About Wynaxa
A venture studio that builds technology companies — and holds them. One is live in market today.
Our story
Wynaxa is the parent studio behind a small, focused portfolio of technology companies. Rather than spread thin, we build one venture properly, prove it in market, then reuse what we've built to launch the next.
The studio owns the hard, shared parts once — payments, identity, infrastructure and a working mobile release pipeline — so each venture starts with a platform instead of a blank page. That is why a small team shipped a live iOS and Android app, an ELO league engine and a venue booking platform inside a year.
Our lead venture, Wynaxa Sports Tech, is live: the Padel Players App is on both app stores, and Wynaxa Hub runs the courts behind it. The other ventures are built in the same way, when the platform and the team can carry them properly.
Structure
WYNAXA Limited
Parent venture studio.
Wynaxa Sports Tech Ltd
CRO 802571 — a wholly owned subsidiary, holding the Padel Players App and Wynaxa Hub, with its own board and balance sheet.
Leadership & advisors
Christian Shanahan
Founder & CEO
UK
Former CEO of several successful headhunting agencies, providing global organisations with innovative ways to attract talent, build portfolios and grow profit. A leading voice on innovation in the local ecosystem, with a track record of turning around declining businesses — re-engaging lost customers, capturing international growth and revitalising brand positioning.
LinkedIn →Roshni Patel
Co-Founder & CTO
UK
Computer scientist and co-founder, leading engineering across the Wynaxa platform. She architected and built the Padel Players App and Wynaxa Hub — the live products behind Wynaxa Sports Tech. Her background spans software engineering and applied research, with published work in computer vision.
Mike Todd
Board Member & Investor
UK
Ex-banker who has built and run independent regulated fund-management businesses in London. Mike supports Wynaxa's liquidity and banking operations, and was an early angel investor in the company.
James Carroll
Advisor
Ireland
Entrepreneurial business leader and ex-Mastercard SVP. James managed a global technology team across 15 countries focused on product innovation and digital-platform development, with deep experience in corporate finance, venturing, fundraising and digital transformation.
LinkedIn →Bruce Bale
Advisor
UK
Accomplished leader across sport, gaming and digital media — strategic development, commercial partnerships, M&A, fundraising and rights negotiation. Over 20 years in elite high-performance sport, and a current FIH international hockey umpire with 100+ caps.