Duncan Jennings

Entrepreneur & Investor

📍 London, England Metropolitan Area, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 19 investments📅 19 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2023
Operator-angel🌍 United Kingdom
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Jun 2023
Arcjet helps developers protect their apps in just a few lines of code. Bot detection. Rate limiting. Email validation. Attack protection. Data redaction. A developer-first approach to security.
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Jan 2022
Kinnu is a learning startup based in London.
Investor
Dec 2020
Console’s mission is to help developers do their best work. Whether reviewing the best tools in our devtools newsletter, interviewing technical experts on our podcast, investing in early-stage developer-first startups, or helping developers find the best place to work, Console has grown quickly to be a trusted, independent resource for experienced developers.
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Mar 2020
Vet Formulated Air-Dried Dog Food & Supplements.
Investor
Nov 2019
When we started Otta, the realities of job search were quite bleak. Recruitment was stuck in the dark ages, the big players had failed to innovate, and job seekers were fed-up. Searches were throwing up irrelevant jobs. Recruiters were pushing unsuitable roles. Being ghosted by companies was the norm. Finding a new job was so daunting. We've left the world of basic job boards behind. Finding a new job is more than just a transaction. It’s exciting, rewarding - and an opportunity to find true fulfilment. We're the only job search that does you justice. At Otta everything we do aims to bring out the best in you. Whether that's being picky about the companies that make it onto the platform, recommending the kind of roles you jump up and down about, sharing insights to help you make smarter applications, or giving you the tools to express that you're more than just a resume. It’s all about you - and you putting your best foot forward. Everyone deserves to find a fulfilling job. Our mission is to help you get there.
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May 2019
The only official Pendo LinkedIn account. Pendo’s mission is to elevate the world’s experience with software. Pendo’s product experience platform allows companies to make product intelligence actionable with speed and scale, giving rise to a new generation of companies that put product at the center of everything. Pendo customers include the world’s leading companies, including Verizon, Morgan Stanley, LabCorp, OpenTable, Okta, Salesforce, and Zendesk. Through Mind the Product and customer communities, sponsored events and podcast, Pendo aims to support the success of product and digital leaders everywhere. Pendo is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and has offices around the world.
Investor & Board Member
Feb 2017
Buying and selling cars should be simpler. And that’s the magic of Motorway. We take the hassle, uncertainty and legwork out of the whole process – connecting private car sellers with 7,500+ verified dealers through a smart, simple platform. Sellers get a great price, fast. Dealers get high-quality stock on their forecourt, fast. Win, win. Since launching in 2017, we’ve helped more than 500,000 people sell their cars and supported thousands of dealers in growing their businesses. With cutting-edge tech and a team of innovators, problem solvers and big-thinkers, we’re moving the car market forward – one seamless sale at a time. No stress, no surprises, just an easy way to sell and buy used cars
Investor & Board Member
Feb 2017
Buying and selling cars should be simpler. And that’s the magic of Motorway. We take the hassle, uncertainty and legwork out of the whole process – connecting private car sellers with 7,500+ verified dealers through a smart, simple platform. Sellers get a great price, fast. Dealers get high-quality stock on their forecourt, fast. Win, win. Since launching in 2017, we’ve helped more than 500,000 people sell their cars and supported thousands of dealers in growing their businesses. With cutting-edge tech and a team of innovators, problem solvers and big-thinkers, we’re moving the car market forward – one seamless sale at a time. No stress, no surprises, just an easy way to sell and buy used cars
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Mar 2016
Civic is a tokenized identity solution for the verifiable web, empowering people to privately manage their identities across chains with an on-chain representation of their reusable identity.
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Jan 2016
Top10VPN is an independent VPN review and comparison website. We provide detailed VPN analysis and recommendations, and publish research to help protect your internet privacy and security. Top10VPN champions internet freedom, digital privacy and security through our independent research and investigations.
Investor
Sep 2015
Lexoo makes the job of reviewing routine commercial contracts easier and less time-consuming for everyone. We do this in two ways: We do it for you - our team of in-house lawyers can negotiate your commercial contracts in max 2 business days for a fixed-fee without any long-term commitment. We help you do it - we took our experience reviewing thousands of contracts, and built playbook software that makes the job simpler, and more efficient for legal, ops and sales teams. We also handle ‘multi-country projects’, like localising T&Cs in multiple countries, so that in-house lawyers don’t become full-time project managers. Sign up to our weekly in-house legal newsletter: https://danielvanbinsbergen.substack.com/
early stageLegal Services
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Jul 2014
We’re on a mission to get people out more. We’ve always believed that a gig can change lives. So in 2014, we created a platform for fans to experience more of the shows they love. From music legends and world-renowned festivals to underground club nights and artists who are just starting out, we search high and low to bring fans around the world incredible live shows and streams. Want to know more? www.dice.fm.
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Oct 2013
Thread is a clothes discovery service and personalised shop that makes it easy for people to dress well. We were founded in 2012 by three guys who wanted to dress well but found shopping to be a chore. There were too many options, and it was too hard to find new ideas for what to wear that would suit them specifically. By blending the expertise of stylists with smart AI, we built a much better, more personalised clothes shopping experience. One that provides individually tailored outfit ideas and style advice, plus a personalised shop with over 1,000 of the world’s best brands in one place. No subscription. Always for free. Along the way, we’ve raised £25M in funding from investors in the realms of tech, artificial intelligence and fashion, including Beringea, Balderton Capital, Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman (co-founders of Google-owned DeepMind), Andrew Jennings (former president of Saks 5th Avenue), Edgar Bronfman Jr. (former owner of Warner Music), Guy Hipwell (former head of online at Harrods and Liberty) and Shakil Kahn (founding investor in Spotify).
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Mar 2013
Skift is the daily homepage for the global travel industry and the leading news source for travel executives. We’ve proven ourselves as the information and intelligence brand at the center of it all, monitoring the ever-evolving transformation into the future of travel. Skift is a fully distributed, remote company with employees based across the globe. Every day, our award-winning team of journalists provides pivotal media insights on key travel sectors - with marketers, strategists and technologists top of mind. In doing so, we decipher and define global travel trends through a combination of news, research, conferences, events, exclusive interviews, strategic sector-focused newsletters, and more. We are the leading travel news outlet - on a journey to better understand the world’s largest industry.
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Nov 2012
Gyft is a digital gift card platform that enables you to manage your gift cards. Users can upload, send and redeem gift cards from their phones. Gyft is seamlessly integrated with Facebook to make sending gift cards convenient and fun! For retailers, Gyft creates a meaningful new revenue channel and can help drive redemption. By using Gyft’s solution, merchants can drive customer acquisition, increase shopper interaction and drive social engagement.
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Jun 2023
Arcjet helps developers protect their apps in just a few lines of code. Bot detection. Rate limiting. Email validation. Attack protection. Data redaction. A developer-first approach to security.
2022
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Sep 2022
Ostrich is a private marketplace connecting homebuyers and owners in Islington. We enable buyers to access unique off-market properties and help homeowners sell their home without ever going on the market.
early stageReal Estate
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Jan 2022
Kinnu is a learning startup based in London.
2020
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Dec 2020
Console’s mission is to help developers do their best work. Whether reviewing the best tools in our devtools newsletter, interviewing technical experts on our podcast, investing in early-stage developer-first startups, or helping developers find the best place to work, Console has grown quickly to be a trusted, independent resource for experienced developers.
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Mar 2020
Vet Formulated Air-Dried Dog Food & Supplements.
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