# Simon Bax

> Simon Bax is a seed investor in London backing Sports and Marketing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sibax

Simon Bax is a seed investor in London focused on Sports and Marketing. Simon Bax is the chairman of WiSpire, a provider of a rural broadband service in areas not supported by other service providers as well as non-executive director.Bax has held a number of senior executive positions in the media industry, including chief financial officer of Chiat, CFO and president of Studio Operations of Fox Filmed Entertainment, and subsequently as the executive vice president and CFO of Pixar Animation Studios. In 2008, he co-founded and became chief executive officer of Encompass Digital Media, an international company in the provision of network origination services and fiber transmissions and digital media encoding services.Bax holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Cambridge.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | 33% |
| Video Streaming | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WYSPR | Wyspr is a London-based AdTech startup specializing in influencer marketing. | $636.7K | Pre-Seed | Jun 08, 2021 | https://www.wyspr.co.uk/ |
| Recast | Recast is a subscription-free live and on-demand streaming platform powered by microtransactions, that gives fans affordable access to the sports and entertainment they love, and pays content creators and rights holders for every view. | $7.7M | Series A | May 09, 2021 | https://recast.tv/ |
| Recast | Recast is a subscription-free live and on-demand streaming platform powered by microtransactions, that gives fans affordable access to the sports and entertainment they love, and pays content creators and rights holders for every view. | $8.2M | Seed | May 09, 2021 | https://recast.tv/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Anglia Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anglia-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Riva Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-riva-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University of Essex](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-essex) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Visor International](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/visor-international) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Simon Bax invest in?

Simon Bax invests primarily in Sports, Marketing and Advertising startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Simon Bax?

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### When did Simon Bax last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simon Bax closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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