# Hal Wilson

> Hal Wilson is a seed investor at Techstart Ventures (Belfast) backing Software and Health Care. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Techstart Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstart-ventures)
- Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hal-wilson-57b0917/

Hal Wilson is a seed investor at Techstart Ventures in Belfast focused on Software and Health Care. Hal Wilson is Partner at Techstart Ventures LLP.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| Health Care | 2 | 20% |
| Medical Device | 2 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 10% |
| mHealth | 1 | 10% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cloudsmith | Cloudsmith provides a cloud-native platform for managing software artifacts, acting as a centralized system where packages, container images, and other development assets are stored and controlled. The platform supports a wide range of package formats and integrates with developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, and security systems to streamlinesoftware development workflows. It enables organizations to secure their software supply chain through features such as vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, and access controls that govern how artifacts are used and distributed. Cloudsmith also delivers artifacts through a global distribution network, allowing teams to access and share software components with low latency across different regions. Additionally, it offers tools such as APIs, command-line interfaces, and automation capabilities to manage repositories, monitor usage, and maintain visibility over software assets throughout their lifecycle. | $23M | Series B | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Cloudsmith | Cloudsmith provides a cloud-native platform for managing software artifacts, acting as a centralized system where packages, container images, and other development assets are stored and controlled. The platform supports a wide range of package formats and integrates with developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, and security systems to streamlinesoftware development workflows. It enables organizations to secure their software supply chain through features such as vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, and access controls that govern how artifacts are used and distributed. Cloudsmith also delivers artifacts through a global distribution network, allowing teams to access and share software components with low latency across different regions. Additionally, it offers tools such as APIs, command-line interfaces, and automation capabilities to manage repositories, monitor usage, and maintain visibility over software assets throughout their lifecycle. | $15M | Series A | Sep 21, 2021 |  |
| AntennaWare | AntennaWare is a developer of antenna technology designed to boost the range and reliability of wireless wearable devices. |  | Seed | Jun 08, 2021 |  |
| BrainWaveBank | BrainWaveBank has developed a first-in-class wearable electroencephalography (EEG) device to conveniently and non-invasively measure the mechanisms that underpin neurological disorders and therapies. Our platform can securely gather, store and analyse data from many thousands of users, building neurocognitive profiles of individuals and populationsor demographic groups. This easy-to-scale and distributable approach will help clinical professionals to transform our understanding of brain health and develop the next generation of treatments.BrainWaveBank was founded in January 2015 and has offices in Belfast , Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland. | $1.4M | Seed | Jul 08, 2020 |  |
| Cloudsmith | Cloudsmith provides a cloud-native platform for managing software artifacts, acting as a centralized system where packages, container images, and other development assets are stored and controlled. The platform supports a wide range of package formats and integrates with developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, and security systems to streamlinesoftware development workflows. It enables organizations to secure their software supply chain through features such as vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, and access controls that govern how artifacts are used and distributed. Cloudsmith also delivers artifacts through a global distribution network, allowing teams to access and share software components with low latency across different regions. Additionally, it offers tools such as APIs, command-line interfaces, and automation capabilities to manage repositories, monitor usage, and maintain visibility over software assets throughout their lifecycle. |  | Seed | Nov 13, 2019 |  |
| BrainWaveBank | BrainWaveBank has developed a first-in-class wearable electroencephalography (EEG) device to conveniently and non-invasively measure the mechanisms that underpin neurological disorders and therapies. Our platform can securely gather, store and analyse data from many thousands of users, building neurocognitive profiles of individuals and populationsor demographic groups. This easy-to-scale and distributable approach will help clinical professionals to transform our understanding of brain health and develop the next generation of treatments.BrainWaveBank was founded in January 2015 and has offices in Belfast , Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland. | $2.2M | Seed | Aug 02, 2019 |  |
| Liopa | We are Liopa. We were incorporated in 2015 to commercialise more than 15 years of PhD research at QUB in the field of speech and image processing. Using this deep knowledge, we developed an automated lipreading solution. Our technology – rooted in machine learning and AI – can decipher what a person is saying from their lip movements alone.Liopais the first company to release commercially available VSR (Visual Speech Recognition) technology, with the first application being our SRAVI app (www.sravi.ai). SRAVI is a simple lipreading application that requires just a smartphone. It is bringing a voice to the voiceless. With SRAVI, we help patients who have lost the ability to speak, to communicate with their loved ones & carers. SRAVI is deployed onto a smartphone, and when pointed towards the patient, the app analyses their lip movements to decipher what they are trying to say. SRAVI is being trialled in Intensive Care units within the NHS. | $1M | Seed | Apr 17, 2018 |  |
| BrainWaveBank | BrainWaveBank has developed a first-in-class wearable electroencephalography (EEG) device to conveniently and non-invasively measure the mechanisms that underpin neurological disorders and therapies. Our platform can securely gather, store and analyse data from many thousands of users, building neurocognitive profiles of individuals and populationsor demographic groups. This easy-to-scale and distributable approach will help clinical professionals to transform our understanding of brain health and develop the next generation of treatments.BrainWaveBank was founded in January 2015 and has offices in Belfast , Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland. | $2M | Seed | Sep 21, 2017 |  |
| BrainWaveBank | BrainWaveBank has developed a first-in-class wearable electroencephalography (EEG) device to conveniently and non-invasively measure the mechanisms that underpin neurological disorders and therapies. Our platform can securely gather, store and analyse data from many thousands of users, building neurocognitive profiles of individuals and populationsor demographic groups. This easy-to-scale and distributable approach will help clinical professionals to transform our understanding of brain health and develop the next generation of treatments.BrainWaveBank was founded in January 2015 and has offices in Belfast , Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland. |  | Seed | Oct 10, 2016 |  |
| Cloudsmith | Cloudsmith provides a cloud-native platform for managing software artifacts, acting as a centralized system where packages, container images, and other development assets are stored and controlled. The platform supports a wide range of package formats and integrates with developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, and security systems to streamlinesoftware development workflows. It enables organizations to secure their software supply chain through features such as vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, and access controls that govern how artifacts are used and distributed. Cloudsmith also delivers artifacts through a global distribution network, allowing teams to access and share software components with low latency across different regions. Additionally, it offers tools such as APIs, command-line interfaces, and automation capabilities to manage repositories, monitor usage, and maintain visibility over software assets throughout their lifecycle. |  | Pre-Seed |  |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Frontline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frontline-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [ACF Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-cofund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Clarendon Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarendon-fund-managers) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MMC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mmc-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Par Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/par-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [QUBIS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qubis) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Techstart Ventures

VC Fund · Belfast, United Kingdom

Techstart Ventures is a first-cheque investor for extraordinary founders pursuing uncapped global opportunities.

5 contacts available at Techstart Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Allen Martin | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-martin |
| Audrey Casciere Osborne | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audrey-casciere-osborne |
| Hal Wilson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hal-wilson |
| Jamie Andrews | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-andrews |
| Julie Curran | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julie-curran |

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## FAQ

### What does Hal Wilson invest in?

Hal Wilson invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Medical Device startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 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 Hal Wilson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hal Wilson closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 10 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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