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Faisal Butt

Investor Investor

Greater London, England

Overview 

Faisal Butt is a seasoned Venture Capital Investor based in Greater London, England, with a strong background in private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. Notable highlights of his career include founding Pi Labs and Spire Ventures, where he has successfully invested in a range of promising startups like Sorted, Moonhub, and Tangible. Currently serving as the Founder & Managing Partner at Pi Labs, Faisal Butt has demonstrated expertise in identifying and nurturing early-stage companies in the Real Estate/PropTech sector, making impactful investments in innovative startups such as Alrik, Stockoss, and Omnevue.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2014 - Current

    Backing Founders creating a digital and sustainable built world.

  • Investor

    2024

    Victus Real Estate is an independent agency business dedicated entirely to investment in the UK insitituional living sectors (BTR, co-living and affordable housing).

  • Investor

    2017

    Customer focused block and estate property management

  • Investor

    2011

    90 North is an independent investment advisory firm, specialising in socially responsible real estate investments, and with considerable experience working with Shari’ah compliant equity partners.

  • Investor

    2019

    Beaumont Bailey is a UK and international executive search firm specialising in board and executive leadership appointments across the Industrial, Infrastructure and Real Estate Sectors.

  • Founder

    2010

    Spire Ventures is the personal investment vehicle of entrepreneur and investor Faisal Butt.

  • Investment Director

    2009 - 2011

    • Originate, evaluate, and execute private equity and joint venture deals in UK SME business services sector

  • Strategic Consulting Partner

    2009 - 2009

    • Initiated and defined scope of Strategic Consulting Project in close collaboration with James Caan, CEO of Hamilton Bradshaw, a leading SME focused private equity firm • Selected, organized, and led team of four consultants to achieve project objectives • Analyzed private equity investment cycle including origination, due diligence, negotiation, closing, & exit • Identified operational inefficiencies, benchmarked processes with industry best practices, and delivered Strategic Consulting Proposal to CEO • Led the restructuring of private equity firm, with a focus on consistent investment process, streamlined origination, and portfolio management "value add"

  • Founder

    2003 - 2007

    Founder and CEO of award-winning, socially conscious e-business start-up

  • Business Analyst

    1999 - 2002

    Business Analyst at Fortune 500 Management and IT Consulting firm

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