# Graham Hobson

> Graham Hobson is a seed investor in London backing Apps and Energy. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Aug 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamhobson/

Graham Hobson is a seed investor in London focused on Apps and Energy. From London, via Sydney, to California and now back in Europe, Jody’s passion is working with innovative, consumer-facing digital and technology businesses, helping them transform and grow across new sectors, markets and audiences.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| Leisure | 1 | 20% |
| Tourism | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bubble app | bubble is an on-demand mobile app, connecting parents with babysitters that their friends already know, use and trust. The app allows a parent to find, vet, book and pay their sitters in a few taps. Our mission is to make parenthood easier - to bring more freedom and enjoyment into everyday life and to make parents, and the people they love themost, happier.As parents, we know that when it comes to babysitting, nothing is more powerful than a personal connection.So as well as the end-to-end search-to-payment convenience the app brings, bubble also uses social networks and other community links, to connect users (parent or sitters) to the people around them, fostering trust, security and transparency.The app is currently available in the UK, on both iOS & Android devices. | $655K | Seed | Aug 08, 2017 |  |
| USIO Energy | USIO Energy are building the energy company of the future, using AI to deliver electricity and gas to perfectly match people's lifestyles. | $408K | Seed | May 01, 2017 |  |
| Hiyacar | Car fiend Graeme worked long hours in the City and knew his car cost him money just to sit on his drive, doing nothing. Not so much an asset, more of a liability.With the help of e-commerce expert Rob, the pair realised that a car-sharing app (an ‘AirBnB for cars’) might offer a smarter, more environmentally friendly way for people in Britain tohire the 10 million cars rented here every year.The pair began work in August 2014, and it soon became clear that the obstacle to unlocking the value in people’s cars was simple: the keys, and the time it took to hand them over.The team worked on an app-controlled box which allowed users to unlock cars direct from the app. The QuickStart® box was born.Rob and Graeme hired their first employee in 2016, and have watched hiyacar evolve into a friendly, living community, and a company of 16 people. hiyacar still puts people first - and unlike others they were born and bred in Britain.Each hiyacar shared could take the equivalent of 11 vehicles off the road. People are getting to know their neighbours, too. Hiya Owners add personal touches, such as putting ribbons on a car for a wedding. It’s a new way to drive, and something they are very proud of. | $2.2M | Angel | Oct 30, 2016 |  |
| Hiyacar | Car fiend Graeme worked long hours in the City and knew his car cost him money just to sit on his drive, doing nothing. Not so much an asset, more of a liability.With the help of e-commerce expert Rob, the pair realised that a car-sharing app (an ‘AirBnB for cars’) might offer a smarter, more environmentally friendly way for people in Britain tohire the 10 million cars rented here every year.The pair began work in August 2014, and it soon became clear that the obstacle to unlocking the value in people’s cars was simple: the keys, and the time it took to hand them over.The team worked on an app-controlled box which allowed users to unlock cars direct from the app. The QuickStart® box was born.Rob and Graeme hired their first employee in 2016, and have watched hiyacar evolve into a friendly, living community, and a company of 16 people. hiyacar still puts people first - and unlike others they were born and bred in Britain.Each hiyacar shared could take the equivalent of 11 vehicles off the road. People are getting to know their neighbours, too. Hiya Owners add personal touches, such as putting ribbons on a car for a wedding. It’s a new way to drive, and something they are very proud of. | $282K | Equity Crowdfunding | Jun 30, 2016 |  |
| Quuu | Quuu is the number one source for content suggestions and the only place where each and every post has been hand-reviewed in-house | $42K | Seed | Oct 13, 2015 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KM Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/km-capital-9d55) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seedrs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedrs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Graham Hobson invest in?

Graham Hobson invests primarily in Apps, Energy and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Graham Hobson?

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### When did Graham Hobson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Graham Hobson closed in Aug 2017. Shizune tracks 5 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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