# Iain Shovlin > Iain Shovlin is a seed investor at Argyle Search Partners (Miami) backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Argyle Search Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/argyle-search-partners) - Location: Miami, United States - Total investments: 15 - Last investment: Oct 2017 - Lead investor: 13% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-shovlin-b3923 Iain Shovlin is a seed investor at Argyle Search Partners in Miami focused on E-Commerce and Internet. Iain Shovlin - Founder, Chairman & Managing Partner @ Guild Capital ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | E-Commerce | 5 | 33% | | Internet | 4 | 27% | | Food and Beverage | 3 | 20% | | Email | 1 | 7% | | Events | 1 | 7% | 40 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 8 | 53% | | Funding Round | 4 | 27% | | Series A | 3 | 20% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 11 | 73% | | United Kingdom | 1 | 7% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Catch Co. | Catch Co. creates amazing products, content, and shopping experiences for the modern angler. | $3.5M | Series A | Oct 10, 2017 | | | Petal | Petal  is a credit card company that is built to help people financially succeed. It aims to make credit honest, simple, and accessible. The company uses machine learning to analyze a customer’s full digital financial record—not just their credit score.Petal has pioneered cash flow underwriting, as an alternative to credit scores, to make creditmore accessible, and offers a simple, modern digital experience that encourages members to build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. Petal is based in New York, New York, and Richmond, Virginia. The Petal credit card is issued by WebBank, Member FDIC. | $3.6M | Seed | Sep 08, 2017 | | | Ruggable | Ruggable leverages its patented technology to design and manufacture machine-washable rugs. The company's patented 2-Piece Rug System allows customers to remove the top layer of their rug and wash it, offering an affordable, stylish, and convenient solution for young families, pet owners, and busy individuals. | | Seed | Jun 01, 2017 | | | Catch Co. | Catch Co. creates amazing products, content, and shopping experiences for the modern angler. | $1.1M | | Mar 01, 2017 | | | Techweek | Techweek is a 7-day technology conference and festival that celebrates and enables innovation ecosystems in five cities across the country: Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. With Techweek as a conduit, a spotlight is able to shine on each individual technology community, providing entrepreneurs, innovators, influencers, andvisionaries to share ideas, sparking game-changing conversations and inspiring action. Past speakers at Techweek include: Jonah Peretti (Founder & CEO, BuzzFeed), Karen Sumberg (Diversity Pod Leader, Google), Travis Kalanick (CEO, Uber), Reshma Saujani (Founder & CEO, Girls Who Code), Craig Newmark (Founder, Craigslist), Nyla Koncurat (Co-founder & Managing Partner, Karlani Capital), Barney Harford (CEO, Orbitz), Dan Gilbert (Founder, Quicken Loans), Alexis Ohanian (Co-founder, Reddit & Partner, Y Combinator), Rahm Emanuel (Mayor, Chicago), and Kathryn Minshew (Founder, The Muse).With more than 200 sponsors supporting the Techweek mission (including Uber, Microsoft, Yelp, Motorola, Groupon, Redbox, Wordpress, American Airlines, and more) and rapid national expansion, Techweek is uniquely positioned to provide a platform for all who are passionate about technology. | | | Feb 01, 2017 | | | LunchSmarter | Lunch Smarter offers ordering lunches from nearby restaurants at a discount, and allows its customers to skip the queue. | | Seed | Sep 01, 2016 | | | MessageControl | Human Layer Email and Messaging SecurityHarness the protection and power of MessageControl's artificial intelligence to stop social engineering and human identity attacks.MessageControl protects your enterprise with two powerful solutions:Silencer - The only reliable solution on the market to stop embedded email trackers leaking yourconfidential data. CodeBreaker - Reveal the hidden risks inside email communications so employees recognize and avert identity attacks. GateKeeper - Protect against misaddressed emails leaving your organization. | $750K | Seed | Jul 27, 2016 | | | Home Chef | Home Chef is a provider of subscription-based meal kit delivery services to help people to save time while enjoying home cooking. It delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to subscribers weekly, enabling users to prepare home-cooked meals in about 30 minutes. Home Chef was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $10M | Series A | Apr 30, 2016 | | | Candy Club | Candy Club is a candy subscription box company that sends delectable treats and sweet surprises straight to customers. They offer money-saving multi-month plans that save cash while sweetening the stash. Every month, its subscribers receive a new box of hand-picked candies and treat them from their huge selection.It was incorporated in 2014 andis based in El Segundo, California. | | Seed | Mar 06, 2015 | | | Home Chef | Home Chef is a provider of subscription-based meal kit delivery services to help people to save time while enjoying home cooking. It delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to subscribers weekly, enabling users to prepare home-cooked meals in about 30 minutes. Home Chef was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $500K | Seed | Jul 23, 2014 | | 10 of 15 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Amplify.LA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amplify-la) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Canyon Creek Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canyon-creek-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Crosscut Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosscut-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Tiller Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiller-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Wavemaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wavemaker-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together ## About Argyle Search Partners VC Fund 1 contacts available at Argyle Search Partners. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Iain Shovlin | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iain-shovlin | ## 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 Iain Shovlin invest in? Iain Shovlin invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Iain Shovlin last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Iain Shovlin closed in Oct 2017. Shizune tracks 15 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. 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