# Shefali Roy

> Shefali Roy is a seed investor at Said Business School, University of Oxford backing FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Said Business School, University of Oxford
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shefaliroy/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ShefaliRoy
- Website: https://linktr.ee/shefaliroy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shefali.roy

Shefali Roy is a seed investor at Said Business School, University of Oxford in London focused on FinTech and Social Impact. Shefali Roy is the Founding Partner of First Look Capital. She previously worked at MakerDAO as a Board Member. Shefali Roy attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$1.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Social Impact | 1 | 50% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Unfabled | Unfabled is a women’s health consumer platform that delivers curated and personalised solutions. | $1.6M | Seed | Feb 06, 2024 |  |
| Lightning Reach | Founded during the pandemic, Lightning helps people in financial hardship to receive super fast support and recover from shocks. The company works with charities and public sector institutions to accelerate support to people in financial hardship - providing a quick and secure platform to easily verify financial need and process grants within 3days instead of 5+ weeks. | $1.2M | Seed | Oct 19, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Atomico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Big Issue Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-issue-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chai Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chai-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exceptional Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exceptional-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Joseph Rowntree Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-rowntree-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Said Business School, University of Oxford

VC Fund

Saïd Business School is the business school of the University of Oxford

5 contacts available at Said Business School, University of Oxford.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Murray | Head of Partnerships and Oxford Seed Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-murray-5 |
| Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui | Global Leadership Council | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alvaro-rodrguez-arregui |
| Blair Jacobson | Associate Fellow | — |
| Danny Goh | Entrepreneurship Expert | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-goh |
| Irina Anghel Enescu | Entrepreneurship Expert | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Shefali Roy invest in?

Shefali Roy invests primarily in FinTech, Social Impact and Impact Investing startups, most often at Seed 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.

### What is Shefali Roy's check size?

Shefali Roy typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$1.6M 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 Shefali Roy participates in.

### How do I contact Shefali Roy?

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### When did Shefali Roy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shefali Roy closed in Feb 2024. 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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