# MXC Capital

> MXC Capital is a VC fund in London backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mxc-capital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mxc_capital
- Website: http://www.mxccapital.com

MXC Capital is a specialist investment and advisory group that brings together proven expertise in providing funding, corporate finance advice, strategic consultancy services and structured finance solutions to companies in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector.The company was founded in 2009 by its managing partners, IanSmith and Tony Weaver who, together, have a combined experience of 50 years in this sector.With their first-hand knowledge of managing, transacting and fund-raising for plcs, the partners have developed a smart, effective way to align risk and reward between the public company, the institutional investor and the corporate advisor.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for MXC Capital. Shizune tracks 8 team members at MXC Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/mxc-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 29% |
| Finance | 1 | 14% |
| Security | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 14% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 14% |

### Country

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

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Martin Bolland | Chairman | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-bolland |
| Andy Ross | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-ross-3 |
| Gavin Lyons | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gavin-lyons |
| Ian Smith | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-smith-10 |
| Jill Collighan | Finance Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jill-collighan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tialis | Tialis is an IT services firm that specializes in IT management, lifecycle, and professional services for businesses. | $5.6M | Post-IPO Debt | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| Pact | Pact is a fintech platform that offers deep liquidity and low transaction fees. With accessible smart contract functionality, transactions on Pact are available to users of all levels of wealth and experience. It provides integration of financial assets on a non-custodial, decentralized platform intended to be the home of liquidity on Algorand.Pact was launched in 2021. | $2.1M | Seed | Feb 23, 2022 |  |
| Apricot Finance | Apricot Finance is a DeFi service provider that helps the user to maximize yield and minimize risk. It is a collateralized lending protocol that seeks to maximize users’ borrowing power while minimizing liquidation penalties and uncertainties. | $4M | Seed | Aug 25, 2021 |  |
| Flare Network | Flare Networks is a new blockchain network based on the Flare Consensus Protocol – the first Turing Complete Federated Byzantine Agreement protocol. | $11.3M |  | Jun 08, 2021 |  |
| Flare Network | Flare Networks is a new blockchain network based on the Flare Consensus Protocol – the first Turing Complete Federated Byzantine Agreement protocol. | $11.3M | Seed | Jun 08, 2021 |  |
| Castleton Technology plc | Castleton Technology plc provides software support and consultancy services. The company was formerly known as Redstone plc and changed its name to Castleton Technology plc in November 2013. It engaged in providing software and managed services to the public and not-for-profit sectors, mainly the social housing sector. Its segments include ManagedServices. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Feb 03, 2016 |  |
| Jobbio | Jobbio makes it easy to find and apply for jobs. We are a marketplace that enables Talent and Companies connect directly with each other and show off exactly what makes them special. So, when the right opportunities arise, the right people know about it. The result? More people doing what they love. More effective companies. And a more delightfulway of getting there.Talent can simply build a brilliant bio in seconds then apply privately and directly to hundreds of Companies with a click. Online and on your mobile. | $1.1M | Seed | Feb 25, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [LD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ld-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Borderless Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/borderless-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [New Form Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-form-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Valhalla Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valhalla-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does MXC Capital invest in?

MXC Capital invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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.

### What is MXC Capital's check size?

MXC Capital typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$11M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds MXC Capital participates in.

### How do I contact MXC Capital?

Public channels for MXC Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at MXC Capital?

The team at MXC Capital includes Martin Bolland (Chairman), Andy Ross (Partner) and Gavin Lyons (Partner), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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