Simon Murdoch Overview
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Angel
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Active
- Investments
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21
- Portfolio
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11
- Exits
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8
Simon Murdoch General Information
Description
Dr. Simon Murdoch serves as Managing Partner at Episode 1 Ventures. He served as Board Member at Circuit Mind and Blink. He serves as a Board Member and Advisor at SimplicityDX. He serves as Board Observer at CloudNC. He serves as Board Member at LandTech. He serves as Board Member at MediShout. He serves as Board Member at Triptease, Global App Testing, UserReplay, SwiftSwift, , Profitero, Auto paid, and Kleene. He was the Founder of FriendsAbroad. He serves as Angel Investor and Board Member at Dropless. He was an Advisor of The Baobab Network. He sold his first company, book pages, to Amazon in 1998. He became a full-time angel investor. His angel portfolio includes investments in Shazam, Zoopla, LoveFilm (sold to Amazon 2011), Natural Motion, Covestor, and Shutl. In addition, from 2010 to 2012, he worked at Octopus Ventures in portfolio development. He is the Chairman of SubHub. He was a board member of Swift Shift . He also served as Board Observer at SimplyCook. He has a BA in Physics from Cambridge and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Expert Systems. He served as Board Member at Paramount Zone.
Business Details
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Corporate Office
- London
- England, United Kingdom
Simon Murdoch Investments (21)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Niya | 14-Jun-2024 | Angel (individual) | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | ||
| Dines | 30-Apr-2023 | Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure | Generating Revenue | |||
| Patch (London) | 20-Mar-2023 | Other Commercial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Peek Home | 27-Feb-2023 | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Narchie | 23-Aug-2021 | Specialty Retail | Generating Revenue | |||
| Hearby | 07-Apr-2021 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Lyvly | 01-Jun-2020 | Real Estate Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Profitero | 21-Apr-2020 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Movewise | 21-Apr-2019 | Seed Round | Real Estate Services (B2C) | Bankruptcy: Liquidation | ||
| Fluidly | 09-Nov-2018 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Simon Murdoch Exits (8)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Movewise | 30-Sep-2023 | Bankruptcy: Liquidation | |
| Profitero | 03-May-2022 | ||
| Fluidly | 01-Apr-2022 | ||
| Realla | 12-Oct-2018 | ||
| FanDuel | 11-Jul-2018 | ||
| Perkbox | 01-May-2015 | ||
| Dun & Bradstreet NetProspex | 05-Jan-2015 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Shutl | 22-Oct-2013 | Merger/Acquisition |
Simon Murdoch Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Simon Murdoch Co-Investors (24)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Active Partners | 1 |
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Simon Murdoch FAQs
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Who is Simon Murdoch?
Simon Murdoch is an angel Investor who has made 21 investments.
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What kind of investor is Simon Murdoch?
Simon Murdoch is an angel investor.
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What does Simon Murdoch do?
As an angel investor, Simon Murdoch invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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How many board seats does Simon Murdoch hold?
Simon Murdoch holds 3 board seats including LandTech, Dropless, and Blink (Communication Software).
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What has Simon Murdoch invested in?
Simon Murdoch has made numerous investments in companies like Niya, Dines, and Patch (London) within the Information Services (B2C), Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure, and Commercial Services industries.
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What has Simon Murdoch invested in recently?
Simon Murdoch's latest investment was on 14-Jun-2024 in Niya, a company within the Information Services (B2C) industry.
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