Samir Desai
Angel Investor
London, United Kingdom
Samir Desai is a pre-seed investor in London focused on FinTech and Legal. Samir is responsible for driving the company strategy, overseeing the company’s finances and managing the day to day operations at Funding Circle, the leading marketplace for business loans. Samir has worked extensively in the financial services sector. Before founding Funding Circle he was an executive at Olivant and a management consultant atBCG, advising a number of major UK and global banks and insurers on strategy, new product initiatives and operational efficiency.Investors at Funding Circle have now lent over $800 million to 8,000 small businesses in the UK and US. In the UK, investors include 37,000 individuals, the British Business Bank, local councils, universities and financial institutions.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Samir Desai invests in
Stages Samir Desai invests in
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Round size
- Pre-Seed
- $2M–$3.7M
- Series A
- $6.8M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (25%)
- Legal 1 (13%)
- Mobile 1 (13%)
- Finance 1 (13%)
- Mortgage 1 (13%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 2 (25%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Electric Car Scheme works with a wide range of car lease companies to find the best lease on the market for each car. | $3.3M / Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| Electric Car Scheme works with a wide range of car lease companies to find the best lease on the market for each car. | $3.7M / Pre-Seed / Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| Thirdfort is an app-based solution that lets conveyancers verify client ID and source of funds in minutes. Combining ID scanning technology to check a client’s identity with open banking to prove money is from a legitimate source, Thirdfort is being used by award winning conveyancers around the UK. Thirdfort is backed by Alex Chesterman (Founderof Zoopla), Mishcon de Reya, Lawyer Checker and HM Land Registry. | $19.7M / Series A / Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| Raylo is a smartphone subscription startup that aims to make mobile simple, smart, and more sustainable. When customers are ready to upgrade, they return their old products, which are refurbished and re-sold in Raylo's circular process for maximum lifespan and sustainability. It enables consumers to gain access to the most recent productsthrough a monthly subscription that is both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Raylo's retailer pipeline spans several categories, including consumer electronics. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jun 20, 2019 | ||
| Habito provides Habito Plus, a homebuying service which brings a buyer’s mortgage application, conveyancing needs and surveys under one solution, and a proprietary broker portal, which gives more than 3,000 external brokers exclusive access to the company’s own buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology capabilities. The firm isnow looking to bring to market a suite of innovative residential mortgage products for all types of homeowners. | Series B / Sep 11, 2017 | ||
| Habito provides Habito Plus, a homebuying service which brings a buyer’s mortgage application, conveyancing needs and surveys under one solution, and a proprietary broker portal, which gives more than 3,000 external brokers exclusive access to the company’s own buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology capabilities. The firm isnow looking to bring to market a suite of innovative residential mortgage products for all types of homeowners. | $23.9M / Series B / Sep 04, 2017 | ||
| Habito provides Habito Plus, a homebuying service which brings a buyer’s mortgage application, conveyancing needs and surveys under one solution, and a proprietary broker portal, which gives more than 3,000 external brokers exclusive access to the company’s own buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology capabilities. The firm isnow looking to bring to market a suite of innovative residential mortgage products for all types of homeowners. | $6.8M / Series A / Jan 22, 2017 | ||
| Habito provides Habito Plus, a homebuying service which brings a buyer’s mortgage application, conveyancing needs and surveys under one solution, and a proprietary broker portal, which gives more than 3,000 external brokers exclusive access to the company’s own buy-to-let mortgage products and Instant Decision technology capabilities. The firm isnow looking to bring to market a suite of innovative residential mortgage products for all types of homeowners. | $1.7M / Seed / Apr 11, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Samir Desai invest in?
Samir Desai invests primarily in FinTech, Legal and Mobile startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 Samir Desai's check size?
Samir Desai typically joins rounds of $2M–$3.7M at Pre-Seed and $6.8M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Samir Desai participates in.
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When did Samir Desai last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Samir Desai closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 8 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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