Number of Portfolio Companies 5
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Nick Kingsbury has 30 years experience in business, of which 12 was in the role of CEO for two software companies, and 7 was as Sector Partner for the international venture capital company 3i.

Nick is an experienced international software entrepreneur and venture capitalist.

He started his career with one of the leading UK software houses before

founding his own company, Software Support Limited, in the mid 1980s which grew to become a leading systems integration company for Workflow applications. In 1996 this business merged with Staffware plc which then IPO’d on the London market. With Staffware Nick was Senior VP for International Business Development and Marketing.

In 1999 Nick joined the international venture capitalist, 3i plc, for which he was Sector Partner for the software and internet sector. 3i invested over $500m in 150 software companies across Europe, the US and Asia, of which Nick was personally involved in many. His role was to develop 3i’s investment strategy and to advise on new investments. He also worked with existing investee companies with their strategic development, notably through partnership with the leading IT players worldwide. He served on the board of three 3i companies, Propero, the virtualisation company, sold to VMWare, Metastorm, the leading Business Process Management company (as observer) and the security software company Chronicle Solutions where he was also interim CEO.

Nick left 3i in 2007 and now advises a number of companies on their corporate and funding strategies. He currently serves on the boards of several private and public companies. See engagements for more information.

Kingsbury Ventures has access to a network of specialist associates covering media, electronics and other industries.

Number of Investments 5
Nick Kingsbury has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was Angel Round - Pickr on Apr 1, 2018, when
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Apr 1, 2018
Pickr
Yes
Angel Round - Pickr
Feb 19, 2018
BlackCurve
Yes
Seed Round - BlackCurve
£500K
Aug 16, 2017
Tailored.to
Seed Round - Tailored.to
$900K
Sep 1, 2016
ExactTrak
Angel Round - ExactTrak
£250K
Jan 20, 2014
Pushfor
Seed Round - Pushfor
£700K
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 2
Nick Kingsbury has 3 current jobs including Non exec director (UK) at GrowthPoint Technology Partners, Non exec director at Objective Corporation, and Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners. Additionally, Nick Kingsbury has had 2 past jobs including Venture Partner at C5 Capital.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
C5 Capital
Venture PartnerJun 1, 2011Sep 1, 2013
YooDoo Media
DirectorSep 2009
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 6
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
Nick Kingsbury holds 6 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Atto, Advisor at Flightsetter, and Advisor at CliqStart.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Cortexica Vision Systems
ChairmanNov 1, 2008Jul 1, 2010
Starcount
ChairmanFeb 1, 2011
Number of News Articles 5
NewsMar 4, 2019
NewsOct 25, 2018
NewsOct 25, 2018
NewsOct 25, 2018
Funding RoundApr 1, 2018
Pickr raised an undisclosed amount / Angel from Nick Kingsbury
Funding RoundFeb 19, 2018
Funding RoundAug 16, 2017
Funding RoundSep 1, 2016
ExactTrak raised £250,000 / Angel from Caroline Bearsted and 4 other investors
Funding RoundJan 20, 2014