# Taavet Hinrikus

> Taavet Hinrikus is a seed investor at Plural Platform (London) backing FinTech and Software. See 133 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Plural Platform](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plural-platform)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 133
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/taavethinrikus
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/taavet
- Website: https://x.com/taavet
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taavet

Taavet Hinrikus is a seed investor at Plural Platform in London focused on FinTech and Software. Taavet Hinrikus is based out of London, England and is the Partner of Plural Platform and Board Member of CoMind. Taavet previously worked at Wise as a Chairman and Co-founder. Taavet Hinrikus attended INSEAD.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$10M |
| Series A | $6.4M–$45M |
| Series B | $23M–$58M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 26 | 20% |
| Software | 23 | 17% |
| Financial Services | 22 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 13 | 10% |
| SaaS | 10 | 8% |

152 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 42 | 32% |
| Series A | 37 | 28% |
| Series B | 12 | 9% |
| Series C | 8 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 36 | 27% |
| United States | 17 | 13% |
| Estonia | 11 | 8% |
| Germany | 4 | 3% |
| France | 3 | 2% |

16 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lassie | The AI for independent doctors. | $35M | Series A | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Rivan Industries | Rivan Industries designs and builds modular, vertically integrated, synthetic fuel plants. | $33.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| Rivan Industries | Rivan Industries designs and builds modular, vertically integrated, synthetic fuel plants. | $33.8M | Series A | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| CoMind | CoMind is creating noninvasive neural technological hardware and software to augment the human brain and connect advanced artificial intelligence to the neocortex to help humans compete with the rapid advancement of AI. The neocortex is the area of the brain which is responsible for brain functions such as sensory perception, cognition, generationof motor commands, spatial reasoning, and language and focused on augmenting this area with artificial intelligence using advanced hardware and cutting-edge software. Their non-invasive brain-computer interfaces allow communication with the brain. CoMind’s mission is to create the next computing interface, whilst simultaneously improving our understanding of the human brain and neurological disorders. | $60M | Series A | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| Starship Technologies | Starship Technologies is a robotics company building fleets of self-driving delivery robots designed to deliver goods locally within 30 minutes. The robots drive autonomously 99% of the time to make safe and environmentally friendly curb-side deliveries from a local hub. They also offering people convenient new services that improve everyday life.Starships Technologies robots are equipped with a sensor suite that includes cameras, GPS, and inertial measurement units. The company's aim is to fundamentally reshape how goods are shipped and delivered, and make local delivery, ultimately, free. It also enables a new era of instant delivery that works around your schedule at much lower costs.Starships Technologies was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $50M | Series C | Oct 15, 2025 |  |
| Teton | The future of contactless patient monitoring to prevent exacerbation | $20M | Series A | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Lightyear | Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers and fees. | $23M | Series B | Jul 24, 2025 |  |
| Rivan Industries | Rivan Industries designs and builds modular, vertically integrated, synthetic fuel plants. | $13.4M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Relay | Relay is a technology-enabled delivery network that enables businesses to expand and improve their e-commerce operations. | $35M | Series A | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Feather | Feather is an insurance advisory and management platform for clients to get the right insurance policies. The company partners with insurance companies, ensuring regulatory compliance while allowing Feather to manage all aspects of the insurance process online and in-house – from policy documentation to claims processing. | $6.4M | Series A | Jun 28, 2024 |  |

10 of 133 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mosaic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mosaic-ventures) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [HCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardwareclub) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Metaplanet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaplanet-holdings) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Specialist VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/united-angels-vc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

## About Plural Platform

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Plural Platform is an early-stage venture capital firm.

4 contacts available at Plural Platform.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pierre-dimitri-gore-coty |
| Victoria Kennard | Head of Platform + Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/victoria-kennard |
| Carina Namih | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carina-namih |
| Taavet Hinrikus | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taavet-hinrikus |

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## FAQ

### What does Taavet Hinrikus invest in?

Taavet Hinrikus invests primarily in FinTech, Software and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 133 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Taavet Hinrikus's check size?

Taavet Hinrikus typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$10M at Seed, $6.4M–$45M at Series A and $23M–$58M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Taavet Hinrikus participates in.

### When did Taavet Hinrikus last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Taavet Hinrikus closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 133 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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