# Ben Westwood

> Ben Westwood is a pre-seed investor at Hoxton Circle (New York) backing Recruiting and Hospitality. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hoxton Circle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoxton-circle)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-westwood-hoxtoncircle
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/westwoodben
- Website: https://x.com/westwoodben
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ben.westwood2

Ben Westwood is a pre-seed investor at Hoxton Circle in New York focused on Recruiting and Hospitality. Ben Westwood is the Founding Partner & CEO of Hoxton Circle. He previously worked at Argyll Scott as a Director London & UK.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 100% |
| Staffing Agency | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Slinger | Slinger is a network for finding jobs in the hospitality industry that connects side-hustlers, students, and hospitality professionals with enjoyable, equitable, and flexible shifts. | $606.8K | Pre-Seed | Oct 19, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CornerStone Partners LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cornerstone-partners-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Black Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-for-startups-black-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Resolution Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resolution-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ufi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ufi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hoxton Circle

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Hoxton Circle.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Westwood | Founding Partner & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-westwood-ec5b |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Westwood invest in?

Ben Westwood invests primarily in Recruiting, Hospitality and Staffing Agency startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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 Ben Westwood last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Westwood closed in Oct 2023. 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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