# Steve Gibson

> Steve Gibson is a seed investor at 13books Capital (London) backing FinTech and Payments. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [13books Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/element-ventures-8419)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-gibson-89823a8/

Steve Gibson is a seed investor at 13books Capital in London focused on FinTech and Payments. Steve is a Partner at Element Ventures. Prior to that, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Euclid Opportunities and the Head of Business Development of Ipreo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Payments | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |
| Knowledge Management | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Januar | Januar is a payment gate for crypto companies. They offer payment account solutions to accept payments and send payouts while maintaining full compliance and stable business operations. | $6.3M | Seed | May 05, 2022 |  |
| Arbolus | Arbolus is a networking platform that uses technology to help build and maintain advisory relationships. The company works with more than 80 customers, including Big Four firms such as KPMG, leading global strategy consultancies and the world’s most innovative companies such as UiPath. | $15M | Series A | Apr 28, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angular Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angular-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [byFounders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byfounders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Outward VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outward-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Silicon Valley Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silicon-valley-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 13books Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

13Books Capital provides and offers financial assistance and support to various companies. It manages investment processes and financial services of business. 13Books Capital is based in London, UK.

4 contacts available at 13books Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spencer Lake | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spencer-lake |
| Meera Bissoondeeal | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meera-bissoondeeal |
| Michael McFadgen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-mcfadgen |
| Steve Gibson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-gibson-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Steve Gibson invest in?

Steve Gibson invests primarily in FinTech, Payments and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Steve Gibson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steve Gibson closed in May 2022. 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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