# Shiv Patel

> Shiv Patel is a seed investor at Fuel Ventures backing Advertising and Advertising Platforms. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 73%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivpatel2/

Shiv Patel is a seed investor at Fuel Ventures in London focused on Advertising and Advertising Platforms. Shiv Patel is based out of London, England, and is the Partner of Fuel Ventures and also serves as a Board Member of Flexzo Ai. Shiv Patel attended University of Southampton. Shiv Patel has received the Certificate in Financial Planning.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising | 3 | 27% |
| Advertising Platforms | 3 | 27% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Marketing | 2 | 18% |
| Health Care | 2 | 18% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 73% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JAAQ | JAAQ. is a mental health-focused online platform that allows users access to specialists and advocates. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England. | $17.3M | Series A | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Flexzo Ai | Flexzo is an AI-powered workforce platform that connects healthcare organizations with healthcare professionals for shift-based and contract work. The platform enables organizations to post vacancies, access candidate profiles, and match roles with professionals based on skills, availability, and compliance data. It includes tools for credentialmanagement, document tracking, and automated reminders to support regulatory requirements and workforce readiness.Flexzo Ai also allows healthcare professionals to create profiles, upload qualifications, and receive shift opportunities aligned with their preferences and schedules. The system uses data inputs such as location, travel distance, and credentials to facilitate matching between roles and candidates. In addition, the platform maintains records of work history and supports communication between organizations and professionals.The company operates as a workforce matching platform that facilitates direct engagement between healthcare providers and workers without acting as an employer or recruitment agency. | $12M | Series A | Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| PayControl | PayControl is the control layer for enterprise payment management — modular, provider-agnostic infrastructure designed for scale, with native support for digital assets. | $2.3M | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Velocity | Velocity provides a unified platform for efficiently moving and managing funds across both traditional banks and blockchains. | $10M | Pre-Seed | May 28, 2025 |  |
| Materials Market | Materials Market seeks to improve efficiency in the building materials supply industry by connecting customers with the most appropriate suppliers to fulfil their needs. | $2.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 01, 2025 |  |
| Research Grid (R.grid) | R.grid has built machine learning-based software for medical research. | $6.4M | Seed | Nov 06, 2024 |  |
| StudioSpace | StudioSpace provides brands with on-demand access to the world’s best specialist digital and marketing services. Our platform users benefit from a single umbrella contract to access all of our agencies, enabling maximum choice without complexity in procurement or onboarding delays. | $1.3M | Seed | May 16, 2024 |  |
| Odore | Full life-cycle digital marketing platform. | $5M | Seed | Aug 01, 2023 |  |
| Studiospace | Studiospace is a growth platform for independent agencies and their pioneering leaders. | $2M | Seed | Oct 06, 2022 |  |
| StudioSpace | StudioSpace provides brands with on-demand access to the world’s best specialist digital and marketing services. Our platform users benefit from a single umbrella contract to access all of our agencies, enabling maximum choice without complexity in procurement or onboarding delays. | $1.7M | Seed | Oct 05, 2022 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Activant Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/activant-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ada Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ada-vemtires) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arāya Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ar%C4%81ya-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arve Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arve-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascension Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fuel Ventures

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Fuel Ventures, a leading UK venture capital and investment fund specialising in early stage tech startup investments. Fuel Ventures supports high-growth technology companies from pre-seed (SEIS Fund) to seed (EIS Fund) and their Venture Capital Trust (VCT Fund). As an active investor, Fuel Ventures provides both capital and strategic support todrive innovation and scale rapidly.

5 contacts available at Fuel Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Breeden | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-breeden |
| James D'Mello | Head of IFA Distribution | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-d-mello |
| Jing Xu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jing-xu-c48f |
| Mark Pearson | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-pearson |
| Shiv Patel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shiv-patel-65c7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Shiv Patel invest in?

Shiv Patel invests primarily in Advertising, Advertising Platforms and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 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 Shiv Patel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shiv Patel closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 11 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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