About Gabriel
Gabriel, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2012, is based in Glasgow, United Kingdom. With a presence in 1 country, it has supported around 23 startups in sectors like High Tech, Life Sciences. As of Jun 2025, Gabriel has witnessed 2 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Enterobiotix, Novosound and Dyneval. The program is backed by a team of 2 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United Kingdom. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Aurora Avionics on Mar 28, 2025, which also saw participation from Kelvin Capital and Scottish Enterprise.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed & Series A
Locations of Investment
Gabriel's Portfolio
Gabriel has a portfolio of 23 companies. Their latest investment was in Aurora Avionics(Seed Round) on Mar 28, 2025. They have had 2 portfolio exits. Most notable exits include and .Gabriel's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Gabriel has invested in 23 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 4 investments, while as of Mar 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Metacarpal and most recent follow-on round was in Aurora Avionics.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Gabriel's Investments by Stage
Gabriel has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.22M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.79M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Seed | 13 |
Series A | 1 |
Gabriel's Investments by Sector
Gabriel has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, HealthTech, Internet of Things - Industry Applications and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech. Notably, it has invested in 15 Tech companies, 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 Tech hardware companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
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High Tech | 7 |
Life Sciences | 5 |
HealthTech | 3 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 3 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 2 |
Others | 5 |
Gabriel's Investments by Geography
Gabriel has made most investments in United Kingdom (13), followed by Scotland where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
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United Kingdom | 13 |
Scotland | 1 |
Gabriel's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Gabriel:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 28, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | Undisclosed | Kelvin Capital [+1] | |
Aug 27, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | $1.06M | SIS Ventures [+4] | |
Jun 28, 2024 | United Kingdom | Series A | $4.43M | ||
May 27, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | $645K | Scottish Enterprise [+2] | |
Jan 29, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | $5.3M | Eos Advisory [+7] |
Acquired companies in Gabriel's Portfolio
Here are Gabriel's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Feb 11, 2025 | 2014 | Seed | $98.9K | |
Sep 15, 2021 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Gabriel
Gabriel has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom. Gabriel's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Gabriel
Over the past 11 years, 49 investors have co-invested in Gabriel's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Gabriel: Scottish Enterprise, Equity Gap and 9 others have invested in rounds before Gabriel. There are 2 companies where Scottish Enterprise has invested before Gabriel and 1 company where Equity Gap has invested before Gabriel.
- Top Co-investors of Gabriel: 24 investors entered a company along with Gabriel. These include investors like Scottish Enterprise (6 companies).
- Invested after Gabriel: A total of 14 investors have invested in Gabriel's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Scottish Enterprise (2 companies) and Kineticos (1 company).
Recent News related to Gabriel
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Lentitek raises £700k for cancer treatment technologyDaily Business•Mar 05, 2025•Lentitek, Equity Gap, Apollo Investment, Scottish Enterprise and 2 others
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New funding for firm’s breakthrough bionic handDaily Business•Aug 27, 2024•Metacarpal, SIS Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, Worth Capital and 4 others
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Avionics firm raises funds for low-cost rocket systemDaily Business•May 27, 2024•Aurora Avionics, Scottish Enterprise, Gabriel
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Scottish Cleantech Company Secures Further £230,000 FundingDigit•May 23, 2024•Heero Technologies, Tricapital, Scottish Enterprise, Aurora Avionics and 1 other
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New Carcinotech Funding To Expand Tumor 3d Printing Commercialization3D Printing Industry•Jan 30, 2024•British Business Bank, Maven Capital Partners, Eos Advisory, Carcinotech and 9 others
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Revive Eco bags £375k for coffee-based palm oil alternativeUKTN•Dec 19, 2022•Revive Eco, Gabriel, University of Strathclyde, Scottish Enterprise
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Seedrs + Republic Equals Largest Investment Crowdfunding Platform in the WorldCrowdfund Insider•Oct 24, 2022•Seedrs, Republic, EBar Initiatives, Jenson Funding Partners and 2 others
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Dyneval Joins the Par Equity Portfolio as part of a £1.3m of seed raiseUKBAA•Nov 15, 2021•Par Equity, Dyneval, Kelvin Capital, Gabriel
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AI-powered fitness device that reduces pain backed by Jamie Murray investmentUMi•Feb 24, 2021•Suji BFR, Scottish Enterprise, Gabriel, Creator Fund and 1 other