About
Hector Mason is a GP who still runs his startup Onstage—co-founder of Europe's largest standalone demo day and venture platform—offering an active founder perspective and unusually broad early-stage founder exposure.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Episode 1 VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Episode 1 VenturesPartner2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Episode 1 VenturesInvestor2019 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Riding UnicornsPodcast Hostcurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- FluidstackSeed Investorcurrent2018 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- LawhivePre-seed investorcurrent2022 — present
- Jack and JillPre-seed investorcurrent2025 — present
- StackOneBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
- ShuffleBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- AdsumBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Various CompaniesAngel investorcurrent2022 — present
- Various unannounced companiesBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- OnstageCo-Founder2020 — 2026Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Hector’s TechFounder2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- ?What If! InnovationInventing Coordinator2018 — 2019
- TaskeeFounder2016 — 2018England
Education
- University of ExeterBusiness Economics
- Oundle SchoolEconomics, Maths
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship84Logical Thinker17Business Strategy66Creative business mind3Advertising12Brainstorming3IT7Microsoft Excel5Marketing57Strategy12Leadership10Crowdfunding2
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Venture CapitalInvestingStart-upsTeamworkSocial MediaMicrosoft OfficeLanguages Spanish
From Hector's professional profile.
Colleagues at Episode1
Adam Shuaib
General Partner, PhD at Episode1
Adrian Lloyd
General Partner at Episode1
Carolina Monck
Investor, PhD at Episode1
Dom Lester
Investment Ops Lead at Episode1
Matt Harrison
General Counsel at Episode1
Megha Prakash
Venture Partner at Episode1
Millan Suri
Principal at Episode1
Nuan Zhang
Investor at Episode1
Network1
Investors connected to Hector in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hector Mason?
- Hector Mason is a GP who still runs his startup Onstage—co-founder of Europe's largest standalone demo day and venture platform—offering an active founder perspective and unusually broad early-stage founder exposure.
- Where does Hector Mason work?
- Hector Mason is Partner at Episode1.
- What does Hector Mason invest in?
- Hector Mason invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Hector Mason write?
- Hector Mason typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Hector Mason go to school?
- Hector Mason studied at University of Exeter (Business Economics); Oundle School (Economics, Maths).
Same school
Also attended University of Exeter103
Tom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneElsa Backdahl NordenfalkSenior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera CapitalGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiStephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion CapitalBethan AndrewFinance Manager at Notion Capital
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Also attended Oundle School6
Chris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersDeji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpNoahHead of Business Development and Venture Portfolio, Climate at Deep Science VenturesHarry GodfreyRelationship Manager at Rockpool InvestmentsZac BerrillCapital Partnering Associate at One Peak
Shared employers
Also worked at Episode 1 Ventures14
Adam ShuaibGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1Simon MurdochGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1Paul McNabbGeneral Partner at Episode1Adrian LloydGeneral Partner at Episode1Steph OrdeChief Financial Officer at Episode1Millan SuriPrincipal at Episode1
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Also worked at Fluidstack3
Also worked at Jack and Jill9
Chris MurphyAssociate at Blue Delta CapitalPeter SpechtGeneral Partner at CreandumBen NortonVenture Partner, Talent at Ada VenturesMandeep SinghScout at Andreessen HorowitzArya TandonInvestor at Notion CapitalMatthew WilsonCo-founder & CEO at Jack & Jill
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