# Cyrus Ardalan

> Cyrus Ardalan is a seed investor in London backing Marketplace and Financial Services. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrus-ardalan-6759856a

Cyrus Ardalan is a seed investor in London focused on Marketplace and Financial Services. Cyrus Ardalan - Chairman @ OakNorth

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |
| Property Management | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BLEND | Blend Network is a peer-to-peer property lending marketplace that connects lenders directly with borrowers. Lenders can lend from £1,000 to property-secured loans and earn up to 15% p.a. All Blend Network loans are secured against a first-charge on the property. they are platform is designed to be simple to use. Once you register, you can browsethrough they available loans, pick & choose the loan you’d like to lend to and simply lend. Sit, Click & Collect. | $156.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 11, 2022 |  |
| BLEND | Blend Network is a peer-to-peer property lending marketplace that connects lenders directly with borrowers. Lenders can lend from £1,000 to property-secured loans and earn up to 15% p.a. All Blend Network loans are secured against a first-charge on the property. they are platform is designed to be simple to use. Once you register, you can browsethrough they available loans, pick & choose the loan you’d like to lend to and simply lend. Sit, Click & Collect. | $13.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| BLEND | Blend Network is a peer-to-peer property lending marketplace that connects lenders directly with borrowers. Lenders can lend from £1,000 to property-secured loans and earn up to 15% p.a. All Blend Network loans are secured against a first-charge on the property. they are platform is designed to be simple to use. Once you register, you can browsethrough they available loans, pick & choose the loan you’d like to lend to and simply lend. Sit, Click & Collect. | $13.1M | Seed | Dec 17, 2018 |  |

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## FAQ

### What does Cyrus Ardalan invest in?

Cyrus Ardalan invests primarily in Marketplace, Financial Services and Property Management startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Cyrus Ardalan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cyrus Ardalan closed in Apr 2022. 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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