Praetura Ventures

Praetura Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Manchester, United Kingdom, founded in 2011. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on sectors such as artificial intelligence, gaming, healthtech, life sciences, and cybersecurity. Praetura Ventures has built a reputation for being a supportive and proactive investor, offering not only capital but also valuable guidance and resources to help businesses grow.

Catherine Barber-Brown

Operational Partner

Peter Carway

Investment Director

David Foreman

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Ben Hatton

MD Portfolio

Sim Singh Landa

Investment Director

Sam McArthur

Partner

Dominic McGregor

Operational Partner

Jonathan Prescott

Partner

Louise Chapman

NPIF II Fund Principal

Stefano Smith

Investment Associate

Guy Weaver

Director

114 past transactions

SiSU Health

Venture Round in 2025
SiSU Health is a provider of a digital preventative health platform designed to promote health and wellness among individuals worldwide. The company focuses on making health management affordable and accessible by offering a self-empowered health improvement application. This platform enables users to conduct self-service health checks and provides valuable insights that facilitate informed decision-making regarding their health. SiSU Health caters to employers, insurers, and pharmacies, enhancing communication and streamlining health-related processes. Through its innovative tools, the company aims to empower patients to measure and improve their overall health effectively.

CareLoop Health

Seed Round in 2025
CareLoop Health, originating from the University of Manchester, offers a digital platform that supports patients with mental health issues. It enables healthcare professionals to remotely monitor and track patient symptoms, while providing patients with personalized resources to manage their conditions. The platform uses predictive analytics to anticipate future mental health problems, helping to prevent escalation or relapse, and ultimately aims to reduce crises in mental health.

CCI Photonics

Seed Round in 2025
CCI Photonics is a medical technology company that specializes in the development and distribution of advanced diagnostic tools. Their core product is a cutting-edge platform designed to rapidly identify infectious diseases, including drug-resistant microbes. In addition to this innovative technology, CCI Photonics also provides a range of medical instruments and supplies, further supporting the healthcare industry's fight against infectious diseases.

BOW

Seed Round in 2025
Robotics, teleoperation, software

MOJO-CX

Venture Round in 2025
MOJO-CX is a proudly different provider of AI driven customer contact solutions. At MOJO, we want to maximise value from every customer interaction.

North AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
North AI is a startup specializing in AI-driven risk assessment for the media industry. It offers a platform that helps entertainment brands understand their audience better, assess commercial risks, and evaluate content value. This enables brands to secure necessary financing and gauge audience demand more effectively.

Robotiz3d

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Robotiz3d is pioneering the development of the world's first autonomous road maintenance vehicle, aimed at addressing the growing issue of potholes. By integrating robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous vehicle technologies, the company has created a battery-powered system capable of conducting driverless patrols to automatically identify and repair road surface defects like cracks and potholes. This innovative approach promises significant advantages over traditional methods, offering up to 90% cost savings while minimizing or eliminating the need for human intervention. Robotiz3d's solutions are designed to enhance road safety, efficiency, and sustainability, effectively addressing labor shortages within the industry. The company aspires to lead a market projected to be worth $231 billion, with a mission focused on promoting intelligent and automated road maintenance and repair.

Aquaint

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Aquaint is a technology company specializing in digital solutions for the service industry. It provides a workflow management application that streamlines daily tasks such as checklists, logs, and reports, helping businesses enhance efficiency, communication, and compliance.

Exciting Instruments

Seed Round in 2024
Exciting Instruments Limited, based in Sheffield, is a joint venture that merges the software expertise of Bulldozer Limited with the specialized knowledge of Dr. Timothy Craggs in single-molecule research. The company develops innovative bench-top instruments for single-molecule spectroscopy, focusing on two-color fluorescence detection. These instruments are designed to facilitate discoveries in biophysics, life sciences, drug discovery, and medical diagnostics. By incorporating cloud connectivity and real-time data visualization, Exciting Instruments aims to streamline the research process for scientific professionals, enhancing their ability to conduct effective analysis and visualization of complex data.

Street Group

Venture Round in 2024
Street Group is a firm providing real estate Proptech software services.

