CLS is a corporate venture arm. Team members are concentrated in London, England, United Kingdom. Among the 2 companies in the known portfolio are R3 and WhenFresh.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- FinTech
Who to pitch at CLS
CLS portfolio companies (2)
- R3
- WhenFresh
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About CLS
The firm's listing covers sector FinTech, and focus areas Banking, Crypto, Enterprise DLT and FX Settlement; known deals cluster at Growth and Series A.
The contacts to approach at CLS are Trevor Suarez (Chartered Accountant) and Tom Barkhuff (Investor).
Across the known portfolio, one co-investor appears alongside CLS: Ctbc Financial Holding.
Frequently asked questions
What is CLS?
CLS is a corporate venture arm whose team is concentrated in London, England, United Kingdom, with a known portfolio of 2 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does CLS invest in?
Listed sectors include FinTech; listed focus areas include Banking, Crypto, Enterprise DLT and FX Settlement. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does CLS invest at?
The known deals of CLS include Growth and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at CLS?
Both people on file at CLS are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact CLS?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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