# Xavier Helgesen

> Xavier Helgesen is a equity crowdfunding investor backing B2B and Legal. See 1 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavierhelgesen
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/xavierhelgesen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xavierhelgesen

Xavier Helgesen is a equity crowdfunding investor in San Francisco focused on B2B and Legal. Post-modern capitalist & serial impact entrepreneur. Founded Better World Books (Raised $20 million for literacy), ZOLA Electric (Brought solar power to over 1 million people in Africa) and Enduring Ventures (perpetual holding company).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| Legal | 1 | 100% |
| Legal Tech | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UpCounsel | UpCounsel operates an online marketplace for businesses to find and hire legal help based on their preferences in the United States. Its marketplace allows the users to access lawyers for legal need. UpCounsel provides services in the areas of agreements, business formation, patents, trademarks, immigration, general counsel, labor and employment,and securities and finance. It serves legal departments, executives, HR departments, and startups. Mason Blake and Matthew Faustman founded UpCounsel in 2011. It has its headquarters in San Francisco in California. | $4M | Equity Crowdfunding | Dec 10, 2021 | http://www.upcounsel.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bay Wharf Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-wharf-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Xavier Helgesen invest in?

Xavier Helgesen invests primarily in B2B, Legal and Legal Tech startups, most often at Equity Crowdfunding stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Xavier Helgesen?

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### When did Xavier Helgesen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Xavier Helgesen closed in Dec 2021. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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