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Praetura Ventures

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Manchester · Seed–Series A

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Investment thesis

PXN Ventures (formed from the merger of Praetura Ventures and Par Equity) champions the investment ecosystem of the North of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It operates on a 'more than money' philosophy, arguing that capital alone does not drive success. The firm supplements funding with hands-on founder support delivered by operational partners drawn from companies such as Apple, The Co-op, AO, Social Chain and OSTC, alongside in-depth investor updates on its portfolio. Its aim is to build bigger and better businesses for the North at scale.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Manchester, GB
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
22

What they invest in

from 21 of 22 portfolio companies

SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Fintech ×5E-commerce ×4Enterprise Software ×4Deep Tech ×3Future of Work ×3Biotech ×2

HQs:United Kingdom×12Netherlands×1United Kingdom×1United States×1

Investments · 22 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 32023 · 22022 · 42021 · 115 dated

Earswitchearswitch.co.ukin𝕏✓ verified

EarSwitch develops in-ear biometric control and sensor technologies for medical monitoring and healthcare applications, particularly supporting patients with neurological conditions.

Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesBristol, GB

Dr Nick Gompertz(Founder)

Co-investorsSouth East Angels

Steamasteama.coin✓ verified

SteamaCo develops software and IoT platforms for power utilities and energy operators to optimize grid management, reduce losses, and enable decentralized energy systems.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyIoTManchester, UK

Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsEquatorLoftyInc Capital

AIOaio.networkin𝕏

AIO is a platform for automated collateral integrity in commercial lending, capturing, normalizing, and verifying borrower document packages across tax, financial statements, AR/AP aging, and bank data.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsVocap PartnersPembroke VCT

CareLoop Healthcareloop.healthinJan 2025

CareLoop Health develops a predictive software platform for people with severe mental illness that identifies early warning signs of relapse and enables personalized, preventative care in community settings.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental HealthManchester, GB

Zoë Blake(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inPauline Whelan(Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder)inProf. Sandra Bucci(Chief Clinical Officer & Co-Founder)Prof. Shôn Lewis(Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder)Prof. John Ainsworth(Director & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsVerge HealthTech Fund

Coadjute Privatecoadjute.comin

Coadjute is a governance, risk and compliance platform for the UK property market that serves estate agents, conveyancers, buyers, sellers, mortgage brokers and lenders.

FintechLegalTechPropTechUK, GB

Dan Salmons(Chief Executive Officer)inSanj Bulsara(Chief Product Officer)inJohn Reynolds(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsBlockchain Valley Ventures, LlcCollab+CurrencyLegalTech

Culture Shiftculture-shift.co.ukinSep 2021

Culture Shift builds Report + Support, an anonymous and named workplace reporting platform used by HR, compliance, and legal teams to capture misconduct reports, manage investigations, and analyse reporting trends.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkGovTechHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSManchester, GB

Gemma McCall(CEO & Co-founder)inCarl Sadd(Co-founder)inChristine(Head of Culture Transformation)Chris(CTO)Ash(Chief Financial Officer)Hannah(Marketing Leader)

Co-investorsBlackfinch VenturesGC Angels

Cyclrcyclr.comin𝕏Apr 2022

Cyclr is an embedded integration platform (embedded iPaaS) that lets software companies build and deliver in-app integrations for their users.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEast Croydon, GB

Philip Bryan(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackfinch VenturesCreative UK

Exciting Instrumentsexcitinginstruments.comin𝕏Nov 2024

Exciting Instruments builds the EI-FLEX benchtop platform, a single-molecule fluorescence instrument combining smFRET, FCS and FCCS to measure biomolecular interactions and dynamics directly in solution.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Timothy Craggs(Founder and CEO)

Co-investorsNorthern GritstoneCambridge Innovation CapitalEmpirical Ventures

Futrfutr.ai𝕏Jun 2026

Futr AI develops a security-first AI communications platform offering zero-hallucination automated chat and multilingual live support across channels in 145+ languages.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSToronto, GB

Mindy Bruns(Executive Officer)Peter McRae(Director)Robert Landry(Director)Jason Ewart(Director)Alex McDougall(Executive Officer)Scott G. Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBlackfinch Ventures

HURRhurrcollective.comDec 2023

HURR operates a tech-first marketplace enabling people to rent and lend luxury fashion items instead of purchasing them, reducing waste in the fashion industry.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumer

Victoria Prew(CEO)in

Co-investorsD4 VenturesAscensionOctopus Ventures

Microlubmicrolub.cominOct 2024

MicroLub is a UK-based deep-tech ingredient company that develops protein-based biolubricant molecules — protein microgels coated with polysaccharides — that reduce molecular friction to replace fats and oils in food and personal care products while retaining their mouthfeel and texture.