SHYFT Power Solutions

Venture Round in 2024
SHYFT Power Solutions develops an integrated hardware and software platform to monitor, manage, and control distributed energy resources from mobile and cloud interfaces. Its core offering, the SHYFT system, combines a hybrid smart meter and transfer switch to enable IoT-driven energy management that automatically transitions between the grid and backup sources. The company provides software that allows users to monitor, meter, and control power sources across sites, supporting residential, commercial, and industrial deployments. SHYFT focuses on industrial IoT and the orchestration of distributed energy resources to improve energy efficiency, resilience, and cost savings, with initiatives to expand decentralized power systems in markets with unreliable infrastructure.

CloudGuard AI

Venture Round in 2024
CloudGuard is a next-generation cybersecurity platform that uses a combination of AI and human intelligence to proactively hunt and remediate threats 24/7 across on premise and public cloud platforms. CloudGuard’s disruptive approach combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation to provide a modern, intelligent security operations centre (SOC) based on proactivity, prevention, and real-time responsiveness. Our mission is to liberate businesses from the crippling constraints of conventional approaches to security, lifting the burden of uncertainty and simplifying the complexity of modern security operations. Malicious organisations are using sophisticated AI and ML to create all kinds of threats at mind-bending scale. Why let them have all the fun?

SteamaCo

Venture Round in 2024
SteamaCo is a developer of an Internet of Things-based metering platform that provides utility management services to underserved energy consumers. The company's innovative system enables utilities to operate in remote areas where connectivity is limited and operational costs are high. By integrating with the distribution network, SteamaCo's platform effectively gathers and analyzes data to identify issues such as energy theft and meter bypass. Additionally, it manages the entire distribution grid through a field force automation application, helping clients to minimize losses and deliver clean, reliable, and low-cost energy solutions. Through its data-efficient energy management system, SteamaCo addresses the challenges faced by two billion individuals who lack access to adequate energy resources.

Ruuby

Venture Round in 2024
Ruuby is the UK's premier on-demand beauty services marketplace, providing a convenient platform for booking salon services directly to clients' homes, offices, and hotels. Since its inception, Ruuby has facilitated over 400,000 treatments through a network of more than 2,500 vetted beauty and wellness professionals. The platform offers a range of five-star beauty services tailored for private clients, corporate clients, hotel groups, and luxury concierge services. Users can easily book appointments, rate their experiences, browse service packages, and make payments, ensuring a seamless and efficient salon experience. Ruuby is dedicated to delivering exceptional beauty services, prioritizing client satisfaction and convenience.

MicroLub

Seed Round in 2024
MicroLub develops fat-replacement and texture-enhancing protein technologies for reduced-fat and plant-based foods. It creates next-generation ingredients and microgels that minimize molecular friction to improve sensory performance, enabling smoother and creamier textures. Its patented protein-polysaccharide formulations have applications in the food and personal care industries, addressing sustainability and consumer needs by supporting lower-fat, appealing products.

Cytix

Seed Round in 2024
Cytix is a pioneering cybersecurity company that has developed a continuous security testing platform designed to automate the vulnerability management lifecycle. The platform intelligently analyzes changes within a technology stack—such as code updates, threat intelligence on new vulnerabilities, or the deployment of new servers—to determine when testing is necessary. By integrating with existing workflows through pre-built integrations or utilizing native tools, Cytix enables organizations to bridge the gap between automation and manual testing. The company focuses on minimizing the time from vulnerability introduction to detection, thereby enhancing the efficiency of threat resolution. It supports a wide range of environments, including applications, APIs, cloud-native services, and traditional infrastructure. Additionally, Cytix offers capabilities for both internal security testing programs and fully managed services, ensuring a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity. The company is CREST-accredited and provides a centralized platform to streamline continuous security testing efforts.

ScubaTx

Seed Round in 2024
ScubaTx is a company focused on developing an advanced organ preservation system that utilizes the Persufflation method, a well-established technique aimed at enhancing organ transportation. By leveraging innovative software design, ScubaTx aims to provide significant cost savings for healthcare providers, thereby facilitating an expanded supply of viable organs for transplantation. The company’s technology is designed to protect and improve the condition of grafts during the preservation process, ultimately empowering clinicians worldwide to increase the availability of life-saving organs.

