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Top 50 Recruiting Angel Investors in United Kingdom in February 2025

Last updated: Feb 2025 A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Recruiting startups based in United kingdom. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Recruiting companies from United kingdom. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Recruiting Angel Investors in United Kingdom in February 2025

Investor	Recruiting United Kingdom investments
Paul Forster	4
Alex Macdonald	3
Will Brooks	3
Stefan Ciecierski	3
Will Martin	3
Stuart Marks	2
Michael Whitfield	2
Sir Terry Leahy	2
Peter Preston	2
Chris Bruce	2
Steve Perry	2
Rajan Navani	2
Simon Murphy	2
Keith MacDonald	2
Jimmy Braimah	2
Stephen Warrington	1
Derek Jacobson	1
Richard Flint	1
Richard Fearn	1
Selcuk Gerger	1
Nick Kingsbury	1
Rod Leefe	1
Dan Cobley	1
Neha Tanna	1
Bashar Hamood	1
Nevzat Aydın	1
Giles Phelps	1
Kıvanc Semen	1
Gary Elden OBE	1
Matthew Bell	1
Andrew Gale	1
Shakil Khan	1
Orkhan Abdullayev	1
Adrian Durham	1
Kevin Beales	1
David Blake	1
Catherine Lenson	1
David Craig	1
Kingsley Duffy	1
Simon Ramery	1
Mandeep Singh	1
Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines	1
Jenny Ervine	1
Mehmet Yilmaz	1
Phillip Chambers	1
Graham Clempson	1
Ian Dyke	1
Dave Pell	1
Joshua Cornelius	1
Tim Parsons	1

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Paul Forster

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Stackfix — Stackfix operates as a software comparison platform.
Singulate — The early Hopin team (#1, #4, #30 are cofounders) are back together to solve the biggest problem they saw in events and marketing at Hopin. They’re building a next gen AI marketing platform called Singulate. Singulate provides the easiest way to do audience segmentation and better relevance-personalization for marketing to individuals at scale —results of up to 10X higher CTRs and 5X response rates. They’re helping marketers (in demand gen, growth, community/events) nurture and convert more pipeline from their events and existing customers - it’s not an AI cold outreach sales tool (although it can do reactivations) but rather a lifecycle growth marketing tool. The best personalization is invisible - this is the future of large-scale communication. Get a demo to see the product.
Purple Dot — Sell More by Selling Earlier

Alex Macdonald is the Co-Founder and CEO of sequel - an investment platform on a mission to help athletes build a legacy for their families and the world. He previously Co-Founded Velocity Black, raised more than $40m in funding, and which was successfully exited to US Bank Capital One in 2023. He is a serial angel investor having invested in 50early stage startups and funds.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Kalder — Kalder is a unified web3 brand loyalty platform for brands and creators to drive meaningful engagement, onboard new users, and reward superfan communities.
Stelia — Stelia stands at the forefront of the AI infrastructure revolution and is driving the transition from Internet 2.0, designed for data movement, to Internet 3.0, designed for data mobility, enabling the seamless flow and processing of data across diverse environments. With its ground-breaking HyperBand platform, Stelia enables businesses toharness the full potential of AI. The company's mission is to become the backbone of the next generation of data mobility, empowering organizations across industries to accelerate innovation, optimize operations, and drive transformative growth. Stelia will be at the gravitational centre of the AI infrastructure ecosystem – a trusted partner and catalyst for change that brings together forward-thinking businesses, technology leaders, and industry experts to shape the future of AI. It was founded in 2021 and is located in London, United Kingdom.
Fundably — Fundably - Get The Right UK Business Loan | Access £1k-£2m

Will Brooks - Founder & Director @ Portfolio Ventures

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bequest — Digital estate planning made easy for professionals and individuals. Securely protect online accounts, cryptocurrencies, emails, media, documents and more.
Disputed — FinLegal is legaltech for the business of disputes. Our solutions allow you to fund and insure your litigation through litigation funding and after-the-event insurance, automate volume and class actions and get more clients through working with marketing service providers.
Robin AI — Robin AI is a legal tech company based in London, made up of engineers, lawyers, scientists and operations specialists.

Stefan Ciecierski

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Will Martin - Founder and Director @ Portfolio Ventures

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bequest — Digital estate planning made easy for professionals and individuals. Securely protect online accounts, cryptocurrencies, emails, media, documents and more.
Disputed — FinLegal is legaltech for the business of disputes. Our solutions allow you to fund and insure your litigation through litigation funding and after-the-event insurance, automate volume and class actions and get more clients through working with marketing service providers.
Robin AI — Robin AI is a legal tech company based in London, made up of engineers, lawyers, scientists and operations specialists.

