# Stephen Byrne

> Stephen Byrne is a private equity investor at Vitruvian Partners backing Financial Services. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vitruvian Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vitruvian-partners)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-byrne-b37486/

Stephen Byrne is a private equity investor at Vitruvian Partners in London focused on Financial Services and Information Technology. Stephen James Byrne is based out of London and is the partner of Vitruvian Partners. Stephen previously worked at General Atlantic as a vice president. Stephen James Byrne attended the Trinity College Dublin.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 43% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 43% |
| Payments | 2 | 29% |
| Insurance | 2 | 29% |
| Credit | 1 | 14% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 57% |
| Ireland | 1 | 14% |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ebury | Ebury is a financial technology company that offers international payment, foreign exchange, and business banking services. The company supports businesses engaged in cross-border trade and global operations. Its platform includes currency exchange, cash management, and trade finance tools. Ebury serves small and medium-sized enterprises as well aslarger organizations operating in multiple markets. | $748.1M | Private Equity | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| Dojo | Dojo is a financial technology company providing card payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland.From Contactless card machines to online payments and integrated services, Dojo supplies over 100,000 small businesses with card processing solutions that allow them to take payments in store, online, over the phoneand on the move. | $190M | Private Equity | May 28, 2025 |  |
| CFC Underwriting | They are the largest independent MGA in the UK. They provide their insurance products exclusively through authorised insurance brokers in over 60 countries around the world. Wholesale or retail, big or small, generalist or specialist, all of their brokers have access to underwriters who can make fast decisions and provide flexible solutions.Byproviding market-leading products, great service and configurable online systems, they help their brokers carry out business more easily, efficiently and profitably. That’s probably why they’ve won eight major industry awards in the last year and over 1,500 businesses move their insurance to CFC every month. |  | Private Equity | Oct 21, 2021 |  |
| Carne Group | Carne supports the world's leading asset managers, insurance companies, pension funds and wealth managers by providing innovative outsourced fund management solutions.We are a governance and service provider for asset managers managing more than €1tn in AUM supported by 200+ staff across 4 regulated management companies. Carne combines localexpertise with the institutional approach one would expect from a global leader.Given its focus on outsourced fund management solutions Carne has focused on attracting and retaining the best talent to provide an unrivalled service to its clients.We have developed unique and market leading compliance oversight risk and reporting technology to provide piece of mind to our clients in a world of increasing regulatory complexity.Our solutions allow our clients to access global institutional investors in the world’s largest markets. | $121.6M | Private Equity | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| Ebury | Ebury is a financial technology company that offers international payment, foreign exchange, and business banking services. The company supports businesses engaged in cross-border trade and global operations. Its platform includes currency exchange, cash management, and trade finance tools. Ebury serves small and medium-sized enterprises as well aslarger organizations operating in multiple markets. | $83M | Private Equity | Nov 18, 2015 |  |
| RL360 | While based on the Isle of Man, RL360 is a truly global business. They have offices in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Lebanon, and Dubai, and operate in the Far East, Africa, the Middle East, Emerging Europe, Latin America and the UK. Independent actuaries AKG awarded RL360 a B+ rating, the joint highest achieved by an international life office, describingRL360 as “a financially strong, standalone operation with very strong operational characteristics. It is part of the International Financial Group Limited ("IFGL"). |  | Private Equity |  |  |
| Callcredit Information | Callcredit Information Group is expert in managing consumer data for businesses across every sector, from financial services, retail and utilities to public sector, telecoms, insurance and many more. The Group is focused on developing innovative products and services to help businesses make smarter, more informed decisions throughout the customerlifecycle. |  | Private Equity |  |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EQT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eqt-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [83North](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock-partners-israel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Santander](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banco-santander) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Centerbridge Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/centerbridge-partners-lp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vitruvian Partners

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Vitruvian Partners is an equity firm that specializes in middle-market buyouts, growth buyouts, and growth capital investments. Independent private equity firm that specialises in middle-market buyouts, growth buyouts and growth capital investments in the UK and elsewhere. The company backs exceptional management teams in businesses where thereis a major opportunity to create strategic value. They seek out companies where this opportunity exists through change or “Dynamic Situations”.

5 contacts available at Vitruvian Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Amit Tiwari | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-tiwari-deec |
| Jussi Wuoristo | Partner, Member of Founding Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jussi-wuoristo |
| Mike Risman | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-risman |
| Sophie Bower-Straziota | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sophie-bower |
| Stephen Byrne | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-byrne |

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## FAQ

### What does Stephen Byrne invest in?

Stephen Byrne invests primarily in Financial Services, Information Technology and Payments startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 7 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 Stephen Byrne last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stephen Byrne closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 7 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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