# Jim O'Neill

> Jim O'Neill is a Series A investor at Breakout Labs (San Francisco) backing Computer and Hardware. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Breakout Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakout-labs)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-o-neill-5703138/

Jim O'Neill is a Series A investor at Breakout Labs in San Francisco focused on Computer and Hardware. Jim O'Neill is the Co-Founder at Breakout Labs.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer | 1 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STEM | Kano provides a system of kits and coding platform that enables users to develop apps, games, and music. It teaches kids and adults about computers and coding by way of a variety of do-it-yourself hardware building kits. Also, its computing platform enables someone to build real devices, learn how they work, code them step by step, and share theircreations with the world.The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England. | $15M | Series A | May 04, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Breyer Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breyer-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Collaborative Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/collaborative-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JamJar Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamjar-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Breakout Labs

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Breakout Labs is a bold re-envisioning of the way innovative science and technology is funded. We invite early-stage companies from around the world to apply for funding of specific milestones on a path to achieving radical advances and far-reaching impact. Our unique revolving fund model allows successful companies to help fund the next generationof innovation.

5 contacts available at Breakout Labs.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hemai Parthasarathy | Scientific Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hemai-parthasarathy |
| Jim O'Neill | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-o-neill-3 |
| Julia Moore | Portfolio Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julia-moore |
| Lindy Fishburne | Founder & Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lindy-fishburne |
| Peter Thiel | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-thiel |

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## FAQ

### What does Jim O'Neill invest in?

Jim O'Neill invests primarily in Computer, Hardware and E-Learning startups, most often at Series A 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 Jim O'Neill last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jim O'Neill closed in May 2015. 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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