# Russell Barlow

> Russell Barlow is a Series A investor at 21Shares backing Financial Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [21Shares](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amun)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-barlow-a4a633

Russell Barlow is a Series A investor at 21Shares focused on Financial Services. Russell Barlow is based out of United Kingdom and is the CEO of 21Shares. Russell previously worked at Aberdeen as a Global Head of Multi Asset and Alternative Investment Solutions.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Archax | Archax is a global, regulated, digital asset exchange, brokerage and custodian based in London. Founded by experts from the financial markets world and backed by an accomplished advisory board, Archax offers a credible bridge between the blockchain-centric crypto community and the traditional investment space.Archax is the first ever firm toreceive FCA regulation as a digital securities exchange, custodian and brokerage. It was also the first firm to be listed on the FCA’s Cryptoasset Register as a VASP (Virtual Asset Service Provider).Archax has been designed specifically for institutional investors to trade in all types of digital assets. It is built using existing, proven, resilient, scalable, high-performance exchange infrastructure, hosted in top-tier datacentre space, and integrated into existing institutional trading workflow. | $28.5M | Series A | Nov 08, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accelerator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerator-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BitRock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitrock-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchain Customer support](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-coinvestors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CE Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creditease-fintech-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Keiretsu Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keiretsu-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lingfeng Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lingfeng-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 21Shares

VC Fund · Zug, Switzerland

21Shares makes investing in cryptocurrencies easy by using conventional brokers or banks. 21Shares offers a simple way to enter the crypto market.Investors can purchase the company's crypto ETP easily, safely, and in complete security in a regulated framework on the SIX Swiss Exchange in USD, Euro and GBP, BX Swiss in CHF, Boerse Stuttgartin Euro, DB Xetra as well as Wiener Boerse ( Vienna Exchange) in Euro. IT is the most expansive suite of crypto ETPs available on regulated European exchanges.21Shares is led by a team of talented entrepreneurs and experienced professionals from the asset management and banking industry.

4 contacts available at 21Shares.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Russell Barlow | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/russell-barlow-2da6 |
| Hany Rashwan | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hany-rashwan |
| Lucy Reynolds | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucy-reynolds-bfc5 |
| Ophelia Snyder | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ophelia-snyder |

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## FAQ

### What does Russell Barlow invest in?

Russell Barlow invests primarily in Financial Services startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Russell Barlow last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Russell Barlow closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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