# Paul Soanes

> Paul Soanes is a startup investor at Worth Capital (London). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Worth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/worth-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soanes/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/paul_soanes

Paul Soanes is a startup investor at Worth Capital in London. I'm a serial entrepreneur and avid start-up investor.I co-founded iD (www.idagency.com) in 1994, one of the UK's first experiential marketing agencies. iD is now a multi-award winning agency whose enduring success has been driven by it's ability to continually innovate and lead experiential communications in the UK.In 2003, Ico-founded Brandspace (www.brandspace.com) which revolutionised the way brands accessed & bought media in major destinations such as airports and malls. We sold Brandspace to a private equity backed group just 5 years later.More recently in August 2014, I co-founded Worth Capital, now home of The Start-Up Series - the UK's largest seed funding competition. A unique approach to SEIS & EIS investing, the Start-Up Series Fund has invested over £4.2m into some of the UK's most promising young businesses.I also sit on the board of directors for a number of our portfolio companies, sharing my years of battle scars and helping to accelerate growth.

## About Worth Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

The founders of Worth Capital, plus a small network of associates, invest in strong founders that have created an innovative proposition based on unique market insight, where there is potential to build a loved brand. Generally this is early-stage equity investment up to £400,000 and is only for businesses based in the UK.

4 contacts available at Worth Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hayley Etherington | Business Operations Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hayley-etherington |
| Matthew Cushen | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-cushen |
| Paul Ephremsen | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-ephremsen |
| Paul Soanes | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-soanes |

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