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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?

Flock Mobility

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

AI-Driven Platform for EV Fleets

AppsIT Management
SeedApr 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,318,840
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