WHY FOUNDERS CHOOSE US
“CircleRock rapidly understood our complex business, and understood that, while money is important, network is key to success. They have introduced us to potential industry partners, and we are delighted to have them onboard.”
Dr Elizabeth Gilligan
Co-Founder & CEO of Material Evolution
Raised £15m Series A
"The CircleRock Capital team have built a great relationship with me that is authentic, supportive and incredibly helpful. CircleRock understand the scale of our opportunity, have introduced us to some exciting LPs, and I'm delighted to have them on my cap table!"
Greg Tarr
Founder & CEO of Inferex
Raised Seed Investment
“We’re excited to partner with CircleRock Capital who had the conviction to see the huge potential for Yonder from day #1. They introduced us to fantastic investors like Unpopular Ventures who participated in our Series A round and have continued to be a big champion for the ambitious category defining business that Yonder is building."
Tim Chong
Co-Founder & CEO of Yonder
Raised £62.5m Series A
"We recently raised Denmark's largest seed round, and were delighted to receive investment from CircleRock Capital. Not only did they introduce brilliant investors to our round and the most active fintech angel in the world, Chris Adelsbach, CircleRock have also introduced us to key accelerators, early-stage companies and stakeholders in our target SME audience. We are now expanding outside Denmark and are pleased to say that CircleRock introduced our first paying UK customer!"
Alexander Sonne Wulff
Co-Founder & CEO of Scaleup Finance
Raised $8m Seed
"From the outset, Conor saw the opportunity for FitXR, and not only backed our early concepts to redefine the fitness landscape, but also myself and my founding team. We have since grown to 85 employees and were delighted to take on further investment from CircleRock Capital earlier in 2022. Revenues have grown 500% over the last 12 months as we pursue our ambition to have more customers globally than any other fitness company in the world. We are proud to be backed by a world-class group of investors who are very supportive. CircleRock Capital recognise and understand value and work to build it alongside a founding team, and have been very proactive in opening commercial doors for us and introducing us to leading VC funds for future rounds."
Sam Cole
Co-Founder & CEO of FitXR
Raised Series A
HOW WE HELP
One lasting joke in the world of Venture Capital revolves around the tendency of investors to eagerly make claims and promises about how the “add value” to startups.
We believe the founders we back are world-class and have the vision, resilience leadership and execution skills to succeed no matter what.
However, where appropriate, we love to try and amplify a company’s trajectory, and this is how we actually help and add value:
Customer Introductions - Sales and Partnerships
Our network is a key reason why we win access to deals. We both have a huge network, and the company Barry built and exited had 2,000 corporate clients spread across all sectors. We like to put in months of work before a funding round, winning a founder’s trust and demonstrating how we can make introductions that move the needle in the vital early years of a company. A great example of this is Scaleup Finance – they were expanding from Denmark to the UK, and we introduced their first paying customer!
Our reach
With 10,000+ followers between us on Linkedin, our posts regularly get 10,000-30,000 impressions. Great for promoting any open roles you’re hiring for, amplifying an investment announcement, or allowing us to spread the word about your latest product feature!
Fundraising
Over the course of more than a decade, we have developed close relationships with the top global VCs, and can make powerful introductions for follow-on funding rounds. Additionally, we have access to the most suitable Alternative Finance and Venture Debt options to compliment your raise.
Hiring
We have an exclusive partnership with Ravio, giving you free access to Europe’s most comprehensive set of real-time salary and benefits benchmarks for tech companies. We also reach into our network to help you fill open roles.
Deals
We can offer our portfolio companies:
$100,000 in free AWS credits
€15,000 worth of free Stripe processing and a discount on using Atlas to incorporate in the US
FX & Treasury Management
In the wake of SVBs collapse, cash management and interest rate hedging is understandably a huge area of focus. Fortunately, Barry has successfully built and exited a business in this space, so we’re on hand to provide advice on the best f/x counterparties, how to manage funding rounds in different currencies, diversifying your deposit and maximising best interest rates.
Compliance & Regulation
Barry has been through the entire FCA regulation process, successfully obtaining four separate licenses. We can advise and introduce best-in-class compliance companies to manage through the regulatory process.
PR
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