EC1 Capital

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2-10 Capper Street

London

WC1E 6JA

United Kingdom

Website

https://twitter.com/ec1capital

General information:

Operator led, we are looking to partner with ambitious, tenacious and focused entrepreneurs who are inventing or disrupting large markets with defensible value propositions.

We have deep connections and presence in the London technology investment community. We invest for the long haul and have the ability to follow our money.

Company information:

Company type:

Investor

Industry:

Financial Services

FAQ:

Do you invest in other parts of the UK?

EC1 Capital is based in London because that is where the majority of web startups operate. Because we like to be involved in our investments we need to be mindful of the practicalities of travelling to portfolio companies. Our investment geographic triangle is between London, Dublin and Edinburgh.

Would you consider European investments?

Not on this current fund unless you are looking to relocate to the UK and incorporate here. We have finite resources and building successful companies is hard enough without placing additional layers of geography, culture, language and commercial law.

How much do you invest?

For seed and bridging up to £400k. We have led syndicated rounds of up to £1m at seed. For Series A partcipation rounds; between £200k and £1m.

Do you follow on?

If the company is performing and has interest from another investor on the next, larger round we will usually follow on to maintain at least our pro-rata equity allocation.

I didn't hear back from you?

EC1 Capital is only a small firm with limited resources to engage on every application and provide feedback, last year we had over 1,500 applications for funding so we cannot get back to everyone. It clearly states when making an application that we will only contact you if we are interested.

Why do you work in co-working spaces? Don't you have any money?!

We deliberately chose to work like this. We are fully mobile. We don't believe we can be connected to entrepreneurs by locating ourselves in Mayfair, Chelsea or The City. We want to immerse ourselves at every level where entrepreneurs meet, work and play and we want to put as much of our capital to work as possible without being absorbed into unnecessarily high overheads.

How much do you invest?

Depending on various factors such as team, sector and the degree of traction that has been attained we will consider an investment range of £50,000 to £1m. We will syndicate with other VC's or Angels especially of they can bring domain experience or connections to the deal.

How can you help us apart from financially?

EC1 Capital is committed to helping all its portfolio companies in any way possible either through our network of contacts or through a mentoring process using our own personnel as well as philanthropic advisors associated with EC1 Capital who have an interest in helping out entrepreneurs where they can. During 2014/15 we are building out a team of advisors in specific verticals and disciplines.

Do you accept single founder teams?

As a general rule no, however there can be exceptions and we have backed exceptional solo founders. We would encourage a solo founder to team with another suitable person at some point, it is difficult enough to run a growing startup let alone trying to handle it all by yourself.

Will you sign an NDA?

A common trend with investors in the tech space is not to sign NDA's. EC1 Capital does not sign NDA's.