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Swordfish Investments

Family office

London · Seed–Late Stage · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

AyBe Capital operates as a permanent capital manager pursuing a broad, multi-asset class strategy. It invests both directly in companies and as a limited partner in third-party funds, spanning diversified sectors including technology, media, real estate, strategic land, sports, consumer retail and health. The firm emphasizes partnering with driven entrepreneurs and founders, providing not just capital but patience, and seeks to build enduring, impactful long-term relationships in support of transformative ideas.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
London, GB
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2004
Tracked investments
44

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website & curated
Amit Bhatia

Founder of AyBe Capital (formerly Swordfish Investments), which he established in 2004.

What they invest in

from 27 of 44 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×8Consumer ×6PropTech ×6Enterprise Software ×4Healthtech ×4Impact & Social Good ×4Climate Tech ×3Crypto & Web3 ×3

HQs:United States×9United Kingdom×7Spain×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
27%
solo founders
3 of 11 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×53 founders×3

Investments · 44 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2022 · 12020 · 12 dated

Boost Capital Partners LPboostcp.vcin

Boost Capital Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in human-centered innovation across digital consumer industries, with a focus on fintech, healthtech, SaaS, entertainment, and proptech.

Sector Agnostic

Bricklane Technologies Limitedbricklane.comin

BrickLane is a team based in London focused on improving the rental housing market through property management and investment services.

Climate TechPropTechLondon, GB

Simon Heawood(Co-founder, CEO)in

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesDMG VenturesForm Venturesnoa

Chingarichingari.io

Sumit Ghosh(Founder)inBiswatma Nayak(Founder)inAditya Kothari(Founder)inDeepak Salvi(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoinFundCultur3 CapitalKube VCO1exVillage GlobaliSeed

Delancey Credit and Income LPdelancey.comin

Delancey is a real estate investment and development firm that provides equity investment and debt financing for property assets and undertakes property development and asset management on behalf of investors, joint venture partners, and clients.

Climate TechFintechImpact & Social GoodPropTechLondon, GB

Dockerdocker.comin𝕏Mar 2022

Docker provides containerization and application development platform tools including sandboxes, governance, and security solutions for developers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Solomon Hykes(Founder/CEO)inKamel Founadi(Co-Founder)Sebastien Pahl(Co-Founder)inMike Gupta(Executive Officer)inMark Cavage(President & Chief Operating Officer)inTushar Jain(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAtlassian VenturesCiti VenturesCoatue ManagementCross Creek AdvisorsGreylock Partners+17 more

EBTW LPelysianresidences.com

Elysian Residences is a UK company that develops and operates luxury retirement communities, offering premium residences with flexible on-site care for older adults.

Construction TechHealthtechPropTechWellness & Fitness

Gavin Stein(Founder & CEO)Christian Armstrong(Chief Operating Officer)

BoardStephen Musgrave(Chairman)

Enzia Venturesenzia.vcin𝕏

Enzia is an early-stage venture capital firm whose team of sector-focused investors backs entrepreneurs in areas such as education and healthcare.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsIIMA VenturesInflexor VenturesSparrow Capital

Expa Capital III LPexpa.com𝕏

EXPA is a startup studio that builds and funds new companies, working with founders and partners to develop products from concept stage.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSector AgnosticNew York, US

Garrett Camp(Founding Partner)

BoardDan Cohen(Founder)

Co-investorsACE & Company

Generosity Watergenerositywater.com𝕏

Generosity Water is a sustainable water technology company that developed proprietary alkalization, treatment, and filtration technology to convert any water source into bioavailable drinking water and provide refillable, plastic-free hydration access.

