
Illuminate Financial
Investor - Venture Capital
Overview
London-based VC firm investing in capital markets FinTech firms
Country: United Kingdom
Founded: 2014
Headquarters: London
Investment Strategy
Geography
- North America
- Europe
Sector Focus
- Institutional Investments and Trading
- RegTech
- Data and Analytics
Investment Stage
- Seed
- Early Stage Venture
- Series A
Summary
Illuminate Financial Management is a London-based venture capital firm that invests exclusively in capital markets financial technology. The firm tries to capitalise on FinTech investment opportunities driven by the significant change in the business and regulatory environments in which financial institutions operate. Hence, at the core of Illuminate’s investments strategy is backing up teams and solutions resolving specific problems within the capital markets space rather than investing “cool” technology. Illuminate’s first fund closed in 2015 and includes participation from Deutsche Boerse Group and Markit as LPs. The firm’s initial investments range from £250,000 to £2.5m, with concentration limit set at 15%.
Investments
Date
Name
Size
Round
Co-Investors
Sector
Country

TransFICC
Early Stage
Main Incubator
Institutional Investments & Trading
United Kingdom

Dv01
Series A
OCA Ventures
RegTech
United States

RegTek Solutions
Series A
Deutsche Borse
RegTech
United States

TickSmith Corp.
undisclosed
Data & Analytics
Canada

Privitar
Series A
Partech Ventures
RegTech
United Kingdom

AxeTrading
undisclosed
Institutional Investments & Trading
United Kingdom

Feedstock
undisclosed
RegTech
United Kingdom

Privitar
Seed
RegTech
United Kingdom

ChartIQ
Series A
ValueStream Ventures
Data & Analytics
United States

CloudMargin
undisclosed
RegTech
United Kingdom
Funds Raised
Vintage
Fund Name
Amount
IFM FinTech Opportunities Fund
£35m
Key Employees

Mark Beeston
Partner

Mark Whitcroft
Partner

Alexander Ross
Investment Executive

Rezso Szabo
Investment Executive

Luca Zorzino
Investment Executive

Etienne Brunet
Investment Executive