Paul Townsend
Chairman & Director @ Vitesse
Bromley, United Kingdom
Paul Townsend is a seed investor at Vitesse in Bromley focused on Payments and Financial Services. Co-founder of Envoy (sold to WorldPay).Paul has over 20 years’ experience in mainstream banking with Warburgs and Bank of New York, plus 15 years in electronic payments with Earthport plc, Neteller, Envoy and Worldpay. Before co-founding Vitesse, Paul was Founder and COO of Envoy Services Ltd. He is also an angel investor.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Paul Townsend invests in
Stages Paul Townsend invests in
Countries Paul Townsend invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $393k–$3.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Payments 3 (75%)
- Financial Services 3 (75%)
- Banking 2 (50%)
- FinTech 2 (50%)
- E-Commerce 2 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (75%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Investments
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Griffin
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Griffin is making a bank you can build on. They provide banking-as-a-service solutions for companies that want to offer financial services products. The company is currently seeking regulatory approval from the PRA and FCA to become the UK's first platform bank. It was founded in 2017 and based in London, England. | $3.8M / Seed / Jan 28, 2020 | |
Curve
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Curve is a banking platform that consolidates cards and accounts into one smart card and app.It allows customers to supercharge their legacy banks to the 21st century without leaving their bank or topping-up. Curve offers a host of benefits to its customers; it makes cards fee-free when spending abroad, get instant notifications andcategorization of spend, earn an instant 1% cashback at the likes of Amazon, Uber, Netflix and Sainsbury’s and Time Travel enables customers to swap spend to a different card in the app for up to two weeks after the purchase was made. Curve also offers Curve Customer Protection, a policy that covers all credit and debit card payments made via the Curve card up to £100,000, giving cardholders an extra layer of protection for disputes with merchants and any unauthorised use of their Curve card. IDC Ventures backs Curve with Fuel Venture Capital, Vulcan Capital, OneMain Financial, and Novum Capital backs Curve.Shachar Bialick, Anna Mostyn Williams, and Tom Foster-Carter established the company in London, England in 2015. | $10M / Series A / Jul 11, 2017 | |
Veridu
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Veridu provides Identity solutions for a global internet economy.Veridu brings trust to online business with services to quickly, reliably and efficiently verify the identity of users globally in order to eliminate fraud and unwanted behavior. Online business wants to be global. Any transaction hinges on identity and current identitysolutions are standing in the way. Veridu is changing that with comprehensive global ID solutions. | $1M / Seed / Oct 14, 2015 | |
Kwanji
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Kwanji is an online FX comparison platform empowering businesses globally to trade more efficiently. Bridging both emerging and traditional markets, we’re partnered with FCA regulated brokers in the UK and beyond. Quickly compare and choose from multiple FX quotes in seconds, send funds and transact globally without being overcharged. | $393K / Seed / Nov 25, 2013 |
Co-Investors
About Vitesse
Vitesse is an innovative financial technology company that provides integrated treasury and payment services, specifically tailored for the insurance sector. The company offers market participants complete visibility and control over claims, facilitating real-time management and capital protection for stakeholders throughout the value chain. Byeliminating time-consuming manual claims payments and reconciliations, their platform enhances efficiency. With an integrated global payments network, Vitesse empowers claims administrators and delegated authorities to provide an exceptional customer experience in claims payments.
Vitesse Contacts
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Curt Hess
US Executive President
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Daniel Richardson
Data Engineering Lead
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James Henderson
Chief Financial Officer Transition
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Paul Townsend
Chairman & Director
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Phillip McGriskin
Founder and CEO
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FAQ
What does Paul Townsend invest in?
Paul Townsend invests primarily in Payments, Financial Services and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Townsend's check size?
Paul Townsend typically joins rounds of $393k–$3.8M 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 Paul Townsend participates in.
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When did Paul Townsend last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Paul Townsend closed in Jan 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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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