Gary Turner
Angel Investor
London, United Kingdom
Gary Turner is a seed investor in London focused on Software and Accounting. Gary Turner co-founded and led the growth of Xero in the UK from 2009 to 2022 and was a member of Xero’s global leadership team for 12 years. Xero is a multi-award-winning cloud accounting platform with more than 3 million paying subscribers.In the UK Gary took Xero from £56k of revenue in its first year to over £150 million ARR (USD$185m) in2021 with more than 835,000 UK subscribers. He also guided the successful market entry and growth of Xero in South Africa.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Gary Turner invests in
Stages Gary Turner invests in
Countries Gary Turner invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (67%)
- Accounting 1 (33%)
- Financial Services 1 (33%)
- Information Technology 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
Country
- United Kingdom 1 (33%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Wafeq
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Wafeq is a software that sends invoices, quotes, purchases orders, manages inventory and payroll, and generates financial reports to help owners and accountants run the business efficiently. Wafeq generates VAT returns automatically. | $7.5M / Series A / Dec 10, 2024 | |
Translucent
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Translucent is next-gen accounting software. | $6.4M / Seed / Aug 23, 2023 | |
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Translucent is next-gen accounting software. | $3.3M / Pre-Seed / Mar 30, 2023 |
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FAQ
What does Gary Turner invest in?
Gary Turner invests primarily in Software, Accounting and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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 Gary Turner last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Gary Turner closed in Dec 2024. 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.
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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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