Jamjar Investments Explained

JamJar Investments
Industry:Venture Capital
Founders:Richard Reed, Adam Balon, Jon Wright, Katie Marrache (née Leviten)
Location City:London
Location Country:United Kingdom

JamJar Investments is British venture capital investment fund, headquartered in London. JamJar Investments provides investment to early-stage companies in the consumer technology and FMCG sectors.[1]

History

JamJar was founded in 2012 by Richard Reed, Jon Wright, Adam Balon, and Katie Marraché (née Leviten).[2] [3] Reed, Wright, and Balon had previously founded FMCG smoothie brand Innocent Drinks, which was sold to Coca-Cola in 2013 for north of $700m.[4] [5] [6]

Previous investments include Farewill,[7] Graze,[8] Deliveroo, Tails.com,[9] Babylon Health,[10] Propercorn,[11] [12] Popchips[13] and Simba Sleep.[14]

In May 2017 Katie Marrache was announced Europe's youngest female VC partner.[15] In April 2022, JamJar announced a new £100m fund.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet London's leading tech investors. 2018-04-04. Evening Standard. en. 2020-05-28.
  2. News: Isaac. Anna. 2017-04-25. Going from business owner to investor is like going from athlete to coach. en-GB. The Telegraph. London. 2020-05-28. 0307-1235.
  3. Web site: London is the best place in the world to start a business, says Innocent co-founder Richard Reed. 2018-10-18. CityAM. en-GB. 2020-05-28.
  4. News: Smale. Will. 2018-04-09. How smoothie brand Innocent became a bestseller. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-05-28.
  5. Web site: Coca-Cola takes full control of Innocent. 2013-02-22. the Guardian. en. 2020-05-28.
  6. Web site: Coca-Cola swallows most of Innocent. Lucas. Louis. 22 February 2013. Financial Times. 28 May 2020.
  7. News: May . Melanie . 2019-01-22 . Online will-writing service Farewill completes £7.5m capital raise . UK Fundraising .
  8. Web site: Richard Reed: 'Will wackaging be my contribution to the species?'. 2016-10-23. the Guardian. en. 2020-05-28.
  9. Web site: Clough & Willis advises JamJar Investments on latest deal. Whitear. Sam. 2018-05-09. Business Manchester. en-GB. 2020-05-28.
  10. Web site: M:Qube secures £5 million Series A investment led by AV8 Ventures, IQ Capital and Jamjar – UK Tech Investment News. en-GB. 2020-05-28.
  11. Web site: Mike Hedges to 'spearhead expansion' as Propercorn CEO. Selwood2018-06-01T06:01:00+01:00. Daniel. The Grocer. en. 2020-05-28.
  12. Web site: Jamjar Investments Opens The Lid & Helps Find $7m Funding For Snackfood Start-up Propercorn. 2016-09-05. Haggerston Times. en-US. 2020-05-28.
  13. Web site: Innocent Drink's Richard Reed on life after a $500 million company. 2014-04-11. Growth Business. en-GB. 2020-05-28.
  14. Web site: 2016-04-01. Mattress Maker Simba Sleeps Secures Investment from JamJar and Others. 2020-10-26. UK Business Angels Association. en-GB.
  15. Web site: An Oxford uni grad has become the UK's youngest female VC partner. Shead. Sam. Insider. 2020-05-28.
  16. Web site: JamJar Fund.

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