Stuart Marks is a successful entrepreneur who has built and sold four businesses over the past 25 years. They have spanned several sectors including CRM, location-based services and digital media. Every company applied innovation to challenge existing business models.Stuart has worked with a diverse and international customer-base includingSainsbury’s, British Airways, Unilever, Vodafone, BMW and various government agencies across the world. His previous company, ITIS Holdings plc, was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was Europe’s leading provider of real-time traffic information and connected car technology.The first company to commercialize crowdsourced data from GPS devices and mobile phone networks, Stuart sold the firm in 2011 to Washington-based INRIX before going on to establish L Marks to invest in the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Information Technology
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Urbix — Urbix is producing a management dashboard for municipalities to manage their data and processes to ensure that decisions are made based on hard evidence which is readily available in an easy to understand format.
WeFiFo — WeFiFo launched in 2016 and is a multi-award-winning platform that enables enthusiastic home cooks, Supper Club hosts and professional chefs to share their food with paying guests. WeFiFo is Airbnb for the kitchen table but offers much more than just a marketplace. Designed to encourage and empower talented cooks to monetise their kitchen skills,WeFiFo offers a sophisticated infrastructure allowing hosts to up-skill and earn a transformative income with flexible working hours and rewards. WeFiFo also supports professional chefs who don't want the risk of a bricks and mortar restaurant but want to feed a new audience. Anyone can sign up and join in, hosts are not pre-screened or curated, but ratings and reviews help guests choose between the multitude of events on offer – from novice cooks to award winning chefs at the top of their game. They are the online destination to discover exciting experiential dining near you and their platform promotes, insures and inspires cooks and chefs of all abilities to take the next step on their food journey while keeping hosts and guests safe every step of the way.
Orbital Witness — Instant property insight - Liberation for everyone involved in property transactions.

Michael Whitfield - Chairman @ hundo.careers

Investment focus

Recruiting, Enterprise Software, Internet
Seed, Series A, Angel
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Unmind — Unmind is a workplace mental health platform. We empower employees to measure, understand, and improve their mental wellbeing.
Involve.ai — involve.ai helps you prevent churn, grow revenue, and deliver amazing customer outcomes.
HR DataHub — HR DataHub operates as an HR data benchmarking platform for organizations to tackle issues that are right at the top of the boardroom agenda.

Sir Terry Leahy joined Cheshunt, England-based Tesco in 1979 and held marketing positions at the retailer before becoming commercial director of fresh foods in 1986 and a member of the board in 1990. Leahy was appointed Chief Executive of Tesco plc in March 1997.Leahy received a Knighthood for services to food retailing in the 2002 New YearHonours. He was voted as Britain’s Most Admired Leader (2005 and 2006) by Management Today, recognized by the Wall Street Journal and CNBC as European Business Leader of the Year (2005), and named European Businessman of the Year by Fortune (2004). A Guardian Unlimited Politics panel found him to be the most influential non-elected person in Britain in 2007.Leahy is a Director on the Liverpool Vision Regeneration Board and a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Council.In 2010 he received the Daily Telegraph’s Award for a Decade of Excellence in Business, a Lifetime Achievement award from Director Magazine, and was voted Business Person of the Year by the Sunday Times.Sir Terry Leahy retired from Tesco in March 2011.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Mobile
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Perlego — Perlego is an online library subscription service for textbooks and non-fiction titles. Having partnered with over 3,000 of the world's best publishers, it gives its users unlimited access to over 650,000 eBooks and publications via an affordable monthly subscription. It aims to make learning accessible to all. It was founded in 2016 and isheadquartered in London, England.
SYNALOGiK — Synalogik helps organisations improve efficiency and slash costs through automated data aggregation when multiple data sources are required.
Uptime | Knowledge Hacks — Thousands of life lessons extracted from the world's best books, courses, documentaries, and podcasts - packed into 5 minute Knowledge Hacks.

Peter Preston

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Chris was a benefit consultant when he co-founded Thomsons. His role spans every aspect of the business, from engaging with clients to the development of DarwinTM software. This means he is in close contact with HR and benefit specialists globally, understanding the changing benefit landscape.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Internet, Human Resources
Seed, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Unmind — Unmind is a workplace mental health platform. We empower employees to measure, understand, and improve their mental wellbeing.
HowNow — HowNow is a learning experience platform that helps companies onboard, upskill and support employees faster, everywhere they work.
HR DataHub — HR DataHub operates as an HR data benchmarking platform for organizations to tackle issues that are right at the top of the boardroom agenda.

Steve is an Economist by training with a Ph.D. in econometrics. After 3 years at the TSB Bank, ultimately as Group Economist, Steve joined Visa Europe where he held several Executive positions: Head of Strategy, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Digital Officer and finally, Founder & CEO Visa Europe Collab (Visa’sInnovation Centre). Steve is an experienced Executive and Non-Executive Director & Chairman, particularly in fintech and Data Analytics.

