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Gareth Williams

Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh

Description

Gareth Williams co-founded Skyscanner Limited in 2001 and has been its CEO through to 2018. Chairman to Jan 2020. We spent $6m of primary c...

Investor Profile

Gareth Williams has made 21 investments, with 1 in the past 12 months and 10% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (29%)
  • Pre Seed (24%)
  • Series A (19%)
  • Angel (14%)
  • Series Unknown (10%)
  • Equity Crowdfunding (5%)

Country Focus

  • United Kingdom (90%)
  • Hungary (5%)
  • United States (5%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Business Intelligence
  • Internet Of Things
  • E-commerce
  • Machine Learning
  • Information Technology
  • Big Data
  • Cloud Computing
  • Consulting
  • Information Services
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FAQ

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Who does Gareth Williams frequently co-invest with?

Par Equity
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 3
InReach Ventures
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
Techstart Ventures
Europe, Belfast, United Kingdom, Belfast
Co-Investments: 1
CodeBase
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 1
Equity Gap
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 2
Creandum
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Co-Investments: 1
Archangels
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 1
Scottish Investment Bank
Europe, Glasgow City, United Kingdom, Glasgow
Co-Investments: 4
Cambridge Angels group
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
Scottish Enterprise
Europe, Glasgow City, United Kingdom, Glasgow
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Gareth Williams often collaborate with?

BG
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 4
SR
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 1
AB
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 3
BP
Europe, United Kingdom
Shared Deals: 1
MC
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 3
RD
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 6
RK
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 2
LB
Europe, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Gent
Shared Deals: 2
JL
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
WT
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Gareth Williams?

Wordsmith AI

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Advanced legal AI for in house legal teams

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyLegal Tech
SeedJun 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Ember

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Ember builds and operates electric bus networks that give people a zero-emission, convenient, and affordable way to get from A to B

InternetTransportationTravel
Series AMar 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $13,890,766
Maison Sport

London, England, United Kingdom

Maison Sport is a marketplace connecting ski instructors with people learning to ski

Advertising PlatformsE-CommerceMarketplaceSports
Series ASep 28, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,783,311
Swurf

Leith, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Swurf is a developer of an app that links hosts and spaces with remote workers.

AppsHospitality
AngelJul 6, 2022
Pommelhorse

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Pommelhorse is a computer vision deep tech startup that makes digital communication more human.

Software
Pre SeedMay 3, 2022
Amount Raised: $781,169
Machines With Vision

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Machines With Vision is transforming the maintenance of linear infrastructure using millimetre-accurate mapping.

Autonomous VehiclesInfrastructureMachine LearningRailroadRoboticsSensor
Series UnknownMar 24, 2022
Amount Raised: $3,430,491
Boundary

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Proptech, IoT, HaaS, B2C, AI, ML

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Computer VisionConsumer ElectronicsHardwareInternet of ThingsMachine LearningPropTechSecuritySmart Home
SeedMay 26, 2021
Amount Raised: $5,222,713
Maison Sport

London, England, United Kingdom

Maison Sport is a marketplace connecting ski instructors with people learning to ski

Advertising PlatformsE-CommerceMarketplaceSports
Equity CrowdfundingMay 13, 2021
Amount Raised: $1,755,788
DevicePilot

London, England, United Kingdom

DevicePilot provides Service Monitoring for connected devices

Big DataBusiness IntelligenceCloud ComputingConsultingInformation ServicesInternet of Things
Series UnknownApr 25, 2021
Amount Raised: $2,357,045
Craft

Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

Craft offers a document creation platform that allows users to easily create and share documents.

Document ManagementDocument PreparationMobile AppsProductivity ToolsSoftware
Series AApr 1, 2021
Amount Raised: $8,000,000