# Ian Vernon

> Ian Vernon is a seed investor backing mHealth, Messaging and Communities. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ian Vernon is a seed investor focused on mHealth and Messaging. Ian Vernon

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mHealth | 1 | 100% |
| Messaging | 1 | 100% |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Social Network | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PeN Chat | An Instant Social Messaging App - Search Google Play, type Pen Chat Calls for Free | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 01, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AWTG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/awtg-21e9) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spintop Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spintop-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Vernon invest in?

Ian Vernon invests primarily in mHealth, Messaging and Communities startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ian Vernon last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Vernon closed in Nov 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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