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Philippe Teixeira da Mota

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

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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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Philippe Teixeira da Mota frequently co-invest with?

Speedinvest
Europe, Wien, Austria, Vienna
Co-Investments: 4
Seedcamp
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 4
VentureSouq
Asia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Co-Investments: 3
Shorooq Partners
Asia, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Co-Investments: 3
Soma Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 7
Picus Capital
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 4
Global Founders Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 5
Commerce Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Cherry Ventures
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Philippe Teixeira da Mota often collaborate with?

HD
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 2
CA
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
DV
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 2
Ricardo Weder
North America, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Mexico City
Shared Deals: 2
Carlos Julio Garcia
North America, Distrito Federal, Mexico, Mexico City
Shared Deals: 2
CE
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Shared Deals: 2
PF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
CM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
OJ
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 3
SM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Philippe Teixeira da Mota?

Kontigo

San Francisco, California, United States

The world's stablecoin neobank.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)FinTechSoftware
SeedSep 1, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Palm

London, England, United Kingdom

Palm offers AI-powered treasury software for accurate cash forecasting and efficient fund management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Financial ServicesSoftware
SeedSep 3, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,076,710
Cloover

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden

Cloover provides embedded financial services, software, and energy solutions to facilitate a successful energy transition.

Embedded SystemsFinancial ServicesRenewable Energy
Pre SeedOct 18, 2023
Amount Raised: $7,376,458
Getpaid

Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Getpaid is a payfac-as-a-service provider.

Payments
SeedOct 5, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,011,504
Vega

London, England, United Kingdom

Vega is to reshape wealth management by pioneering the use of advanced technology.

Financial Services
SeedSep 26, 2023
Amount Raised: $8,016,412
Swallow

Saint Albans, Hertford, United Kingdom

Pricing Operations Platform for Insurance and Finance

B2BFinTechInsurTechSaaS
Pre SeedSep 5, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,000,000
Flatpay

Herlev, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Flatpay is a fintech company that offers Point of Service (POS) and payments processing solutions for small and medium-sized merchants.

Credit CardsInformation TechnologyPaymentsSoftware Engineering
Series AJun 26, 2023
Amount Raised: $16,408,160
BoomFi

London, England, United Kingdom

All-in-one solution to send, accept and convert crypto payments. Fast multi-chain crypto and fiat settlement.

BlockchainFinTechInformation TechnologyPayments
SeedJun 13, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,800,000
Plumery

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

The Digital Engagement Platform for Banks - The Digital Success Fabric

Financial ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedApr 25, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,500,000
Dbank

Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Dbank is making it simple to borrow, transact and save money securely.

FinanceFinancial Services
SeedJul 28, 2022
Amount Raised: $17,600,000

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