Merlin Ventures Ltd is a global venture capital firm with a focus on investing in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail sectors. The firm typically participates in Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds, supporting companies with investments ranging from early-stage to more developed growth phases.
Notable portfolio companies include Finite State, Rezonate, Sepio, and Tamnoon. Key partners at Merlin Ventures include industry veterans such as Andrew Smeaton, who serves as the CISO-in-Residence. The firm emphasizes a hands-on investment philosophy, offering unique value-add services such as strategic guidance and operational support to help portfolio companies scale effectively.
Merlin Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies5
Current Portfolio Count5
Top Investment Stages
Seed3 (60.0%)
Series A1 (20.0%)
Series B1 (20.0%)
Stage Mix
Seed 60%Series A 20%Series B 20%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
Merlin Ventures - Classification
- Also Known As
- Merlin Ventures PTY LTD
- NAICS
- 520000Finance and Insurance
- 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
- 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
- SIC
- 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
- 6790Miscellaneous Investing
- 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 6 more industry codes
- NAICS
- 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
- 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
- 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
- SIC
- 6000Depository Institutions
- 6720Investment Offices
- 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end