Lunio

Venture Round in 2024
Lunio, formerly known as PPC Protect Limited, specializes in click fraud protection for digital advertising, particularly Google Ads. The company offers an automated software platform that utilizes a custom-built algorithm and machine learning to monitor advertisements in real time. It analyzes each click to identify fraudulent activities and blocks suspicious clicks, protecting clients from competitors, hackers, and non-converting users. By capturing data and generating exclusion audiences, Lunio's solution helps businesses save advertising budgets by eliminating fake interactions and identifying fake conversions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chorley, United Kingdom, Lunio has development offices in the United States and Israel, as well as a sales office in Belgium. Its technology aims to enhance the return on investment for marketing campaigns by safeguarding against invalid traffic and improving overall campaign effectiveness.

AccessPay

Venture Round in 2024
AccessPay specializes in modernizing banking operations for finance teams. Its cloud-based platform connects corporates to banks, automating processes like bank statement retrieval, enhancing payment efficiency, and minimizing fraud risk. Established in Manchester, UK in 2012, AccessPay serves thousands of organizations globally.

LightOx

Venture Round in 2024
LightOx is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative molecular tools and light-activated therapeutics for cancer treatment. The company offers a unique range of fluorescent probes that are smaller than existing commercial options, allowing for versatile use in imaging, therapeutics, and assay development. These probes can function as freely-moving agents within cells or be coupled with flexible linkers to provide specificity for various research applications. LightOx is dedicated to improving patient outcomes by creating targeted drug compounds that selectively eliminate tumor cells while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues. This approach aims to enhance the efficiency of cancer treatment and contribute to better long-term health for patients.

AccessPay

Venture Round in 2024
AccessPay specializes in modernizing banking operations for finance teams. Its cloud-based platform connects corporates to banks, automating processes like bank statement retrieval, enhancing payment efficiency, and minimizing fraud risk. Established in Manchester, UK in 2012, AccessPay serves thousands of organizations globally.

EarSwitch

Seed Round in 2024
EarSwitch is a developer of advanced in-ear biometric technology aimed at enhancing interaction with the environment, particularly for neurologically impaired patients. The company's innovative technology employs switches and sensors to detect movements of the tensor tympani muscle, allowing users to operate assistive devices such as keyboards, mice, and mobile phones. By focusing on both interactive and medical technology applications, EarSwitch seeks to empower individuals with neurological impairments, thereby improving their quality of life and facilitating greater independence in their daily activities.

HURR

Venture Round in 2023
HURR LIMITED is a London-based company established in 2018, specializing in a wardrobe apparel and accessories rental platform. It operates a peer-to-peer network that allows members to securely rent and share clothing and accessories, facilitating a more sustainable approach to fashion consumption. HURR offers curated selections of contemporary and luxury brands, enabling users to access trendy and unique pieces at a fraction of their retail price. The platform has been recognized as a leading player in the fashion rental market, often referred to as the "Airbnb of Fashion," as it disrupts traditional ownership models and promotes a collaborative economy in the fashion industry.

Sprout.ai

Venture Round in 2023
Sprout.ai is a London-based technology company that specializes in developing advanced claims automation software utilizing artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. Founded in 2018, the company offers solutions designed to enhance claims and fraud management for personal and commercial insurance lines. One of its key products, Contextual AI, employs proprietary Optical Character Recognition and Natural Language Processing technologies to streamline claims processes, significantly reduce settlement times, and improve fraud detection capabilities. Sprout.ai's solutions are deployed across three continents and cater to various insurance verticals, including property, motor, and health insurance. The company's innovative approach aims to increase efficiency and security within the insurance ecosystem, allowing insurers to lower operating costs and enhance claims audibility.

Decently

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Decently is a company focused on developing advanced digital products aimed at improving lives through innovation. It operates a behavioral risk management platform designed to enhance the understanding of challenging patient behaviors. The platform includes features such as a quick observations module that monitors daily changes in behavior, mood, and patient activity. Additionally, it employs analytics to identify early signs of escalation and incorporates artificial intelligence to predict future incidents. This enables clinicians to make faster, evidence-based care decisions while also improving organizational efficiency.

Percayso Inform

Venture Round in 2023
Percayso Inform provides insurance companies and brokers with access to diverse data sources to form a comprehensive view of customers. The company delivers insurance intelligence that goes beyond traditional data enrichment by offering real-time insights across the insurance lifecycle, including information on customers, risk, and fraud. This enables clients to enhance loyalty, reduce claims, and grow their business through more informed underwriting and customer engagement.

