# Sean McAllister

> Sean McAllister is the co-founder and CEO of PlotBox, a Northern Ireland-based provider of cloud software and digital mapping for cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes. A construction engineering and management graduate, he developed the business with his wife and co-founder Leona after a local parish surveying project exposed disconnected cemetery records. Their growth included 500 Startups, international expansion, investment from Serent Capital and PlotBox's acquisition of MIS in 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at PlotBox
- **Organizations:** PlotBox, PointPro
- **Education:** BSc (Hons), Construction Engineering and Management, Ulster University
- **Known for:** Co-founded PlotBox, combining cemetery mapping and management software., PlotBox won the overall INVENT competition in 2014., Selected with PlotBox for 500 Startups Batch 11 in Mountain View.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2011** — CEO of PointPro, according to his published executive profile.
- **2009** — Surveyed his local parish graveyard, revealing the problem of fragmented cemetery information.
- **2012-2013** — Participated in Invest NI's Propel programme during the venture's early development.
- **2014** — PlotBox's stated founding year in its tenth-anniversary account; the business also won INVENT 2014 and joined 500 Startups Batch 11.
- **2016** — Sean and Leona were EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland finalists.
- **2018** — PlotBox opened an Austin office, following Boston and San Francisco.
- **2019** — PlotBox announced a £2 million investment package to support its expansion.
- **2024** — Celebrated PlotBox's tenth anniversary in Portglenone.
- **2025** — Serent Capital invested in April; PlotBox acquired HMIS/MIS from Batesville in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PlotBox, combining cemetery mapping and management software.
- PlotBox won the overall INVENT competition in 2014.
- Selected with PlotBox for 500 Startups Batch 11 in Mountain View.
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ireland finalist with Leona McAllister in 2016.
- Led PlotBox during its work supporting Everstory's digitization of nearly 400 cemetery locations, announced March 2025.
- Led PlotBox during its October 2025 acquisition of MIS from Batesville.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 13, PlotBox announced plans to show its funeral home platform, EverAfter Connect, Eva AI and AI-powered mapping at the October 25-28 NFDA convention in Charlotte; Sean was quoted in the announcement.
- **2026-09** — On September 29, Sean discussed PlotBox's strengthened funeral home solution and reducing duplicate data entry across PlotBox and EverAfter Connect.
- **2026-03** — PlotBox announced further North American expansion, following the MIS acquisition and Serent investment.
- **2025-10** — PlotBox acquired HMIS, also known as MIS, from Batesville.
- **2025-04** — Serent Capital announced its strategic investment in PlotBox.

## Links

- Website: https://plotbox.com/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/seanmcallister1

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Last updated: 2026-10-22