Fundraising FoxFinance Yorkshire
Government fundBarnsley · Seed–Growth · 22 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Finance Yorkshire supplies gap finance to small and medium enterprises across Yorkshire and Humber where private sector funding is unavailable, aiming to help businesses expand, create jobs and improve productivity. Building on the combined legacies of its earlier JEREMIE and Extension Funds and the South Yorkshire Investment Fund, it plans to invest more than £50m over five years. Its three main products span Seedcorn and Growth Fund investments (primarily equity) and large and small loans, structured to back businesses through critical growth stages. The fund complements other regional SME finance providers and often works alongside banks and other lenders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 22 people
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Joined Roynat Equity Partners' Fund of Funds team in 2025, supporting portfolio management and operations including risk measurement and reporting. Previously worked at Bank of Canada, Hazelview Investments, and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
Arnu Misra is a Non Executive Director at Finance Yorkshire with over 30 years of C-suite experience across the food and beverages, clothing, leisure, and home improvement sectors. Misra's areas of expertise include retail, strategic planning, financial services, business strategy, and mergers, acquisitions, and exit strategies, and has worked with public, private, and family-owned businesses. Misra completed an Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD.
John Warner is a Non-Executive Director of Finance Yorkshire, where he is involved in establishing a £60m+ gap fund for entrepreneurs in the Yorkshire region, and previously served on its Investment Advisory Panel and as Chairman of the South Yorkshire Investment Fund for over ten years. He retired as Senior Partner at BHP LLP Chartered Accountants in January 2023, having held managing partner roles from 2009 to 2019 during the firm's regional expansion, and continues to advise locally owned SMEs on business strategy, succession and exit planning, and company structures. He is a trustee of Sheffield City Trust and The Children's Hospital Charity and formerly served on the Audit and Risk Committee at Sheffield Hallam University.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Finance Yorkshire invest at?
- Finance Yorkshire invests at the Seed, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Finance Yorkshire focus on?
- Finance Yorkshire focuses on Biotech, Healthtech, IoT, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Finance Yorkshire located?
- Finance Yorkshire is headquartered in Barnsley, GB.
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