Denis Shafranik

Activist venture investor at Concentric

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 14 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2022
VC🌍 United Kingdom
14
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Portfolio

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Founding Investor
Nov 2022
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Board Member
Apr 2019
A luxury ride-hailing service which brings together professional chauffeuring of the highest standard and the convenience of all things mobile. Wheely currently operates in London, Moscow, Paris and Dubai. Our easy to use app allows to request executive journeys both on-demand or in advance.
Board Member
Jul 2018
Insurance should be a smooth ride, not a hop, skip and a jump. Every business – from micro to multinational – should be able to get the right cover, made to suit its needs. That's where we come in. We’re Superscript, an insurance broker for small businesses, sole-traders, landlords and high-growth tech firms. As the first UK-based insurtech to become a Lloyd’s of London broker, we offer advisory and broking services through our Advised team, alongside a fully self-serve online platform where customers can buy and manage their insurance in a matter of minutes. We’re dual-regulated across Europe, and our global footprint is growing. Our proprietary machine-learning technology and unique multi-carrier model streamlines service and delivery – regardless of risk complexity, geography or industry.
Board Observer
Apr 2018
We're reinventing home utility services by treating our customers with complete fairness and transparency and delivering the simplest, most beautiful way of managing home bills. Our online process allows you to combine your energy, internet, insurance, council tax, and water services into a single cheaper Homeshift bill, all in the time it takes to make a cup of tea! We also give you a personalised online dashboard with full visibility of all your new combined Homeshift services. Our system then constantly checks to see if any of our newer deals could save you money or deliver you better performance for the same price. This means your Homeshift services will never experience sudden price hikes or performance drops and you'll always be on the fairest deal possible.
Board Observer
Apr 2018
We're on a mission to make running a home easy, so you can find the time for things that matter most.
Board Observer
Mar 2018
Heist Studios is a stylish, intelligent foundationwear brand. We are on a mission to support you with foundations that inspire confidence and promote kindness (to each other and the environment). We believe that every body is unique and everybody deserves incredible foundations that look and feel good - so we design foundationwear that’s comfortable, supportive and beautiful. We elevate the everyday.
Board Observer
Nov 2016
Hosting. Its what we do. Professionally managed flexible lettings. You open your doors, we open up opportunity.
early stageReal Estate
Board Member
Dec 2015
At Huckletree, weve created more than just an office space - were building a home where businesses thrive. Our 8 thoughtfully designed shared workspaces across the UK and Ireland offer environments where companies can put down roots, scale, and connect. Each space is crafted to inspire creativity and foster innovation, backed by a passionate community team that becomes an extension of your own – no more managing facilities or trying to create culture alone. Locations: Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street, Soho, Oxford Circus, Kensington, Westminster, Ancoats (Manchester), Dublin Get in touch for more information on coworking memberships, private offices, meeting rooms or event spaces
early stageHospitality
Board Member
Jul 2014
The New Craftsmen was established in 2012 as a platform for genuine and meaningful craft, playfully imagined and properly made by artisans of the British Isles. Founded on a belief in the joyful, enduring value of finely crafted wares, our pioneering initiative has grown to become a substantial community of makers with a rich variety of expertise, including textiles, furniture and pottery, lighting and artwork. With our makers we develop collections that reinvent traditional techniques and create contemporary work imbued with the specific cultures and places in which they take shape. Hammered, thrown, woven, gleaned, spun, spliced, bound, knotted, whittled, blown and dyed – every work is alive with the spirit of its making. Working across a generous range of scales – from a humble ceramic bowl to complete interiors – we also enable bespoke commissions and produce wholly unique projects. We make visible the life of things: useful, beautiful objects to enjoy every day. "A collection of the coolest crafters in the land"​ - Sunday Times
Board Member
Dec 2013
Neteven, a Lectra company. Neteven is the high-performing platform to manage and optimize the full sale cycle on leading marketplaces, and grow your business through real support at your side. Founded in 2005 by ex eBay Director, ecommerce specialists as well as technology experts, Neteven is the partner of the largest marketplaces and retailers globally: Zalando, Amazon, Farfetch, 24S, Galeries Lafayette, Veepee, El Corte Inglés, La Redoute, Tmall, eBay … in EU, US, and Asia Benefit from 15 years of experience and preferred partnerships with marketplaces and retailers. Distribute your catalogue in the world from a centralized platform. Access a SaaS platform and on-demand services to manage your cross-border e-commerce distribution.
Board Member
Jul 2013
Over a million people in the UK still dont have a current account - they have often been ignored by traditional financial services and miss out on what many consider an everyday norm, such as internet shopping. In this report we show that these people are having to pay up to an additional £485 per year through higher energy bills, phone contracts and more expensive loans - simply because they dont have a current account.
Board Member
Oct 2012
Atosho, established in Copenhagen in 2011, has created a new way for digital Publishers to tap into eCommerce revenue and sell products without users ever leaving the site, at the same time providing a unique sales channel for eCommerce retailers. Atosho’s proprietary platform for Distributed eCommerce, the only one of its kind, enables consumers to buy a product directly out of a publisher’s editorial content – whether that’s an article, a product review, an image, or any other digital content that creates demand – and the user completes the purchase right on the site. Atosho manages and delivers the full shopping experience to the publisher, from providing an extensive product catalogue to handling payments, admin, and customer comms – at no cost to the publisher. Retailers are enabled to sell products within premium editorial content, opening up highly sought after media to eCommerce for the first time.
Board Observer
Jan 2012
Hussle exists for 2 reasons… To increase opportunities for people to engage in physical activity and to generate value for the operators we partner within the fitness industry. Our service targets the 85% of the population that traditional gym membership doesn’t work for. With our national reach, we are able to push customers into gyms through our brand marketing and exclusive commercial partnerships.
Experience · 19 entries
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Investments (14)
Founder (2)
Board (13)
2022
Founding Investor
Nov 2022
Ofrecemos préstamos personales en 10 minutos
Co-Founder
Jan 2022
A venture capital fund dedicated to Bitcoin infrastructure projects
2019
Board Member
Apr 2019
A luxury ride-hailing service which brings together professional chauffeuring of the highest standard and the convenience of all things mobile. Wheely currently operates in London, Moscow, Paris and Dubai. Our easy to use app allows to request executive journeys both on-demand or in advance.
2018
Board Member
Jul 2018
Insurance should be a smooth ride, not a hop, skip and a jump. Every business – from micro to multinational – should be able to get the right cover, made to suit its needs. That's where we come in. We’re Superscript, an insurance broker for small businesses, sole-traders, landlords and high-growth tech firms. As the first UK-based insurtech to become a Lloyd’s of London broker, we offer advisory and broking services through our Advised team, alongside a fully self-serve online platform where customers can buy and manage their insurance in a matter of minutes. We’re dual-regulated across Europe, and our global footprint is growing. Our proprietary machine-learning technology and unique multi-carrier model streamlines service and delivery – regardless of risk complexity, geography or industry.
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