# Ian Kelly

> Ian Kelly is a startup investor at Finance Yorkshire. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Finance Yorkshire](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-yorkshire)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ian Kelly is a startup investor at Finance Yorkshire. As chief executive of Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, Ian has an extensive knowledge of business, lobbying and regeneration issues across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Ian has previously worked at the House of Commons, in the Australian Parliament, as well as lecturing in British Politics at Leeds University.

## About Finance Yorkshire

VC Fund · Barnsley, United Kingdom

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.

5 contacts available at Finance Yorkshire.

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

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