Covatic

Series A in 2023
Covatic develops broadcast personalization software and a consumer insights platform that enables on-device personalization for applications. Incorporated in 2016, the company is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, with an additional office in London. Its platform provides an on-device software development kit that leverages trusted first-party and offline consented data to create contextual audience segments, helping media companies deliver relevant advertising while strengthening user trust and complying with privacy regulations.

Seatfrog

Venture Round in 2023
Seatfrog is a technology company focused on enhancing the travel experience for passengers through its innovative auction platform for seat upgrades. Designed for both airlines and rail companies, Seatfrog enables customers to bid for upgrades on the day of departure, targeting travelers within 48 hours of their flight or journey when engagement is highest. By utilizing data science, Seatfrog identifies optimal moments to present upgrade offers, ensuring a seamless customer experience. The platform facilitates in-app payments and reissues boarding passes directly to mobile devices, streamlining the upgrade process and reducing friction. This approach allows airlines and rail companies to increase ancillary revenue by selling seats that would otherwise remain empty, ultimately improving the overall travel experience for passengers.

Coadjute

Venture Round in 2023
Coadjute Ltd is a London-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing a blockchain and AI-based network aimed at enhancing the property industry. The company provides a real-time network that facilitates secure and standardized connections among property businesses, including estate agents, conveyancers, mortgage brokers, and lenders. Coadjute's solutions enable these professionals to optimize and track construction projects from inception to occupation through decentralized workflows and data sharing. Its offerings include a quality chain for project management, instant property solutions for mortgage optimization, and smart property features that digitalize building records and asset data. Utilizing R3 Corda technology, Coadjute enhances security and efficiency while allowing for innovative collaborations across the property ecosystem. The network is currently being implemented for professionals in the UK, with plans to extend availability to consumers later in 2023.

AeroCloud

Series A in 2023
AeroCloud is a technology company that designs IT solutions for the aviation industry and offers an aviation technology platform that gives airports greater operational control and adaptability in a fast-changing environment. The platform provides modular, AI-powered tools for airport operations, passenger processing, and real-time pedestrian analytics, enabling airport operators, ground handlers, and airlines to automate workflows, improve efficiency, and make data-driven decisions.

Re:course

Seed Round in 2023
Recourse is a experiential skills development platform allows clinicians to immediately put theory into practice by simulating complex interactions with conversational digital humans. It support healthcare & life science organizations to achieve optimal performance.

Arctic Shores

Series B in 2023
Arctic Shores Limited is a human resource management company specializing in behavior-based assessments for employers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, it utilizes a combination of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and game technology to provide data-driven insights into candidates' personalities and cognitive traits. The company's platform measures 33 traits, including resilience and emotional stability, to enhance the recruitment process by making it more predictive and less biased. By developing tailored job profiles linked to key competencies, Arctic Shores aims to improve diversity, reduce attrition, and increase engagement in the hiring process. The company has assessed over 400,000 candidates and has collaborated with more than 100 global clients to facilitate fair and effective selection decisions.

Modern Milkman

Series C in 2022
Modern Milkman is a grocery delivery service dedicated to reducing waste. It delivers fresh milk, groceries, and household products in returnable glass bottles, reusable containers, or recyclable packaging. The company aims to revolutionize consumer habits by promoting ethical shopping and convenience.

Placed App

Venture Round in 2022
Placed Recruitment Limited is a London-based company that specializes in developing a mobile and web application designed for the hospitality industry. Founded in 2015, the platform utilizes a sophisticated matching algorithm and advanced filtering system to connect venues with candidates based on various criteria, including skills, experience, and personality traits. This innovative approach aims to streamline the recruitment process, making it easier for hospitality venues to find suitable candidates tailored to their specific needs.

Wi-Q

Venture Round in 2022
Wi-Q is a cloud-based mobile ordering application tailored for the hospitality industry. It offers a seamless solution that allows customers to access a venue's menu, place orders, and make payments directly from their mobile devices. The application features a customizable interface that aligns with the brand's identity and can be integrated with existing websites, electronic point of sale systems, or apps, ensuring adaptability as the business evolves. Customers can easily connect to the service by scanning a QR code, entering a URL, or being automatically redirected upon accessing the venue's WiFi. This system facilitates a contactless experience, enhancing convenience for users while streamlining operations for hospitality providers.

