# James Livingston

> James Livingston is a seed investor at Foresight Group (London) backing B2B and CRM. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Foresight Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foresight-group)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-livingston-485a5a/

James Livingston is a seed investor at Foresight Group in London focused on B2B and CRM. James Livingston is based out of London, England, and is the Partner of Foresight Group. James Livingston previously worked at FFX Tools & Fixings as a Non Executive Director. James Livingston attended the Cambridge University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| CRM | 1 | 50% |
| Film | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ireland | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reward Finance Group | When you need finance, they look at your individual situation. No box-ticking. Just a common-sense understanding of your ambitions, and a willingness to help you achieve them.It’s a straightforward approach, and they know it works for many kinds of business. they see every client as unique, and do all they can to provide the right finance, atthe right time, on the right terms. | $67M | Debt Financing | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| usheru | usheru powers direct ticketing and marketing data insights for film distributors. usheru's technology uniquely connects a film website to the existing point-of-sale systems of cinemas and allows a consumer to book tickets really simply. For film distributors, they provide a way to connect marketing spend to cinema ticket purchase (conversiontracking), and also provide an insights platform (usheru Analytics) to allow film marketeers have visibility in real time into the sales success of marketing campaigns. The software offers a 'direct-to-consumer' framework for film distributors and allows them to build a database of film fans.This innovative approach tackles the largest problem in the film industry globally, which is rising marketing costs (often 2X the production cost of a film) by giving data insights and a platform which provides a direct response advertising option to film distributors, and addresses the need to understand and get closer to consumers. | $603K | Seed | Feb 07, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Enterprise Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enterprise-ireland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Foresight Group

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Foresight Group is a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for more than 35 years. Foresight has over £7.2 billion of assets under management across a number of funds on behalf of some of the world’s largest institutional investors, family offices,private and high net-worth individuals and retail investors. Foresight's investment strategies are underpinned by a strong environmental, social & governance (“ESG”) focus, which increasingly meets the demands of today’s investors and ensures we are consistently working towards creating a sustainable legacy for future generations.

5 contacts available at Foresight Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anouska Morjaria | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anouska-morjaria |
| Bill Yost | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-yost |
| Claire Alvarez | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claire-alvarez |
| Federico Giannandrea | Partner, Head of Foresight Italy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/federico-giannandrea |
| James Livingston | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-livingston |

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## FAQ

### What does James Livingston invest in?

James Livingston invests primarily in B2B, CRM and Film startups, most often at Seed and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ireland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Livingston last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Livingston closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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