Arnold Du Toit

Venture Builder | For the new and established

📍 London, England Metropolitan Area, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 10 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Portfolio

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Jan 2024
Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited is a new generation vehicle company, developing solutions in the rapidly growing zero-emissions vehicles market - including the International Cargo Bike of the Year 2023. Built to revolutionise the process of urban delivery and logistics, we target reducing the impact the last mile has on our carbon footprint, congestion and pollution. The EAV team shares a vision to change transform urban mobility for the better, creating a blueprint we believe next generation mobility solutions will help to underpin cleaner and simpler community-minded futures, evolving the physical and emotional relationship people have with vehicles and the urban landscape.
Angel Investor
Jan 2024
Ensemble Analytics uses machine learning and data analytics to optimise maritime operations. We take the time, stress and cost out of workforce scheduling and forecasting with software specifically designed for the maritime industry.
Angel Investor
Nov 2022
✨ Think Reddit meets Airtable 🚀 70k MAU & 25% MoM Growth 🤑 VC backed → £1.5m raised
Angel Investor
Jun 2022
Workspaces & Collaborative Workspace Software for Everyone Othership has a global network of curated workspaces and workplace software that drives collaboration through intelligent design. Get connected today! You can learn more at othership.com, and do check out our manifesto.
Angel Investor
Jan 2022
Pets are complex creatures that require a lot of care and understanding in order for them to stay happy. In the UK alone 2.1 million dogs are left home alone for 5 or more hours on a typical weekday. So much boredom, isolation and under stimulation can have a dramatic impact on a dog’s well-being with 7.2 million dogs in the UK experiencing Separation Anxiety. Pet Instincts is a London-based Pet-Tech Start-Up developing IOT solutions centred around the mental health and well-being of all animals. Our current venture is a platform, hardware and software, that bridges the gap between dogs and owners when separated. Enabling owners to monitor and care for their home alone pet.
Angel Investor
Feb 2021
Creator subscription platform that empowers creators to connect, create and earn with their fans.
Investor In Residence
Jan 2019
Central Research Laboratory (CRL) is the UK's leading accelerator and coworking space for hardware startups and product pioneers. CRL has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs to realise and scale their companies through product development, commercial strategy, 24/7 prototyping facilities, mentorship and access to a network of investors. Located in the Old Vinyl Factory in West London, once the home of EMI Records, we’re proud to carry on the site’s legacy of designing and producing world-leading technologies and products. Supported by Brunel University, RED fund and ERDF we work with innovative startups to create high-tech jobs and economic growth. What we offer: - 24/7 coworking space - Access to specialist prototyping facilities - Onsite expert product development team - Business support programmes (CRL Accelerator & BOOST) Find out more about our programmes: https://centralresearchlaboratory.com/crl-accelerator/ Book a tour to explore our spaces: https://centralresearchlaboratory.com/become-a-member/
Investor In Residence
Jan 2019
Central Research Laboratory (CRL) is the UK's leading accelerator and coworking space for hardware startups and product pioneers. CRL has supported hundreds of entrepreneurs to realise and scale their companies through product development, commercial strategy, 24/7 prototyping facilities, mentorship and access to a network of investors. Located in the Old Vinyl Factory in West London, once the home of EMI Records, we’re proud to carry on the site’s legacy of designing and producing world-leading technologies and products. Supported by Brunel University, RED fund and ERDF we work with innovative startups to create high-tech jobs and economic growth. What we offer: - 24/7 coworking space - Access to specialist prototyping facilities - Onsite expert product development team - Business support programmes (CRL Accelerator & BOOST) Find out more about our programmes: https://centralresearchlaboratory.com/crl-accelerator/ Book a tour to explore our spaces: https://centralresearchlaboratory.com/become-a-member/
Angel Investor
Our mission is to equip and empower young people for success in the creative industries by creating better access to apprenticeships, internships, courses, bootcamps, training schemes, career events and more. Got something to promote? Head over to www.meet-eric.com
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2025
Co-Founder
Nov 2025
WeFoundry is an international innovation and venture deployment company. We work with regions, universities, corporates, and investors to turn proven innovation into real world ventures that create jobs, attract investment, and deliver measurable impact. Our focus is the deployment phase of innovation. This is the stage where ideas become operational ventures, where pilots become procurement, and where regions see economic and social benefit. We help our partners move from concept to execution with clarity, discipline, and investment readiness. Our work includes the design and operation of Innovation Deployment Hubs, venture clienting platforms, and structured programmes that source, validate, and package solutions. These programmes create Special Purpose Entities that are built for rapid scaling and commercial delivery. We support the full journey. This includes challenge definition, market discovery, commercial due diligence, validation trials, SPE design, capital mobilisation, and the preparation of investor grade dossiers and strategic plans. Our methods ensure that innovation does not sit on a shelf. Instead, it is deployed into environments where it can grow and deliver value. WeFoundry operates across the UK, Europe, and the United States. Our mission is to make innovation work in the real world by building ventures that solve important challenges and create lasting economic opportunity for regions and institutions worldwide.
2024
Investor
Jan 2024
Electric Assisted Vehicles Limited is a new generation vehicle company, developing solutions in the rapidly growing zero-emissions vehicles market - including the International Cargo Bike of the Year 2023. Built to revolutionise the process of urban delivery and logistics, we target reducing the impact the last mile has on our carbon footprint, congestion and pollution. The EAV team shares a vision to change transform urban mobility for the better, creating a blueprint we believe next generation mobility solutions will help to underpin cleaner and simpler community-minded futures, evolving the physical and emotional relationship people have with vehicles and the urban landscape.
Angel Investor
Jan 2024
Ensemble Analytics uses machine learning and data analytics to optimise maritime operations. We take the time, stress and cost out of workforce scheduling and forecasting with software specifically designed for the maritime industry.
2023
Limited Partner
Feb 2023
Silicon Roundabout Empowers Innovators since 2011. We Run The Largest Tech Community in Europe. We focus on emerging technology startups and deep tech, helping our founders with Funding, Engaging engineers, and building Business Connections. At core, we believe that tech and entrepreneurship together can change the world. As an organisation, we host, connect and empower Tech Companies, Investors and Developers on their mission to change the world! We do this through our network, platform and events: where tech entrepreneurs, developers, and professionals to meet, pitch, share ideas and connect. Our monthly London meetups are open for developers, startup investors and entrepreneurs to attend. Join our community today!
2022
Angel Investor
Nov 2022
✨ Think Reddit meets Airtable 🚀 70k MAU & 25% MoM Growth 🤑 VC backed → £1.5m raised
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