Viking Fund

The Viking Fund was a venture capital firm based in England that focused on early-stage, technology-based investments, particularly in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Specializing in start-up, early, expansion, and growth stage investments, the fund avoided sectors such as agriculture and fisheries, as well as distressed businesses. It primarily invested in a wide range of industrial sectors, with particular emphasis on information technology, software, medical technology, renewable energy, digital instrumentation, and chemical and pharmaceutical innovation. The fund typically made initial investments ranging from £0.01 million to £0.10 million, with the potential for follow-on investments totaling up to £0.20 million per company. Viking Fund sought to invest alongside private sector investors and aimed to appoint a Non-Executive Director to its portfolio companies. However, the Viking Fund completed its investment activities in 2009 and is no longer operational.