# Ashley Heppenstall

> Ashley Heppenstall is a angel investor backing eSports, Internet and PC Games. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ashley Heppenstall is a angel investor focused on eSports and Internet. Born in England in 1962, Ashley Heppenstall is a graduate of Durham University where he obtained a degree in Mathematics.From 1984 until 1990, he worked in the banking sector where he was involved in project financing of oil and mining businesses. In 1990, Mr. Heppenstall was a founding director and shareholder of Sceptre Management Limited.Mr.Heppenstall has worked with public companies associated with the Lundin family since 1993. In 1998 he was appointed Finance Director of Lundin Oil AB. Following the acquisition of Lundin Oil by Talisman Energy in 2001, Lundin Petroleum was formed and he was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer in 2002 until he stood down in 2015.Ashley Heppenstall holds 1,542,618 shares in Lundin Petroleum through investment company Rojafi.Ashley Heppenstall is in the Nomination Committee’s and the Company’s opinion, as the Company’s previous President and CEO until 30 September 2015, not independent of the Company and Group management and further not independent of the Company’s major shareholders as he is a director of companies in which entities associated with the Lundin family hold ten percent or more of the share capital and voting rights.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| eSports | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| PC Games | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Glue Home | Imagine coming home and the groceries have been delivered into your fridge, the package from your favourite online store and your dry cleaning are waiting for you on your hallway. All safely delivered while you were away.Glue is disrupting the home delivery market by enabling the most convenient, secure and sustainable home access & last-miledelivery service for the betterment of people, partners and the planet.Glue’s in-home delivery platform facilitates quick and secure delivery of goods (parcels, groceries, flowers, pharmaceuticals, etc.) and services (dry cleaning, home cleaning, handyman, facility manager, etc.) to homes. The system also enables customers to give their friends, family members and guests easy access. The service works with any lock and fully hardware independent powered by Glue’s AnyLock Technology™. The access is provided via app, SSL encrypted one-time keys and is fully insured. The Group’s patented technology enables the instant transmission of recorded delivery-video to the users providing peace of mind for customers, merchants and service providers. | $5.4M |  | Jun 23, 2019 |  |
| Challengermode | Challengermode is a Swedish technology company founded in 2014, with the mission to make esports truly accessible for gamers. Today we're building a platform that provides the fundamental online esports infrastructure for all relevant stakeholders within the ecosystem. With 2.5billion people world-wide playing computer games and hundreds ofmillions of people watching professional esports tournaments monthly, Challengermode's platform – which has hosted millions of competitions – is becoming the place for regular gamers to congregate, practice or compete in esports. Our best-in-class tech automates complex tournament infrastructure through game integrations and allows gamers to easily play in competitions, tournaments, and leagues across any device or console while enabling community building and monetization at scale for organizers of all kinds. | $579K | Angel | Aug 20, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Ashley Heppenstall invest in?

Ashley Heppenstall invests primarily in eSports, Internet and PC Games startups, most often at Angel and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ashley Heppenstall last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ashley Heppenstall closed in Jun 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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