# Christopher Soames

> Christopher Soames is a Series A investor at IW Capital (London) backing GPS and Events. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IW Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iw-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersoames46942831/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=uk

Christopher Soames is a Series A investor at IW Capital in London focused on GPS and Events. Christopher Soames is the Investment Director at IW Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GPS | 1 | 33% |
| Events | 1 | 33% |
| Consulting | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| location:live | location:live is an event services company that specializes in the planning and placement of locations for live events for various brands. |  |  | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| location:live | location:live is an event services company that specializes in the planning and placement of locations for live events for various brands. |  | Series A | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| location:live | location:live is an event services company that specializes in the planning and placement of locations for live events for various brands. | $2.5M | Series A | May 13, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About IW Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

IW Capital is a private investment house offering both debt and equity investment opportunities into scaling SMEs with immense growth potentialIW Capital focuses on originating, structuring, managing and leading tax-efficient investment and senior debt opportunities for their expansive network of high net-worth individuals, ultra-high net-worthindividuals, family offices, wealth managers and IFAs. With an executive team boasting over 50 years’ collective experience in SME investment, IW Capital is renowned for its leading expertise in tax-efficient equity investment and providing debt funding to SMEs.

5 contacts available at IW Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Armstrong | Director and Head of Investment | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-armstrong-a631 |
| Charlie Lyon Carroll | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlie-lyon-carroll |
| Luke Davis | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luke-davis-4 |
| Alex Valente Petri | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-valente-petri-bb5b |
| Christopher Soames | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-soames |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher Soames invest in?

Christopher Soames invests primarily in GPS, Events and Consulting startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Christopher Soames last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Soames closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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