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Candy Capital / Candy Ventures

Family office

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Investment thesis

Candy Capital is a privately-held family office established by British entrepreneur and businessman Nick Candy to manage his personal business interests and group of companies. The group businesses range from real estate, design, and development, through to a portfolio of multi-stage investments in tech, digital media, consumer and sports, biotech, sustainability, and natural resources. The investment arm, Candy Ventures, backs visionary founders with global ambitions, leveraging an exceptional network to powerfully accelerate businesses and ideas. From early-stage startups to high-potential growth companies, the focus is on businesses capable of international expansion across fintech, deep tech and augmented reality, digital media, consumer and sports, biotech, water infrastructure, and natural resources.

Notable quotes

Candy Ventures is delighted to continue backing BetConnect as it enters an important new phase of growth.

Steven Smith · Private Equity Wire – Candy Ventures Invests in BetConnect · 2021-11-30

I wanted to create something which was truly at the top echelon of the space.

Nick Candy · Bloomberg Pursuits – Nick Candy Develops Wild Idol Nonalcoholic Sparkling Wine Brand · 2024-11-28

Team

Nick Candy

Founder & CEO

ConsumerDeep TechFintechBio/PharmaOther

Steven Smith

CEO / Director, Candy Ventures

FintechConsumerDeep TechOther

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Wild IdolVenture2024-12-01
VibePaySeed$6m2024-11-01
Arctic ShoresSeries A$6m2019-09-02
BetConnectSeed2021-11-30
LoveLocalSeries A$18m2021-10-28
BlipparAcquisition2019-01-23
AudioboomPost-IPO2018-01-01
BlockFiVenture
CeraVenture
LyftVenture

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