# Mahesh Aditya

> Mahesh Aditya is a grant investor at Santander UK (London) backing Charity and Education. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Santander UK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/santander-uk)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahesh-aditya-94202354

Mahesh Aditya is a grant investor at Santander UK in London focused on Charity and Education. Mahesh Aditya is based out of London, England and is the Chief Executive Officer of Santander UK. Mahesh previously worked at Santander as a Group Chief Risk Officer. Mahesh Aditya attended Faculty of Management Studies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charity | 1 | 33% |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 33% |
| Communities | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AutoFi | AutoFi is a commerce platform delivering point of sale solution for financing a vehicle online. The platform allows consumers to purchase and finance a vehicle entirely online through a seamless user experience and an automated application and approval process. The company's platform connects an auto dealer’s customers to a network of lenders,providing a fast, mobile-first checkout experience. It provides vehicle buyers instant full spectrum decisions with customizable terms. | $85M |  | Mar 07, 2022 |  |
| AutoFi | AutoFi is a commerce platform delivering point of sale solution for financing a vehicle online. The platform allows consumers to purchase and finance a vehicle entirely online through a seamless user experience and an automated application and approval process. The company's platform connects an auto dealer’s customers to a network of lenders,providing a fast, mobile-first checkout experience. It provides vehicle buyers instant full spectrum decisions with customizable terms. | $85M | Series C | Mar 07, 2022 |  |
| Comp-U-Dopt | Comp-U-Dopt is a non-profit organization that provides technology access and education to underserved youth. | $35M | Grant | Jan 17, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Crosslink Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosslink-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SVB Financial Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svb-financial-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Santander UK

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Santander UK plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal financial products and services, and corporate and commercial banking services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company’s Retail Banking segment offers residential mortgage and personal loans, savings and current accounts, and credit cards, as well as a range ofinsurance policies. This segment serves personal banking customers and small businesses through a network of branches and ATMs, as well as through telephonye-commerce, and intermediary channels. Its Corporate Banking segment provides various banking products and services, including loans, bank accounts, deposits, treasury services, invoice discounting...

5 contacts available at Santander UK.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Thomas | Director, Structured Finance, Financial Sponsors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-thomas-d2d0 |
| Mahesh Aditya | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mahesh-aditya-e83c |
| Anthony Flack | Head of Digital Delivery | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-flack |
| Juan Olaizola | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/juan-olaizola |
| Justin Hannemann | New Product and Service Design | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-hannemann |

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## FAQ

### What does Mahesh Aditya invest in?

Mahesh Aditya invests primarily in Charity, Education and Automotive startups, most often at Grant and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mahesh Aditya last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mahesh Aditya closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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