# Matt Wilkins

> Matt Wilkins is a seed investor at Thought Machine (Saint Albans) backing FinTech and Clean Energy. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Thought Machine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thoughtmachine)
- Location: Saint Albans, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-wilkins-2333332/

Matt Wilkins is a seed investor at Thought Machine in Saint Albans focused on FinTech and Clean Energy. Matt Wilkins is based out of London and is the chief people & information officer of Thought Machine. Matt previously worked at Clim8 Invest as an advisor. Matt Wilkins attended Loughborough University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clim8 Invest | Clim8 Invest develops an app for sustainable investing so people can make an impact on climate change with their savings. Clim8 is a simple way to invest in a sustainable portfolio of carefully selected companies already making a positive impact on climate change.Clim8's mission is to move billions of pounds of investments into clean energyand truly green, sustainable companies. | $8M | Seed | Apr 12, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [7percent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-percent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British Business Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Thought Machine

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Thought Machine is a Fintech company that builds cloud-native technology to revolutionize core banking.Its mission is to cure one of the banking industry's primary problems: its reliance on outdated IT infrastructure. Nearly every bank is stuck on a legacy IT platform, which cripples their ability to innovate and give their customers thetype of service they deserve.The company provides a solution to this is Vault: a complete retail banking platform that is capable of being configured easily to suit the needs of any bank. They have built Vault from the ground up as a cloud-native, microservice API architecture platform. Thought Machine has a deep culture of engineering excellence, and they believe it is this which delivers a solution compelling enough to engender a seismic shift in the banking industry.

5 contacts available at Thought Machine.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Phillipps | Non Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-phillipps |
| Matt Wilkins | Chief People & Information Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-wilkins-f6b6 |
| Richard Little | Non Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-little |
| Andy Macguire | Chairman Of The Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-maguire |
| Asif Faruque | Head of Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asif-faruque |

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## FAQ

### What does Matt Wilkins invest in?

Matt Wilkins invests primarily in FinTech, Clean Energy and Crowdfunding startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Matt Wilkins last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Matt Wilkins closed in Apr 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?

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