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Hector Mason
General Partner at Episode 1, Co-Founder of Focal, Co-Host of Riding Unicorns
Hector Mason is a General Partner at Episode 1 Ventures, a London-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage B2B investments. He has been with Episode 1 since 2019, initially joining as an investor before advancing to partner status in November 2021 and then to General Partner in November 2022. His investment focus primarily includes pre-seed and seed-stage startups, particularly in sectors such as AI, software infrastructure, healthtech, and marketplaces.134
Mason is also a co-founder of Focal, an initiative that facilitates demo days for startups, and he co-hosts the "Riding Unicorns" podcast, which features interviews with founders and investors in the startup ecosystem. Prior to his venture capital career, he was a serial entrepreneur, having exited a software business in 2019.234
His educational background includes studies at the University of Exeter, and he is proficient in Spanish. Mason's investment strategy at Episode 1 Ventures typically involves funding between £250,000 and £3 million per startup, with a focus on supporting founders through various stages of their business development.234