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Rajan Navani - CEO & Founder @ JetSynthesys

Investment focus

Art, Coffee, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Angel
India, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Peepul Tree — Peepul Tree is a platform for the hand-made artisanal works. Peepul Tree celebrates the rich and varied legacy that these artisans carry.
Punt Partners — Punt Partners is a company that provides marketing technology services. It provides results through the use of proprietary data, technology, and services.
Assiduus — We are a trusted Global E-commerce partner and accelerator, a unified platform helping to Build and Scale E-commerce Brands Globally. Reach us Now!

Simon Murphy Entrepreneur & Investor

Investment focus

Retail, Consumer Goods, Events
Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Pieter Pot — Verpakkingsvrij boodschappen doen bij online supermarkt Pieter Pot. Makkelijk aan huis geleverd in herbruikbare statiegeldpotten. Pot leeg? Dan vullen we hem opnieuw. Met onze verpakkingsvrije bezorgdienst verminderen we de hoeveelheid afval en CO2. Waarom zou je nog verpakkingen kopen?
Seat Unique — Seat Unique is an online marketplace to buy official hospitality packages and VIP tickets to live sports, music, and cultural events.
The Smart Container Company — The Smart Container Company is the team behind KegTracker and BeverEDGE, a first-to-market IoT device and platform that instantly turns kegs into SMART containers. Our technology tracks real-time location, volume, temperature, and motion for each keg and delivers actionable insights that enable transparency and zero.

Keith MacDonald

Investment focus

SaaS, Video, Software
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

docStribute — Secure document distribution and digital signature solutions for your business no matter the size and market you're in.
Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.

Jimmy Braimah

Investment focus

SaaS, Software, Recruiting
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Workskuad — Goodtalent.io is a cloud-based social talent marketplace for companies to crowdsource, screen, hire and pay software engineering talents globally, for full-time, remote, and contract roles.

In 2006 Stephen joined Carbon as Non-Executive Chairman. He has a wide knowledge of the financial services industry and extensive experience leading professional services businesses and consulting to top management in various multinationals. He is a Partner of a leading consulting firm and previously held the role of director of group strategy ata major UK international bank. Stephen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Banking and International Finance from City University Business School (now Cass) in London. Stephen is a keen amateur actor and enjoys tennis.

Investment focus

Events, Recruiting, Advertising
Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

TalentPool — TalentPool is a Talent Matching Platform connecting talented recent graduates with up to 5 years’ experience with great opportunities at start-ups and SMEs. They specialise in 4 key sectors: Graduate, Marketing, Operations and Sales. Their innovative matching engine takes the pain out of hiring and being hired. They know about the stress for jobseekers of applying to countless employers. And they also know about the challenges faced by employers wanting to speak to the right candidates.

Derek Jacobson

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Internet
Series A, Debt Financing
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Tempo — Tempo provides job match and job search solutions to help you find the perfect job. Our intuitive platform makes it easy to find the right job for you.
Prodigy Finance — Get a student loan from Prodigy Finance without collateral or co-signer, to study at one of 1000+ schools around the world.

Richard Flint

Investment focus

Mobile, Employment, Recruiting
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SonicJobs — Apply to your dream position with just one click, with the magic of AI. Sign up with SonicJobs today!
Seat Unique — Seat Unique is an online marketplace to buy official hospitality packages and VIP tickets to live sports, music, and cultural events.

Richard started in his career in advertising but has since shifted his attention to start-ups. As an investor/advisor to over 50 early stage companies, including Sofar Sounds, Blaze, Dojo & What3Words, Richard has learnt a lot about what it takes to launch & grow a start-up. He also the co-founder of the ‘Friday Club London,’ a‘non-profit’ events company aimed at providing start-ups free access to senior marketing expertise. Since launching, over 250 start-ups have benefitted from the programme. And in exchange for their advice, industry mentors have had access to the UK’s brightest founders. In 2013 & 2014 Richard was named in BIMA’s ‘Hot 100’ list and in 2016 and 2017 short-listed for the Europas ‘Investor of the Year’ award.

Investment focus

Software, Advertising, Advertising Platforms
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Darabase — Darabase is a unique platform enabling the creation, management and monetisation of location-based digital content in the real world and virtual metaverses.
Roleshare — Roleshare matches freelancers, part-time and fractional workers to job share; helping companies retain and attract coveted skills and talent. Join us!
Unlock — Unlock is a video-based platform packed with unique experiences your team will love.