BankiFi

Series A in 2022
BankiFi Technology Limited is a UK-based company that provides a consent-centric platform tailored for financial institutions, enabling a data-driven distributed banking model. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Manchester, Lancashire, with additional offices in the Netherlands, BankiFi offers a suite of API-driven microservices designed to manage, consume, distribute, and monetize data. The platform facilitates various business solutions, including accounting, invoicing, payments, VAT submission, lending, and banking services. Key offerings include Pocket Treasurer, a multi-bank aggregator for business banking; Pocket Collector, which automates the transfer of electronic invoices; Pocket Consent, a Consent-as-a-Service model for user authorization on bank accounts; and Consent Box, which provides account aggregation strategies across multiple APIs. This suite of services supports businesses of all sizes, from sole traders to large enterprises, allowing financial institutions to acquire and retain customers throughout their financial journey.

Patchwork Health

Series B in 2022
Patchwork Health, founded in 2016 by NHS doctors Anas Nader and Jing Ouyang, offers a digital workforce platform that connects healthcare workers directly with local staff banks. The system matches vacant shifts with a growing marketplace of clinicians, improving temporary staffing fill rates and patient safety while reducing costs for the NHS. By streamlining the recruitment process, it enhances the experience for both workers and patients, ensuring that qualified staff are available when needed.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2022
XR Games Limited is a game development studio based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializing in immersive augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) games. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating entertaining and engaging games based on licensed intellectual properties. Notably, XR Games gained recognition in 2021 with the release of "Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever," which was nominated for several awards, including Game of the Year at the VR Awards and TIGA Awards. The studio has received accolades such as the GP Bullhound Award for International Success in 2021 and the TIGA Award for Best Small Studio. XR Games aims to deliver realistic and enjoyable gaming experiences through advanced VR technology, making it a notable player in the gaming industry.

Futr

Seed Round in 2022
Futr is a UK-based tech firm specialising in AI-driven conversational interfaces. It offers an advanced platform that enhances communication and processes across various sectors, including public services, small-to-medium enterprises, and large corporations. Futr's technology facilitates seamless interactions via voice and chat, transforming data into meaningful dialogues to improve engagement and operational efficiency.

Fluid

Venture Round in 2022
Fluid. work is an all-in-one project, program, and productivity suite that automates and simplifies tasks collaborates ranks & departments, gains insights on projects, and tracks key metrics.

Cyclr

Venture Round in 2022
Cyclr is a cloud-based Integration Platform as a Service (IPaaS) company that specializes in providing an integration platform for Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses. The platform allows these companies to enhance their offerings by delivering seamless integrations, automations, and workflows to their end-users. Cyclr operates 'behind the scenes,' enabling its clients to provide native integration capabilities directly within their own applications. By leveraging Cyclr's services, companies can transform APIs from back-end features into accessible front-end tools, significantly reducing engineering time and overhead. The platform includes a market-leading drag-and-drop visual interface for designing integration processes, developed in collaboration with top academics in the field, thereby streamlining the integration process for software developers and enterprises.

Orka Technology Group

Series A in 2022
Broadstone is an online recruitment marketplace catering to the private security industry, offering temporary, part-time, and full-time job opportunities for job seekers and security companies to connect and transact seamlessly. The platform provides companies with an on-demand workforce without full employment commitments, while offering staff better pay rates and flexibility in their work life. Broadstone ensures that compliance and vetting are conducted to the highest standards, revolutionizing the traditional high street staffing agencies with their "Labour-as-a-Service" staffing platform.

Sparkbox

Seed Round in 2022
Sparkbox Limited is a London-based company that specializes in retail price optimization, planning, and insights through its machine learning-powered platform, Sparkbox. Founded in 2018, Sparkbox aims to assist merchandising teams by enabling data-driven pricing decisions. The platform forecasts and recommends pricing strategies while continuously adapting to customer responses, which helps retailers optimize prices, reduce excess stock, enhance profitability, and prevent over-discounting. By focusing on these key areas, Sparkbox supports retailers in achieving their sell-through targets and improving overall margins.

