# Brian Souter

> Brian Souter is a funding round investor at Souter Investments backing Medical and Commercial. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Souter Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/souter-investments)
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-souter-97abb116

Brian Souter is a funding round investor at Souter Investments in Edinburgh focused on Medical and Commercial. Sir Brian Souter is co-founder and Chairman of Stagecoach plc, having retired as Chief Executive in May 2013.Whilst he does not sit with the Souter Investments team in Edinburgh, Sir Brian is active in all investment decision making processes and sits on the boards of our European bus operators (PolskiBus.com and OnniBus.com) and New Zealandtransport group (InMotion).Sir Brian is currently the Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| Commercial | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryboquin | Ryboquin™ uses its expertise to turn under-developed intellectual property ideas into viable commercial realities. Founded in Scotland, Ryboquin Ltd is a privately held, virtual pharmaceutical company focused on commercialising patented technologies in the area of human cancer medicine.Founded in Scotland, Ryboquin is a privately held, virtualpharmaceutical company focused on commercializing patented technologies in the area of human cancer medicine. | $2.4M |  | Jul 03, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scottish Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TRICAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tweed-renaissance-investors-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Souter Investments

VC Fund · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Souter Investments is transport tycoon Sir Brian Souter’s private investment vehicle.Stagecoach Group is the bedrock of our portfolio which contains 120 investments. We invest in a diverse range of private equity funds, hedge funds, bonds, quoted and unquoted investments and commercial and residential property.We are constantly on thelookout for new investment opportunities.Please look at our investment portfolio as it will give you an idea of the type of investments we make. Our focus is on low risk but high return investments.Many of our investments are in the transport and environmental sectors but we are involved in luxury goods, financial services, healthcare, power generation and various other sectors.We have a relaxed exit strategy and we will hold many of our investments for years to come.Being an ethical investor, we will not consider investments in alcohol, tobacco, armaments or gambling.

5 contacts available at Souter Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Souter | Co Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-souters |
| Calum Cusiter | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calum-cusiter |
| Maurice Shamash | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maurice-shamash |
| Andy Macfie | Partner and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-macfie |
| Scott Mackenzie | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-mackenzie-ce89 |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian Souter invest in?

Brian Souter invests primarily in Medical, Commercial and Health Care startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Brian Souter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian Souter closed in Jul 2017. Shizune tracks 1 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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