Alexander McWhirter
Chief Executive @ Finance Yorkshire
Barnsley, United Kingdom
Alexander McWhirter is a seed investor at Finance Yorkshire in Barnsley focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Alexander James McWhirter is based out of Leeds, Leeds and is the Chief Executive of Finance Yorkshire.
- Total investments:
- 20
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 90%
Last updated:
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Industries Alexander McWhirter invests in
Stages Alexander McWhirter invests in
Countries Alexander McWhirter invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (20%)
- Software 3 (15%)
- Information Technology 3 (15%)
- Music 2 (10%)
- Health Care 2 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (45%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 7 (35%)
- Funding Round 2 (10%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (5%)
Country
- United Kingdom 15 (75%)
- United States 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Productive Machines that enable machining companies to be faster to the best part, first time, in an automated way. Unlike competitors who are stuck in a labour intensive iterative cycle to produce parts.Productive Machines have a digital twin of the physics, mechanics, dynamics, distortion and vibration of the machining process for metalcutting, enabling the company to test millions of parameters in simulation to enhance CAM and Gcode to improve productivity and part quality.Productive Machines is a spin out from the UK Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) | $1.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| Tickets for Good is a ticketing platform for live events and entertainment. | $5.3M / Seed / Sep 07, 2026 | ||
| Greenhouse OS develops CRM software for estate and letting agents that centralises prospecting, valuations, listings, messaging, and sales progression. The platform is built on Salesforce and allows agencies to configure workflows, data structures, and user interfaces to match their own processes. It supports intelligent prospecting using propertyownership and on-market data, as well as AI-driven conversations that can qualify leads and book valuations. Greenhouse OS includes tools for managing listings, handling inbound enquiries across channels, and tracking sales progression milestones and chains. It also offers flexible fees functionality, automated commission management, and integration with payment providers. The system is designed to replace multiple separate tools with a configurable operating environment for agency teams. | $1.2M / Seed / Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| Envoke virtual demo technology assists employees across the organization in qualifying sales leads, training staff, and providing worldwide assistance to maintenance teams. | $2.2M / Seed / May 12, 2026 | ||
| Sticks & Glass offers in person and remote facilities for live and post production. | $334.5K / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 15, 2025 | ||
| Supply Chain In-Sites employs data collecting and artificial intelligence to identify supply chain issues faster and encourage best practices. | $671.5K / Seed / Jun 17, 2025 | ||
| Envoke virtual demo technology assists employees across the organization in qualifying sales leads, training staff, and providing worldwide assistance to maintenance teams. | $1.3M / Seed / May 19, 2025 | ||
| HyperFinity is the missing link in the modern data stack. It's a decision intelligence layer that enables retailers to capitalise on the promise of data and AI. Through a user friendly UI, we put the power in the hands of any retail decision maker, massively democratising access to data and AI. Our platform is used by major retailers to makeprofitable marketing, retail media, merchandising, pricing, and supply chain decsions. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 16, 2025 | ||
| Bombiix's software solutions tailored for professionals involved in product development, highlighting three core features: the ability to manage the entire product lifecycle, automate Digital Product Passports to enhance efficiency, and unify product information through an automated Product Information Management (PIM) system. | $693.9K / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 03, 2025 | ||
| Pure Energy Music is the perfect exercise music application. Discover the ideal soundtrack for any exercise with a music streaming app designed by fitness specialists for fitness professionals. | $621.2K / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 30, 2025 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Finance Yorkshire
Finance Yorkshire is an investments company that provides seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments. At the start of 2017, Finance Yorkshire received funds from the Sheffield and Leeds City Regions to invest until the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) was operational. NPIF was launched in February 2017. Please click here for details Finance Yorkshire provides seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments, specifically to help small and medium sized businesses meet the gaps in the market for the funding they need for growth and development. Finance Yorkshire has been developed as a European JEREMIE* initiative and is capitalised by grants from UK Government, European Regional Development Fund and finance from the European Investment Bank. (*JEREMIE stands for Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises) Finance Yorkshire is supported by the Regional Growth Fund (RGF). The RGF has supported eligible projects and programmes raising private sector investment to create economic growth and lasting employment. It has invested £2.7 billion to help businesses in England to grow; and is expected to create or safeguard over 557,000 jobs by the mid 2020s.
Finance Yorkshire Contacts
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Alexander McWhirter
Chief Executive
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Ekanem Archibong
Finance Manager
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Graham Davies
Investment Director - Seedcorn Fund
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Ian Kelly
Director
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James Newman
Chairman
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What does Alexander McWhirter invest in?
Alexander McWhirter invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Alexander McWhirter last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Alexander McWhirter closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 20 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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