Northstar Ventures
Impact investorNewcastle upon Tyne · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 18 people tracked
Investment thesis
Northstar Ventures backs high-growth companies working on solutions to global challenges, concentrating on climate tech and healthy ageing. The firm believes innovation and capital can generate positive impact for people and the planet, and it partners with founders and investors motivated by both financial returns and meaningful change. Beyond capital, it offers expertise, experience and a network to help portfolio companies scale. Rooted in the north of England with a global outlook, it runs funds including an EIS Growth Fund, the North East Spinout Inspire Fund for university spinouts, and the Venture Sunderland Fund for companies based in the Sunderland city region.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 7 of 16 portfolio companiesCleantech ×2New Materials ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Biotech ×1Circular Economy ×1Construction Tech ×1Consumer ×1Deep Tech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×6
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBlair West is an executive search and finance recruitment firm placing senior leadership roles such as Chairs, CEOs, CFOs and C-suite positions, along with finance and professional services (accountancy, tax, audit, legal, property) roles.
Future of WorkHR Tech
AI-powered digital healthcare platform focused on accelerating Parkinson's care.
Cleantech company pioneering clean energy solutions.
Lithium Salvage is developing an end-to-end household Lithium-ion battery recycling process that uses lower-power methods and organic chemistry to chemically separate and refine metals such as Nickel, Manganese, Cobalt and Lithium from battery "black mass".
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Simon Robeson(Chairman & Founder (Commercial Director))Duncan Noble(Chief Executive Officer)Richard Henderson(Chief Financial Officer)David Livesley(Chief Technical Officer)
Develops low carbon concrete and sustainable construction materials to reduce the environmental footprint of the construction sector.
Low Carbon Materials develops materials-science additives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete and asphalt, offering "drop-in" products such as ACLA that integrate into existing manufacturing workflows.
CleantechConstruction TechNew Materials
Magnitude Biosciences provides contract laboratory services using C. elegans (whole-organism) high-throughput screening to help industry clients generate reproducible data and investigate mode of action for compounds.
BiotechDeep TechLongevity
Specialist DNA development company that synthesizes complex DNA sequences at scale for pharmaceutical, biotech, and research clients.
One Utility Bill combines energy, broadband, TV, TV licence and water into a single monthly payment for renters and homeowners, with the option to split bills between housemates.
ConsumerEnergyMarketplaces
PolyBox is an AI-assisted marketing reporting platform that connects to over 700 data sources (including Google Ads, Meta Ads, Google Analytics, and HubSpot) to automatically generate interactive reports with pre-built KPIs, forecasts, and performance summaries.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Northstar Ventures invest at?
- Northstar Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Northstar Ventures's typical check size?
- Northstar Ventures typically writes checks of $38.1K – $1.3M.
- What sectors does Northstar Ventures focus on?
- Northstar Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Hardware, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Longevity, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Northstar Ventures located?
- Northstar Ventures is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB.
- Does Northstar Ventures lead rounds?
- Northstar Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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Co-investors · 1
Alma Angels is an inclusive community of angels, founders, investors, and partners who pledge time and capital to support women founders, aiming to generate $1 trillion in women-led wealth by 2050 through capital access, education, and collaboration.
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