# Finance Yorkshire

> Finance Yorkshire is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Barnsley, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 69%
- Fund size: $6.7M
- Last fund: Dec 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/finance-yorkshire/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FinanceYorks
- Website: http://www.finance-yorkshire.com

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 detailsFinance 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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Finance Yorkshire. Shizune tracks 10 team members at Finance Yorkshire. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/finance-yorkshire?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $295k–$3M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $125k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 14% |
| Health Care | 5 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 8% |
| SaaS | 3 | 6% |

100 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 31% |
| Funding Round | 10 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 8 | 16% |
| Debt Financing | 5 | 10% |
| Series A | 2 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 33 | 67% |
| United States | 3 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex McWhirter | Chief Executive | 18 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-mcwhirter |
| Ekanem Archibong | Finance Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ekanem-archibong |
| Graham Davies | Investment Director - Seedcorn Fund | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graham-davies-2 |
| Ian Kelly | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-kelly |
| James Newman | Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-newman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GREENHOUSE OS LTD | 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 | 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 |  |
| Sky Chemicals | Sky Chemicals is a distribution company that supplies peracid, drain cleaning, floor, carpet, toilet, washroom, and hard surface products. | $266.3K | Debt Financing | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Spoon Cereals | Spoon Cereals is a food and beverage company that produces and sells multi-flavored granolas. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Sticks & Glass | Sticks & Glass offers in person and remote facilities for live and post production. | $334.5K | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 15, 2025 |  |
| BatchdUK | Batch’d provide an essential service to the Yorkshire artisan bakery community by giving them access to a larger market. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 07, 2025 |  |
| AXOL | AXOL is a Digital Edtech Product Services agency based in the UK | $87K | Debt Financing | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Supply Chain In-Sites | 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 | 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 |  |
| Amity Brew | Amity Brew is a craft brewpub that offers craft beer and curated mixed packs enabling consumers to have fresh beer | $199.5K | Debt Financing | May 15, 2025 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercia-equity-finance) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Calm/Storm VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-storm-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [IP Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ip-group-plc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Nesta Impact Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nesta-impactinvestments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Finance Yorkshire invest in?

Finance Yorkshire invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 49 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Finance Yorkshire's check size?

Finance Yorkshire typically joins rounds of $295k–$3M at Seed and $125k–$2M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Finance Yorkshire participates in.

### How do I contact Finance Yorkshire?

Public channels for Finance Yorkshire include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Finance Yorkshire?

The team at Finance Yorkshire includes Alex McWhirter (Chief Executive), Ekanem Archibong (Finance Manager) and Graham Davies (Investment Director - Seedcorn Fund), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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