CleantechConsumerImpact & Social GoodWellness & Fitness

Initial Capitalinitialcapital.comin
Intelityintelity.comin𝕏

A hospitality platform that integrates with property management systems and other hotel technology to provide staff-facing tools, mobile check-in, digital key access, and dining management for hotels and properties.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Steve Proctor(CEO)in

Co-investorsKarlani CapitalStructural Capital

Iris Technologyiris.audioin𝕏

IRIS develops AI-based audio technology, offering an audio processing platform aimed at customer experience (CX) and other markets.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSGrand Rapids, US

Jacobi Anstruther(Founder & CEO)inTom Darnell(Co-founder & COO)inRob Reng(CTO)inJames Meeks(Executive Officer)David Stout(Executive Officer)

K5 Tokyo Blackk5global.com

K5 Global is an investment firm that uses its industry connections and experience to deliver value to investors.

Michael Kives(Co-Founder & Managing Partner)Bryan Baum(Co-Founder & Managing Partner)Chris Moore(Chief Financial Officer)inMichael Jen(CCO)in

Kalei Opportunity Fundkaleiventures.com

Kalei Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in AI-powered Latin American startups across fintech, health, logistics, and agtech, from pre-seed to Series A.

AI & Machine Learning

Kearny Jackson IIkearnyjackson.com

Kearny Jackson is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in and provides hands-on support to technology founders from the earliest stages of company building.

Sector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Sriram Krishnan(Co-founder)Sunil Chhaya(Co-founder)

Kittkittoffices.comin

Kitt provides managed, fully designed and operated office spaces in London, handling the search, fit-out, and day-to-day management of workspaces for businesses from startups to enterprises.

Future of WorkPropTechLondon, GB

Steve Coulson(CEO and Founder)inLucy Minton(Chief Commercial Officer and Founder)in

Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeHoxton Ventures

LJV Opportunity Fund I LP

US-based fund focusing on new or early-stage ventures mainly in technology.

London Spiritthehundred.com𝕏
Lower Carbon Capitallowercarboncapital.com

Lowercarbon Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in climate technology companies working to reduce CO2 emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and cool the planet.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good

Chris Sacca(Founder)in

Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesFarvatn VentureFoundryLowercarbon CapitalNimble PartnersShrug Capital+1 more

Lowercarbon Funds (2022)

Climate-tech focused fund investing in carbon removal startups.

M13 Venturesm13.co

M13 is an investment and operator collective that works with entrepreneurs across growth stages.

Sector Agnostic

Mango Sciences Inc.mangosciences.cominJan 2020

Mango Sciences works with healthcare providers in emerging markets to collect and analyze clinical patient data from underrepresented populations, building a base of real-world evidence and global health data.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US

Mohit Misra(Founder)inGavininChitrangHanif KhalakinAndy(Executive)inRam(Head of Strategic Finance)in

Co-investorsKube VCUnlock Venture Partners

Medicimedici.md

Co-investorsCultivation Capital

Mitra Chemmitrachem.comin

Mitra Chem builds a full-stack AI platform for materials design and manufacturing, using specialized agents for R&D, process engineering, and software development to support the path from lab synthesis to factory scale-up.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergyNew MaterialsMountain View, US

Vivas Kumar(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inChirranjeevi Gopal(Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder)inWilliam Chueh(Director, Co-Founder, and Chief Scientific Advisor)inVikas Kante(Chief Financial Officer)inRoss Kirschner(Chief Legal Officer)inXiaofei Ye(Chief Industrialization Engineer)in

Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalFontinalis PartnersScribble VenturesEarthshot VenturesGS Futures

Moova Incmoova.ioin

Moova is a logistics platform that connects delivery drivers and businesses with e-commerce platforms in Latin America.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsAlaya Capital

Multicoin Capitalmulticoin.capital𝕏

Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm that manages hedge and venture funds investing in cryptoassets, tokens, and blockchain companies.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Tushar Jain(Co-Founder and Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsCapital FactoryMulticoin CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Vintage Investment PartnersPharsalus CapitalSignalFire+1 more

Placemakeplacemake.io

Co-investorsRackhouse Venture Management Lp

QPRqpr.co.ukin
Rivet Venturesrivetventures.com
Saint Witz Limitedsandbanksco.com

Sandbanks offers virtual gift cards for purchasing sustainable luxury goods, delivered via email with no processing fees and a 24-month expiration window.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Shearwatergroupshearwatergroup.comin𝕏

