Business funding body Finance Yorkshire has appointed three new investment professionals.
David Best and Mark Wyatt will be working with the seedcorn finance team, which invests in early stage innovative or technology-based ventures which have the potential to become “beacon companies” for the region.
Chartered accountant David Best is experienced in both executive and non-executive positions and played a pivotal role in growing a small venture capital-backed business to FTSE 500 status.
Mark Wyatt has particular expertise in the bioscience, healthcare and clean technology sectors, working with founding academics and incoming management teams to build valuable investment propositions.
The third new face, George Ayliffe, joins the equity-linked finance team, which provides investment to selected businesses, management teams and entrepreneurs, from £100,000 up to £2 million per company.
A qualified executive director, he has diverse strategic level experience growing businesses across sectors including technology, distribution and manufacturing.
Finance Yorkshire provides seedcorn, loan and equity-linked investments, ranging from £15,000 to £2 million to help a range of small and medium-sized businesses to meet their funding requirements for growth and development.
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