# John Ayton

> John Ayton is a seed investor backing Travel, FinTech and Marketplace. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ayton-mbe-03289411/

John Ayton is a seed investor focused on Travel and FinTech. John Ayton

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $140k–$5.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 2 | 40% |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 40% |
| Drones | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Subdial | Subdial is a tech company that predicts market prices better than anyone else. | $5.3M | Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Togather | Togather is an online marketplace that allows its customers to book independent caterers for their work or social events.Having partnered with over 150 of the UK's leading street food suppliers and restaurants, and with this number increasing each week, Feast It ensures to find the perfect match for every client's event. Clients shouldhave to simple enter your requirements, dates and preferences and within minutes clients will find your ideal caterer. | $2.2M | Seed | Feb 20, 2019 |  |
| Wevat | Wevat makes it easy for tourists to get tax back on shopping in Europe. | $2.9M | Seed | Jan 04, 2019 |  |
| FLYT | FLYT is the online marketplace for booking helicopter charter. It also offers a unique combination of speed, convenience, and luxury. FLYT makes helicopter hire easily accessible through its intuitive online and mobile platform. The company was established in 2016 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $140K | Seed | Mar 15, 2018 |  |
| Revolut | Revolut is a financial services company that specializes in mobile banking, card payments, money remittance, and foreign exchange. It includes a pre-paid debit card, currency exchange, and peer-to-peer payments. It is on a mission to build a fair and frictionless platform to use and manage money around the world. | $8.7M | Series A | Jul 14, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Active Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Firstminute Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firstminute-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NJF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/njf-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sweet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sweet-capital-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Ayton invest in?

John Ayton invests primarily in Travel, FinTech and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 John Ayton's check size?

John Ayton typically joins rounds of $140k–$5.3M 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 John Ayton participates in.

### When did John Ayton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Ayton closed in Dec 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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