Black Lion Ventures
blacklionventures.com Direct investor
Black Lion Ventures is an evergreen venture vehicle that invests in seed and Series A startups, focusing on fintech companies in the UK and EU. It describes itself as a long-term partner to founders, providing capital and operational expertise.
Black Lion Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in United Kingdom. It invests directly in companies, from seed to Series A, in fintech.
“At Black Lion Ventures, we take a uniquely creative approach to Seed and Series A investing. Our focus is on visionary startups based in the vibrant UK and EU fintech landscape.”
— Black Lion Ventures, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Venture capital
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Invests in
- UK, EU
- Sectors
- fintech
Team, as Black Lion Ventures publishes it
- Alex Schmid Founder
- Shane Clifford CEO
- Andy Riddles Investment Principal
Names and roles exactly as listed on blacklionventures.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Black Lion Ventures publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.blacklionventures.com/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, thesis_quote, description, status
- https://www.blacklionventures.com/teampeople
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Record 19121 · added 2026-10-26 · link last verified 2026-10-26 · confidence high
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