# Mustard Seed Maze

> Mustard Seed Maze is a VC fund in London backing Banking, FinTech and Finance. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8494689
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MSeedImpact
- Website: https://mustardseed.vc

Mustard Seed Maze is a VC fund in London focused on Banking and FinTech. Mustard Seed is a investor in early-stage businesses that generate compelling financial and societal returns.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Connect Earth | Founded in 2021, Connect Earth is a London-based environmental data company that democratises easy access to sustainability data. With its carbon tracking API technology, Connect Earth is on a mission to empower people to make sustainable choices and bridge the gap between intent, knowledge and action. Connect Earth supports financial institutionsin offering their customers transparent insight into the climate impact of their daily spending and drives sustainable finance. | $5.5M | Seed | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| StudentFinance | StudentFinance is a provider of educational financial services that aims to provide students with success-based financing. The company's services select students through a selection process based on data forecasting using artificial intelligence technology and invest in students who primarily have technical skills and can become softwareengineers, data analysts, or cybersecurity experts, allowing students to advance in their career path and get the right job while also repaying the money.StudentFinance was established in March, 2019 in Madrid, Spain by Mariano Kostelec. | $41.2M | Series A | Feb 28, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Portfolio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portfolio-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Armilar Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/espirito-santo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Giant Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giant-ventures-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gresham House Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gresham-house-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Iberis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iberis-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mustard Seed Maze invest in?

Mustard Seed Maze invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mustard Seed Maze last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mustard Seed Maze closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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