# Xen Lategan

> Xen Lategan is a seed investor at 0xA Technologies (London) backing TV and Gaming. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [0xA Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/0xa-technologies)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/xenlategan
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/xenophin
- Website: http://www.ophin.co.uk
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xenophin

Xen Lategan is a seed investor at 0xA Technologies in London focused on TV and Gaming. Xen Lategan is the Chief Technology Officer of 0xA Technologies.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Norway | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Checkstep | CheckStep provides a AI-powered Trust & Safety and UGC management software to online platform worldwide. It enables company to manage the full policy management life-cycle. | $430K | Pre-Seed | Jun 28, 2021 |  |
| PortalOne | PortalOne is a pioneering startup in the videogames industry, taking the best parts of games and the best parts of TV and merging them together to create an immersive entertainment experience unlike anything that's been seen before. PortalOne's business model is centered around the concept of 'hybrid games', a novel categorythat combines elements of traditional gaming with interactive TV shows.Currently accessible only via mobile devices, the company hosts daily 24-hour tournaments every day where players can compete in a variety of games across different genres, including Atari games, for which the company has the exclusive global distribution rights for many of its titles like 'Pong', 'Breakout' and 'Centipede'. These games are not just standalone experiences, but are integrated with TV shows broadcasted within the games themselves. Players play throughout the day with the goal of climbing the Leaderboards for each game, with the opportunity to win real prizes such as cash and holidays.PortalOne's first show format, the 'Arcade Show' -- the TV component of hybrid games -- is hosted every single day in the PortalOne app. The show sees special guests come into the PortalOne universe and become immersed inside the game worlds as real characters. They play a round of a PortalOne game, and then players play against them on their mobile device at home. Previous guests on the Arcade Show include Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Tori Kelly, and Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. The company has been operational since 2018 and has been steadfast in its mission to merge the best aspects of the gaming and TV industries. PortalOne's vision is to be the ultimate destination for hybrid games, in the same way that Spotify is for music and podcasts, and Netflix is for TV and film. PortalOne will host hundreds of games across all genres on its platform, with multiple show formats in its universe. The company also intends to become cross-platform. Currently operating in the US & Canada and Norway, PortalOne aims to be available worldwide with studios around the world producing localized TV shows for different geographies. | $15M | Seed | Apr 29, 2021 |  |
| Bloomsbury AI | Bloomsbury AI offers web services that enables individuals to create, use, and share text-understanding computer applications. The company aims to help their customers to automate their expertise by a written dialog with computers. Bloomsbury AI was launched by Guillaume Bouchard, Tim Rocktäschel, Matko Bosnjak, Sameer Singh, Luis Ulloa, andSebastian Riedel in April 2015 and is based in London, England. | $1.8M | Seed | Apr 07, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TQ Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tq-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Rogue Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rogue-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AlbionVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albion-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arri](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arri) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atari](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atari) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Coatue](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coatue) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About 0xA Technologies

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

0xA Technologies is a software development company that focuses on building cutting-edge infrastructure for crypto applications. The company's core team has deep experience in the Decentralized Finance ecosystem and NFT platform infrastructure. It was founded in 2021 and is located in London, England.

1 contacts available at 0xA Technologies.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Xen Lategan | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xen-lategan |

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## FAQ

### What does Xen Lategan invest in?

Xen Lategan invests primarily in TV, Gaming and Content startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Xen Lategan's check size?

Xen Lategan typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$15M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Xen Lategan participates in.

### When did Xen Lategan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Xen Lategan closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 3 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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