# Steve Thompson

> Steve Thompson is a pre-seed investor backing Email and Cyber Security. See 1 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-thompson-9493ab1

Steve Thompson is a pre-seed investor in London focused on Email and Cyber Security. Steve is the founder of BigHand Ltd and worked over 11 years to build the company into a global leader in developing and delivering dictation, mobile and speech technologies to the professional services sector. He exited the business through a successful MBO in 2006 and since then has inspired, invested in and consulted for many youngentrepreneurial UK businesses.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Email | 1 | 100% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 100% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Professional Services | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tessian | Tessian’s mission is to secure the human layer. Using machine learning technology, Tessian automatically stops data breaches and security threats caused by human error - like data exfiltration, accidental data loss, business email compromise, and phishing attacks - with minimal disruption to employees' workflow. As a result, employees areempowered to do their best work, without security getting in their way. Founded in 2013, Tessian is backed by renowned investors like Sequoia, Accel, March Capital, and Balderton, and has offices in San Francisco and London. | $340.6K | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2015 | http://www.tessian.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fraser](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fraser-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Steve Thompson invest in?

Steve Thompson invests primarily in Email, Cyber Security and Machine Learning startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Steve Thompson?

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### When did Steve Thompson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steve Thompson closed in Jun 2015. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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