Rob Wylie
Angel Investor @ Alpina Partners
Rob Wylie is a funding round investor at Alpina Partners focused on Water and Chemical. Dr Rob Wylie has focused on the clean technology investment area for over 20 years and is a Founder Partner of WHEB Partners. WHEB began as an award winning clean technology incubator and corporate finance group in 1995 before evolving into WHEB Partners (formerly WHEB Ventures), raising the UK’s first cleantech private equity fund. WHEB nowmanages two specialist cleantech private equity funds with total assets under management of £130m.Rob is also a co-founder of other companies within the WHEB Group all of which focus on environmental markets: WHEB Asset Management for investment in quoted sustainable stocks, WHEB Infrastructure Partners for investment in renewable energy projects, and RUSTON wheb, the cleantech executive search company.A chemist with an MA and PhD from Cambridge University, Rob spent ten years in Shell’s agrochemical business before working in the 1980s with Rothschild’s Bioscience unit looking at clean technology investment opportunities. He then joined KPMG, where he advised on the development of a variety of environmental funds in Central and Eastern Europe.Rob has been an active participant on numerous Industry, UK Government and University cleantech advisory boards including the Cleantech Network European Advisory Board, the DTI’s Environmental Innovation Advisory Group and the commercial advisory board for a consortium of the main London Universities (Imperial, King’s and UCL).
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Rob Wylie invests in
Stages Rob Wylie invests in
Countries Rob Wylie invests in
Contacts
| Type | Contact | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| Work email | ||
| Personal email | ||
| Work phone | ||
| Personal phone | ||
| Socials |
Investment Focus
Industry
- Water 1 (11%)
- Chemical 1 (11%)
- Recycling 1 (11%)
- Biotechnology 1 (11%)
- Manufacturing 1 (11%)
Stage
- Funding Round 2 (22%)
- Series A 1 (11%)
Country
- United Kingdom 2 (22%)
- United States 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exosect was established in 2001 as a spin-out from the University of Southampton to develop a platform technology and range of natural bio-control products for the protection of food from pests and disease. Having developed the technology, gained 41 patents and 28 national product registrations and successfully test-marketed the technology andproducts, the Company is well-positioned to commercialise its unique patented platform technology across the food supply chain. | $2.1M / Jan 16, 2015 | ||
| Exosect was established in 2001 as a spin-out from the University of Southampton to develop a platform technology and range of natural bio-control products for the protection of food from pests and disease. Having developed the technology, gained 41 patents and 28 national product registrations and successfully test-marketed the technology andproducts, the Company is well-positioned to commercialise its unique patented platform technology across the food supply chain. | $3.3M / May 28, 2013 | ||
| Exosect was established in 2001 as a spin-out from the University of Southampton to develop a platform technology and range of natural bio-control products for the protection of food from pests and disease. Having developed the technology, gained 41 patents and 28 national product registrations and successfully test-marketed the technology andproducts, the Company is well-positioned to commercialise its unique patented platform technology across the food supply chain. | Nov 02, 2012 | ||
| Exosect was established in 2001 as a spin-out from the University of Southampton to develop a platform technology and range of natural bio-control products for the protection of food from pests and disease. Having developed the technology, gained 41 patents and 28 national product registrations and successfully test-marketed the technology andproducts, the Company is well-positioned to commercialise its unique patented platform technology across the food supply chain. | $1M / Oct 14, 2011 | ||
| Exosect was established in 2001 as a spin-out from the University of Southampton to develop a platform technology and range of natural bio-control products for the protection of food from pests and disease. Having developed the technology, gained 41 patents and 28 national product registrations and successfully test-marketed the technology andproducts, the Company is well-positioned to commercialise its unique patented platform technology across the food supply chain. | $2.6M / Dec 17, 2009 | ||
| Exosect was established in 2001 as a spin-out from the University of Southampton to develop a platform technology and range of natural bio-control products for the protection of food from pests and disease. Having developed the technology, gained 41 patents and 28 national product registrations and successfully test-marketed the technology andproducts, the Company is well-positioned to commercialise its unique patented platform technology across the food supply chain. | $2.4M / Nov 25, 2008 | ||
| Watson Brown HSM Limited develops and supplies polymer recycling technologies based on the principles of Mechanochemistry. It offers toll processing services, recycled compounds, down cycling compounds, and custom products. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, andAmerica. | $4.9M / Series A / Sep 08, 2008 | ||
| Exosect was established in 2001 as a spin-out from the University of Southampton to develop a platform technology and range of natural bio-control products for the protection of food from pests and disease. Having developed the technology, gained 41 patents and 28 national product registrations and successfully test-marketed the technology andproducts, the Company is well-positioned to commercialise its unique patented platform technology across the food supply chain. | $4.3M / Feb 21, 2008 | ||
| Intelligent water management reduces the need for costly new alternatives including recycling and desalination. It means knowing how much water is being used and where it can be saved. AquaSpy technology has been proven in the toughest environment of all - outback Australia. Its sensors have helped farmers improve yields by as much as 100%. Nowthey are being used across agricultural markets, in cities and towns, and beneath some of the world's finest golf courses, in the Americas, Australia and Europe. There are over 50,000 AquaSpy sensors in use around the world. AquaSpy Group has representation across the USA, Latin America and Australia. | $6.3M / Apr 17, 2007 |
Co-Investors
About Alpina Partners
Alpina Partners is a London- and Munich-based technology private equity firm with over € 300 million in assets under management. They focus on European growth companies with a strong technological USP, as their team has proven industry experience in the technology sector, strong international work experience and a global network. Alpina is along-term investor focussing on sustainable value creation. They support management teams on their growth path as sparring partners on board level and help entrepreneurs to shape their growth strategy in order to internationalise technology businesses.
Alpina Partners Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexander Domin
Partner
|
|||
Barbara Christen
Office Manager
|
|||
Florian Strehle
Partner
|
|||
Lisa Shaw-Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
|
|||
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar industry
Similar country
Featured in Investor Lists
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Rob Wylie invest in?
Rob Wylie invests primarily in Water, Chemical and Recycling startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact Rob Wylie?
Public channels for Rob Wylie include LinkedIn. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
When did Rob Wylie last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Rob Wylie closed in Jan 2015. Shizune tracks 9 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.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
