Praetura Ventures
Venture capitalManchester · 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.
What they invest in
from 21 of 22 portfolio companiesSaaS ×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
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 32023 · 22022 · 42021 · 115 dated
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
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
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 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 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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Patchwork is an onchain data protocol making token metadata mutable, transferable and extensible by other projects.
Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures
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: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 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.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
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesForefront VenturePortfolio VenturesTechstarsAmadeus Capital PartnersAmadeus Capital SA+3 more
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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Peak · artemis.bm · Sep 8, 2026

Patchwork · communitycentricfundraising.org · Sep 7, 2026

Sticky · finance.yahoo.com · Aug 26, 2026

AIO · stocktitan.net · Aug 18, 2026
Culture Shift · agriculture.com · Jul 21, 2026
Sprout.ai · technode.global · Jul 9, 2026
Earswitch · startupmag.co.uk · May 14, 2026
Modern Milkman · britainreviews.co.uk · Feb 12, 2026
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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