Charles Songhurst Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 229

  • Portfolio
  • 159

  • Exits
  • 59

Exits

Charles Songhurst General Information

Description

Mr. Charles Songhurst serves as an Investment Partner at Nyca Partners. He serves as a Senior Venture Partner at Acequia Capital. He serves as an Investment Partner at Nyca Partners. He is an Angel Investor. He serves Advisor at Aplo, 8VC, and Veratrak. He is also a Board Member at Beauhurst, CodeSignal, and Rigetti. He serves as an Advisor and Board Member at Bear Robotics. He served as a Board Member at Proteus Digital Health, Transit Capital, and SafeGraph. He also served as an Advisor at OpenGov, Legalist, and Mighty AI. He is the Founder and serves as a Partner of Katana Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. He also runs the Songhurst Group, which holds assets in a variety of private companies. He ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and commercial deal, and the Skype acquisition. Before running the corporate strategy, he was focused on the emergence of Google and the growth of the search industry. He was an analyst at McKinsey & Company in London. He received a bachelor's degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Seattle, WA
  • United States

Charles Songhurst Investments (229)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Scope (Business/Productivity Software) 01-Aug-2024 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Lodestar 25-Jul-2024 Aerospace and Defense Startup
Testudo 01-Jun-2024 Other Insurance Startup
OctoMind 23-Apr-2024 Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Utila 05-Mar-2024 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Entropica Labs 14-Dec-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
StackOne 29-Nov-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
DLC.Link 02-Oct-2023 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Story Protocol 05-Sep-2023 Early Stage VC Software Development Applications Generating Revenue
Quantly (Database Software) 01-Sep-2023 Early Stage VC Database Software Generating Revenue

Charles Songhurst Exits (59)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
PetaGene 08-Oct-2024 Merger/Acquisition
Encore 20-Sep-2024
TaxScouts 05-Jul-2024
Blocktorch 18-Jun-2024
Bitski 21-May-2024
Onfido 08-Apr-2024
Searchlight 08-Apr-2024
Orgnostic 20-Mar-2024
Amberbox 01-Mar-2024 Secondary Transaction - Private
Getware 26-Feb-2024 Out of Business

Charles Songhurst Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

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Charles Songhurst Co-Investors (1,003)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Charles Songhurst FAQs

  • Who is Charles Songhurst?

    Charles Songhurst is an angel Investor who has made 229 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Charles Songhurst?

    Charles Songhurst is an angel investor.

  • What does Charles Songhurst do?

    As an angel investor, Charles Songhurst invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Charles Songhurst hold?

    Charles Songhurst holds 3 board seats including Bear Robotics, Beauhurst, and CodeSignal.

  • What has Charles Songhurst invested in?

    Charles Songhurst has made numerous investments in companies like Scope (Business/Productivity Software), Lodestar, and Testudo within the Business/Productivity Software, Aerospace and Defense, and Insurance industries.

  • What has Charles Songhurst invested in recently?

    Charles Songhurst's latest investment was on 01-Aug-2024 in Scope (Business/Productivity Software), a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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