# Michael Whitfield

> Michael Whitfield is a seed investor at hundo.xyz (London) backing Internet and Recruiting. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [hundo.xyz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hundo-careers)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/michaelagwhitfield
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Thomsons_CEO
- Website: https://www.thomsons.com/

Michael Whitfield is a seed investor at hundo.xyz in London focused on Internet and Recruiting. Michael Whitfield is the Chairman of Pink Investment Club, Velocity Capital Advisors, hundo.careers, Nudge Global, Unmind, and goolf. He is also a Director of MyoMaster, HowNow, Tempo UK, and Play Consulting. Prior to that, Mr. Whitfield was the CEO and Founder of Thomsons Online Benefits (Darwin).

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$3.8M |
| Series A | $10M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 25% |
| Recruiting | 2 | 25% |
| Human Resources | 2 | 25% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Series A | 3 | 38% |
| Angel | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 63% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Involve.ai | Involve is a customer intelligence platform that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses accelerate growth from existing data. It organizes all customer data and interactions in a single dashboard to quickly predict customer health, stop customers from leaving, and expand them to increase revenue. | $16M | Series A | Aug 25, 2021 |  |
| HR DataHub | HR DataHub operates as an HR data benchmarking platform for organizations to tackle issues that are right at the top of the boardroom agenda. |  | Seed | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| Unmind | Unmind is a B2B mental health platform providing clinically-backed tools and training to create healthier, happier, more human organizations that offer a positive, proactive solution that anyone can use to bolster their mental health | $10M | Series A | Feb 11, 2020 |  |
| HowNow | HowNow is a London-based EdTech startup that connects experts and learners by offering interactive video lessons. It is an online platform that gives everyone the opportunity to learn from experts all over the world. HowNow's live online video classes mean that teachers and students can interact with one another as if they were in the sameroom. The company has more than 400 experts teaching in 33 countries. | $3M | Seed | Oct 25, 2019 |  |
| HowNow | HowNow is a London-based EdTech startup that connects experts and learners by offering interactive video lessons. It is an online platform that gives everyone the opportunity to learn from experts all over the world. HowNow's live online video classes mean that teachers and students can interact with one another as if they were in the sameroom. The company has more than 400 experts teaching in 33 countries. | $3M | Seed | Oct 25, 2019 |  |
| Tempo | Tempo is a marketplace connecting personal assistants, executive assistants, office administrators, and receptionists with the best employers in London, without the recruitment agency middleman.Candidates create profiles based around video, skills, and ratings. They're then matched to employers, using a mix of clever tech and humanexpertise, to hire faster and more effectively. The entire process can be managed through the platform and it's totally free to use except when hiring.The agency was established in 2017 in London. |  | Series A | May 01, 2019 |  |
| Unmind | Unmind is a B2B mental health platform providing clinically-backed tools and training to create healthier, happier, more human organizations that offer a positive, proactive solution that anyone can use to bolster their mental health | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 11, 2019 |  |
| Switchd | Switchd they ensure our customers are on the best energy deal, hassle free, forever. We switch people automatically so it's always hassle-free saving! | $605K | Angel | Feb 11, 2019 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Felix Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GTMfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gtmfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sapphire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sapphire-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [True.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trueglobal) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ACF Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-cofund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About hundo.xyz

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

hundo.xyz is the first skills platform to validate and verify qualifications on-chain in a soulbound NFT skills wallet for Gen Z to replace the CV/resume.We are an EdTech company augmenting mandatory education with the employability skills needed across frontier tech in partnership with educators and employers.Our on-demand content stream'CareerCon' enables young people, parents, educators and employers to discover the future of learning and work.

5 contacts available at hundo.xyz.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Whitfield | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-whitfield |
| Esther O'Callaghan Obe | Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esther-o-callaghan-obe |
| Johan Van Der Poel | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-van-der-poel |
| Piers Collins | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/piers-collins-7410 |
| Scott Byrne-Fraser | Technical and Co-Founder; Chief Product Officer & Technical Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-byrne-fraser |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Whitfield invest in?

Michael Whitfield invests primarily in Internet, Recruiting and Human Resources startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Michael Whitfield's check size?

Michael Whitfield typically joins rounds of $3M–$3.8M at Seed and $10M–$16M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Whitfield participates in.

### When did Michael Whitfield last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Whitfield closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 8 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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