Shearwater Group is an organisational resilience group offering cyber security, managed security, and professional advisory services to organisations and their end users.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Silver Lakesilverlake.com

Waymo develops the Waymo Driver, an autonomous vehicle system that provides ride-hailing services across multiple metropolitan areas.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & TransportationRoboticsSemiconductorsMountain View, US

Raghib Hussain(Chief Executive Officer)Tekedra MawakanaDmitri Dolgov

Co-investorsAlphabetAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCapitalGDragoneer Investment GroupDST Global+9 more

Spotahome Limitedspotahome.comin𝕏

Spotahome is an online booking platform for unfurnished and furnished apartments, rooms, and studios for medium-term stays of 30 days or longer.

MarketplacesPropTechMadrid, ES

Alejandro Artacho(Founder)inHugo Monteiro(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcurio VenturesHOWZAT PartnersKleiner PerkinsLifeX VenturesMundi VenturesNordic Makers+8 more

Sprinter Consumerdrinksprinter.com𝕏

Sprinter produces beauty-focused hydration drinks formulated with electrolytes, bioactive collagen peptides, and hyaluronic acid designed to support skin hydration and appearance.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsMARKHAM VALLEY VENTURES

Summix Capitalsummix.com

Summix develops sustainable, mixed-use communities across the UK and Ireland, collaborating with stakeholders to address housing demand while mitigating climate impact.

Construction TechImpact & Social GoodPropTechBishops Stortford, GB

Supersolidsupersolid.com

Supersolid is a mobile game studio that develops free-to-play simulation, merge, and .io titles across cooking, restaurant, life-sim, and multiplayer genres.

ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsBoost Capital PartnersIndex Ventures

TGLtglgolf.comin𝕏

TGL is a professional golf league featuring city-based teams with top-ranked players competing in a team format.

Sports TechNew York, US

Co-investorsApex CapitalMastry

The Westbourne Drinks Company Limitedtheduppyshare.com𝕏

The Duppy Share is a Caribbean rum brand that celebrates island culture and brings friends together through premium spirits inspired by Caribbean traditions and folklore.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Thom Sweeney Retail Ltdthomsweeney.com

Thom Sweeney is a bespoke tailoring brand that makes made-to-order suits and garments, offering in-person appointments at its stores.

ConsumerRetail Tech

Unwindunwindhospitalitygroup.comin

Unwind Hospitality is a hospitality management and development company providing owner-operator and development services across food & beverage, hotels, and entertainment projects.

Viker Limitedviker.co.ukin𝕏

Viker develops mobile games that integrate cryptocurrency rewards, allowing players to earn crypto while playing casual games.

Crypto & Web3Gaming

Woodstock Capital Funds I & II

Venture capital fund focused on Public DLT, DeFi, tokenization and Web 3.0.

Woodstockfundwoodstockfund.com

Woodstock is an investment firm focused on Web 3.0 technologies, backing teams building infrastructure, tools, and applications across areas like DeFi, gaming, and the creator economy.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Gaming

XBEx-b-e.com

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Principals & officers · per Companies House

what is this? ⓘ
Vanisha Mittal Bhatia

LLP designated member · since 2004

Ownership & control

Amit Bhatia50–75% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 50 to 75 percent limited liability partnership

Vanisha Mittal Bhatia25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Swordfish Investments made?
Swordfish Investments has 44 tracked investments.
What stage does Swordfish Investments invest at?
Swordfish Investments invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Swordfish Investments focus on?
Swordfish Investments focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Media & Entertainment, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Sports Tech.
Where is Swordfish Investments located?
Swordfish Investments is headquartered in London, GB.
Who does Swordfish Investments co-invest with?
Swordfish Investments most often shares deals with Initial Capital, Kube VC, Nimble Partners, among 59 tracked co-investors.

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