Grafton Capital has brought immense value to Third Financial. They bring a sensible sounding board for ideas, independent thinking and very valuable experience. We wouldn’t be where we are today without them.
Edward Barroll Brown
Managing Partner
Ed founded Grafton Capital in 2014 and has built the business into a leading growth-stage investment firm, deploying over £140m of invested capital into SaaS, Fintech, and AI companies.
Ed led Grafton’s €18m investment in Xtremepush, as well as the acquisition of ProQuo AI, and he serves as a board director for both companies.
He also led Grafton’s investment in Third Financial, a business he helped transform through strategic leadership and hands-on involvement over a nine-year period. In 2018, Ed installed Ian Partington as CEO and was the longest-standing board member of Third Platform Services, the regulated arm of the business, when it was sold. He led Grafton’s growth buyout of Third Financial in 2021, culminating in the successful sale of the business to Nucleus Financial in 2024.
In addition to his role at Grafton, Ed founded and seeded HomeViews in 2016, a PropTech platform providing verified reviews of residential developments. When Rightmove Plc acquired HomeViews in 2024, Ed was the outgoing non-executive Chairman and largest shareholder.
Ed’s passion for technology investing began while at university, investing during the 90s tech bubble. He later started his professional career in the London office of the US law firm Jones Day.
Currently, Ed focuses on AI applications and technology investments both within Grafton’s portfolio and through independent initiatives.
Ed lives in Berkshire with his wife and three young daughters.