# Hector Mason

> Hector Mason is a pre-seed investor at Episode 1 (London) backing SaaS and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Episode 1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/episode)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-mason-5364b985/

Hector Mason is a pre-seed investor at Episode 1 in London focused on SaaS and Software. Hector Mason, General Partner at Episode 1.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 25% |
| Developer APIs | 1 | 25% |
| Data Integration | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Record OS | Record OS is an AI-powered accounting and tax platform built specifically to streamline the UK Self Assessment and Making Tax Digital (MTD) workflow | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Dragonfly Technology Limited | Software moves fast, and businesses are losing out. They’re using outdated tools, while watching competitors make strides with AI-first tech. But the fact is, the way teams discover and choose software has been broken for years. Dragonfly is a platform designed to simplify the process of software discovery with clarity, objectivity, and speed.With Dragonfly's proprietary AI-driven technology, businesses can make smarter, faster decisions by connecting their existing tech stack to a dynamic, curated dataset of the world’s most performant tools, to instantly provides contextual, personalised recommendations tailored to your unique challenges, goals, and stage of growth.Dragonfly is built to eliminate the confusion and bias from software selection. No more spreadsheets, vendor hype, or guesswork. With Dragonfly, your team can stay aligned, cut waste, and fast-track research. Whether you're scaling fast or looking for an AI-driven tool to enhance productivity, Dragonfly has you covered today and tomorrow. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Oct 08, 2025 |  |
| StackOne | StackOne allows you to build Integrations, easier, faster, and safer, enabling you to focus on your core product development, while effortlessly adding connectors to your customers' tools within your SaaS platform. | $20M | Series A | May 06, 2025 |  |
| StackOne | StackOne allows you to build Integrations, easier, faster, and safer, enabling you to focus on your core product development, while effortlessly adding connectors to your customers' tools within your SaaS platform. | $3.6M | Seed | Mar 05, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Portfolio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portfolio-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Playfair Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/playfair-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Dreamcraft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamcraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Opus11 VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opus11-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Episode 1

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Episode1 Ventures is a London based venture capital fund set up to invest in early-stage technology companies based in the UK.It was created with a mixture of public and private money, including backing from a number of entrepreneurs including Alex Chesterman of Zoopla Property Group. It is one of the UK Government's Enterprise Capital Funds– set up to support fund managers who invest in small, high-growth businesses. The £12.5 million of private investment was matched with £25 million of public money.Episode 1 Ventures invests in seed and Series A rounds of up to £2m in software-driven businesses with the potential to transform industries. They’ve been entrepreneurs theirselves so provide a frank and fast approach to investing and they like to play a very hands-on supportive role in growing the businesses they back. They look for entrepreneurs with relevant experience ambitious to change their sector. They like to see that they can hire world-class talent and delegate to them effectively, and that they really know the customers and understand the problem. They also like entrepreneurs that are data-driven. But above all they like people with passion and ambition, that can execute at speed and overcome significant hurdles along the way.They are building a portfolio of companies that are using software technology to disrupt their chosen marketplaces. It is a diverse group across a range of industries, but with two common themes – a great founder and a big market. They also like to invest once a company has launched their product and has some clients they can reference. Revenues are usually from zero to £50k per month when they first invest.They like to play an active role in helping the companies that they invest in, at least until their companies have secured one or more later financing rounds. They want to help entrepreneurs turn their early stage ventures into fast growing companies built to grow into significant and valuable entities. They see every investment as a partnership. Indeed, they share their office with a number of portfolio companies so they work very closely with them.

5 contacts available at Episode 1.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simon Murdoch | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-murdoch |
| Adrian Lloyd | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrian-lloyd |
| Damien Lane | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damien-lane |
| Hector Mason | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hector-mason-4696 |
| Leah Martin | Marketing, Communications & Events Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leah-martin |

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## FAQ

### What does Hector Mason invest in?

Hector Mason invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Generative AI startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Hector Mason last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hector Mason closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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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