# Shieldpay funding: rounds and investors

> Shieldpay has raised $86M across 10 rounds since 2021. Investors include Techstars, MasterCard and Force Over Mass. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/shieldpay (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Shieldpay*

10 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Financial Services

Raised 8 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$86M** raised across 10 rounds since 2021, from 10 sources

**$24M** Round **$1.6M** Round **$34M** Series A **$7.9M** Round **$7.1M** Round **$3.0M** Round **$227K** Round **$640K** Round **$3.7M** Round **$4.3M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $4.3M Feb 2026
- **Biggest round:** $34M Series A · Dec 2021
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$24M** Round

**$1.6M** Round

**$34M** Series A

**$7.9M** Round

**$7.1M** Round

**$3.0M** Round

**$227K** Round

**$640K** Round

**$4.3M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $24M
- **Biggest round:** $34M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 6 months

## The rounds

- **Feb 2026** Round **$4.3M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Aug 2025** Round **$3.7M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2025** Round **$640K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Mar 2025** Round **$227K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Sept 2024** Round **$3.0M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2023** Round **$7.1M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jul 2022** Round **$7.9M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Dec 2021** Series A **$34M** *3 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) [Force Over Mass](https://millionrounds.com/fund/force-over-mass-capital) Source recorded
- **Jul 2021** Round **$1.6M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2021** Round **$24M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

## Funding filed with regulators

Shieldpay filed 34 raises, $62M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Aug 2026 **$137K** UK share allotment
- Jul 2026 **$370K** UK share allotment
- Jun 2026 **$331K** UK share allotment
- May 2026 **$335K** UK share allotment
- Apr 2026 **$405K** UK share allotment
- Mar 2026 **$1.4M** UK share allotment
- Feb 2026 **$1.3M** UK share allotment
- Dec 2025 **$1.6M** UK share allotment
- Oct 2025 **$787K** UK share allotment
- Sept 2025 **$739K** UK share allotment
- Aug 2025 **$538K** UK share allotment
- May 2025 **$640K** UK share allotment
- Mar 2025 **$227K** UK share allotment
- Dec 2024 **$1.1M** UK share allotment
- Nov 2024 **$945K** UK share allotment
- Oct 2024 **$584K** UK share allotment
- Sept 2024 **$373K** UK share allotment
- Dec 2023 **$574K** UK share allotment
- Nov 2023 **$819K** UK share allotment
- Oct 2023 **$1.2M** UK share allotment
- Sept 2023 **$810K** UK share allotment
- Aug 2023 **$678K** UK share allotment
- Jul 2023 **$1.2M** UK share allotment
- Jun 2023 **$241K** UK share allotment
- Jun 2023 **$570K** UK share allotment
- May 2023 **$1.1M** UK share allotment
- Aug 2022 **$165K** UK share allotment
- Aug 2022 **$909K** UK share allotment
- Jul 2022 **$6.9M** UK share allotment
- Feb 2022 **$3.2M** UK share allotment
- Jan 2022 **$4.5M** UK share allotment
- Nov 2021 **$2.0M** UK share allotment
- Jul 2021 **$1.6M** UK share allotment
- May 2021 **$24M** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Shieldpay's own website: 1 founder, 7 on the team.

**Pete Janes** Founder & President

- **Sophie Condie** Chief Executive Officer
- **Laurence Potter** Chief Compliance Officer
- **Michael Blackwell** Chief Financial Officer
- **Natalie Thornicroft** Chief of Staff
- **Simon Goodyear** Chief Technology Officer
- **Georgie Leonce** Director of people
- **Richard Hathaway** General Counsel

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2021 **Round** 2022 **Round** 2023 **Round** 2024 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) [Force Over Mass](https://millionrounds.com/fund/force-over-mass-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round

[MasterCard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mastercard) Corporate VC **1** round

[Force Over Mass](https://millionrounds.com/fund/force-over-mass-capital) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=shieldpay).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Shieldpay as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Endeavour Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavour-ventures) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Shieldpay

### Who invested in Shieldpay?

Shieldpay's investors include Techstars, MasterCard and Force Over Mass.

### How much has Shieldpay raised?

Shieldpay has raised $86M across 10 rounds since 2021.

### When did Shieldpay last raise?

Shieldpay's most recent round, $4.3M, was in Feb 2026.

### What was Shieldpay's biggest round?

Shieldpay's largest round on record is $34M (Series A), in Dec 2021.

### Who backed Shieldpay first?

Shieldpay's first round on record, in Dec 2021, was backed by Techstars, MasterCard and Force Over Mass.

### What stage is Shieldpay at?

Shieldpay's latest named round is a Series A, in Dec 2021.

### Where is Shieldpay based?

Shieldpay is based in the United Kingdom.

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