Northstar Ventures

Track Record

50 Deals

Total Volume

£192,975,229

Deal Activity Timeline

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Top sectors: Software & SaaS ×14 Healthcare & Biotech ×7 Media / Marketing ×6 Marketing ×5 DeepTech & AI ×3

Recent Transactions

VC Funding

Sept 2026

Magnitude Biosciences

£1,300,000

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VC Funding

Sept 2026

Magnitude Biosciences

£1,300,000

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VC Funding

Aug 2026

Advanced Electric Machines

£16,000,000

Lead: Barclays Climate Ventures

Lead: PXN Ventures

Lead: the Low Carbon Innovation Fund

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VC Funding

Aug 2026

Advanced Electric Machines Group (AEM)

£16,000,000

Lead: Low Carbon Innovation Fund

Lead: new investors

Lead: Innovate UK

Lead: PXN Ventures

Lead: Barclays Climate Ventures

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VC Funding

Aug 2026

Advanced Electric Machines

£16,000,000

Lead: Barclays Climate Ventures

Lead: PXN Ventures

Lead: Low Carbon Innovation Fund

Lead: Innovate UK

Broker: Turquoise International

Broker: Magma International AG

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VC Funding

Jul 2026

PolyBox

£700,000

Lead: Innovate UK

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VC Funding

Jul 2026

PolyBox

£700,000

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VC Funding

Jul 2026

PolyBox

£700,000

Lead: Angel Investors

Lead: Innovate UK

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VC Funding

Jun 2026

Gnosis Health

£1,100,000

Lead: Innovate UK

Lead: SFC Capital

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VC Funding

May 2026

H2CHP

£1,500,000

Lead: Innovate UK

Lead: Blackfinch Ventures

Lead: North East Spinout Inspire Fund

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VC Funding

May 2026

H2CHP

£1,500,000

Lead: Blackfinch Ventures

Lead: Innovate UK

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VC Funding

May 2026

Workprove

£0

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VC Funding

Aug 2025

OneClickComply

£580,000

Lead: Innovate UK’s North East

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VC Funding

Mar 2025

MySalesCoach

£1,100,000

Lead: Creative UK

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VC Funding

Dec 2024

Wordnerds

£1,600,000

Lead: Northstar EIS Growth Fund

Lead: European regional development fund (ERDF)

Lead: North East Innovation Fund

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VC Funding

Dec 2024

Newcells Biotech

£1,200,000

Lead: Mercia Ventures

Lead: North East Finance

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VC Funding

May 2024

PolyBox

£500,000

Lead: Creative Investment Programme

Lead: North East Innovation Fund

Lead: Creative UK’s North of Tyne Culture

Lead: European regional development fund (ERDF)

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VC Funding

Feb 2024

Newcells Biotech

£2,350,000

Lead: North East Venture Fund

Lead: Mercia Ventures

Lead: European regional development fund (ERDF)

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VC Funding

Jan 2024

Circadacare

£1,300,000

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VC Funding

Nov 2023

Advanced Electric Machines

£22,966,738

Lead: Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital

Lead: Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2)

Lead: Turquoise Capital LLP

Lead: Par Equity

Lead: Legal

Lead: General Capital

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VC Funding

Sept 2023

MarraBio

£500,000

Lead: TCS Biosciences

Lead: Maven Capital Partners

Lead: CPI Enterprises

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VC Funding

Aug 2023

IOTech

£0

Lead: SPDG

Lead: the Scottish Investment Bank

Lead: Dell Technologies Capital

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VC Funding

Apr 2023

NunaBio

£1,900,000

Lead: Pioneer Group

Lead: Martlet Capital

Lead: North East Innovation Fund

Lead: European regional development fund (ERDF)

Lead: Ascension Life Fund

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VC Funding

Jan 2023

onHand

£3,300,000

Lead: 24Haymarket

Lead: UK Research

Lead: Innovation (UKRI)

Lead: Dhiraj Mukherjee

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VC Funding

Apr 2022

AMLo Biosciences

£2,450,000

Lead: Esperante

Lead: Ascension’s Life Fund

Lead: Future Planet Capital’s BIF Opportunities Fund

Lead: Conduit’s EIS Impact Fund

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VC Funding

Oct 2021

Beacon

£36,752,321

Lead: Marc Benioff

Lead: Upper90

Lead: 8VC

Lead: Expa

Lead: Jeff Bezos

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VC Funding

Sept 2021

Pangaia

£37,056,893

Lead: Dreamers VC

Lead: Sebastian Siemiatkowski

Lead: Valor Equity Partners

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VC Funding

Jun 2021

onHand

£1,000,000

Lead: Dhiraj Mukherjee

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VC Funding

Nov 2020

gliff.ai

£375,000

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VC Funding

Oct 2019

Wordnerds

£650,000

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VC Funding

Sept 2016

Screach

£1,092,650

Lead: Angel CoFund

Lead: Hotspur Capital

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VC Funding

May 2016

Screach

£300,000

Lead: Hotspur Capital

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VC Funding

Mar 2016

Verticly

£786,003

Lead: PJ Tech Catalyst Fund

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VC Funding

Jan 2016

Screach

£139,000

Lead: Hotspur Capital

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VC Funding

Nov 2015

Screach

£350,000

Lead: Hotspur Capital

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VC Funding

Oct 2015

Kontainers

£854,869

Lead: Partech Ventures

Lead: EC1 Capital

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VC Funding

Mar 2015

Amplience

£6,798,843

Lead: Silicon Valley Bank

Lead: Octopus Investments

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VC Funding

Jun 2014

Atlas Cloud

£350,000

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VC Funding

Jul 2013

Amplience

£3,731,365

Lead: Octopus Investments

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VC Funding

Apr 2013

Deltasight

£132,073

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VC Funding

Jan 2013

Recite Me

£363,000

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VC Funding

Aug 2012

Deminos

£120,000

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VC Funding

Apr 2012

Aframe

£4,370,545

Lead: Eden Ventures

Lead: Octopus Investments

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VC Funding

Mar 2012

Deltasight

£83,844

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VC Funding

Feb 2012

Blooie

£90,000

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VC Funding

Feb 2012

Odimax

£63,085

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VC Funding

Sept 2011

Blooie

£10,000

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VC Funding

Mar 2011

CANDDi

£100,000

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VC Funding

Feb 2011

amBX

£700,000

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VC Funding

Jan 2011

Recite Me

£159,000

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