Selcuk Gerger is a co-founder and the COO of Prisync, a competitor tracking application for e-commerce companies. Prior to that, he served as a corporate communications specialist at Gerger Group. Gerger holds a master’s degree in marketing communications from Istanbul Bilgi University.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Human Resources, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

TalentGrid.io — Hire senior developers from Turkey with TalentGrid, the biggest developer and tech talent network with 40,000+ pre-vetted members.

Nick Kingsbury has 30 years experience in business, of which 12 was in the role of CEO for two software companies, and 7 was as Sector Partner for the international venture capital company 3i.Nick is an experienced international software entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He started his career with one of the leading UK software houses beforefounding his own company, Software Support Limited, in the mid 1980s which grew to become a leading systems integration company for Workflow applications. In 1996 this business merged with Staffware plc which then IPOâ€™d on the London market. With Staffware Nick was Senior VP for International Business Development and Marketing. In 1999 Nick joined the international venture capitalist, 3i plc, for which he was Sector Partner for the software and internet sector. 3i invested over $500m in 150 software companies across Europe, the US and Asia, of which Nick was personally involved in many. His role was to develop 3iâ€™s investment strategy and to advise on new investments. He also worked with existing investee companies with their strategic development, notably through partnership with the leading IT players worldwide. He served on the board of three 3i companies, Propero, the virtualisation company, sold to VMWare, Metastorm, the leading Business Process Management company (as observer) and the security software company Chronicle Solutions where he was also interim CEO.Nick left 3i in 2007 and now advises a number of companies on their corporate and funding strategies. He currently serves on the boards of several private and public companies. See engagements for more information.Kingsbury Ventures has access to a network of specialist associates covering media, electronics and other industries.

Investment focus

Software, Security, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Angel
United Kingdom, France, United States

Portfolio highlights

BlackCurve — We help eCommerce businesses make pricing decisions
Pickr — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!
Tailored.to — Tailored is a personal shopping assistant making tedious product search history.We've organised the entire web's wisdom about products. We know what every product is best for.Users tailor products to their own needs by answering a few insightful questions about the category.They receive the best three products for theirpersonal needs. Test us at www.tailored.to.We make money by powering 100% personalised (and GDPR compliant) advertising to them on behalf of brands.Publishers can host Tailored in relevant editorial to receive a share of this new advertising revenue.Learn more http://marketing.tailored.to/ Revenue comes from advertising, brand partnerships and product sales. This is shared with our host publishers.We've huge interaction rates when Tailored is added to lifestyle content. A significant percentage of readers are tailoring products to their own needs (thereby sharing their personal buying needs so that we can automatically serve personalised retargeted advertising). Tailored is scalable across product categories, publishers and geographies. We can be added to any content. Get in touch! martin@tailored.to

Rod Leefe

Investment focus

Mobile, Employment, Recruiting
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SonicJobs — Apply to your dream position with just one click, with the magic of AI. Sign up with SonicJobs today!

Dan Cobley is the Managing Partner of Blenheim Chalcot. He previously worked at Santander UK as a Strategic Advisor to the Board. Dan Cobley attended the University of Cambridge.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Finance
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Happl — Happl provides benefits that enable employees to choose what's right for them and tools for managers to support their teams, whilst taking care of the admin.
Yavrio — Yavrio links your bank accounts to your finance system using Open Banking. Gain centralized access, real-time insights, and secure transactions with 14,000+ banks in 20 countries.
Jove Insurance — Jove provides business and protection insurance to contractors, freelancers and SMEs, powered by tech and driven by social good.

Neha is a medical doctor in London. Neha spent years as a General Practitioner before transitioning to the Life Sciences industry, where she held various roles in pharmaceutical companies. She holds an MBA from London Business School, where she fell in love working with entrepreneurs and startups. She has since worked with a startup med-techcompany, as well as several accelerators and VCs in the healthcare space, most recently with a global venture builder with a focus on early-stage tech companies. Neha is an angel investor, loves tennis and dance, and is a strong advocate for personal fitness and nutrition. She also has a soft spot for wildlife and conservation.

Investment focus

Internet, Software, Recruiting
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Roleshare — Roleshare matches freelancers, part-time and fractional workers to job share; helping companies retain and attract coveted skills and talent. Join us!

Bashar Hamood is the Managing Director and co-founder of FasterCapital and attended Heriot-Watt University. He has broad experience across various organizational domains, including marketing strategy, branding, direct marketing, product launches, analysis, and reporting. As an entrepreneur, he has expertise in brand development and communityoutreach. Bashar is skilled in optimizing team dynamics, aligning diverse agendas, and leveraging strategic and operational drivers to achieve results. He also has a strong analytical approach, carefully studying each case and parameter variation.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.

