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Single family offices in London, investing in startups and early stage

We selected some of the top active single family offices based in London that invest in startups and early-stage companies. Here 5 of them, along with their website links:

  1. Avonmore Developments
    Avonmore Developments is focused on providing pre-seed and seed equity capital into early-stage/high-growth businesses. Since 2000 Avonmore has invested in over 50 businesses in over 75 funding rounds. It was founded by brothers Simon and Michael Blakey, two of the UK's first professional business angels. 
  2. Candy Capital
    Candy Capital is a privately-held family office established by British entrepreneur and businessman Nick Candy to manage his personal business interests and group of companies. The group businesses range from real estate, design, and development, through to a portfolio of multi-stage investments in tech, digital media, consumer and sports, biotech, sustainability, and natural resources.
  3. Salsano Family Office
    Salsano Family Office (S.F.O.) is the single family office of businessman and philanthropist Sandro Salsano. The Office invests proprietary capital mainly in real estate, private equity and technology. Mr. Salsano is the President of Salsano Group, a private conglomerate as well as Chairman and Trustee of Salsano Shahani Foundation. A former basketball player, he is also an angel and venture capital investor.
  4. UCEA - Family Office Group
    UCEA is a single-family office established in 2008, with its headquarters located in Mayfair, London and representation offices in Lisbon, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. It has diversified interests in trading, natural resources, energy, and sustainability, and tends to invest in real estate, as well as in early-stage direct investments, venture capital, and private equity funds globally. The group also has a self-funded division focusing on seed and Series A opportunities in energy, healthcare, sports, and technology.
  5. Rivertrade
    A family office specialising in seed and early stage capital and funding to national and international private businesses. John Kinder established Rivertrade in 2000 as a private investment company. Past investments include companies in sports, entertainment, music, and the production and trading of sugar.

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