticus Partners' Investments by Stage
Anticus Partners has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.37M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $458K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Anticus Partners' Investments by Sector
Anticus Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer Goods, Healthcare, High Tech and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 8 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
Healthcare | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Media & Entertainment | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Anticus Partners' Investments by Geography
Anticus Partners has made most investments in United Kingdom (4).Anticus Partners' recent investments
Anticus Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Anticus Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 05, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2452 | - | |
Mar 07, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5956 | - | |
Apr 02, 2014 | United Kingdom | Series A | 7600 | - | |
Oct 04, 2012 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4164 | - |
Acquired companies in Anticus Partners' Portfolio
3 companies from Anticus Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Interdoor in Dec 2024 by Astra Holding Group for $*****.Here are Anticus Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 04, 2024 | - | - | 4586 | |
Dec 23, 2020 | - | - | 3537 | |
Jun 24, 2019 | - | - | 7510 |
Team profile of Anticus Partners
Anticus Partners has a team of 7 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom. Anticus Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Anticus Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | |||
Principal | Leeds | - |
Co-investors of Anticus Partners
Over the past 14 years, one investor has co-invested in Anticus Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested after Anticus Partners: Finance Yorkshire (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Anticus Partners's portfolio after their investments.
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