Techstart Ventures
Venture capitalEdinburgh · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Techstart Ventures focuses on the earliest stages of company formation, investing from inception through pre-seed. It writes first cheques of up to £750k with follow-on capacity, and will lead, co-lead, or selectively co-invest in rounds. The firm concentrates on companies based in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 23 of 28 portfolio companiesSaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×5E-commerce ×4Biotech ×2Circular Economy ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2
HQs:United Kingdom×7United States×1
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12016 · 12 dated
Benchling provides an AI-powered cloud platform for scientific research teams to design experiments, automate lab workflows, and manage structured data from biomolecules to cell lines.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sajith Wickramasekara(Founder/CEO)Ashutosh Singhal(Director)
BoardMiles Grimshaw(Director)
Belfast
Michael Shanks(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Johnston(Executive Officer, Director)Martin McKeaveney(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardOana Olteanu(Director)Gil Dibner(Director)
Continuum Industries is an infrastructure technology company whose AI-powered platform, Optioneer, helps utilities and developers plan, scope, permit, and deliver linear infrastructure projects across water, gas, and energy.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEdinburgh, GB
Grzegorz Marecki(CEO)Adam Anyszewski(CPO)Emil Hansen(CTO)
A platform for buying and selling pre-owned streetwear and archive fashion items, serving collectors interested in sustainable resale.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerce
Roomr builds a semantic layer for physical spaces using AI to create photorealistic and accurate 3D models of interiors.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTech
MaurizioMarco
Stora is an operating system for self storage facilities that unifies online bookings, payments, facility management, and operations in a single platform.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
SuperMethod builds developer tools and cloud infrastructure services for the internet.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
TeamFeePay provides a membership and operations management platform for grassroots football clubs, handling fee collection, member registration, safeguarding, squad management, fundraising, and e-commerce.
SaaSSports Tech
ThatWorks.ai provides AI agents that monitor customer relationships by analyzing conversations and interactions across CRM, support, and communication systems to surface relationship health signals, churn risks, and growth opportunities that traditional dashboards miss.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Unfolded is a sustainable clothing brand that designs women's apparel with input from its customer community and produces garments on demand in ethical factories in India to reduce waste.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdinburgh, GB
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRaylo · eu-startups.com · Jan 27, 2026
Neurolabs · finsmes.com · Apr 23, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2017
LLP designated member · since 2019
LLP designated member · since 2017
Corporate LLP member · since 2017
Mark Stephen Hogarth — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership
Henry Richard Ernest Wilson — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership
James Robert John Andrews — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Techstart Ventures invest at?
- Techstart Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Techstart Ventures's typical check size?
- Techstart Ventures typically writes checks of $950K.
- What sectors does Techstart Ventures focus on?
- Techstart Ventures focuses on Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Techstart Ventures located?
- Techstart Ventures is headquartered in Edinburgh, GB.
- Does Techstart Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Techstart Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHal Wilson, Partner, Techstart Ventures, Financial Intermediary, Northern Ireland, UK.
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