# John Bethell

> John Bethell is a debt financing investor at LUKA Global (Barcelona) backing FinTech and Medical. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LUKA Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luka-bio)
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbethell/

John Bethell is a debt financing investor at LUKA Global in Barcelona focused on FinTech and Medical. Originally studying medicine in Scotland, John is a pioneer of the Australasian medical recruitment industry and has over 20 years of experience growing his award-winning business, Wavelength International, from two founders to over 100 staff. Moving to Europe in 2012, John worked initially for an equity crowdfunding business focused on raisingseed funds for European life sciences start-ups, before launching the Luka Global Group, including LUKA BIO, with the co-founders in 2019. John provides guidance and mentorship to start-up founders on how to set up their own in-house recruitment capabilities in preparation for growth. His recruitment portfolio includes C-suite, medical and research roles within life sciences.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Life Science | 1 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 100% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Capital Cell | Capital Cell is a crowdinvesting platform for biotech and life sciences companies. Mixing VC, business angels, accredited investors, and the power of the crowd, the company is building a global meeting point for companies and researchers working, fostering, and financing tomorrow’s medical science. | $488.6K | Debt Financing | Jan 23, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ENISA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enisa-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LUKA Global

VC Fund



1 contacts available at LUKA Global.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Bethell | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-bethell |

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## FAQ

### What does John Bethell invest in?

John Bethell invests primarily in FinTech, Medical and Life Science startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did John Bethell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Bethell closed in Jan 2024. 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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