BiotechDeep TechFoodTechLeeds, GB

Anwesha Sarkar(Founder)in

Co-investorsLIFTTNorthern Gritstone

Modern Milkmanthemodernmilkman.co.ukinNov 2022

The Modern Milkman is a grocery delivery service offering products such as tea and coffee, alongside its milk delivery, to consumers in the UK.

Circular EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech

Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesETF PartnersInsight PartnersSalica Investments

Oculaocula.techinJul 2024

Ocula provides an AI-powered platform that generates on-brand product content at scale for retailers and brands, improving product discoverability across search engines and AI platforms to drive eCommerce traffic and revenue.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

TomGregThomas McKenna(CEO | Co-Founder)Dr. Gregory Fletcher(CTO | Co-Founder)

Co-investorsSPWOneLloyds Banking Group

Orbital Marine Powerorbitalmarine.comin𝕏Dec 2025 · $9.3M

Orbital Marine Power develops tidal energy solutions to generate clean, predictable electricity and support the transition away from fossil fuels.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyEdinburgh, GB

Andrew Scott(Chief Executive Officer)inChris Milne(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardSian George(Board Chair)

Co-investorsScottish National Investment BankScottish Enterprise

Outminoutmin.ioinMay 2025

Outmin offers autonomous bookkeeping software powered by an AI engine called Rex that collects documents, posts transactions, reconciles books, and prepares period-end close automatically.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Ross Hunt(Founder)in

Co-investorsBusiness Venture PartnersEnterprise IrelandFuel VenturesMiddlegame Ventures

Patchworkatpatchwork.comDec 2022Defunct

Patchwork offers an AI-powered alternative to Slack that uses personalized feeds to organize team communications including updates, design and engineering discussions, and announcements for individual team members.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Dhruhin Kurli(Founder)inNikki Shah(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Patchworkpatchwork.devDec 2022

Patchwork is an onchain data protocol making token metadata mutable, transferable and extensible by other projects.

Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures

Peakpeak.capital

Peak is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage software companies in the Benelux and DACH regions, with a focus on B2B SaaS, AI, EdTech, and the future of work.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSAmsterdam, NL

Johan van MilHeleen Dura – van OordLeszek Zawadzki(Co-founder & CEO)Alina Prelicz(Co-founder & COO)Paweł Tatarczuk(Co-founder & CTO)Stefan Bary(General Partner)in

Co-investorsFJ LabsLakestarMarket One CapitalSMOK Venturesbacktrace capitalWave Ventures+1 more

PEAK:AIOpeakaio.comin𝕏Oct 2025 · $6.8M

PEAK:AIO builds AI-focused data storage infrastructure, including a dynamically scalable, open-source metadata server for parallel NFS (pNFS) developed with Los Alamos National Laboratory.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Co-investorsPembroke VCT

Placed Appplaced-app.comin𝕏

Placed operates a job-matching platform that connects candidates with employers in the service and hospitality industry, aiming to replace traditional recruitment methods like job boards and recruiters.

Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesLondon, GB

Jennifer Johansson(Founder & CEO)inRoderick McKeown(COO)inMiroslav Bazitov(CTO)

Co-investorsBlackfinch VenturesTrue.

Sprout.aisprout.aiin𝕏

Sprout.ai provides AI-powered software to insurance companies for intelligent decision-making, helping them reduce costs, improve customer experience, and support growth.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Roi Amir(CEO)in

Co-investorsEvolution VenturesForefront VenturePortfolio VenturesTechstarsAmadeus Capital PartnersAmadeus Capital SA+3 more

Stickysticky.toMay 2023

Sticky provides a developer-friendly payments platform that embeds commerce and checkout directly into existing business software and applications.

E-commerceFintechSaaS

Co-investorsCornerstone VCNorthzoneDawn CapitalSFC Capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Praetura Ventures made?
Praetura Ventures has 22 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Praetura Ventures invest at?
Praetura Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Praetura Ventures focus on?
Praetura Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Praetura Ventures located?
Praetura Ventures is headquartered in Manchester, GB.
Does Praetura Ventures lead rounds?
Praetura Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

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