Pre-Seed · Dubai, UAE · Est. 2015

Your first
believer.
Your lasting
partner.

We invest exclusively at pre-seed, giving founders an unfair advantage — the right capital, the right network, at exactly the right moment.

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69% Pre-seed to Series A rate
>$1bn Follow-on capital raised
$30m Fund III

Philosophy

We partner with visionary founders — with hustle, heart and humility — who see the world not as it is, but as it could be.

Our pre-seed to Series A graduation rate is 69% — approximately 3× the industry average.

>$1bn Follow-on capital raised by our founders since 2015
69% Pre-seed to Series A — ~3× the industry average
6 New investments per year — highly selective, fully committed
60% Of the fund reserved for follow-on through Series A

Portfolio

Founders who raise from the world's best

Since 2015, our portfolio companies have secured follow-on from Sequoia, SoftBank, Temasek, Meta, GV, and more.

StripeSeries C · Sequoia
AndelaSeries D · SoftBank
Thought Machine$200m Series B · Temasek
MapillaryAcquired · Meta
Protex AI$36m Series B · Hedosophia
Nory$37m Series B · Kinnevik
StackOne$20m Series A · GV
Recycleye$17m Series A · DCVC

How we invest

Highly
selective.
All in
when we
commit.

01
Pre-seed only
Cheques from $100k to $1.5m. We invest at the very beginning and we don't deviate.
02
Co-invest in 100% of deals
We optimise for the best combination of funds and angels alongside every investment.
03
Long-term follow-on
60% of the fund is reserved for follow-on. Up to $5m per company through Series A.
04
Founders Choice top 3
Top three on the Founders Choice VC European leaderboard — ranked by the founders we back.

"Playfair were the first to truly believe in what we were building. They didn't just write a cheque — they became genuine partners."

CEO, Thought Machine $200m Series B · Temasek

"An incredible network and hands-on approach that no other pre-seed investor came close to matching. I'd recommend them without hesitation."

Founder, Mapillary Acquired by Meta, 2020

"Having Playfair at pre-seed set the tone for every raise that followed. Their conviction opened doors we didn't know existed."

Co-founder, Andela Series D · SoftBank Vision

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Whether you have a deck, a prototype, or just an idea — we're always happy to talk.

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