
Salica
Description
Salica, formerly known as Hambro Perks, is a prominent London-headquartered international investment firm specializing in private technology investing. The firm underwent a significant rebranding in late 2023/early 2024, consolidating its diverse investment strategies and funds under the new Salica identity. This strategic move aimed to streamline operations and present a unified front, while maintaining its core focus on identifying and backing innovative technology companies across various stages of their development. Salica leverages its deep industry expertise and extensive network to support its portfolio companies' growth and market expansion.
Investor Profile
Salica has backed more than 197 startups, with 11 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 49 rounds, about 25% of its total and boasts 16 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Seed, Secondary Market, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in United Kingdom, United States, Germany.
- Strong thematic focus on Software, Health Care, Financial Services.
- Led 8 rounds in the past year.
- Typical check size: $500K – $20M.
Stage Focus
- Seed (37%)
- Secondary Market (16%)
- Series Unknown (13%)
- Series A (13%)
- Pre Seed (8%)
- Series B (4%)
- Debt Financing (4%)
- Series C (3%)
- Angel (1%)
- Series D (1%)
Country Focus
- United Kingdom (78%)
- United States (6%)
- Germany (3%)
- United Arab Emirates (3%)
- Ireland (2%)
- Spain (2%)
- Denmark (1%)
- Sweden (1%)
- France (1%)
- Switzerland (1%)
Industry Focus
- Software
- Health Care
- Financial Services
- Fintech
- Information Technology
- Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
- E-commerce
- Internet
- Finance
- Human Resources
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