# Lance Uggla

> Lance Uggla is a Series A investor at IHS Markit (London) backing Software and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IHS Markit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ihs-markit)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lance-uggla/9/6b8/257
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lanceuggla
- Website: https://x.com/lanceuggla

Lance Uggla is a Series A investor at IHS Markit in London focused on Software and FinTech. Lance Uggla is Chairman and CEO of IHS Markit. He served as president from July 2016 to December 2017 and was appointed chief operating officer in October 2017. Prior to the 2016 merger of IHS and Markit that formed IHS Markit, Lance was the chief executive officer of Markit, responsible for leading the company's strategic development andmanaging day-to-day operations. He founded Markit in 2003 after spotting an opportunity to bring transparency to the credit default swap market. The company launched the first daily credit default swap pricing service that year. He oversaw Markit's growth from a startup to a global public company with more than 4,200 employees in 28 offices worldwide, serving more than 3,000 customers. Lance graduated from the Simon Fraser University in Canada with a BBA and holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, UK.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Compliance | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tumelo | Tumelo is an impact-focused financial technology firm. Our mission is to enable retail investors and pension members to create and benefit from a more sustainable investment system. We do this by partnering with investment and pension providers, enabling them to provide their customers with transparency over the companies they own and ashareholder voice on issues they care about, such as gender equality or climate change. Our solution is white-label software delivered via APIs and/or a user dashboard. Our software integrates with existing investment platforms improving customer engagement, acquisition and retention for providers. | $18.8M | Series A | May 10, 2022 |  |
| Glasswall | Glasswall is a cyber security software company. Its technology is designed to regenerate files and documents to a standard of 'known good' and deliver proactive protection. The company's software remediates file structures back into line with their published specification, removes risky Active Content, and regenerates files inmilliseconds in their original file format with visual content completely untouched, thereby, enabling companies to eliminate cyber threats and deliver safe, usable documents in their native format. | $24M | Series B | Dec 30, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fidelity International Strategic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fidelity-international-strategic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IPGL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ipgl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/legal-general-investment-management-lgim) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nucleus Adventure Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nucleus-adventure-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Treasury](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/treasury) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IHS Markit

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

IHS Markit is a provider of critical information and analytics for the major industries, financial markets and governments. The Company operates through four segments: Resources, Transportation, Consolidated Markets & Solutions (CMS) and Financial Services. The Resources segment includes its energy and chemicals product offerings. Its energyofferings are focused on upstream, midstream, downstream, and power/gas/coal/renewables (PGCR) services.HS Markit is a dynamic team that includes more than 5,000 analysts, data scientists, financial experts and industry specialists. Our global information expertise spans numerous industries, including leading positions in finance, energy and transportation.

5 contacts available at IHS Markit.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Yergin | Vice Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-yergin |
| Adam Kansler | President, Financial Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-kansler |
| Lance Uggla | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lance-uggla |
| Rony Grushka | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rony-grushka |
| Sally Moore | Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sally-moore-2ae6 |

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## FAQ

### What does Lance Uggla invest in?

Lance Uggla invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 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 Lance Uggla last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lance Uggla closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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