About Pentech
Pentech is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based out of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. As of Mar 2023, Pentech has invested in 45 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Deep Render Overall, Pentech portfolio has seen 21 acquisitions including key companies like FanDuel, Nutmeg and Velocix. A lot of funds co-invest with Pentech, with names like Scottish Enterprise sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Pentech has team of 4 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Pentech's List of Top Investments
Pentech has a portfolio of 45 companies. Their most notable investments are in Secret Sales and Acunu.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Canada and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Pentech:
1. FanDuel
Developer of a fantasy platform for multiple sports. It provides users to play fantasy sports games for NFL, MLB, NBA, soccer, and golf. It also enables users to select the contests they wish to play, and players to participate in the competition.
Key facts about FanDuel
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $416M
- Employee Count: 4,221 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, CapitalG and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 15, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Nutmeg
Digital wealth management and investment platform. It enables individuals to invest through managed portfolios across ISAs, pensions, and general investment accounts. Users select investment goals and risk preferences, while professional investment teams manage portfolio allocation, monitoring, and rebalancing. The platform provides tools for tracking performance, planning financial goals, and accessing investment insights, combining automated portfolio management with optional financial guidance services. It is designed to simplify long-term investing and wealth planning through a mobile-first experience supported by institutional investment expertise.
Key facts about Nutmeg
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $180M
- Employee Count: 50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Schroders and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 22, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. PrimaryBid
Provider of a capital markets technology platform. It facilitates retail investor participation in public capital markets. The platform enables listed companies and issuers to conduct equity and fixed-income fundraises—such as IPOs, secondary offerings, and block trades—while allowing individual investors to invest alongside institutional participants on equal terms. It operates through integrations with investment banks, brokers, and wealth management platforms, providing a co-branded and compliant infrastructure for distributing investment opportunities at scale.
Key facts about PrimaryBid
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $254M
- Employee Count: 91 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: Abn Amro, SoftBank Vision Fund and 56 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Velocix
Velocix offers a broad range of advanced digital delivery services for live and on demand streaming video streaming and file download. The globally deployed Velocix Content Delivery Network (CDN) provides an Internet fast lane for large digital assets like video, music, software and games.
Key facts about Velocix
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Cambridge (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $79M
- Employee Count: 200 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Cambridge Gateway Fund, Lumine Group and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 2008, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Monolith
Developer of AI-driven software for engineering product development and testing. The company provides a core platform with modules for test data validation, test plan optimisation, and system calibration. It offers consulting, implementation, advanced research, and AI training services. The software is designed for use in the battery, automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, and medical industries.
Key facts about Monolith
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $14.6M
- Employee Count: 36 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Stanford, Founders Factory and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 23, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Pentech's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Pentech has invested in 46 companies over the last 25 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Cognitive Credit and most recent follow-on round was in Deep Render.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Pentech's Investments by Stage
Pentech has made 19 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.62M, 15 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.74M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $3.88M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $928K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 19 |
Seed | 15 |
Series B | 4 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Pentech's Investments by Sector
Pentech has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 30 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 29 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 24 |
FinTech | 7 |
High Tech | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
Consumer | 5 |
Others | 34 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Pentech's Investments by Geography
Pentech has made most investments in United Kingdom (30), followed by United States where it has made 5 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 30 |
United States | 5 |
Australia | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
China | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Pentech's recent investments
Pentech has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Pentech:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 29, 2023 | United Kingdom | Series A | 8697 | ||
Feb 10, 2022 | United Kingdom | Series A | 7834 | [+7] | |
Jan 08, 2022 | United Kingdom | Series C | 1897 | [+6] | |
Nov 22, 2021 | United Kingdom | Series A | 4796 | [+1] | |
Aug 23, 2021 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6659 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Pentech's Portfolio
21 companies from Pentech's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Deep Render in Oct 2025 by Interdigital for $*****.Here are Pentech's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 30, 2025 | May 07, 2020 | Seed | 8135 | |
Oct 14, 2025 | - | - | 1901 | |
Feb 26, 2025 | Jun 22, 2018 | Seed | 9050 | |
Dec 02, 2024 | Jan 2009 | Seed | 4402 | |
Jul 01, 2022 | May 06, 2021 | Seed | 2988 |
Team profile of Pentech
Pentech has a team of 4 members including 4 Partners located in United Kingdom. Pentech's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Pentech:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | Edinburgh | - | ||
Partner | Edinburgh | |||
Partner | Edinburgh | - |
Co-investors of Pentech
Over the past 25 years, 180 investors have co-invested in Pentech's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Pentech: Techstars, Eden Ventures and 35 others have invested in rounds before Pentech. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Pentech and 2 companies where Eden Ventures has invested before Pentech.
- Top Co-investors of Pentech: 58 investors entered a company along with Pentech. These include investors like Scottish Enterprise (7 companies).
- Invested after Pentech: A total of 85 investors have invested in Pentech's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Pentech Ventures (3 companies), Scottish Enterprise (3 companies) and Shamrock Capital Advisors (1 company).
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