Tapestry VC Fund III | 2018 VC Fund

Tapestry VC

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

London, United Kingdom

Countries of investment

United Kingdom
Germany
France
Netherlands
Sweden
Ireland
Spain
Italy
United States

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Software
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Fintech
Autonomy
Deeptech
Consumer Electronics
Robotics
Enterprise Software

About
Tapestry VC is a London-based venture capital firm focused on backing repeat founders launching their next company. Their focus spans software, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, autonomy, and deeptech across the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and the United States. The firm supports experienced operators from pre-seed through seed stages.

Min check size: $500K
Max check size: $3.5M
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Investment Thesis

Tapestry VC is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital firm deploying capital across software, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, autonomy, and deeptech sectors. They invest $1M to $3M in repeat founders building their second or third companies, engaging with entrepreneurs before they formally launch a company. The firm differentiates itself as the specialist backer of repeat founders in Europe and North America, whose second and third-time founders have generated over $2.2 trillion in combined enterprise value and are responsible for 60% of unicorns founded in Europe over the past eight years.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2018 by Patrick Murphy (Co-founder and Managing Partner), former mechanical engineer and web developer who spent the early part of his career at Goldman Sachs and later ran Universal Music Group's VC fund which invested in Spotify, Shazam, Uber, TikTok, Houseparty, and Stance. David Kelly (Co-founder and Partner) brings a decade of tech ecosystem experience building global events, having built an international network including founders of Uber, Tesla, Slack, Facebook, Deliveroo, Revolut, and Canva. Audrey Miller (Partner) previously founded a fintech startup within Entrepreneur First, worked at Goldman Sachs in London and San Francisco, and graduated summa cum laude from Stanford. Robert Dobie (Partner) leads portfolio support and finance operations. The firm has raised nearly $100M across three funds, with LP support from British Business Bank, Molten Ventures, Railpen, and Sarah Friar (OpenAI CFO).