# Les Whiting

> Les Whiting is a Series A investor in Vancouver backing FinTech and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/leswhiting
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/leswhiting
- Website: https://x.com/leswhiting

Les Whiting is a Series A investor in Vancouver focused on FinTech and Finance. Les brings 20 years of experience leading retail banking, lending, wealth management, merchant acquiring and ecommerce payments to Wave. With his passion for new payment technologies, Les is committed to his vision of creating pain free methods for small businesses to accept payments. Now if only he could get an office in Vegas...

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Accounting | 1 | 100% |
| Credit Cards | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Float Financial | Float offers modern financial services, powerful software and industry-leading support designed for every company and stage of growth. Our product suite includes corporate cards, bill pay, expense management and high-yield accounts, giving finance teams everything they need to manage spending and cash flow efficiently. | $29.9M | Series A | Nov 03, 2021 | https://x.com/float_financial |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Golden Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Susa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tiny Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiny-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Les Whiting invest in?

Les Whiting invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Les Whiting?

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### When did Les Whiting last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Les Whiting closed in Nov 2021. 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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