# Top 50 Recruiting Angel Investors in United Kingdom in June 2026 ## Paul Forster - Type: Angel - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Paul Forster is an early-stage investor in the tech sector. He previously worked at Indeed as a Senior Advisor. Paul attended INSEAD, where he earned an MBA. ## Will Martin - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Will Martin - Founder and Director @ Portfolio Ventures ## Will Brooks - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Will Brooks - Founder & Director @ Portfolio Ventures ## Stefan Ciecierski - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Video, Software Stefan Ciecierski ## Alex Macdonald - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech Alex Macdonald is the Co-Founder and CEO Sequel. He previously Co-Founded Velocity Black. He attended The University of Manchester. ## Simon Murphy - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Retail, Consumer Goods, Events Simon Murphy Entrepreneur & Investor ## Keith MacDonald - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Video, Software Keith MacDonald ## Jimmy Braimah - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Software, Recruiting Jimmy Braimah ## Michael Whitfield - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Internet, Recruiting, Human Resources Michael Whitfield - Chairman @ hundo.careers ## Steven Bartlett - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Nutrition, E-Commerce Steven Bartlett is the current Founder of thirdweb. He previously worked at Social Chain as a Founder and CEO. ## Charlie Songhurst - Type: Angel - Location: Greater Seattle Area, Washington, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Charles Songhurst is a founding partner of Katana Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. He also runs the Songhurst Group, which holds assets in a variety of private companies.Charles ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and commercial deal, and the Skypeacquisition. Before running corporate strategy, Charles was focused on the emergence of Google and the growth of the search industry.Prior, Charles was an analyst at McKinsey & Company in London. Charles received a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics. ## Chris Bruce - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Recruiting, Human Resources 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. ## Stuart Marks - Type: Angel - Location: Hale, Cheshire, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Information Services, Information Technology 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. ## Tom Stafford - Type: Angel - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance Tom is a Co-Founder at DST Global, an internet-focused investment firm with a global focus. ## Peter Preston - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Video, Software Peter Preston ## Sir Terry Leahy - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile 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. ## Mandeep Singh - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology Mandeep Singh is an Angel investor at multiple firms. He previously was the founding CEO at Trouva. Mandeep Singh studied Physics at the University of Cambridge. ## Steve Perry - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, Video, Software 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. ## Rajan Navani - Type: Angel - Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Art, Coffee, Mobile Rajan Navani - CEO & Founder @ JetSynthesys ## David Haye - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Logistics, Recruiting David Haye is a British professional boxer. ## Zach Coelius - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence Zach Coelius - Managing Partner @ Coelius Capital ## Scott Mackin - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Private Equity - Focus: Software, Travel, Internet Mr. Scott Mackin is a Partner and heads the firm’s Power and Renewables team. Mr. Mackin brings 25 years of energy experience to Denham. He is a member of the Management Committee, Executive Committee, Investment Committee and Valuation Committee. Prior to joining Denham, Mr. Mackin was the President and CEO of Waypoint Energy, Managing Partnerat The Chatham Group, President and CEO of Covanta Energy Corporation, President of Ogden Energy and General Counsel at Ogden Projects, Inc. He was also an Associate at Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis and Law Clerk to the Hon. Daniel H. Huyett III, Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Mackin currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Greenleaf Power LLC, BTE Wind (Proprietary) Ltd. and Gradient Resources Inc. ## Graham Clempson - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Software, Information Services, Retail Technology 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. ## Nevzat Aydın - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software 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. ## Nilan Peiris - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Energy, Banking, FinTech Nilan Peiris is VP Growth at TransferWise, the international money transfer platform. TransferWise is the low cost and fair way of transferring money internationally. Using peer-to-peer technology and without any hidden fees, it makes sending money abroad up to ten times cheaper compared to using a bank.TransferWise customers send £500mevery month using the platform, and it’s attracted $91m from investors such as world’s largest VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, Sir Richard Branson, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin, the co-founders of PayPal. Prior to TransferWise Nilan was VP Growth at HouseTrip, in charge of scaling the company’s growth in the European market. He’s also worked as Chief Marketing Technology Officer at Holiday Extras, where he was responsible for all areas of technology, marketing and customer acquisition. Nilan also advises a number of early stage startups on growth and getting to traction. ## Gary Elden OBE - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Hospitality, Staffing Agency George Ayittey has a Doctor in Philosophy (Ph.D.) at the University of Manitoba. He founded the Free Africa Foundation. ## Tim Parsons - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Hospitality, Staffing Agency Tim Parsons is the CFO at Wagestream. ## Harmeet Rehal - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, Recruiting Harmeet Rehal - Commercial Director @ Storekit ## Jenny Ervine - Type: Angel - Location: Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Big Data, Software, Analytics Jenny Ervine ## Giles Phelps - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Education, Recruiting Giles Phelps ## Thomas Regier - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Human Resources, Information Technology Thomas Regier is a Founder and CEO at DataGuard. He earned a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University. ## Ben Westwood - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Hospitality, Staffing Agency Ben Westwood is the Founding Partner & CEO of Hoxton Circle. He previously worked at Argyll Scott as a Director London & UK. ## Stephen Warrington - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Events, Recruiting, Advertising 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. ## Dan Cobley - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services 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. ## Rudy Kadoch - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Staffing Agency Rudy Kadoch ## Richard Ng - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Hospitality, Staffing Agency Richard Ng is a co-founder and CTO of Greenworkx. ## Orkhan Abdullayev - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Human Resources, Information Technology Orkhan Abdullayev is a CEO / Co-Founder at Payrails. ## Mato Perić - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce Mato invests in technology companies globally. His portfolio companies have raised over US$ 5 billion in capital, employ >15,000 people and have operations in 35 countries across six continents. ## Kıvanc Semen - Type: Angel - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Health Care, Mental Health 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. ## Kevin Beales - Type: Angel - Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Drones Kevin Beales - Founder & CEO @ Refract ## Kingsley Duffy - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Angel - Focus: Events, Recruiting, Advertising 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. ## Eric French - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Recruiting, Artificial Intelligence Eric French Chief Operating Officer at Deliveroo. ## Stephen Whitworth - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Marketing, Email Marketing, Personalization Stephen Whitworth is a Co-Founder and CEO at incident.io. Stephen previously worked at Monzo Bank as a Staff Engineer. He attended Queen Mary University of London. ## Selcuk Gerger - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Human Resources, Information Technology 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. ## Neha Tanna - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, Software, Recruiting 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. ## Matthew Bell - Type: Angel - Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Recruiting Matthew Bell - Director, SC Launch Program @ South Carolina Research Authority ## Andrew Gale - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Recruiting, Hospitality, Real Estate Andrew Gale is the founder of Longbrook Ventures. ## Mehmet Yilmaz - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Hospital, Recruiting Mehmet Yilmaz is the Co-Founder of Freeletics. ## Phillip Chambers - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Human Resources Phillip Chambers is the GM, Peakon Employee Voice at Workday. He attended University of Manchester. ## Jonathan Lenson - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Jonathan Lenson # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co