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Andy McLoughlin

Andy McLoughlin

Managing Partner·Uncork Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Andy McLoughlin is a managing partner at Uncork Capital. His official profile describes his investing interest as enterprise software, developer tooling, and technical teams commercializing solutions that were once available mainly to large technology companies. Prior to Uncork, Andy co-founded Huddle, an enterprise collaboration platform in London, and held leadership responsibilities across engineering, product, marketing, strategy, and U.S. expansion before the company’s 2017 acquisition. Since joining Uncork in 2015, he has led investments in LaunchDarkly, Human Interest, Tailscale, Fountain, Coder, and Focal Systems. He studied economics at the University of Sheffield, is a Kauffman Fellow, co-founded Founders Pledge, and was awarded an OBE for services to the UK tech industry.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

SeedEarly-stageGrowth follow-on

Sector

Enterprise softwareDeveloper toolingInfrastructure and securityB2B applications

Thesis

Enterprise software and developer toolingTechnical teams productizing complex internal-style software for broader businesses

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

LaunchDarklyHuman InterestTailscaleFountainCoderFocal SystemsIntercomCalmPostmatesPipedrive

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Lead with technical differentiation, developer or enterprise workflow pain, and a clear path to productivity or cost savings.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Connect to founder/operator empathy from co-founding Huddle.
  2. 2Reference developer-tooling or infrastructure products such as LaunchDarkly, Tailscale, or Coder if relevant.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Latest article listed on his Uncork profile references Coder's customer-led $90M Series C.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Uncork CapitalManaging Partner2015 - Present
  • HuddleCo-Founder2006 - 2017 (acq.)
  • Various startupsAngel Investor (40+ companies)Prior to 2015

Education

  • The University of SheffieldB.A., Economics

Skills

Enterprise softwareDeveloper toolingSeed investingFounder/operator backgroundOBE recipient

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