Philippe Teixeira da Mota
Description
Philippe Teixeira da Mota is a prominent London-based venture capitalist with a distinguished career spanning strategic consulting, investment banking, and venture capital. He is the co-founder and Partner at Shapers, a newly established investment firm launched in January 2023. Shapers aims to back founders building the next generation of global category leaders, with a particular focus on disruptive technologies across sectors such as AI, fintech, climate tech, and SaaS.
Investor Profile
Philippe Teixeira da Mota has backed more than 47 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed, Series A rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in Germany, United States, United Kingdom.
- Strong thematic focus on FinTech, Financial Services, Software.
- Typical check size: $1M – $5M.
Stage Focus
- Seed (60%)
- Pre Seed (21%)
- Series A (19%)
Country Focus
- Germany (15%)
- United States (13%)
- United Kingdom (13%)
- United Arab Emirates (9%)
- Brazil (6%)
- India (6%)
- France (6%)
- Nigeria (4%)
- Singapore (4%)
- Colombia (4%)
Industry Focus
- Fintech
- Financial Services
- Software
- Information Technology
- Finance
- Payments
- Credit Cards
- Banking
- Saas
- Developer Apis
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