Nevzat Aydın is the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, the first and biggest online food delivery portal in Turkey.Born in 1976 in İstanbul, Nevzat Aydın completed his secondary education at the Bursa Anatolian High School. Following his graduation from Boğaziçi University Department of Computer Engineering, he went to the United States where he receivedhis MBA at the University of San Francisco in Silicon Valley.During his stay in the United States, Aydın followed the latest developments on e-trade before he returned to Turkey in 2000 to launch his project, Yemeksepeti.com. Serving as the CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, Nevzat Aydın introduced a brand new dimension to e-trade in Turkey.In 2007, Yemeksepeti.com was selected the “Endeavor Entreprenur” by Endeavor Turkey. Aydin was also selected the “Most Successful Turkish Young Entrepreneur” by the CNBC-e Business magazine in 2010 for his successful work since the foundation of Yemeksepeti.com.As the founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti.com, which celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2012, he won the first prize in 2011 in the “Male Entrepreneur of the Year” category at the “Businesspeople of the Year” survey conducted by the Ekonomist magazine among nearly 3,000 business people.Aydin is a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Supreme Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, and a founding member of Galata Business Angels.Aydın was one of the 150 entrepreneurs invited from all over the world to the Entrepreneurship Summit held by US President Barack Obama on April 26-27, 2010.He was also among the speakers at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) Conference, which is deemed as one of the world's most prestigious conferences with its content on innovation and developments in the digital world. He is also an editorial advisor of GQ Turkey, one of the 5 “dragons” of the Dragons’ Den Turkey show, and a Board Member of Trabzonspor sports club.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Software
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Turkey, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Getmobil — Getmobill offers services in refurbished devices and their sale and resale.
Usersdot — Usersdot uses data science and AI solutions to improve customer experience, increase operational efficiency and maximize sales performance
Rafinera Cloud Kitchen — The Rafinera Cloud Kitchen operates various brand, last-mile satellite restaurants where these are finished once ordered, delivered very quickly, and provided at a very high service level. Our consumers adore the great flavors of the comfort food brands that we own and operate.

Giles Phelps

Investment focus

Internet, Education, Recruiting
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Digital Profile — Our vision is to establish the world’s best community for tech & devs to share, learn, and build their skills & careers. Built on our values of control, privacy & transparency

Kivanc Semen is a Founder and CEO at DataGuard. He is a former CEO in the technology sector (since 2009), programmer, and IT / process consultant for SMEs and corporations (2005-2009) with a focus on data protection and IT security.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Health Care, Mental Health
Seed, Pre-Seed
Turkey, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Salus — Salus provides online counseling services for mental health conditions. Their services include mental health programs, therapies, science-backed self-help resources, and consultations for mental health.
TalentGrid.io — Hire senior developers from Turkey with TalentGrid, the biggest developer and tech talent network with 40,000+ pre-vetted members.

George Ayittey has a Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D.) at the University of Manitoba. He founded the Free Africa Foundation.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Hospitality, Staffing Agency
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Slinger — Slinger is a hospitality recruitment tool that connects vetted hospitality workers with some of London's best food and drink businesses. Sign up today!

Matthew Bell - Director, SC Launch Program @ South Carolina Research Authority

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Recruiting
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Canada, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Pixlmob — The right editor for the job is ready, waiting and verified.
Roleshare — Roleshare matches freelancers, part-time and fractional workers to job share; helping companies retain and attract coveted skills and talent. Join us!
New Forge — Transform Manufacturing Knowledge into Simple Steps | Reduce the Chaos of Searching Through & Creating Technical Processes

Andrew Gale is the founder of Longbrook Ventures.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Hospitality, Real Estate
Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Just Move In — Just Move In makes home moving easy. We help you save time, hassle & money on your move by allowing you to easily manage the admin. You can set up utilities, find great deals on broadband, arrange removals & insurance and more.
Slinger — Slinger is a hospitality recruitment tool that connects vetted hospitality workers with some of London's best food and drink businesses. Sign up today!

Shakil Khan is currently Head of Special Projects at Spotify, where he is also personal advisor to founder and CEO Daniel Ek. He has had a number of online businesses in the UK since 2000, was part of the founding team at buy.at, which was acquired by AOL, and he recently founded CoinDesk, a bitcoin news site.Shak has done extensive volunteerwork as an ambassador for charity: water, having helped raise millions of dollars for clean and safe drinking water. He is also a keen supporter and friend of Pencils of Promise, who build schools for those most in need.Having lived in China, Shak speaks Chinese (as well as English, Urdu, Punjabi, and Danish) and currently divides his time between London, San Francisco, New York and airport lounges.Shak is an investor in BitPay, Spotify, Top10, Duedil and YPlan. Shak was also an investor and mentor to Nick D'Aloisio who built and sold Summly, a news curation app that was sold to Yahoo in March 2013.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Otta — Only matches tailored to your preferences. Only the most exciting, innovative and fast-moving companies.
Thingtesting — Explore thousands of new online brands and share your honest reviews so everyone on the internet can shop better. Discover the best brands in personal care, home decor, clothing, food, tech and more.
Founders Pledge — Home | Founders Pledge

Orkhan Abdullayev is a CEO / Co-Founder at Payrails.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Human Resources, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

TalentGrid.io — Hire senior developers from Turkey with TalentGrid, the biggest developer and tech talent network with 40,000+ pre-vetted members.

