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NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance
Government fundInactiveNewcastle upon Tyne · Pre-Seed–Growth · 31 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The fund focuses on providing equity finance to innovative and fast-growth businesses across all stages of their growth cycle, from start-up to scale-up, in the Yorkshire & Humber and Tees Valley regions. It addresses the disparity in equity investment between the North of England and London/South East by supporting equity deals and helping to develop a vibrant, sustainable venture capital community in the North. Equity is positioned as suitable for companies seeking to grow faster than debt financing could support.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 31 people
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What they invest in
from 9 of 9 portfolio companiesSaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2B2B Marketplaces ×2E-commerce ×2Healthtech ×2Medical Devices ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×6Canada×1
Investments · 9 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12023 · 12021 · 12020 · 15 dated
Productive Machines develops software that optimizes CNC milling toolpaths by calculating optimal spindle speeds and feed rates, reducing chatter vibration and cycle times for manufacturers machining complex parts.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaSRotherham, GB
Erdem Ozturk(Founder & CEO)inDr Huseyin Celikag(CTO & Co-founder)Huseyin Celikag(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersFuel VenturesBoeing HorizonX VenturesFuture Planet CapitalUK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Abingdon Health is a contract developer and manufacturer of rapid lateral flow diagnostic tests, serving healthcare, animal health, and plant health sectors.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsMercia VenturesSeneca Partners
Mercia Business Loans provides business loans and growth capital to SMEs in the UK, offering debt finance from £100,000 up to £8m for profitable, growing companies.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsDN CapitalY Combinator
Envoke is an email platform built for communications professionals at universities, municipalities, associations, and healthcare organizations who need reliable, compliant email without marketing automation complexity.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechMarketing TechSaaSToronto, CA
Martin Millican(CEO)inMarcel Ursprung(CTO)in
Co-investorsInnovation UBCForesight Group
Little Journey is a digital health platform that helps children, young people, and families prepare for hospital visits through interactive virtual tours, educational content, and relaxation tools.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Dr Chris Evans(Founder)Sophie Copley(Founder)in
Co-investorsCalm/Storm VCConduit ConnectOctopus VenturesMercia Ventures
Pimberly is a SaaS platform providing Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) capabilities for retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to manage product data and media assets.
Cloud ComputingE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSManchester, GB
Martin Balaam(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsNorthEdge
Pivigo is a UK-based company that helps businesses apply AI and data science to their operations, offering delivery, consulting, and data science services.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureFuture of Work
Jason Muller(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAngel AcademeMerian VenturesQVenturesCraigie CapitalLondon Co-Investment Fund
Symphony Commerce designs and implements B2B ecommerce systems, including its Tempus platform, that integrate with clients' existing infrastructure to handle catalogue management, pricing, approval workflows, order handling, and multi-region data sync.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceSaaS
Co-investorsDSW VenturesMercia Ventures
Tutorful is an online tutoring marketplace that connects students with vetted, background-checked tutors across the UK for one-to-one lessons in academic subjects, languages, and music.
EdTechMarketplacesUK, GB
Co-investorsInreach Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPimberly · pimberly.com · Dec 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance made?
- NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance has 9 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance invest at?
- NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance focus on?
- NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance focuses on Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance located?
- NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB.
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