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Rob Dobson

Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh

Description

Rob founded Actix (actix.com) in 1991 and as CEO (1991-2005) grew it to over $50m revenue by 2005. More than 90% of the world’s mobile phon...

Investor Profile

Rob Dobson has made 70 investments, with 0 in the past 12 months and 30% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (41%)
  • Pre Seed (24%)
  • Series Unknown (16%)
  • Angel (14%)
  • Series A (3%)
  • Equity Crowdfunding (1%)

Country Focus

  • United Kingdom (94%)
  • United States (4%)
  • Germany (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Saas
  • E-commerce
  • Mobile
  • Data Visualization
  • Analytics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Computer
  • Robotics
  • Financial Services
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Who does Rob Dobson frequently co-invest with?

Par Equity
Par Equity
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 13
KM Capital
KM Capital
Europe, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester
Co-Investments: 1
L&
London & Scottish Investment Partners
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 1
Techstart Ventures
Techstart Ventures
Europe, Belfast, United Kingdom, Belfast
Co-Investments: 2
Equity Gap
Equity Gap
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 2
Scottish Investment Bank
Scottish Investment Bank
Europe, Glasgow City, United Kingdom, Glasgow
Co-Investments: 6
Seed Haus
Seed Haus
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 5
Old College Capital
Old College Capital
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Co-Investments: 1
Entrepreneur First
Entrepreneur First
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
Galvanise Capital
Galvanise Capital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Rob Dobson often collaborate with?

AB
Andrew Barrie
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 2
PW
Paul Walton
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 5
GW
Gareth Williams
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 6
JW
Judy Wilson
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 6
KF
Kenny Fraser
Europe, Glasgow City, United Kingdom, Glasgow
Shared Deals: 1
RK
Robin Knox
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 6
RL
Richard Lewis
Europe, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Shared Deals: 2
CS
Charlie Songhurst
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 2
JC
Jon Claydon
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
LM
Laurence Marlor
Europe, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Rob Dobson?

Robotical

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Robotical makes a low cost walking robot that's more than a toy! The perfect robot for learning about robotics

3D PrintingComputerRobotics
SeedDec 13, 2021
Connect4

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Connect4 is the client meeting platform that demonstrate the value and win more work.

AccountingCustomer ServiceProfessional ServicesSoftware
Pre SeedJul 31, 2021
Robotical

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Robotical makes a low cost walking robot that's more than a toy! The perfect robot for learning about robotics

3D PrintingComputerRobotics
SeedFeb 26, 2021
Mallzee

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Mallzee is a B2C clothing retail app and a B2B data suite for clothing retailers to improve margins and make smarter buying decisions

AnalyticsData VisualizationE-CommerceFashionMobile
Series UnknownApr 27, 2020
Amount Raised: $220,431
Encore Musicians

London, England, United Kingdom

Europe's leading marketplace for booking incredible live musicians to perform at parties & weddings. 30,000+ customers so far

CommunitiesIndependent MusicInternetMarketplaceMedia and EntertainmentMusic
AngelApr 15, 2020
Amount Raised: $103,906
Drinkly

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Drinkly offers an on-demand service of alcoholic drinks to its customers in Edinburgh, UK.

RetailShoppingWine And Spirits
Equity CrowdfundingDec 16, 2019
Amount Raised: $247,319
Stampede

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Essential tools to get customers returning and grow your hospitality business. Time saving technology that helps you succeed.

ComputerMarketingSaaSSoftware
SeedNov 12, 2019
Amount Raised: $643,363
Orders Made Simple

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Orders Made Simple is a mobile app and ordering system for the food industry.

E-CommerceInformation TechnologySoftware
Pre SeedOct 7, 2019
Amount Raised: $73,725
DragonflAI

Scotland, Indiana, United States

Phone-Based AI Moderation

Machine LearningSoftware
SeedJun 26, 2019
Robotical

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom

Robotical makes a low cost walking robot that's more than a toy! The perfect robot for learning about robotics

3D PrintingComputerRobotics
SeedJun 20, 2019
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