# Jisc

> Jisc is a VC fund in Bristol backing B2B, FinTech and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jisc
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/jisc
- Website: http://www.jisc.ac.uk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jiscsocial

Jisc is a VC fund in Bristol focused on B2B and FinTech. The UK's leading higher and further education digital service provider.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Jisc. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Jisc. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/jisc?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Universities | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James Clay | Senior Co-design Manager | 0 | — |
| Paul Feldman | CEO | 0 | — |
| Phil Richards | Chief Innovation Officer | 0 | — |
| Thomas Lyne | Programme manager, Team lead | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blackbullion | Blackbullion is a digital financial wellbeing platform that streamlines and simplifies the discovery, application, receipt and effective use of student funding. Universities from the UK, Australia and NZ are partners bringing effective and life enhancing financial education to life to improve outcomes for millions of students globally. | $524K | Seed | May 14, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Emerge VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerge-venture-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MPA Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpa-education) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Jisc invest in?

Jisc invests primarily in B2B, FinTech and Education 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 Jisc?

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### Who are the partners at Jisc?

The team at Jisc includes James Clay (Senior Co-design Manager), Paul Feldman (CEO) and Phil Richards (Chief Innovation Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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