# Fiona Cruickshank

> Fiona Cruickshank is a angel investor at Lead Candidate backing News and Publishing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lead Candidate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lead-candidate)
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionacruickshank/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=uk

Fiona Cruickshank is a angel investor at Lead Candidate in Newcastle Upon Tyne focused on News and Publishing. Fiona Cruickshank is based out of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, and is the Founder and Director of Lead Candidate. Fiona previously worked at Life Science Centre as Chair of the Board.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Publishing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The QT | The QT is a digital media outlet with a regional news concentrated on the Northeast news. |  | Angel | Feb 07, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Lead Candidate

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Lead Candidate.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fiona Cruickshank | Founder and Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fiona-cruickshank-f052 |
| Raman Sehgal | Co-Founder & Board member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raman-sehgal-a63d |

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## FAQ

### What does Fiona Cruickshank invest in?

Fiona Cruickshank invests primarily in News and Publishing startups, most often at Angel 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 Fiona Cruickshank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fiona Cruickshank closed in Feb 2024. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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