Chris Adelsbach

Founder (acquisition) | Dealroom Power Law top 1% VC Investor ‘25 | GBEA Investor of the Year ‘23 | Business Insider Seed50 #1 ranking ‘22 | Sifted - Most active Angel in Europe ’21-23 | UKBAA Angel Investor of the Year

📍 United Kingdom, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
9
Total investments
4
Early stage
2
Mid stage
2
Late stage
19y
Years active

Portfolio

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Board Member
Jan 2022
The UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) is the national trade association representing angel and early-stage investment. UKBAA acts as the voice of the angel investment community and strives to build and connect the early-stage investment ecosystem, in support of the UKs high-potential entrepreneurs. UKBAA supports a large and dynamic community, with more than 170 member organisations. Our members include angel syndicates, individual investors, early-stage VCs, equity crowdfunding platforms, accelerators and professional advisers.
Advisory Board Member and Investor
Jun 2021
Venari Security provides organisations with advanced visibility into their encrypted attack surface, ensuring regulatory compliance and privacy adherence through our cryptographic discovery tool. Our focus is on crypto agility which helps you assess both external and internal cryptographic risks, preparing your business now and for the quantum future.
Advisory Board and Investor
Oct 2020
Turn your things into cash instantly 💰 Power the circular economy ♻️ Carbon offset your lifestyle 🌍 Get the app 📲
Advisory Board and Investor
Oct 2020
OneBanx - All banks. One location. All welcome. OneBanx is a shared infrastructure solution for the UK's banks, to continue providing a physical presence in communities, helping people to continue to access cash, learn how to use digital solutions in person and ask questions about products and services. It is a low-cost way for banks in the UK to meet the needs of their clients and communities.
early stageBanking
Advisory Board and Investor
May 2020
At NuWealth, we’re on a mission to revolutionise investing and empower millions to effectively manage, save and grow their money. Its no secret that we all desire more from our finances, but understanding and navigating the complexities of personal finance, especially investing, can be daunting. Investing used to be complicated and expensive, but NuWealth was designed to break down those barriers. Since we launched in 2019, our app has been recognised with awards such as Finder’s ISA Stocks & Shares Innovation Award in 2020 & 2022, and UKFinTech’s Investment Tech of the Year in 2022 & 2023. But more importantly, we’re trusted by over 300,000 happy individuals who are already saving for their future. With NuWealth, the power of investing is no longer confined to the few. Our platform opens the doors to investing in global companies from as little as £10, ensuring accessibility for all. Tailor your investment portfolio to reflect your unique financial goals, leverage intuitive features that simplify saving and investing, and discover a range of accounts to suit you. Plus, we’re always expanding our offering to ensure your experience is seamless. • Invest commission-free from just £10 with fewer fees • Explore themed ETFs aligned with your passions with a Standard account • Discover UK, EU, and US shares for easy diversification • Save and invest tax-free with a Stocks & Shares ISA or Junior ISA • Experience investing without limits with a GIA • Round Ups & Auto Invest for regular, effortless investing • Save with our GB Bank Base Rate Tracker at 4.64% AER We’re innovative. We’re tenacious. We’re empowering. Step confidently into your financial future and begin your investment journey with NuWealth today. Capital at risk. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances & is subject to change. FX or other fees may apply
Advisory Board Member and Investor
May 2020
Crowdz is a Fintech company focused on helping SMBs improve their cashflow. We are rethinking invoices, cash flow, and trade finance by replacing outdated manual practices with the financial service industrys first invoice marketplace built specifically for small and mid-sized businesses. We are on a mission to help small and mid-sized companies thrive by increasing their access to cash flow. Our 24/7 global invoice exchange and invoice financing marketplace makes sending, paying and selling invoices a lot easier for SMEs. Join our private pilot at crowdz.io.
Advisory Board and Investor
May 2020
At Wombat Invest, we’re on a mission to revolutionise investing and empower millions to effectively manage, save and grow their money. Its no secret that we all desire more from our finances, but understanding and navigating the complexities of personal finance, especially investing, can be daunting. Investing used to be complicated and expensive, but Wombat was designed to break down those barriers. Since we launched in 2019, our app has been recognised with awards such as Finder’s ISA Stocks & Shares Innovation Award in 2020 & 2022, and UKFinTech’s Investment Tech of the Year in 2022 & 2023. But more importantly, we’re trusted by over 300,000 happy individuals who are already saving for their future. With Wombat, the power of investing is no longer confined to the few. Our platform opens the doors to investing in global companies from as little as £10, ensuring accessibility for all. Tailor your investment portfolio to reflect your unique financial goals, leverage intuitive features that simplify saving and investing, and discover a range of accounts to suit you. Plus, we’re always expanding our offering to ensure your experience is seamless. • Invest commission-free from just £10 with fewer fees • Explore themed ETFs aligned with your passions with a Standard account • Discover 450+ UK, EU, and US shares for easy diversification • Save and invest tax-free with a Stocks & Shares ISA or Junior ISA • Experience investing without limits with a GIA • Round Ups & Auto Invest for regular, effortless investing • Enjoy subscription-free, instant trading, plus cashback with Instant • Give £10, get £10 when you refer a friend to Wombat* We’re innovative. We’re tenacious. We’re empowering. Step confidently into your financial future and begin your investment journey with £10* on Wombat today. Capital at risk. