Jason Ball
Angel Investor
London, United Kingdom
Jason Ball is a seed investor in London focused on FinTech and B2B. Solo GP and Angel Investor, mainly consumer. Currently focusing on the future of finance and future of food.Previously at Qualcomm Ventures Europe with investments in Arteris (acquired by Qualcomm), Videoplaza (acquired by Ooyala), We7 (acquired by Tesco) and YPlan (acquired by TimeOut).Prior to joining Qualcomm, Jason at London Seed Capital, aseed and early stage venture capital fund, where he focused on material science and software companies, notably leading the firm’s investment in Brandwatch.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 23%
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Industries Jason Ball invests in
Stages Jason Ball invests in
Countries Jason Ball invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $650k–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 3 (23%)
- B2B 2 (15%)
- Banking 2 (15%)
- Software 2 (15%)
- Marketing 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (31%)
- Series A 2 (15%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (8%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
Country
- United Kingdom 7 (54%)
- United States 2 (15%)
- Sweden 1 (8%)
Investments
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Round Treasury
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The all-in-one treasury management platform for startups. Minimise risk and maximise return on excess cash. Earn up to ~5% yield, access hundreds of savings accounts and maximise FSCS protection - all in one place. | $2.1M / Pre-Seed / Oct 08, 2024 | |
THIS
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THIS is a plant-based meat brand that provides alternative meat products for meat lovers. The company's products are made of plant-based ingredients that are fortified with vitamin B12 and iron, enabling meat lovers to get the real feel of having meat-based products and satisfy their tastes without killing animals. | Series B / Jun 16, 2022 | |
Genus AI
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Genus AI is an AI-native commerce platform that helps D2C and e-commerce brands turn product catalogs into high-performing growth engines. The platform combines catalog intelligence, feed optimization, generative product imagery and video, ad copy, seed audiences, and SKU-level performance insights to help brands improve digital advertisingperformance across channels such as Meta, TikTok, Google, and emerging AI commerce platforms.By connecting product data, creative generation, audience intelligence, and campaign performance in one system, Genus AI enables brands to automate and optimize how every product is presented, advertised, and scaled. The company works with leading e-commerce brands to improve catalog ads, creative workflows, product feeds, and customer acquisition efficiency. | Seed / Oct 22, 2019 | |
Gophr
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Gophr has spent five years building an intelligent network that collects in-depth information on customers, couriers, locations, and consignments. Its network reduces operational costs, a huge issue for the delivery operators, by automating courier company tasks usually undertaken by humans. The goal is to provide industry-leading deliveryexperiences for customers, and optimal working solutions for couriers, all whilst building the most advanced same-day delivery network in the world.Gophr has recently completed its one-millionth delivery and our customer satisfaction rates are around three times the average for the parcel delivery sector. Throughout 2020, Gophr is expanding beyond London and throughout the UK. | $650K / Seed / Sep 01, 2019 | |
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Genus AI
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Genus AI is an AI-native commerce platform that helps D2C and e-commerce brands turn product catalogs into high-performing growth engines. The platform combines catalog intelligence, feed optimization, generative product imagery and video, ad copy, seed audiences, and SKU-level performance insights to help brands improve digital advertisingperformance across channels such as Meta, TikTok, Google, and emerging AI commerce platforms.By connecting product data, creative generation, audience intelligence, and campaign performance in one system, Genus AI enables brands to automate and optimize how every product is presented, advertised, and scaled. The company works with leading e-commerce brands to improve catalog ads, creative workflows, product feeds, and customer acquisition efficiency. | $3M / Seed / Jul 01, 2019 | |
Blippar
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Blippar is a technology company specializing in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision (AI). Blippar’s vision is to enhance everyday life with Augmented Reality and give you more from the world you see – more entertainment, more information, more value.Since 2011, Blippar has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible in AR and has helpedthousands of brands, retailers and agencies use AR /AI across the consumer journey to deepen customer engagement, drive footfall and increase sales. Blippar gives access to an AR ecosystem with products and professional services to meet specific business needs – from consultancy to AR creation tools that publish AR content within a client's own app or rich media banners (no app required).Blippar's technology has been used by world-leading brands such as PepsiCo, Porsche, Nestlé, L’Oréal, GSK, General Mills and Procter & Gamble to create exciting and award-winning experiences.Blippar has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by CNN, Forbes, etc. and listed 3 years in a row on CNBC's list of most disruptive companies as well as named top Business Innovator by Bloomberg and most innovative AR/VR company by Fast Company.Determined to steer the growth of the AR industry and champion this new consumer behavior, Blippar acquired Layar in June 2014, a pioneering AR company founded in the late 2000s. In June 2015, Blippar invested in smart specs company WaveOptics. WaveOptics is developing low-energy lenses that provide a live display for the wearer but can be fitted into ordinary spectacles frames. | $37M / Series E / Sep 18, 2018 | |
Ready
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Ready is the most simple and secure smart wallet for crypto. It does everything you'd expect from a bank (and more). Without the bank. Earn interest and invest; borrow, store and send. Access DeFi and Dapps in a few taps. Ready was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London. | $4M / Seed / Jan 20, 2018 | |
Monzo
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Monzo (previously Mondo) is a bank for people who live their lives on their smartphones and is targeted at people who want to get things done in a click and who don’t see the need for branches and cheque books. The platform is focussed on building the best current account in the world and ultimately working with a range of other providers so thatMonzo can be an intelligent hub for your entire financial life. | Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 01, 2017 | |
UPSIDE Foods
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UPSIDE Foods (formerly known as Memphis Meats) develops meat produced directly from animal cells without the need to raise and slaughter actual animals. This approach requires significantly less water, land, and energy than conventional meat production, enabling consumers to enjoy meat that is clean, humane, and free of harmful chemicals.Co-founded and led by Dr. Uma Valeti in 2015, UPSIDE Foods is headquartered in Berkeley, California. | $17M / Series A / Aug 23, 2017 | |
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Blippar
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Blippar is a technology company specializing in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision (AI). Blippar’s vision is to enhance everyday life with Augmented Reality and give you more from the world you see – more entertainment, more information, more value.Since 2011, Blippar has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible in AR and has helpedthousands of brands, retailers and agencies use AR /AI across the consumer journey to deepen customer engagement, drive footfall and increase sales. Blippar gives access to an AR ecosystem with products and professional services to meet specific business needs – from consultancy to AR creation tools that publish AR content within a client's own app or rich media banners (no app required).Blippar's technology has been used by world-leading brands such as PepsiCo, Porsche, Nestlé, L’Oréal, GSK, General Mills and Procter & Gamble to create exciting and award-winning experiences.Blippar has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by CNN, Forbes, etc. and listed 3 years in a row on CNBC's list of most disruptive companies as well as named top Business Innovator by Bloomberg and most innovative AR/VR company by Fast Company.Determined to steer the growth of the AR industry and champion this new consumer behavior, Blippar acquired Layar in June 2014, a pioneering AR company founded in the late 2000s. In June 2015, Blippar invested in smart specs company WaveOptics. WaveOptics is developing low-energy lenses that provide a live display for the wearer but can be fitted into ordinary spectacles frames. | $45M / Series C / Mar 09, 2015 | |
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FAQ
What does Jason Ball invest in?
Jason Ball invests primarily in FinTech, B2B and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Jason Ball's check size?
Jason Ball typically joins rounds of $650k–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jason Ball participates in.
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The most recent investment recorded for Jason Ball closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 13 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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