# Ian Cheshire

> Ian Cheshire is a seed investor in London backing Software, CleanTech and GreenTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ian.cheshire.73

Ian Cheshire is a seed investor in London focused on Software and CleanTech. Ian Cheshire is based out of London, England, and is the Chair of Ofcom. Ian previously worked at Barclays Corporate Banking as a Chairman. Ian Cheshire attended Christ’s College Cambridge. Ian Cheshire has been awarded Chevalier of the Ordre National du Merite of France.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 100% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Altruistiq | Altruistiq provides a platform that enables enterprises to automate sustainability data measurement, management, and exchange. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $18.1M | Seed | Jul 25, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Cheshire invest in?

Ian Cheshire invests primarily in Software, CleanTech and GreenTech startups, most often at Seed 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 Ian Cheshire last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Cheshire closed in Jul 2022. 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?

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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