# Charles Dunstone > Charles Dunstone is a funding round investor at Xmarksthespot.com backing FinTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Xmarksthespot.com](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xmarksthespot-com) - Location: London, United Kingdom - Total investments: 7 - Last investment: Dec 2017 - Lead investor: 14% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/charles-dunstone/7/981/288 Charles Dunstone is a Founder at Carphone Warehouse plc. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Series B | $16M–$32M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | FinTech | 3 | 43% | | Financial Services | 3 | 43% | | Finance | 2 | 29% | | Apps | 1 | 14% | | Music | 1 | 14% | 20 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Funding Round | 3 | 43% | | Series B | 2 | 29% | | Series A | 1 | 14% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United Kingdom | 4 | 57% | | Sweden | 2 | 29% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Strike | Strike is here to redefine the way you move home. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, it’s time for a change. That’s why we’re changing what it means to be an estate agent. We make selling easy. And free. | $25.5M | | Dec 21, 2017 | | | Pacemaker | Powered by its AI DJ technology Pacemaker provides a simple DJ mix creation and social consumption experience. And with its proprietary metadata file format the Recipe, they make DJ mixes an integrated part of revenue generating music services. | $366K | | Nov 13, 2017 | | | Strike | Strike is here to redefine the way you move home. After 200 years of high fees and pointless jargon, it’s time for a change. That’s why we’re changing what it means to be an estate agent. We make selling easy. And free. | $16.6M | | Jun 07, 2016 | | | Nutmeg | Nutmeg is changing the way people manage their money. Specializing in investments, ISAs and pensions, Nutmeg's online investment management service is intelligent, straightforward and fair. It is the first wealth manager with a 6 year performance track record in the UK. Founded in 2011, the company is based in London, UK. | $32M | Series B | Jun 25, 2014 | | | Boat International Media Ltd | Boat International Media Ltd is a media group serving the superyacht industry. | | | Jan 13, 2014 | | | Funding Circle | When Funding Circle was founded, they could see that businesses weren’t being given the finance to grow, while investors were making poor returns. They had a simple idea — let them support each other.By lending directly to businesses through Funding Circle, investors can now earn attractive returns to better provide for their future. Businessesget fast, easy access to funding to grow, create jobs, support local communities and drive the economy forward. They believe it’s better for everyone. | $16M | Series B | Apr 02, 2012 | | | iZettle | iZettle is reinventing technologies and banking services that help small-business owners live better, work less and earn more. Based in Stockholm, the financial technology company revolutionized mobile payments in 2010 with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. Today, small-business owners around the world useiZettle’s powerfully simple services to improve the speed and ease of payments at checkout, business management, sales analytics, customer engagement, and funding | $8.7M | Series A | Oct 18, 2011 | | 7 of 7 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Armada Investment AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/armada-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Creandum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creandum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Flight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flight-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Lepe Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lepe-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Xmarksthespot.com VC Fund 1 contacts available at Xmarksthespot.com. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Charles Dunstone | boss | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-dunstone | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Warner Music Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/warner-music-group) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund - [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund - [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund - [Chalmers Ventures AB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalmers-ventures) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Software Angel Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/software-angel-investors-sweden) - [Payments Angel Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/payments-angel-investors-sweden) - [Music Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/music-investors-sweden) - [Music Angel Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/music-angel-investors-sweden) - [Artificial intelligence Angel Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/artificial-intelligence-angel-investors-sweden) - [Financial Services Angel Investors in Sweden](https://shizune.co/investors/financial-services-angel-investors-sweden) ## FAQ ### What does Charles Dunstone invest in? Charles Dunstone invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Charles Dunstone's check size? Charles Dunstone typically joins rounds of $16M–$32M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Charles Dunstone participates in. ### When did Charles Dunstone last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Charles Dunstone closed in Dec 2017. Shizune tracks 7 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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