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]

JamJar Investments
IndustryVenture Capital
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
FoundersRichard Reed, Adam Balon, Jon Wright, Katie Marrache (née Leviten)
Headquarters,
United Kingdom
Websitewww.jamjarinvestments.com

History

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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,[8] 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet London's leading tech investors". Evening Standard. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ Isaac, Anna (25 April 2017). "Going from business owner to investor is like going from athlete to coach". The Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "London is the best place in the world to start a business, says Innocent co-founder Richard Reed". CityAM. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ Smale, Will (9 April 2018). "How smoothie brand Innocent became a bestseller". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Coca-Cola takes full control of Innocent". the Guardian. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ Lucas, Louis (22 February 2013). "Coca-Cola swallows most of Innocent". Financial Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ^ May, Melanie (22 January 2019). "Online will-writing service Farewill completes £7.5m capital raise". UK Fundraising.
  8. ^ a b "Richard Reed: 'Will wackaging be my contribution to the species?'". the Guardian. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. ^ Whitear, Sam (9 May 2018). "Clough & Willis advises JamJar Investments on latest deal". Business Manchester. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  10. ^ "M:Qube secures £5 million Series A investment led by AV8 Ventures, IQ Capital and Jamjar – UK Tech Investment News". Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  11. ^ Selwood2018-06-01T06:01:00+01:00, Daniel. "Mike Hedges to 'spearhead expansion' as Propercorn CEO". The Grocer. Retrieved 28 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Jamjar Investments Opens The Lid & Helps Find $7m Funding For Snackfood Start-up Propercorn". Haggerston Times. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Innocent Drink's Richard Reed on life after a $500 million company". Growth Business. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Mattress Maker Simba Sleeps Secures Investment from JamJar and Others". UK Business Angels Association. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  15. ^ Shead, Sam. "An Oxford uni grad has become the UK's youngest female VC partner". Insider. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  16. ^ "JamJar Fund".
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