Adrian is the founder and CEO of FNZ and has overseen the development of the company since it started in 2004. He is currently based in the company’s London office.Prior to starting FNZ, he worked as an equity analyst for what at the time was Credit Suisse NZ now First NZ Capital.Adrian has a BSc (Hons 1st Class) in physics and mathematics,and a BMus in performance piano, both from Victoria University Wellington.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Finance, Software
Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Nokkel — Discover how Nokkel helps financial advisors and homeowners manage property wealth with real-time data, insights, and tools for smarter financial decisions.
Exizent — Exizent is here to transform the probate industry with our specialist software, helping legal professionals streamline inefficient processes and accelerate growth.
Outsized — Independent talent for enterprise clients and consulting firms in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East.

Kevin Beales - Founder & CEO @ Refract

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Drones
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Fuuse — Fuuse is an electric vehicle charge point management system that enables your chargers to deliver more for you and your drivers.
Fuuse — Creating efficiencies, reducing costs and striving for lower emissions in transport, logistics and supply chain through innovation.
Altitude Angel — Altitude Angel delivers solutions which enable the safe integration and use of drones and UAVs into international airspace.

David Blake is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Degreed, a firm that helps anyone score and validate their lifelong education from any source. He also serves as a contributor to MOOCS.com. Prior to this, Blake was a NEW.edu Launch Consultant with UniversityNow and a founding member of Zinch, a social networking site connecting students to amyriad of study and professional opportunities.

Investment focus

Software, Education, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Stellic — Stellic provides next generation degree management tools for your entire campus - students, advisors, administrators and leaders - with one goal in mind. A better path to academic success.
Roleshare — Roleshare matches freelancers, part-time and fractional workers to job share; helping companies retain and attract coveted skills and talent. Join us!
Sounding Board, Inc — Your strategic partner for leader transformation. Leadership development through coaching solutions, mentoring management, and flexible program software.

Catherine is an investor, board director and executive coach. She is based in London and works globally.She is an experienced international C-suite executive with a strong track record in the People, DE&I and ESG fields. Together with Jonathan Lenson. she invests in exceptional early-stage tech companies across the UK, US and Israel, andbrings in-depth previous board experience as both an executive and non-executive director.She writes and speaks on topics including the future of work, corporate culture and purpose, diversity and inclusion, and work/life integration.As part of her coaching practice, she is the first UK-based facilitator to be certified in the Fair Play method. Catherine was the first female Managing Partner appointed at SoftBank Investment Advisers, the world’s largest technology investment firm with $175 billion under management in the two SoftBank Vision Funds and SoftBank Latin America Funds. As the founding Chief People Officer for five years (2017-2022), she led the HR, ESG and Real Estate teams globally.An experienced and trusted executive coach at C-suite level, she worked with companies within the Vision Fund portfolio on leadership, talent, DE&I, ESG, and operating challenges, including as a Board Director.Catherine built SBIA’s ESG practice and designed its strategy for Social Impact. She led SoftBank’s early stage venture funds focused on diverse founders, including the $100m+ SB Opportunity Fund (US) and Emerge (EMEA), including as an Investment Committee member.Catherine is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum (Class of 2021) and a founding member of Sustainability30 (which brings together Chief Sustainability Officers from 30 of the world’s leading companies).She spent the formative years of her career at UBS AG, Switzerland’s leading financial services firm, and is proud to have progressed from intern to Managing Director in the same firm. In her final role there, she led Reward for UBS across the UK and EMEA region.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant
United Kingdom, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Fertifa — Fertifa is an innovative employer benefit solution making fertility care more accessible and affordable.The company works with employers to offer a valuable employee benefit which bridges the gap between an employer and their employees when dealing with the sensitivity and privacy of employees’ reproductive issues. It also offers guidance andadvice, next-generation fertility treatment, and access to a range of holistic services for the best chance of success. The company was founded in 2019 and based in London, United Kingdom.
Tangent — Tangent: Your bridge from diverse backgrounds to tech sales roles via referrals, coaching, and unique video pitches. Create a free account today!
Surfboard — Surfboard WFM features integrated forecasting, capacity planning, automated scheduling and performance analytics for modern support teams.

