Kieran Gibbs

Co-Founder at ONE FC • Head of Soccer at Playse • Investor & Entrepreneur • Former Premier League and England Footballer

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 13 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2025
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Oct 2025
Oranje is the largest Bitcoin Treasury company in Latin America. We leverage Bitcoin as a core treasury reserve asset, working to safeguard and grow long-term value for our shareholders and partners. Oranje stands at the intersection of capital markets and Bitcoin, building strategies for a sound monetary future. The future is built on Bitcoin.
Seed Investor
Sep 2023
Never screenshot your bank details again 😤 Whats more awkward, and annoying, than having to chase friends to pay you back and send across your bank account details? Well, Spot is on a mission to change this. Send a payment link to your friends directly on your favourite messaging platform and they can pay you back in seconds. No sort-code, no account number. They dont even need Spot! So how does it work? Simply sign up to Spot, and connect your bank account. Send a Spot link, and when your friends pay you back the money will go directly into your bank account. To do this, we use Open Banking, meaning everything is completely secured by your bank. So it really is that easy, and totally free!
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Sep 2021
Eco is a protocol for stablecoins and the apps that use them. Eco enables apps to unlock stablecoin liquidity from any connected chain and give users the simplest onchain experience. It brings together an Ethereum-based rollup and permissionless liquidity network designed from the ground up for the most capital-efficient transaction execution. Eco accelerates how money moves onchain.
Investor
Sep 2021
We show the possibility of plants through flavour, cooking expertise and everyday ease
Investor
Aug 2021
StudyStream is a video platform & online study space that allows students to work with others from around the world 24/7 and in real time. It brings accountability & motivation to the students from over 180 countries who study with us daily. We offer a range of focus rooms and online virtual study rooms. Visit us at www.studystream.live We have helped over 3 million students be more productive & motivated, while also feeling less isolated. Our mission is to create a global community of students who can motivate each other to succeed.
early stageE-learning
Investor
Jul 2021
Actual Veggies makes real food that puts vegetables front and center. Our chef-crafted veggie burgers and Super Fries are made from simple, whole ingredients you can see and taste. We’re committed to real ingredients, real flavor, and food that’s as satisfying as it is wholesome, no fillers, no shortcuts. Find Actual Veggies nationwide at Whole Foods, Sprouts, Kroger, Albertsons, and more. Learn more at actualveggies.com
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Jun 2021
We developed proprietary protein texturing technology that enables us to produce plant-based whole cuts. Our vision is to produce a variety of meat products and match and eventually outcompete animal-derived counterparts by taste, price, and convenience. We want to accelerate the transition of the meat industry into a more sustainable future - by 2030 we want to cut meat consumption in half.
early stageFood Production
Investor
Apr 2021
At TERRA API, we are on a mission to enable developers to connect and create solutions and embed AI, by using health data.
Investor
Feb 2021
10Club is an India-first brand that has something to add to every single room of your home. From tableware to towels. Baby gear to bed linen. Gardening shears to gym mats. And storage, big, small, medium, and every other size you can think of. It is one brand whose key focus is to provide quality products at affordable prices. In simple words it’s the IKEA of India.
early stageRetail
Investor
Jan 2021
Good food. Good people. Good moments. That's what we’re all about. Founded in 2020, Next Gen Foods is comprised of a team passionate about using plants to create food experiences so delicious and satisfying, it will make you forget why animals were used for food. We at Next Gen Foods know that food universally plays an integral role in our lives. Beyond simply needing it to survive, food is often the key ingredient in our fondest memories — either as the meals directly or alongside the people you share meals with. Our goal is to create more of these precious moments to savour. With an experience so enjoyable and tasty, it’s easy to save the earth.
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May 2020
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.
International Ambassador & Angel Investor
Mar 2020
Are you a health practitioner? Do you want to coach your clients anywhere in the world, and keep them with you, everywhere you go? If yes to both - we should talk... The Remote Coach platform enables all fitness professionals the chance to manage their business through one simple easy platform. Manage client packages, take payments and schedule live sessions with a global client base.
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Jan 2020
• Mawaad Environmental Services (MES) is a materials processing and resource recovery company, focused on creating value from a variety of byproducts, wastes and industrial services that are economical, profitable and eco-friendly. • Our business is Materials, hence the name Mawaad - مواد , owing to our regional roots in the Middle East and North Africa. • Our aim is to become the regional leader in resource recovery and circular economy services in the MENA region with a focus on the heavy industries
early stageMining
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2025
Investor
Oct 2025
Oranje is the largest Bitcoin Treasury company in Latin America. We leverage Bitcoin as a core treasury reserve asset, working to safeguard and grow long-term value for our shareholders and partners. Oranje stands at the intersection of capital markets and Bitcoin, building strategies for a sound monetary future. The future is built on Bitcoin.
2024
Co-Founder
Apr 2024
Our origin story starts as the only youth soccer academy in the USA, founded and led by three prominent European players. Blaise Matuidi, Kieran Gibbs and Sylvain Marveaux played at top clubs like PSG, Arsenal, Juventus, Rannes, and Newcastle, and their Nationals Teams in France and England. Our belief is that soccer should be accessible to everyone, regardless of skill level.
2023
Seed Investor
Sep 2023
Never screenshot your bank details again 😤 Whats more awkward, and annoying, than having to chase friends to pay you back and send across your bank account details? Well, Spot is on a mission to change this. Send a payment link to your friends directly on your favourite messaging platform and they can pay you back in seconds. No sort-code, no account number. They dont even need Spot! So how does it work? Simply sign up to Spot, and connect your bank account. Send a Spot link, and when your friends pay you back the money will go directly into your bank account. To do this, we use Open Banking, meaning everything is completely secured by your bank. So it really is that easy, and totally free!
2022
Limited Partner
Oct 2022
Were a new type of VC firm backing legendary consumer founders with an unfair advantage from pre-seed to series A. We invest $100k to $500k in consumer tech startups and also come with the power of influence of our LP’s and their 160,000,000 followers. You can reach us at hello@origins.fund
Venture Partner
Sep 2022
Institutional venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology investments in the Middle East and Africa
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