# John Poynton

> John Poynton is a seed investor backing Payments and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhpoynton

John Poynton is an individual investor.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Infrastructure | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Outstaffer | Outstaffer is a global employment and #WorkFromAnywhere technology company.We make it simple and easy for companies to find, hire, pay and equip remote employees from around the world compliantly. Using our Global Employer of Record (EOR) services and #WorkFromAnywhere technology, we enable people and companies to work remotely together safelyand securely.OUR VISION To enable every person on the planet to #WorkFromAnywhere and every business to #HireFromEverywhereOUR MISSION We enable business to overcome the limits of their local talent pool. We do this by building platforms that make it simple and easy to find, hire, pay and equip #TalentFromAnywhere compliantly. | $1.5M | Seed | Oct 17, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1in100 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1in100-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alua Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alua-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beachhead Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beachhead-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mondo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mondo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Side Stage Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/side-stage-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spring Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Poynton invest in?

John Poynton invests primarily in Payments, Software and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact John Poynton?

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### When did John Poynton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Poynton closed in Oct 2023. 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?

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