philippe-teixeira-da-mota
Philippe Teixeira da Mota (also referred to as Philippe de Mota) was a Partner at Hedosophia for over seven years, described by a source close to the fund as its investment brains alongside fundraising lead Ian Osborne; he held a board seat at UK insurtech Marshmallow Technology Ltd and has since co-founded a new venture, Shapers.
Philippe Teixeira da Mota (full legal name Philippe Magalhaes Teixeira da Mota per UK Companies House, also called Philippe de Mota) was a Partner at Hedosophia. Per Sifted, he and co-principal Ian Osborne split roles - Osborne on fundraising, da Mota the investment lead - alongside partners Caspar Wahler and Chris Corbishley. UK Companies House confirms he directed UK insurtech Marshmallow Technology Ltd from December 2020 to December 2022, consistent with (but not independent proof of) Hedosophia's reported role as a lead Series A investor in Marshmallow. Aggregators (Crunchbase, PitchBook, LinkedIn, Nordic9) describe over seven years as a Hedosophia partner with roughly ten board/advisor roles including Ember, Scalable Capital, and ManyPets, and report he has since left to co-found a new venture, Shapers - unconfirmed independently.
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- Partner (reported former), Hedosophia
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- Lisbon, Portugal
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- Philippe Teixeira da Mota (full legal name Philippe Magalhaes Teixeira da Mota per UK Companies House, also called Philippe de Mota) was a Partner at Hedosophia. Per Sifted, he and co-principal Ian Osborne split roles - Osborne on fundraising, da Mota the investment lead - alongside partners Caspar Wahler and Chris Corbishley. UK Companies House confirms he directed UK insurtech Marshmallow Technology Ltd from December 2020 to December 2022, consistent with (but not independent proof of) Hedosophia's reported role as a lead Series A investor in Marshmallow. Aggregators (Crunchbase, PitchBook, LinkedIn, Nordic9) describe over seven years as a Hedosophia partner with roughly ten board/advisor roles including Ember, Scalable Capital, and ManyPets, and report he has since left to co-found a new venture, Shapers - unconfirmed independently.
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- philippe-teixeira-da-mota is Partner (reported former), Hedosophia, based in Lisbon, Portugal.
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A source close to the fund describes Hedosophia's two principals as splitting roles: Ian Osborne on fundraising, Philippe de Mota as more the investment brains; the firm's partners are named as Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Caspar Wahler, and Chris Corbishley
Sifted: Ian Osborne profile: the firm behind HedosophiaReported2026-08-09 - 2
Philippe Magalhaes Teixeira da Mota is a director of Marshmallow Technology Ltd, appointed 17 December 2020, resigned 31 December 2022
UK Companies House (GOV.UK): Philippe Magalhaes TEIXEIRA DA MOTA personal appointmentsVerified2026-08-12 - 3
Philippe Teixeira da Mota is a Partner at Hedosophia (7+ years tenure reported) with roughly ten board and advisor roles including Ember, Scalable Capital, and ManyPets, and is now Co-Founder of Shapers
Crunchbase: Philippe Teixeira da Mota - Partner @ HedosophiaReported2026-08-12