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Northstar Ventures
Impact investorNewcastle upon Tyne · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 18 people tracked
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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
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What they invest in
from 16 of 25 portfolio companiesBiotech ×6Deep Tech ×5Cleantech ×4Healthtech ×4SaaS ×4Hardware ×3Medical Devices ×3New Materials ×3
HQs:United Kingdom×13
Investments · 25 tracked
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AEM (Advanced Electric Machines) designs and manufactures electric powertrain and motor technologies that eliminate rare earth materials and copper for improved recyclability and sustainability.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsShackleton Ventures Ltd.
Vietnamese AI question-and-answer app combining large language models, local content and a social knowledge community.
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesSquare Peg CapitalAppWorksArgor Capital
AMLo Biosciences develops prognostic and companion diagnostic tests for cancer patients, initially focusing on melanoma and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesNewcastle upon Tyne, GB
Penny Lovat(Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsConduit ConnectEsperante VenturesFuture Planet CapitalMilltrust International Group
Blair 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
Gnosis Health builds longitudinal clinical intelligence tools that provide continuous, individualised care between medical appointments, focused on chronic disease management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNewcastle upon Tyne, GB
Co-investorsInnovate UKSFC Capital
H2CHP develops fuel-flexible electricity generators that run on clean fuels to produce near zero-emission, decentralised power.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Co-investorsBlackfinch VenturesSustainable VenturesSyndicateRoom
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))inDuncan Noble(Chief Executive Officer)inRichard Henderson(Chief Financial Officer)inDavid Livesley(Chief Technical Officer)in
Low Carbon Materials develops high-performance materials for the construction industry designed to reduce carbon emissions.
CleantechConstruction TechNew Materials
Co-investorsGreen Angel VenturesAda Ventures
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Magnitude Biosciences provides a high-powered imaging assay that measures mitochondrial health and age-related morphological changes using C. elegans muscle tissue as a model system.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLongevity
Sara Leighton(Head of Operations)Dr. Sally Waterman(Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Board)Derek McFerran(Non-Executive Director)
Nanovery develops DNA-based nanorobotic sensors that quantify nucleic acid sequences, such as RNA therapeutics and biomarkers, in liquid samples using a standard plate reader.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Jerzy Kozyra(CEO)inMun Ching Lee(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsEarlymarketEntrepreneur First
Axol Bioscience manufactures human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cell models and provides laboratory services such as iPSC banking, reprogramming, gene editing, and cell manufacturing for preclinical drug discovery and disease research.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
NunaBio manufactures high-complexity DNA constructs from challenging sequences up to production-scale volumes using a modular, cell-free "DNA micro-foundry" platform.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsNewcastle upon Tyne, GB
Co-investorsAscensionEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalMaven Capital Partners
Oak provides an employee experience platform that combines internal communications, recognition, onboarding, engagement, and employee feedback in one place, with AI-powered personalization and a mobile-first app.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsMaven Capital PartnersNorthEdge
One Utility Bill consolidates utility bills for renters and residential customers into a single monthly payment.
ConsumerEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaSNewcastle, GB
Chris(CEO & Co-Founder)Dale(CTO & Co-Founder)
Co-investorsDSW VenturesMiddleton Enterprises
Paid is a payments platform for accounts payable, supplier onboarding, reconciliation and supply chain finance, with automated compliance checks (company, PEPs and sanctions screening across 206 countries), tiered approval flows and ERP integrations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDarlington, GB
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersLoop VCTechstarsEQT VenturesFUSELightspeed Venture Partners
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 TechSaaSNewcastle, GB
Co-investorsInnovate UK
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPolybox · finsmes.com · Jul 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Northstar Ventures made?
- Northstar Ventures has 25 tracked investments, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
- Who does Northstar Ventures co-invest with?
- Northstar Ventures most often shares deals with Ascension, Blackfinch Ventures, EMV Capital, among 9 tracked co-investors.
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Alma Angels is a UK-based angel investing community and non-profit movement supporting women founders through capital, education, and networks, with a mission to generate $1 trillion in women-led wealth by 2050.
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