# Annika Small

> Annika Small is a Series A investor at CAST (London) backing Charity and Crowdfunding. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CAST](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cast-4)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annika-small-obe-166ab

Annika Small is a Series A investor at CAST in London focused on Charity and Crowdfunding. Annika Small is the Co-founder and Associate of CAST.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charity | 1 | 100% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lightful | Lightful is an easy-to-use social media and campaign management platform that raises more awareness, support & funds for your cause. They help charities transform how they do digital and build meaningful relationships with their supporters.Their purpose is to strengthen relationships between good people and great causes.They help superchargesocial media, turbo-boost digital fundraising and they create innovative tech solutions that the sector hasn’t had access to before. | $5.2M | Series A | Feb 04, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About CAST

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

CAST is growing the supply and demand of technology for social impact. They Are breaking down the barriers that exist between early stage ideas and those that scale, and making others braver - by demonstrating the potential of tech for good, and by working together to make it happen

3 contacts available at CAST.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annika Small | Co-founder & Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annika-small-2 |
| Dan Sutch | Co-founder & Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-sutch |
| Eleanor Hale | Catalyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eleanor-hale |

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## FAQ

### What does Annika Small invest in?

Annika Small invests primarily in Charity, Crowdfunding and Social Media startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Annika Small last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Annika Small closed in Feb 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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