David Craig joined Refinitiv as Founding CEO and Board Member in 2018. David Craig is President of the Financial & Risk business of Thomson Reuters.Previously, Craig served as President of Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance and had been the company’s Chief Strategy Officer.Craig also served as Chief Strategy Officer ofThomson Reuters UK Limited.He joined the company in 2007 from McKinsey & Company where he was a Partner in the Global Business Technology Office, advising banks, technology and media companies, as well as co-leading the global IT Strategy Practice and the Outsourcing and Offshoring Practice.Prior to McKinsey, he was a Senior Principal and Partner at American Management Systems.He is a graduate of the University of Bristol. Craig also serves as a Trustee of the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Investment focus

Software, Film, SaaS
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

onkho — onkho is practice management with fully integrated email. CRM, workflow, email and documents all integrated, in one place and shared across the whole team.
Big Couch — Big Couch was co-founded by Maria Tanjala and Irina Albita in 2014, they have established a reputation as a fintech startup in the film industry, working on an innovative co-finance model which has been helping film producers fund their films in the UK, Europe and NY since 2015. In 2017 Big Couch partnered with leading computer scientists atImperial College London to develop a new, decentralised and transparent product for revenue allocation and distribution. This product is called FilmChain. FilmChain is being built on the Ethereum platform and will provide real-time information, lower friction and increase revenues for the films stakeholders. The prototype will be running film projects by August 2018.

Kingsley Duffy is the Owner and CEO at SLovar. He previously worked as the Founder and CEO of HostelBookers. Mr. Duffy is a British-national entrepreneur. He was also the reason why HostelBookers merged with Web Reservations International (WRI) in 2013 because Mr. Duffy is sitting on the Board of Directors of WRI.

Investment focus

Events, Recruiting, Advertising
Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

TalentPool — TalentPool is a Talent Matching Platform connecting talented recent graduates with up to 5 years’ experience with great opportunities at start-ups and SMEs. They specialise in 4 key sectors: Graduate, Marketing, Operations and Sales. Their innovative matching engine takes the pain out of hiring and being hired. They know about the stress for jobseekers of applying to countless employers. And they also know about the challenges faced by employers wanting to speak to the right candidates.

Simon has worked in investment banking and corporate finance for nearly 20 years and from this has a strong insight into opportunities and challenges currently facing the market participants in wealth management. Simon started his career in leveraged finance and moved into corporate finance advisory where he helped companies raise debt and equitycapital as well as provided strategic advice for fast-growing businesses and start-ups. Simon has helped a number of innovative new businesses launch and grow and has seen first-hand the disruption to the financial services sector as established players are impacted by legacy costs, increased regulation, new entrants and better technologies.

Investment focus

Mobile, Employment, Recruiting
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SonicJobs — Apply to your dream position with just one click, with the magic of AI. Sign up with SonicJobs today!

Mandeep Singh currently works as an Angel Investor and Advisor for Multiple Startups. He previously worked at Accel as a Starter and Scout. Mandeep Singh attended the University of Cambridge.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Unify — Route your prompts to the best LLM endpoint. Get the best output and optimize for speed, latency and cost to supercharge your LLM applications!
Galileo AI — Galileo AI creates delightful, editable UI designs from a simple text description. It empowers you to design faster than ever.
Belong — Belong is a personal finance platform for people who are ready to play the long game.

Since 2010, I’ve co-founded 4 companies, raised $15M, hired +40 employees, pioneered a socially innovative, alternative venue in France (a cooperative organizing 250 free concerts per year, selling 100% organic & fair trade food, ranked 1 of 334 in South-West of France on TripAdvisor), built a social network for entrepreneurs with a communityof 30k+ users, and a networking app for professionals ranking me #182 among the Top Networking App Founders on Crunchbase in 2020. Today, I’m the Co-founder & COO of Dfns (Future40, Techstars '21), a cybersecurity company that builds custody SaaS protocol for web3 apps. Think of it as a developer tool providing secure cloud for crypto. We are on a mission to bring serenity to DeFi by eliminating new blockchain risks and making crypto transactions easier, faster, more affordable, and compliant with existing regulations.Blockchain is changing finance much like internet changed communication—forever. It's an eye-opening technology that is revolutionizing the way we trade and transfer money as worldwide transactions become cheaper, faster, more open and more reliable. We are building the future of crypto banking, brick by brick.HMU on Twitter @christophergdf Or email me chris@dfns.co

Investment focus

Bitcoin, FinTech, Internet
Pre-Seed, Funding Round
France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

RLTY — Metaverse Events Company
Usual — Usual Labs operates as a decentralized finance(DeFi) protocol.
Job Protocol — By incentivizing anyone to refer top talent, Web3 companies hire faster through Job Protocol. Attach referral bounties to your open roles and unclock the open recruiting economy.

