# Chris Payne

> Chris Payne is a Series B investor at Oxford Capital (Oxford) backing Solar and Fitness. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Oxford Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-capital-partners)
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-payne-2a913763/

Chris Payne is a Series B investor at Oxford Capital in Oxford focused on Solar and Fitness. Chris Payne

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 25% |
| Fitness | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Navlive | NavLive creates instant 2D and 3D models, along with accurate site surveys using user-friendly Scan-to-BIM functionality. | $4.5M | Seed | May 29, 2025 |  |
| Egregious | Egregious is an advanced research & intelligence lab established to defend humans from AI and provides narrative intelligence solutions across the public and private sectors to protect organisations and online users from malign influence using AI-driven data acquisition, insights, and engagement. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 21, 2025 |  |
| HelloSelf | HelloSelf provides online counselling and life coaching services to help people cope with stress. The company's services include elements such as stress, anxiety, and confidence testing using professionally proven procedures, allowing patients to schedule appointments with psychologists and therapists at their leisure.HelloSelf wasestablished in 2018 in London, England by Charles Wells. | $20M | Series B | Mar 13, 2023 |  |
| Hometree | Hometree is a home energy services company, is dedicated to expediting the journey towards achieving net zero emissions. Through the provision of installation, repair, and financing solutions for home energy hardware, we empower homeowners to make the transition to low-carbon living at their own pace.Hometree offers comprehensive home emergencyinsurance and maintenance cover, plus energy-efficient heating installations along with affordable financing plans. Hometree helps homeowners across the full lifecycle of sustainable home improvements - from the point of hardware installation, to how the projects get financed, to in-life repair and maintenance. | $46M | Series B | Dec 30, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2150](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2150) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AENU](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aenu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ae Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ae-works) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clearance Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clearance-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Energy Impact Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-impact-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Oxford Capital

VC Fund · Oxford, United Kingdom

Oxford Capital is an experienced technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford. They focus on investing in a diversified portfolio of high-potential pure technology and technology-enabled start-up businesses.

5 contacts available at Oxford Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Payne | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-payne-92ee |
| David Mott | Founder Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mott-2 |
| Edward Mott | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-mott |
| James Witter | Non-Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-witter |
| Richard Roberts | Director, Investor Relations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-roberts-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Payne invest in?

Chris Payne invests primarily in Solar, Fitness and Internet startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Chris Payne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Payne closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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