Alexander Leigh
Investment Director @ UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
London, United Kingdom
Alexander Leigh is a seed investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund in London focused on Software and Manufacturing. Alexander Leigh is based out of London, England and is the Managing Director of Future Planet Capital. Alexander previously worked at Development Bank of Wales as a Senior Investor. Alexander Leigh attended the University of Cape Town. Alexander Leigh has been awarded Distinction / cum laude, Class Entrepreneur Award.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 62%
Last updated:
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Industries Alexander Leigh invests in
Stages Alexander Leigh invests in
Countries Alexander Leigh invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (38%)
- Manufacturing 3 (23%)
- Aerospace 2 (15%)
- Health Care 2 (15%)
- Information Technology 2 (15%)
Stage
- Seed 7 (54%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (31%)
- Series A 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Silicon Microgravity Limited is a spin-out from Cambridge University. The underpinning sensor technology was developed through a collaboration with BP plc and provides a breakthrough in the management of oil and gas reservoirs. The technology has been developed in Cambridge University’s Nanoscience Centre primarily funded by BP and Innovate UK. | $8.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 16, 2026 | ||
| Hexigone aims to replace toxic chemicals used in the anti-corrosion market with our disruptive, novel, micro/nano reservoir technologies, creating 'smart' coatings. Our additives will enable the coatings to protect for longer in an intelligent manner, increasing the lifetime cycle of the end product, reducing the drain on primaryresources. | $1.6M / Seed / Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| Spaceflux is a UK-based seed-stage company founded in 2022 with the aim of tackling the problem of space congestion in view of rising satellite deployment. Leveraging on our proprietary optical sensor network and a unique, AI-driven analytics platform, we provide unparalleled tracking and mapping services for space objects. Our dynamic analyticscan offer actionable insights about objects’ characteristics and behaviors derived from static image data. Catering primarily to satellite operators, governments, and the insurance industry, our goal is to reduce congestion and create a safer space environment. We are driven by an exceptional team and thrive on innovation. | $7.3M / Seed / Jul 24, 2025 | ||
| Cryogenx manufactures and provides cryo suits that provide portable body cooling for heat stroke. | $2.2M / Seed / Jul 15, 2025 | ||
| Aquark Technologies develops atom systems to develop quantum applications, including atomic clocks, sensors, and navigation systems. Aquark develops a technique to miniaturize cold atom systems using unique laser geometry that is based on more than 10 years of proprietary research at the University of Southampton. | $5.6M / Seed / Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| HonuWorx is a technology company providing autonomous systems aimed at lowering both expenses and the environmental impact of operating robotic systems. The company's software technology is an edge-cloud architected communications and control platform that enables geographically distributed stakeholders to see data, collaborate, supervise, andcontrol robotic systems that are beyond line-of-sight. | Seed / Sep 09, 2024 | ||
| Silicon Microgravity Limited is a spin-out from Cambridge University. The underpinning sensor technology was developed through a collaboration with BP plc and provides a breakthrough in the management of oil and gas reservoirs. The technology has been developed in Cambridge University’s Nanoscience Centre primarily funded by BP and Innovate UK. | $2.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| 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) | $2.6M / Seed / Feb 23, 2023 | ||
| Forth are a group of clinical and digital experts who are passionate about healthcare. They’re part of a new breed of digital healthcare companies who are transforming people’s relationship with their health by using technology to give them more information and help them gain greater control. | $2.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 05, 2021 | ||
| RevLifter personalises deals for retailers across any marketing channel.The platform uses AI to understand real-time signals from users onsite behaviour to deliver the right deal to the right customer at the right time, to achieve the advertiser’s goals. It works by personalising offers on a retailer’s site and off-site which are designed todeliver incrementally and prevent customers leaving to look for deals on competitors. The platform is uniquely used by each retailer to deliver their specific goals, which often include; more new customers, higher AOV, and conversion rates. RevLifter is available worldwide, rapid to integrate and paid on performance. | $4.6M / Series A / Nov 25, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
The UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund is backed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Fund’s partners are 9 publicly funded research bodies, including STFC, BBSRC, NERC and Dstl. The Fund is independently managed by venture capital specialist Midven.They help build companies from great science developed inlaboratories, science and technology campuses and synthetic biology.They hold investments in some of the UK’s most innovative companies, in areas as diverse as novel antibiotics, research into Alzheimer’s disease, “green” chemicals and airport security.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund Contacts
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Alexander Leigh
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Andrew Muir
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Mark White
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Oliver Sexton
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What does Alexander Leigh invest in?
Alexander Leigh invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Aerospace startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 13 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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The most recent investment recorded for Alexander Leigh closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 13 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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