# Fred Destin

> Fred Destin is a seed investor at Stride.VC (London) backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 77 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Stride.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stride-vc)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 77
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/freddestin
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/fdestin
- Website: http://www.freddestin.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fred.destin

Fred Destin is a seed investor at Stride.VC in London focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Fred Destin is based out of London and is the Founder of Stride.VC. Fred previously worked at Hofy as a Board Member and Lead Investor. Fred Destin attended the HKUST Business School. Fred Destin has been certified in Decency Pledge.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 9 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 9% |
| SaaS | 6 | 8% |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 8% |
| Marketplace | 4 | 5% |

88 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 20 | 26% |
| Series A | 16 | 21% |
| Series B | 14 | 18% |
| Series C | 6 | 8% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 21 | 27% |
| France | 5 | 6% |
| United States | 5 | 6% |
| Belgium | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thema | Thema provides AI-powered infrastructure for analyzing market structure and building opportunities for private equity investors. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| TRIVER | Triver develops online and digital tools to assist and support various financial services. It is based in London, England. | $18.9M | Series A | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| Applied Computing | Foundational model for refining operations | $12.1M | Seed | May 28, 2025 |  |
| handly | handly is becoming the leading company in the Service Tech industry. We enable people to create their ideal living environment, while empowering home service companies to build their business and saving time for a quality life. | $3.9M | Seed | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Nodals AI | Nodals AI is a newly launched media buying platform that aims to enhance advertising performance by leveraging first-party data signals from media owners.Nodals AI seeks to address the evolving challenges in digital advertising where traditional identifiers like cookies are becoming less effective due to privacy concerns and regulatory changes. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Feb 05, 2025 |  |
| Applied Computing | Foundational model for refining operations |  | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| TechWolf | TechWolf develops an AI-based talent intelligence platform that allows enterprises to adopt a skills-based talent model. The company's platform automatically monitors employees’ skills based on HR information and their digital footprint on the work floor. Its AI-based software offers organizations an overview of skills and skill gaps acrosstheir workforce and actionable insights on current and future skill needs. | $42.8M | Series B | Jun 24, 2024 |  |
| Zefir | An all-in-one platform that allows people to sell or buy in one simple, certain transaction | $12.1M |  | Apr 22, 2024 |  |
| Zefir | An all-in-one platform that allows people to sell or buy in one simple, certain transaction | $11.7M | Series B | Apr 22, 2024 |  |
| AudioStack | Aflorithmic is a London-based technology company established in February 2019 by three co-founders. We're an API-first developer focused platform to enable brands and developers to simply create beautiful audio. This allows users to: - Create podcast-like audio as easy as typing. - Increase engagement & conversion - Save time and moneyas no voice actors or studio are needed.The current team consists of highly skilled specialists in machine learning, software development, voice synthesizing, AI, audio engineering and product development. Team members have previously worked for Amazon, SAP, IBM, the European Space Agency, Cambridge University as well as public institutions like the NHS.Our background combines technology, marketing and public health. We use technology to support individuals and make a positive impact while creating value for brands, companies and all of our stakeholders.Aflorithmic follows ambitious growth plans and has won the support of various private and public stakeholders as well as organisations like the UK governments public research body InnovateUK or the advanced digital technology innovation centre Digital Catapult. | $3.2M | Seed | Feb 06, 2024 |  |

10 of 77 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TrueSight Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/truesight-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Third Kind Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-line-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Octopus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/octopus-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

## About Stride.VC

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Stride.VC is a venture capital firm targeting seed stage startups. Founded in 2018, the firm is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.

4 contacts available at Stride.VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fred Destin | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-destin |
| Cleo Sham | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleo-sham |
| Gabbi Cahane | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gabbi-cahane |
| Ron Bouganim | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ron-bouganim |

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## FAQ

### What does Fred Destin invest in?

Fred Destin invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 77 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 Fred Destin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fred Destin closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 77 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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