# Richard Little

> Richard Little is a seed investor at Thought Machine (London) backing Insurance and Electronics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Thought Machine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thoughtmachine)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-little-290a19a5

Richard Little is a seed investor at Thought Machine in London focused on Insurance and Electronics. Richard Little - Non Executive Director @ Thought Machine

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 1 | 50% |
| Electronics | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Product Design | 1 | 50% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ETA GREEN POWER LTD | ETA's patented technology delivers advanced electric motors, power controllers and inverters to the Outdoor power equipment, Off highway, e-mobility, marine and HVAC sectors.Developed from over 15 years of research and expertise, our technology answers the unmet need for a market leading, efficient and inexpensive electric drive systemalternative to traditional internal combustion engines and some existing electric motors.Our game-changing electric motor topology offers advanced efficiency, high performance and a cost effective solution removing reliance on hydrocarbon fuel sources and rare-earth magnets whilst minimising manufacturing processes. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| Azur Group | Azur is a Managing Digital Agency (MDA), in partnership with AIG, one of the world’s largest and best-respected insurance companies. |  | Series B | Oct 23, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Armajaro Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/armajaro-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greenwood Way Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greenwood-way-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Howden Group Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyperion-insurance-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RAB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rab-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Thought Machine

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Thought Machine is a Fintech company that builds cloud-native technology to revolutionize core banking.Its mission is to cure one of the banking industry's primary problems: its reliance on outdated IT infrastructure. Nearly every bank is stuck on a legacy IT platform, which cripples their ability to innovate and give their customers thetype of service they deserve.The company provides a solution to this is Vault: a complete retail banking platform that is capable of being configured easily to suit the needs of any bank. They have built Vault from the ground up as a cloud-native, microservice API architecture platform. Thought Machine has a deep culture of engineering excellence, and they believe it is this which delivers a solution compelling enough to engender a seismic shift in the banking industry.

5 contacts available at Thought Machine.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andy Phillipps | Non Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-phillipps |
| Matt Wilkins | Chief People & Information Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-wilkins-f6b6 |
| Richard Little | Non Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-little |
| Andy Macguire | Chairman Of The Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-maguire |
| Asif Faruque | Head of Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asif-faruque |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Little invest in?

Richard Little invests primarily in Insurance, Electronics and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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 Richard Little last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Richard Little closed in Sep 2020. 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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