# Ian Mair

> Ian Mair is a seed investor at Grosvenor Group backing Shopping, Software and Retail Technology. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Grosvenor Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grosvenor-group)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-mair-30a39017/

Ian Mair is a seed investor at Grosvenor Group focused on Shopping and Software. Ian Mair is the Managing Director - Digital Innovation at Grosvenor Group.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shopping | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce Platforms | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NearSt | NearSt is a retail technology company getting online shoppers back into physical stores. Their platform enables retailers to automatically show a live view of their in-store inventory to local shoppers who are searching on some of the web's biggest platforms, including Google and Facebook.NearSt was founded July 4, 2015, and it isheadquartered in London, England. | $2.6M | Seed | Nov 01, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [YYX Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jxc-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moscar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moscar-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [True Global Ventures (TGV)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Grosvenor Group

VC Fund · Calgary, Canada

Grosvenor, one of the world’s largest international private property groups, works in some of most dynamic cities around the globe. They are guided by their ‘Living cities’ philosophy; they strive to create, manage and invest in properties and places that contribute to the enduring success of the cities in which they work. With 300 years’experience as steward of their London estate, they believe they can help cities grow and evolve in ways that are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. They aim to make a long term contribution to these cities’ future success by using creative design, high quality building materials and innovative environmental solutions in their development projects, and through intelligent management of their property assets. In doing so, they strive to create places in which people will want to live, work and enjoy their free time. By taking a long term approach, they are able to combine their global expertise with local knowledge and cultural understanding. They want their projects to reflect the spirit of the individual city and to foster thriving communities. They work closely with local communities, businesses and civic authorities, and with their partners, consultants and other developers to achieve this. Today they have 17 offices in 11 countries and assets in 17 countries. They have regional investment and development businesses in Britain & Ireland, the Americas and Asia Pacific, and will soon launch a fourth, Grosvenor Europe, on 1 July 2016. They also have indirect investments, managed centrally. As at 31 December 2015, the Group had total assets under management of £13.1bn. Unusually for a private company, Grosvenor publishes a detailed reporting suite - Annual Review, Financial Statements and a Non-Financial Data Report – all available at: www.grosvenor.com

5 contacts available at Grosvenor Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Mair | Managing Director - Digital Innovation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-mair |
| Jo Banfield | HR Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jo-banfield |
| Andy Doyle | Innovation Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-doyle-9236 |
| Graham Drexel | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graham-drexel-16ad |
| Molly Montgomery | Venture Partner, Grosvenor Food & AgTech (GFA) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/molly-montgomery-e634 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ian Mair invest in?

Ian Mair invests primarily in Shopping, Software and Retail Technology 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 Mair last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ian Mair closed in Nov 2019. 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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