About The Players Fund
The Players Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jun 2026, The Players Fund is an active investor, having invested in 6 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. 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 Consumer and Media & Entertainment. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Seat Unique A lot of funds co-invest with The Players Fund, with names like IIFL Finance sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. The Players Fund has team of 10 people including 7 partners.Key Metrics
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Deals in last 12 months
The Players Fund's List of Top Investments
The Players Fund has a portfolio of 6 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Seat UniqueTheir portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, France and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Media & Entertainment and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by The Players Fund:
1. Fundamento
Developer of AI voice agent for automating lending customer interactions. The AI agent handles end-to-end automation from loan discovery to collections. It provides solutions with intelligent conversations and aims for zero human intervention. The agent converses fluently in multiple languages and retains context across the entire lending lifecycle. It integrates into lending ecosystems, powering customer engagement while maintaining security and compliance.
Key facts about Fundamento
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.67M
- Employee Count: 64 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: IIFL Finance, LetsVenture and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Seat Unique
Provider of VIP tickets and hospitality packages for live events. They offer access to premium experiences at sports, music, and cultural events. The company facilitates access to official hospitality and VIP tickets. It aims to make live experiences more accessible to fans.
Key facts about Seat Unique
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Apr 30, 2019
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $54.4M
- Employee Count: 67 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Dust Road Ventures, Hearst and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. TMRW Sports
Key facts about TMRW Sports
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Orlando (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $82.9M
- Employee Count: 134 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, United Talent Agency and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 24, 2024, $*****
4. Unravel
Developer of a travel booking platform using shoppable videos. The platform allows users to plan and book travel arrangements within the app at competitive prices. It utilizes engaging video content to showcase travel experiences, stimulating wanderlust and facilitating seamless booking. The platform is designed to be integrated with other systems via an API, offering white-label options for partners.
Key facts about Unravel
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $13.7M
- Employee Count: 75 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Nauta Capital, Slingshot and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Huskeys
Provider of an AI-powered platform for edge security management and optimization. The platform unifies controls across content delivery networks, web application firewalls, infrastructure, and applications. Its artificial intelligence engine assesses, adapts, and orchestrates rules, policies, and configurations. It offers edge posture management, application rule tuning, and orchestration. The platform automates operations with lifecycle orchestration, from rule visualization and traffic simulation to testing, versioning, and deployment.
Key facts about Huskeys
- Founded Year: 2025
- Location: Israel
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Investors: toDay Ventures, SV Angel and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
The Players Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Huskeys and most recent follow-on round was in Seat Unique.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
The Players Fund's Investments by Stage
The Players Fund has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.21M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The Players Fund's Investments by Sector
The Players Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Media & Entertainment, Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies, 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 3 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The Players Fund's Investments by Geography
The Players Fund has made most investments in United Kingdom (2), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 |
United States | 2 |
France | 1 |
India | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The Players Fund's recent investments
The Players Fund has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Seat Unique and Huskeys.Here are the most recent investments by The Players Fund:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 22, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series B | 8499 | [+3] | |
Mar 30, 2026 | Israel | Seed | 5745 | [+8] | |
Oct 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | 5052 | [+3] | |
Apr 02, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 7067 | [+8] | |
Mar 19, 2025 | France | Seed | 9902 | [+3] |
Team profile of The Players Fund
The Players Fund has a team of 10 members including 7 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United Kingdom, United States and 3 more locations. The Players Fund's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in The Players Fund:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Lugano | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Brighton | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Eindhoven | - | - | |
Partner | Madrid | - | ||
Venture Partner | United Kingdom | - | - |
Co-investors of The Players Fund
Over the past 2 years, 98 investors have co-invested in The Players Fund's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before The Players Fund: Epic Angels, Google and 28 others have invested in rounds before The Players Fund. There is 1 company where Epic Angels has invested before The Players Fund and 1 company where Google has invested before The Players Fund.
- Top Co-investors of The Players Fund: 64 investors entered a company along with The Players Fund. These include investors like IIFL Finance (1 company).
- Invested after The Players Fund: A total of 4 investors have invested in The Players Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Accelerate Ventures (1 company), Pentland Ventures (1 company) and Hearst (1 company).
Recent News related to The Players Fund
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Orbio AI Closes £16M Funding Round to Expand AI Agent Platform for Frontline Workforce Management into UK and BeyondBusinessCloud•Jun 22, 2026•Seat Unique, The Players Fund, Active Partners, Hearst and 2 others
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Voice AI startup Fundamento raises $1.9 million led by IIFL Fintech FundThe Economic Times•Oct 17, 2025•Fundamento, IIFL Finance, The Players Fund, Venture Catalysts and 3 others
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Fuel Ventures has been announced as the leader of a £4M investment in Prosper, with the goal of revolutionizing wealth management.Sme Bulletin•Jan 30, 2025•Prosper, Fuel Ventures, Prosper, The Players Fund and 7 others
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Naomi Osaka’s Media Company Received A Major Investment From An Athletes-Led FundESSENCE•Jun 26, 2024•Hana Kuma, The Players Fund, Epic Games, Nike and 1 other
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Seat Unique secures investment from athlete-led venture capital firmConference News•Apr 10, 2024•Seat Unique, The Players Fund
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Players Fund adds top female athletes to its Venture Capital firmTech.eu•Dec 18, 2023•The Players Fund
