# Ed Vaizey

> Ed Vaizey is a seed investor in London backing Banking and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-vaizey-603206a3/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/edvaizey
- Website: https://x.com/edvaizey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vaizeymp/

Ed Vaizey is a seed investor in London focused on Banking and FinTech. Ed Vaizey MP was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with responsibility for digital industries on 15 July 2014. He is the Conservative MP for Wantage and Didcot.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| StudentFinance | StudentFinance is a provider of educational financial services that aims to provide students with success-based financing. The company's services select students through a selection process based on data forecasting using artificial intelligence technology and invest in students who primarily have technical skills and can become softwareengineers, data analysts, or cybersecurity experts, allowing students to advance in their career path and get the right job while also repaying the money.StudentFinance was established in March, 2019 in Madrid, Spain by Mariano Kostelec. | $41.2M | Series A | Feb 28, 2023 | http://www.studentfinance.com |
| StudentFinance | StudentFinance is a provider of educational financial services that aims to provide students with success-based financing. The company's services select students through a selection process based on data forecasting using artificial intelligence technology and invest in students who primarily have technical skills and can become softwareengineers, data analysts, or cybersecurity experts, allowing students to advance in their career path and get the right job while also repaying the money.StudentFinance was established in March, 2019 in Madrid, Spain by Mariano Kostelec. | $5.5M | Seed | May 18, 2021 | http://www.studentfinance.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Armilar Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/espirito-santo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Giant Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giant-ventures-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Firestartr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firestartr-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Iberis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iberis-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MSM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/msmfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ed Vaizey invest in?

Ed Vaizey invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ed Vaizey last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ed Vaizey closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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