# Michael Kent

> Michael Kent is a seed investor at Headline backing FinTech. See 7 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mdfkent
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/azimomike?lang=en

Michael Kent is a seed investor at Headline in London focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Michael David Fletcher Kent is based out of United Kingdom, and is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Coda. Michael previously worked at Deblock as a Board Member. Michael David Fletcher Kent attended the INSEAD.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 29% |
| Banking | 1 | 14% |
| Finance | 1 | 14% |
| Payments | 1 | 14% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 43% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deblock | Deblock offers banking services to cryptocurrency users.It assists people to cash out their cryptocurrency investments. | $34.6M | Series A | Nov 19, 2025 | https://deblock.com |
| Deblock | Deblock offers banking services to cryptocurrency users.It assists people to cash out their cryptocurrency investments. | $16.7M | Seed | Nov 21, 2024 | https://deblock.com |
| Caliza | Provides an API that allows fintechs around the world to open digital dollar accounts for their users to save and transact. | $5.3M | Seed | Sep 13, 2023 | https://www.caliza.co/ |
| Sidekick | Sidekick is a wealth management firm that offers access to alternative investments as well as the ability to borrow against these portfolios. Sidekick provides an innovative suite of products, including stocks and cryptocurrency, as well as a funding line for customers to borrow against their portfolios when necessary. Customers will have access tothe Sidekick investment team, which will provide regular updates on portfolio performance as well as share editorial content to help customers build their investment knowledge as they progress. | $3.9M | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2022 | https://www.sidekickmoney.com/ |
| Deblock | Deblock offers banking services to cryptocurrency users.It assists people to cash out their cryptocurrency investments. | $11.8M | Seed | Oct 01, 2022 | https://deblock.com |
| First AML | Leaders In Outsourced AML Customer Due Diligence | $21M | Series B | Nov 01, 2021 | https://www.firstaml.com |
| Nook | Nook offering is geared towards delivering simplified SME payments and invoicing solutions. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2021 | https://www.nook.io/ |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-twenty-minute-vc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bedrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bedrock-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chalfen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalfen-ventures-bda7) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hoxton Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoxton-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Triton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kraken-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Headline

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Headline (formerly e.ventures) is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. It invests across geographies, leading rounds at every stage.The firm's Early Stage Funds are based in the US, Europe, Asia, and Brazil, and invest locally. Its San Francisco-based Growth Fund invests globally from Series B andbeyond, working in collaboration with their Early Stage Teams. The sizes and locations of these funds make it possible for them to see local trends up close, identify winning founders, and lead rounds at every stage. Sonos, The RealReal, Creditas, Sorare, Pismo, AppFolio, goPuff, Acorns, Farfetch, Segment, Bumble, and Yeahka are among the stars in Headline’s world.Headline was founded in San Francisco, California in 1998.

5 contacts available at Headline.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Haug | Founding and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-haug |
| Christian Miele | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-miele |
| Conrad Chu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conrad-chu |
| Jonathan Becker | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-becker |
| Jonathan Userovici | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-userovici |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Kent invest in?

Michael Kent invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Michael Kent?

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### When did Michael Kent last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Kent closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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