Investments
37Portfolio Exits
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Latest Alex Chesterman News
May 3, 2023
While that business has been wound down, his two other creations are very much still in operation. Zoopla, the property website arm of the London-based estate agency ZPG Ltd, was founded in 2008. It remains one of the most popular comparison sites of its kind and ZPG was in 2018 sold to Silver Lake Partners for $2.2 billion. It was as founder of Zoopla that Mr Chesterman first invested in football by sponsoring West Bromwich Albion. But in 2014, two years after signing a deal, he pulled out after the team’s player Nicolas Anelka made a gesture in a goal celebration that was said to be anti-Semetic and offensive to Mr Chesterman, who is Jewish. Anelka denied the salute was anti-Semetic but was fired nonetheless. A strong supporter of the UK remaining in the EU, Mr Chesterman donated £300,000 to the Liberal Democrats during the period to try and stop Brexit. While this failed, he did enjoy a successful end to the 2010s with the foundation of Cazoo - an online platform to sell used cars. The brand sponsors seven football clubs including West Brom’s rivals, Aston Villa.
Alex Chesterman Investments
37 Investments
Alex Chesterman has made 37 investments. Their latest investment was in VITL as part of their Corporate Minority on February 2, 2022.

Alex Chesterman Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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2/8/2022 | Corporate Minority | VITL | $8.4M | No | Alex Chesterman, Ornament Health, Richard Pennycook, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
10/26/2021 | Angel | Pharmacierge | $1.72M | Yes | 3 | |
9/23/2021 | Seed VC | Vyne | $15.5M | Yes | 11 | |
6/7/2021 | Series A | |||||
4/15/2021 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 2/8/2022 | 10/26/2021 | 9/23/2021 | 6/7/2021 | 4/15/2021 |
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Round | Corporate Minority | Angel | Seed VC | Series A | Seed VC - II |
Company | VITL | Pharmacierge | Vyne | ||
Amount | $8.4M | $1.72M | $15.5M | ||
New? | No | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Alex Chesterman, Ornament Health, Richard Pennycook, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Alex Chesterman Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Alex Chesterman has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was SportPursuit on June 28, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/28/2022 | Merger | 3 | |||
Date | 6/28/2022 | |
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Exit | Merger | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 3 |
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