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YYX Capital

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YYX Capital invests in early stage digital first brands.

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01.01.2015

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Private

Description

The London-based venture capital firm, founded in 2014, specializes in investing in next generation Consumer Internet, eCommerce and FinTech companies. YYX Capital brings industry-leading expertise across all pillars of growth to the companies they invest in, with a focus on Consumer-facing businesses, ideally aligned with their expertise in Direct-to-Consumer models. In addition to investing at the early stage, YYX Capital is interested in special-situations investing, where they acquire businesses that require restructuring and offer turnaround opportunities. As a family office firm, YYX Capital believes that deep domain and industry knowledge, operating expertise, and extensive networks are fundamental to supporting early stage entrepreneurs from seed to success. By applying their proven playbooks, they formulate strategies to execute alongside teams as they scale, taking calculated risks that are intrinsic to a startups success.
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Date 
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Acquisitions
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Mahabis acquired by YYX Capital

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YYX Capital

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Mahabis

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James Cox
James Cox

James Cox

James Cox is a Founder & Exec Chairman at Itch Pet. Prior to entering venture investing, James was the Founder of a dynamic hedging Foreign Exchange business, focused on the optimization of share classes in fund management companies, that company now trades in excess of $120 Billion USD of foreign exchange per month. He then has spent the past 8 years advising and funding technology companies from startup to exit - including SuperAwesome, AirSorted, Monese, Waldo and many more. James is also the founder of Simba Sleep, the leading direct to consumer sleep business. Under James’ leadership, as Founder / CEO, Simba grew from zero revenue in February 2016 to $100m+ revenue run rate by March 2018, making it one of the fastest growing consumer businesses on the planet. Simba was rated the number two in the 2018 Startups 100 table and a member of Tech Nations Future Fifty program.

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Itch
Itch

James Cox

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James Cox

James Cox

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