Jenny Ervine

Investment focus

Big Data, Software, Analytics
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

FutureMatch — We enable organisations to make smarter sourcing and hire decisions through using analytics, machine learning and AI. MyPAM -> Measure and Analyse Talent Using analytics –> Predict & Improve Recruitment Processes with AI and ML = Achieve Right Talent, Right Fit for the Right Roles with ML and AI

Mehmet Yilmaz is the Co-Founder of Freeletics.

Investment focus

Health Care, Hospital, Recruiting
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, Turkey, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bloom — Bloom empowers everyone to be their own therapist through interactive video-guided therapy sessions.
Salus — Salus provides online counseling services for mental health conditions. Their services include mental health programs, therapies, science-backed self-help resources, and consultations for mental health.
Bloom Health Partners — Bloom Health Partners has been shutdown.

Phillip Chambers is the GM, Peakon Employee Voice at Workday. He attended University of Manchester.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Human Resources
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Marts — Discover Marts' innovative IT asset management platform for efficient procurement, tracking, and support. Equip your IT department with smart, centralized tools for complete lifecycle management - from acquisition to recycling. Request a demo today
Strise — Strise is signaling a new era of enterprise software and organizational change, transforming how companies work and empowering individual growth through knowledge. We believe in the AI-enabled financial institution without data silos where users and data are working together to solve even the most complex business problems.
Cello — Turn users into your most valuable growth channel. Cello is the easiest way to add a P2P referral program to any SaaS product in hours.

Graham Clempson has over 30 years of experience in the Private Equity and Credit Markets, from the development of the European Leveraged Finance and High Yield Markets and as a principal in many of the largest Complex Secondary Private Equity Transactions over the past decade.In partnership with Coller Capital, Graham is Chairman of 3 PrivateEquity Funds in the UK, US and France, and serves as an Advisory Board member to MidOcean Partners (US) and Pearl Diver Capital (UK).Prior to founding Quartic Capital, Graham was Co-Founder and European Managing Partner of MidOcean Partners, and DB Capital Partners, and CEO of Morgan Grenfell Private Equity, following roles as Co-head of European Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust Company.Graham is Chairman of Pilotlight (www.pilotlight.org.uk) , a business mentoring Charity in the UK. He has an MA in Law from Oxford University.

Investment focus

Software, Information Services, Retail Technology
Angel, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Link Big — Nadav Raviv Portfolio: UXR, UI/UXD, PD.
Fixtuur — DigitalBridge is a Visual Commerce platform that provides retailers and brands with a new way to showcase their products to customers through real-time 3D and Augmented Reality.
Headstart — Diverse candidates are often systematically excluded when it comes to campus recruiting and high-volume hiring. Headstart diversity recruiting software breaks this cycle of exclusion and levels the playing field for all candidates by removing bias from recruiting processes. When it comes to diversity, we are all in.

Ian Dyke

Investment focus

Recruiting, Human Resources
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

HR DataHub — HR DataHub operates as an HR data benchmarking platform for organizations to tackle issues that are right at the top of the boardroom agenda.

Dave Pell is the founder of Rollyo, a search engine that allows users to register accounts and create search engines to retrieve results from preferred websites.Currently, he serves as the managing director at Arba Seed Investment Group. He is also the writer of two blogs davenetics and electablog. He is also the author of a daily newslettercalled NextDraft.Dave is a graduate of UC Berkeley and the

Investment focus

Mobile, Internet, Open Source
Seed, Angel, Series A
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Zone7 — A data-driven Artificial Intelligence system that enables high levels of athlete performance and availability.
Roleshare — Roleshare matches freelancers, part-time and fractional workers to job share; helping companies retain and attract coveted skills and talent. Join us!
Manufactured — Manufactured is a product sourcing platform that provides access for entrepreneurs to manufacturing companies to find the perfect product and help build and operate digital manufacturing supply chains.

Joshua Cornelius is the Co-Founder at Freeletics.

Investment focus

Health Care, Hospital, Recruiting
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, Turkey, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bloom — Bloom empowers everyone to be their own therapist through interactive video-guided therapy sessions.
Salus — Salus provides online counseling services for mental health conditions. Their services include mental health programs, therapies, science-backed self-help resources, and consultations for mental health.
Bloom Health Partners — Bloom Health Partners has been shutdown.

Tim Parsons is the CFO at Wagestream.

Investment focus

Recruiting, Hospitality, Staffing Agency
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Slinger — Slinger is a hospitality recruitment tool that connects vetted hospitality workers with some of London's best food and drink businesses. Sign up today!

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