# Collin Willis

> Collin Willis is a seed investor at Hotspur Capital (Newcastle) backing B2B and B2C. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hotspur Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hotspur-capital)
- Location: Newcastle, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2014
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/colin-willis/1/82/521
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/colinwillis

Collin Willis is a seed investor at Hotspur Capital in Newcastle focused on B2B and B2C. Collin Willis - Managing Director @ Hotspur Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| B2C | 1 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Incubators | 1 | 33% |
| Social Network | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ignite Accelerator | Ignite provides accelerator, incubator, and education programs for technology startups.Ignite is funded primarily through commercial activity, and has also raised investment from Northstar Ventures through the FBNE Accelerator Fund, managed by North East Finance as part of the £125m FBNE program.Founded in 2011 by Colin Willis, JonBradford, and Paul Smith, Ignite was expected to be a one-off, three month program. Instead, Ignite grew into an independent co-working space and venue that span off as Newcastle's tech centre Campus North.In 2016, Ignite expanded operations to London and Manchester, running accelerator programmes in both cities.In May 2016, Ignite MD Tristan Watson took over as CEO. | $892K | Seed | Feb 25, 2014 |  |
| Antix Labs | The Antix Game Player (AGP) is an on-device software client for native games services licensed to multiple tier one device makers. Third party casual, advanced casual and premium games are distributed in a device-independent format similar in concept to MP3 or PDF. This format lets consumers access and share games from any of their connectedAntix-powered 'screens', which include mobile phones, TVs, STBs, PMPs, and PCs. In much the same way as they do already with music, photos and videos, consumers can distribute trial games virally across networks and off-line to their friends and family while still protecting the rights and revenues of operators and publishers. In addition to AGP itself, Antix provides the corresponding tools, certification mechanism, optional white-label store, and optional game warehousing necessary to deploy a complete service offering.Antix Labs Ltd., headquartered in Reading, England was founded by Francis Charig, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. For more information, please visit: http://antixlabs.com/. | $1.3M | Seed | Aug 22, 2010 |  |
| Antix Labs | The Antix Game Player (AGP) is an on-device software client for native games services licensed to multiple tier one device makers. Third party casual, advanced casual and premium games are distributed in a device-independent format similar in concept to MP3 or PDF. This format lets consumers access and share games from any of their connectedAntix-powered 'screens', which include mobile phones, TVs, STBs, PMPs, and PCs. In much the same way as they do already with music, photos and videos, consumers can distribute trial games virally across networks and off-line to their friends and family while still protecting the rights and revenues of operators and publishers. In addition to AGP itself, Antix provides the corresponding tools, certification mechanism, optional white-label store, and optional game warehousing necessary to deploy a complete service offering.Antix Labs Ltd., headquartered in Reading, England was founded by Francis Charig, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. For more information, please visit: http://antixlabs.com/. | $3M |  | Jun 02, 2009 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Northstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Hotspur Capital

VC Fund

Hotspur Capital is a financial organization.

1 contacts available at Hotspur Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Collin Willis | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collin-willis |

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## FAQ

### What does Collin Willis invest in?

Collin Willis invests primarily in B2B, B2C and Gaming startups, most often at Seed 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 Collin Willis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Collin Willis closed in Feb 2014. 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?

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