Paul Birch
Founder @ Makeshift
London, United Kingdom
Paul Birch is a seed investor at Makeshift in London focused on Marketplace and FinTech. Paul Birch resides in central London, England. He graduated from University (Imperial College) many years ago - but now believes the University of Life has much more to offer than traditional education.Paul's background is systems analysis. He has loved the Internet since the first day he went online back in 1996. He's been surfingthe Internet ever since and has applied many surfing discoveries to BirthdayAlarm. He also enjoy's travelling and helps run Adventura Singles Holidays.Paul has fun everyday, by helping bring a little extra joy to people's lives through the Birthday Alarm service. Formerly himself a 'bad boy' at remembering birthdays - he is of course now excellent!
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
Last updated:
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Industries Paul Birch invests in
Stages Paul Birch invests in
Countries Paul Birch invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $828k–$955k
- Angel
- $637k–$1.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Marketplace 3 (27%)
- FinTech 2 (18%)
- Software 2 (18%)
- E-Commerce 2 (18%)
- SaaS 1 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (45%)
- Angel 4 (36%)
- Series A 1 (9%)
- Series B 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Finxone
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Finxone is a game-changing fintech platform that empowers anyone to build their own financial applications without any coding knowledge. With Finxone's intuitive drag and drop interface, users can easily create powerful financial apps and services that meet their specific business needs.What sets Finxone apart is its powerful no-codeplatform, which enables users to build and launch fintech solutions without any technical expertise. Whether you're a small business owner looking to streamline your financial operations or a large enterprise in need of customized financial solutions, Finxone offers an intuitive and accessible way to create the fintech tools you need to succeed.By democratizing access to fintech tools and technology, Finxone is transforming the financial industry, making it possible for anyone to create the financial apps and services they need to thrive. With Finxone, there are no barriers to entry, no need for expensive development teams, and no limits to what you can create. Whether you're building a financial app for your business or developing a new product for your customers, Finxone is the ultimate platform for anyone looking to harness the power of fintech. | $1.1M / Angel / May 01, 2022 | |
ONBORD
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All-in-one onboarding platform/KYC-as-a-Service | $955K / Seed / Jun 19, 2019 | |
Housebites
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Create tasty, inspiring and healthy meals at home. We'll send you all the ingredients, recipes and expert tips. Release your inner chef! | Seed / Jul 11, 2011 | |
Shutl
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Shutl is a technology startup that offers convenient fulfillment services by connecting online retailers with local same-day couriers.The company solves fulfillment for retailers and shoppers by enabling immediate or convenient delivery of online purchases. Its platform creates a marketplace from the capacity of local courier firms and usesretail partners’ local stocks to fulfill purchases. It integrates with all major dispatch software and retailers’ existing technologies.Shutl operates in more than 50 towns across the United Kingdom with a virtual fleet of thousands of couriers who complete 10,000 deliveries every day.Shutl was founded in December 2009 by | $828K / Seed / Apr 01, 2011 | |
Crunch (E-Crunch Ltd)
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Crunch is an Accounting and Tax platform with an integrated services offering for the self employed, freelancers, contractors, trades people and small businesses. Our lead product is Crunch Free, a market-beating free bookkeeping application with add-ons and upgrades to our full suite of accounting and tax software and services offering. | $637K / Series B / Oct 14, 2010 | |
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Shutl
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Shutl is a technology startup that offers convenient fulfillment services by connecting online retailers with local same-day couriers.The company solves fulfillment for retailers and shoppers by enabling immediate or convenient delivery of online purchases. Its platform creates a marketplace from the capacity of local courier firms and usesretail partners’ local stocks to fulfill purchases. It integrates with all major dispatch software and retailers’ existing technologies.Shutl operates in more than 50 towns across the United Kingdom with a virtual fleet of thousands of couriers who complete 10,000 deliveries every day.Shutl was founded in December 2009 by | $637K / Angel / Oct 01, 2009 | |
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Crunch (E-Crunch Ltd)
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Crunch is an Accounting and Tax platform with an integrated services offering for the self employed, freelancers, contractors, trades people and small businesses. Our lead product is Crunch Free, a market-beating free bookkeeping application with add-ons and upgrades to our full suite of accounting and tax software and services offering. | $159K / Series A / Sep 12, 2009 | |
Furnish.co.uk
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What we doFurnish.co.uk takes the hard work out of shopping for your home by bringing you the best and most stylish furnishings direct from the designers, makers and boutique shops.So when you buy something through Furnish.co.uk, you're actually buying it directly from one of our lovely sellers.Why we're differentFurnish isdifferent from other home interiors marketplaces because we're selective with the products and sellers we list. Every single product you'll find on Furnish is hand-picked by us based on a simple criteria: We think you'll love them. We're a tat-free zone. We focus on quality, not volume and list only sellers you'll immediately fall in love with, whether they're from off or on the high street. And, even then, we'll show only products of theirs that we think you'll like. We'll include selected products from some of the big names too if we think you'll like them. Which means that everything on Furnish is someone's perfect find because we've done the hard work for you.And we're big supporters of great design and independent designers, so we hope that by using us to find stores and designers to furnish your home, you'll be shopping from the good guys. | Seed / Jan 01, 2009 | |
PopJam
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PopJam is a platform for sharing and discovering funny content.Registered users can post funny images, videos and links to the site which are then shared between friends in a follow/follower mechanic similar to Twitter. Users show appreciation for the comedy value of a post by clicking 'LOL'. Content can also be commented on andre-posted within PopJam itself.The most popular content is displayed on the site's homepage. Users earn points for posting funny content, progressing through a karate-inspired coloured belt system as they use the site. The highest level possible in 'PopJam Ninja'. | Angel / Oct 01, 2008 | |
MyBuilder
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MyBuilder is an online marketplace that brings together consumers, builders and tradesmen, offering an open and transparent platform that promotes and supports high-quality work. Posting a job on the site is free, and there is no cost for builders and tradesmen to join - it operates by charging a small fee to a builder or tradesman only once aquote has been accepted by the homeowner.Working on a principle of accountability through feedback, tradesmen are rated on their workmanship by those who hire them, making it easier to find high quality builders and for builders to find good quality jobs.MyBuilder participated in | Seed / Jan 24, 2008 | |
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Co-Investors
About Makeshift
Makeshift is a London-based startup studio that makes tools for startups. They bring together skills in entrepreneurship, design, hacking, software development, marketing and early stage venturing to imagine, build and grow their own digital products and services. They're based in London but build products for global audiences. Currentproducts include http://wrangler.io, a SQL analytics platform for startups; http://hiremyfriend.io, a platform that helps people job hunt anonymously and attending.io, a simple and social events platform.
Makeshift Contacts
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FAQ
What does Paul Birch invest in?
Paul Birch invests primarily in Marketplace, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 11 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 Paul Birch's check size?
Paul Birch typically joins rounds of $828k–$955k at Seed and $637k–$1.1M at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Paul Birch participates in.
When did Paul Birch last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Paul Birch closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 11 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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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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