About Seismic Venture Partners
Seismic Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Feb 2021, Seismic Venture Partners has invested in 12 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of AlbaCo Overall, Seismic Venture Partners portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 2 acquisitions, namely Zigzag Global, Hayward Tyler and Peter Brotherhood. Seismic Venture Partners has team of 5 people.Key Metrics
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Seismic Venture Partners' List of Top Investments
Seismic Venture Partners has a portfolio of 12 companies. Their most notable investmentis in AlbaCoTheir portfolio spans across and United Kingdom. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of top investments by Seismic Venture Partners:ZigZag provides return solutions designed to help brands and retailers resell unwanted stock in overseas markets, generating cash recovery not returns. ZigZag’s technology links retailers with warehouses and couriers, distributing products to where the demand is. Goods are graded and resold product locally via marketplaces, without the need to ship goods back around the world. Operates multiple warehouses worldwide, has fixed cost agreements with major international courier partners for lowering the return costs.
Key facts about Zigzag Global
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $195K
- Employee Count: 183 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Maersk Growth, Circularity Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 06, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. AlbaCo
Bank providing lending and savings facilities to small and medium sized enterprises. It focuses on supporting small and medium-sized businesses by offering lending and savings facilities through a digitally optimized, relationship-based model. The bank aims to transform SME customer banking by combining a relationship-driven approach with technology platforms. It is dedicated to helping SMEs grow by providing specialist expertise and building lasting relationships with its customers.
Key facts about AlbaCo
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Glasgow (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $7.92M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Vela Technologies, Seismic Venture Partners and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 10, 2025, $*****
Designer and manufacturer of fluid filled electric motors and pumps. It provides on-site technical support, upgrades, repairs, and custom engineering services. It serves sectors like energy, nuclear power, oil and gas, chemicals, and renewables. Its products including nuclear pumps, submersible pumps and motors, wet stator motor pumps, and canned motor pumps.
Key facts about Hayward Tyler
- Founded Year: 1815
- Location: Luton (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on May 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 238 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Seismic Venture Partners
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Aug 10, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Developer of a urine diagnostic medical device. The company has developed a patented device called UTS-10 Cap which content the reagent pad to test ten parameters: leukocytes, nitrite, urobilinogen, protein, pH, blood, specific gravity, ketone, bilirubin, and glucose. The result is showed in the UTS digital analyzer which is connected to the UTS-10 Cap.
Key facts about Clinical Design
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Truro (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $7.03M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Syndicate Room, The FSE Group and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 09, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Nix & Kix
Manufacturer of sparkling water beverages with natural flavourings and no sugar. The company offers a variety of unique flavour combinations. These beverages contain no added sugar or sweeteners. The drinks are made with one hundred percent natural ingredients.
Key facts about Nix & Kix
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.16M
- Employee Count: 11 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Gifted.Ventures, Angel Academe and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 31, 2022, $*****
Seismic Venture Partners' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in AlbaCo.Seismic Venture Partners' Investments by Stage
Seismic Venture Partners has made 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.91M.Seismic Venture Partners' Investments by Sector
Seismic Venture Partners has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Financial Services and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 7 Tech companies, 5 Consumer (B2C) companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Seismic Venture Partners' Investments by Geography
Seismic Venture Partners has made most investments in United Kingdom (1).Seismic Venture Partners' recent investments
Seismic Venture Partners has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Seismic Venture Partners:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 13, 2021 | United Kingdom | Series A | 7792 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Seismic Venture Partners' Portfolio
1 of Seismic Venture Partners' portfolio company became public - Hayward Tyler. It got listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), in Aug 2017.Here are Seismic Venture Partners' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Aug 31, 2017 | - | - | 4126 |
Acquired companies in Seismic Venture Partners' Portfolio
2 companies from Seismic Venture Partners' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Peter Brotherhood in Mar 2021 by Howden for $*****.Here are Seismic Venture Partners' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Mar 12, 2021 | - | - | 6895 | |
Mar 08, 2021 | - | - | 8191 |
Team profile of Seismic Venture Partners
Seismic Venture Partners has a team of 5 members including 5 Principals located in United Kingdom. Seismic Venture Partners' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Seismic Venture Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Principal | United Kingdom | - | ||
Principal | London | - | ||
Principal | Carlisle | - | ||
Principal | Winchester | - | ||
Principal | Southampton | - |
Co-investors of Seismic Venture Partners
Over the past 5 years, one investor has co-invested in Seismic Venture Partners's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested after Seismic Venture Partners: Caledonian Holdings PLC (1 company) is the only investor which has invested in Seismic Venture Partners's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Seismic Venture Partners
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$13.7M Funding Round to Fuel Growth at TiledSan Diego Business Journal•Sep 23, 2021•Tiled, Signal Peak, Seismic Venture Partners, Adobe and 2 others
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Alba bank targets private investors in £5m cash callDaily Business•Feb 13, 2021•AlbaCo, Seismic Venture Partners
