# James Potter

> James Potter is a seed investor at Big Issue Invest backing Art. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Big Issue Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-issue-invest)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

James Potter is a seed investor at Big Issue Invest focused on Art. James Potter

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VU X Earth | VU X Earth Limited (“VU”) is a social enterprise, and owner of the Village Underground and EartH Hackney live performance venues in London. |  | Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Big Issue Invest

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Big Issue Invest is the UK's first 'social merchant bank,' by social entrepreneurs, for social entrepreneurs. As a social enterprise ourselves, we understand how good businesses can achieve great things." Nigel Kershaw - Chair, The Big Issue Group.

5 contacts available at Big Issue Invest.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Wilson-Dodd | Deputy Chief Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-wilson-dodd |
| James Potter | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-potter-3c8b |
| John Gilligan | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-gilligan-9233 |
| Mairi Johnson | Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mairi-johnson |
| Sarah Faber | Investment director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-faber-2045 |

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## FAQ

### What does James Potter invest in?

James Potter invests primarily in Art startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 James Potter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Potter closed in Jan 2022. 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?

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