# Ned Staple

> Ned Staple is a seed investor at Cazoo (London) backing Legal, SaaS and Advice. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cazoo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cazoo)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ned-staple-47332b7a/

Ned Staple is a seed investor at Cazoo in London focused on Legal and SaaS. Ned Staple is the General Counsel and Company Secretary at Cazoo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Advice | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lexoo | Lexoo is a marketplace where businesses and in-house legal teams can easily compare and hire talented and forward-thinking lawyers around the wolrd, all pre-screened and vetted by Lexoo. The lawyers are incentivised to compete for work and people can see hundreds of reviews from other businesses. The team of ex-lawyers does the vetting so userswill only receive quotes from lawyers that are right for the job. The lawyers are typically former big firm lawyers who now work on a lower overhead basis. The Lexoo solution is easier, more cost-effective, and transparent.Lexoo was founded on 2014 by Daniel van Binsbergen and Chris O’Sullivan. It is headquartered in London. | $4.4M | Series A | Oct 04, 2018 |  |
| Juro | Businesses run on contracts. But with multiple tools, teams and rounds of negotiation, contracts can create overwhelming admin and block business growth. Traditional CLM systems might help legal, but most are never fully adopted by business teams.Juro is different. It’s the only AI-enabled contract automation solution built for legal and businessteams. Our flexible platform lets you agree, execute and manage contracts up to 10x faster than traditional tools and integrates with systems you already use.Juro works with some of the world’s leading companies, like Trustpilot, WeWork and Deliveroo, helping more than 6000 companies in more than 85 countries to agree contracts faster. Juro is backed with $32m in venture capital from Fidelity, USV and the founders of Indeed, Wise and Gumtree. | $750K | Seed | Jan 17, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Forward Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forward-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Point Nine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point-nine-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Cazoo

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Cazoo is pioneering the shift to online car buying and selling in the UK and mainland Europe and has already sold over 35,000 cars since its launch less than two years ago to consumers across the UK who have embraced the selection, transparency and convenience of buying quality used cars entirely online. Cazoo is also Europe’s leading consumer carsubscription player with thousands of subscribers across the UK, France and Germany.Cazoo has developed a market leading brand and fully integrated platform, where it owns and reconditions all its cars before offering them for either delivery or collection in as little as 72 hours. Over the past three years, Cazoo has grown its team to over 2,500 customer-obsessed staff, focussed on delivering the best car buying and selling experience to consumers across the UK & Europe. Already the leading online car retailer in the UK, Cazoo is expanding into mainland Europe as it seeks to disrupt the largely offline $700 billion used car market.

5 contacts available at Cazoo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Chesterman | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-edward-chesterman |
| Alliott Cole | Cazoo - Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliott-cole |
| Darren Bentley | Chief Customer Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darren-bentley |
| Felix Leuschner | Group Business Development Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-leuschner |
| Fern Wake | Chief of Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fern-wake |

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## FAQ

### What does Ned Staple invest in?

Ned Staple invests primarily in Legal, SaaS and Advice startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 Ned Staple last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ned Staple closed in Oct 2018. 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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