# Jason Hobbs

> Jason Hobbs is a Series B investor at North East Fund backing Banking and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [North East Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-east-innovation-fund)
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-hobbs-25a83535/?originalSubdomain=uk

Jason Hobbs is a Series B investor at North East Fund in Newcastle Upon Tyne focused on Banking and FinTech. Jason Hobbs is the Chief Executive Officer at North East Fund. Jason Hobbs attended Newcastle University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Personal Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pockit | Pockit is a fintech business that focuses on providing financial services primarily to customers who are typically excluded or at least underserved by high street banks. It provides a digital banking app designed to cater to the underbanked masses. | $10M |  | Aug 03, 2023 |  |
| Pockit | Pockit is a fintech business that focuses on providing financial services primarily to customers who are typically excluded or at least underserved by high street banks. It provides a digital banking app designed to cater to the underbanked masses. | $19.1M | Series B | Dec 03, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Concentric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concentric) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Puma Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/puma-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About North East Fund

VC Fund · Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

North East Fund looks for strong teams with scalable opportunities .

1 contacts available at North East Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Hobbs | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-hobbs-eb4e |

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## FAQ

### What does Jason Hobbs invest in?

Jason Hobbs invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 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 Jason Hobbs last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jason Hobbs closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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