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and is subject to change. Instant trades within market opening hours. *T&Cs apply. FX or other fees may apply
Advisory Board Member and Investor
Sep 2016
Consumers want fully immersive and frictionless experiences, and expect brands to deliver the best, most personalised and distinctive engagement campaigns. Railsr is passionate about enabling brands to build relevant finance experiences to drive customer engagement and loyalty. It believes that the embedded finance economy is a fundamentally different way of creating relationships between companies and consumers. Railsr has created a unique category within the financial services industry: embedded finance experiences. It has developed this to enable its customers to help the financial consumer, to deliver greater inclusion and freedoms. Railsr is a pioneer of a new way of looking at how financial services can empower and liberate. It offers a new approach for brands to harness the power of embedded finance through a low cost turnkey platform. It delivers embedded finance into a brands digital journey, designed as a vertically integrated financial ecosystem, starting at the central bank, or payment scheme (e.g. Visa), and ending with a fully embedded digital experience. Visit railsr.com and find out how we can help you or contact us via our form: www.railsr.com/start-your-experience During Covid-19 the financial industry has seen an increase of suspected fraud cases. If you have, or suspect you have been a victim please know that we treat all claims seriously and will do our best to help. Please contact us via email: support@railsbank.com or visit www.railsr.com/support as we are not able to discuss via social media. We also advise you to report this case to the Police in your jurisdiction. If you are in the UK, you can do this using the Action Fraud website; https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime
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2022
Board Member
Jan 2022
The UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) is the national trade association representing angel and early-stage investment. UKBAA acts as the voice of the angel investment community and strives to build and connect the early-stage investment ecosystem, in support of the UKs high-potential entrepreneurs. UKBAA supports a large and dynamic community, with more than 170 member organisations. Our members include angel syndicates, individual investors, early-stage VCs, equity crowdfunding platforms, accelerators and professional advisers.
2021
Business Mentor
Nov 2021
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies. The nine-month program employs an objectives-based mentoring process to enhance the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, with the goal of maximizing equity-value creation. Founded by Professor Ajay Agrawal in 2012 at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, the program has expanded and now has 11 sites across six countries: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, Paris, Madison, Seattle, Estonia, Berlin, and Melbourne. The program combines 5 elements to help companies transition from science projects to scalable and financeable companies: - An emphasis on objective-setting, helping companies focus on what’s most important to their business - Focused mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs who have founded, led, and sold significant tech companies - Technical advice from world-leading scientists, engineers, and economists - Hands-on support from top business students, who embed within the company to provide business support - Opportunities to raise capital, including angels and VCs from Europe and North America The successful commercialization of cutting-edge science and technology achieved through the program has led to the creation of over CAD $35 billion in equity value.
Advisory Board Member and Investor
Jun 2021
Venari Security provides organisations with advanced visibility into their encrypted attack surface, ensuring regulatory compliance and privacy adherence through our cryptographic discovery tool. Our focus is on crypto agility which helps you assess both external and internal cryptographic risks, preparing your business now and for the quantum future.
2020
Advisory Board and Investor
Oct 2020
Turn your things into cash instantly 💰 Power the circular economy ♻️ Carbon offset your lifestyle 🌍 Get the app 📲
Advisory Board and Investor
Oct 2020
OneBanx - All banks. One location. All welcome. OneBanx is a shared infrastructure solution for the UK's banks, to continue providing a physical presence in communities, helping people to continue to access cash, learn how to use digital solutions in person and ask questions about products and services. It is a low-cost way for banks in the UK to meet the needs of their clients and communities.
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