# Sir Alex Ferguson

> Sir Alex Ferguson is a seed investor in Manchester backing Banking and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siralexferguson
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/furious_fergie
- Website: https://x.com/furious_fergie

Sir Alex Ferguson is a seed investor in Manchester focused on Banking and FinTech. Born in Govan, Glasgow in 1941, Sir Alex Ferguson retired as manager of Manchester United in May 2013 following a period of over 26 years at the helm. Over the course of a management career that lasted 39 years, he won 49 major trophies, making him the most successful manager in the history of British football.He made his name with Aberdeen,who became the first club to consistently break the Old Firm dominance of the Scottish game, winning 9 domestic trophies over a 6 year period. But it was victory over Real Madrid in the European Cup-Winners Cup Final in 1983 that brought him to national attention.Following his move to Manchester United in 1986, he set about restructuring the club and his first trophy in 1990 opened the floodgates. In 2001 he became the first manager to win three championships in a row since the league began in 1888, a feat he repeated in 2009.Admired for placing his emphasis on attacking football, with homegrown talent at the heart of his teams, he bowed out as league champion following his 1,500th game in charge of Manchester United. In 2012, Harvard Business School wrote the case study “Sir Alex Ferguson: Managing Manchester United” before appointing him as a Fellow to the Executive Education Programme.Following his retirement in 2013 he took up the positions of both Director and Global Ambassador with Manchester United and was also appointed Coaching Ambassador by UEFA. In the same year he released "My Autobiography"​ which became the UK's quickest selling non-fiction book since records began. This work was a follow-up to his first best-selling memoir, "Managing My Life", which appeared in 1999.His new book ‘Leading’, written with Sir Michael Moritz, details the key skills and philosophies he used to deliver success both on and off the field and will be released in September 2015.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$1.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Personal Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pockit | Pockit is a fintech business that focuses on providing financial services primarily to customers who are typically excluded or at least underserved by high street banks. It provides a digital banking app designed to cater to the underbanked masses. | $20.2M | Series B | Dec 03, 2020 | http://pockit.com |
| Pockit | Pockit is a fintech business that focuses on providing financial services primarily to customers who are typically excluded or at least underserved by high street banks. It provides a digital banking app designed to cater to the underbanked masses. | $1.4M | Seed | May 15, 2014 | http://pockit.com |
| Pockit | Pockit is a fintech business that focuses on providing financial services primarily to customers who are typically excluded or at least underserved by high street banks. It provides a digital banking app designed to cater to the underbanked masses. | $1.3M | Seed | Dec 01, 2012 | http://pockit.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Concentric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concentric) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [North East Development Capital Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-east-development-capital-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Perscitus LLP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/perscitus-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sir Alex Ferguson invest in?

Sir Alex Ferguson invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sir Alex Ferguson's check size?

Sir Alex Ferguson typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$1.4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sir Alex Ferguson participates in.

### How do I contact Sir Alex Ferguson?

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### When did Sir Alex Ferguson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sir Alex Ferguson closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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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