# James Shanahan

> James Shanahan is a seed investor backing FinTech and Social Impact. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/jpshanahan

James Shanahan is a seed investor in Singapore focused on FinTech and Social Impact. James Shanahan

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Social Impact | 1 | 100% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lightning Reach | Founded during the pandemic, Lightning helps people in financial hardship to receive super fast support and recover from shocks. The company works with charities and public sector institutions to accelerate support to people in financial hardship - providing a quick and secure platform to easily verify financial need and process grants within 3days instead of 5+ weeks. | $1.2M | Seed | Oct 19, 2023 | https://www.lightningreach.org/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Issue Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-issue-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Joseph Rowntree Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-rowntree-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Treebeard Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/treebeard-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UnLtd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does James Shanahan invest in?

James Shanahan invests primarily in FinTech, Social Impact and Impact Investing 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.

### How do I contact James Shanahan?

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### When did James Shanahan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Shanahan closed in Oct 2023. 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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