# Henry Lane Fox

> Henry Lane Fox is a seed investor at Firstminute Capital backing Hardware and Manufacturing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Firstminute Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstminute-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-lane-fox-80ab2315/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/henrylf
- Website: https://x.com/henrylf

Henry Lane Fox is a seed investor at Firstminute Capital in London focused on Hardware and Manufacturing. Henry is Co-Founder & CEO of Founders Factory. Henry has deep experience of advising global brands and institutional investors on digital transformation, emerging technologies and startup partnerships, working closely with companies including Sky, Visa, Tesco, Silver Lake and L’Oreal. Henry co-founded micro-learning platform SmartUp.io andprofessional matchmaking platform Grip. He began his adventures in digital as one of the founding team at lastminute. com where he served as Head of Product Development.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 2 | 67% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 67% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Consumer | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prospectral | ProSpectral develops hyperspectral imaging for recycling, agriculture, and prospecting. |  | Convertible Note | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| TreQ | TreQ is a manufacturing company that builds and operates bespoke quantum computing clusters. | $5M | Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| Straight Teeth Direct | Straight Teeth Direct is a direct to consumer teledentistry platform that connects users to online dentists globally, enabling low cost at home teeth straightening. Forget everything you think you know about teeth straightening! This startup is revolutionising the cosmetic orthodontic market by making invisible aligners available without the needfor monthly appointments or the traditional hefty cost attached to it.Using 3D printing, they have delivered aligners straight to the door of users in over 35 countries since their 2017 launch.By building the very first AI orthodontist and instant smile simulator, their vision is to provide a solution to millions of adults worldwide looking to improve their smiles and self confidence with an option that fits into their lifestyle. |  | Seed |  |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Firstminute Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstminute-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Green Sands Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-sands-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lavrock Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lavrock-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Firstminute Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Firstminute Capital is a European seed fund based in London. Moreover, Firstminute invests in European early-stage tech companies. The firm was founded in 2017 by Brent Hoberman and Spencer Crawley.

5 contacts available at Firstminute Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spencer Crawley | Co-founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spencer-crawley |
| Adriana Vitagliano | VC investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adriana-vitagliano-21f2 |
| Alexander Erikstrup | Entrepreneur in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-erikstrup |
| Brent Hoberman | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brent-hoberman |
| Henry Lane Fox | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henry-lane-fox |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Henry Lane Fox invest in?

Henry Lane Fox invests primarily in Hardware, Manufacturing and Computer startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Henry Lane Fox last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Henry Lane Fox closed in Oct 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.

### 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co