Percayso Inform

Venture Round in 2022
Percayso Inform provides insurance companies and brokers with access to diverse data sources to form a comprehensive view of customers. The company delivers insurance intelligence that goes beyond traditional data enrichment by offering real-time insights across the insurance lifecycle, including information on customers, risk, and fraud. This enables clients to enhance loyalty, reduce claims, and grow their business through more informed underwriting and customer engagement.

Coadjute

Seed Round in 2021
Coadjute Ltd is a London-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing a blockchain and AI-based network aimed at enhancing the property industry. The company provides a real-time network that facilitates secure and standardized connections among property businesses, including estate agents, conveyancers, mortgage brokers, and lenders. Coadjute's solutions enable these professionals to optimize and track construction projects from inception to occupation through decentralized workflows and data sharing. Its offerings include a quality chain for project management, instant property solutions for mortgage optimization, and smart property features that digitalize building records and asset data. Utilizing R3 Corda technology, Coadjute enhances security and efficiency while allowing for innovative collaborations across the property ecosystem. The network is currently being implemented for professionals in the UK, with plans to extend availability to consumers later in 2023.

WatchMyCompetitor

Venture Round in 2021
WatchMyCompetitor (WMC) is a prominent competitor intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence to monitor and analyze the digital presence of organizations and their competitors in real-time. By providing continuous updates on website changes, news, and social media trends, WMC enables clients to receive actionable insights relevant to their market landscape. This intelligence allows businesses to validate and refine their strategies, gain a competitive edge, and effectively protect and enhance their revenue streams. Through a combination of AI technology and market analysis, WMC empowers organizations to make informed decisions swiftly, ensuring they remain agile in a dynamic environment.

Culture Shift

Venture Round in 2021
Culture Shift is a technology company that has developed a platform aimed at enabling individuals to confidentially and safely report workplace harassment, including bullying. The platform is specifically designed to empower those who may be hesitant to report misconduct by eliminating barriers to reporting and providing a secure environment for users. This approach helps victims or witnesses of harassment access the necessary support without concerns for their personal security, fostering a safer workplace culture.

BankiFi

Venture Round in 2021
BankiFi Technology Limited is a UK-based company that provides a consent-centric platform tailored for financial institutions, enabling a data-driven distributed banking model. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Manchester, Lancashire, with additional offices in the Netherlands, BankiFi offers a suite of API-driven microservices designed to manage, consume, distribute, and monetize data. The platform facilitates various business solutions, including accounting, invoicing, payments, VAT submission, lending, and banking services. Key offerings include Pocket Treasurer, a multi-bank aggregator for business banking; Pocket Collector, which automates the transfer of electronic invoices; Pocket Consent, a Consent-as-a-Service model for user authorization on bank accounts; and Consent Box, which provides account aggregation strategies across multiple APIs. This suite of services supports businesses of all sizes, from sole traders to large enterprises, allowing financial institutions to acquire and retain customers throughout their financial journey.

Peak

Series C in 2021
Peak is a UK-based decision intelligence company that offers a platform for data analysis services. It uses AI and machine learning to help businesses make informed decisions across sales, marketing, planning, and supply chains. Headquartered in Manchester, Peak serves prominent clients such as PrettyLittleThing, AO, KFC, and PepsiCo, delivering significant results like a 5% increase in total company revenues and a 12% reduction in inventory holdings. Recognized by Gartner and The Sunday Times, Peak is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner and ISO 27001 accredited.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2021
XR Games Limited is a game development studio based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializing in immersive augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) games. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating entertaining and engaging games based on licensed intellectual properties. Notably, XR Games gained recognition in 2021 with the release of "Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever," which was nominated for several awards, including Game of the Year at the VR Awards and TIGA Awards. The studio has received accolades such as the GP Bullhound Award for International Success in 2021 and the TIGA Award for Best Small Studio. XR Games aims to deliver realistic and enjoyable gaming experiences through advanced VR technology, making it a notable player in the gaming industry.

Patchwork Health

Venture Round in 2021
Patchwork Health, founded in 2016 by NHS doctors Anas Nader and Jing Ouyang, offers a digital workforce platform that connects healthcare workers directly with local staff banks. The system matches vacant shifts with a growing marketplace of clinicians, improving temporary staffing fill rates and patient safety while reducing costs for the NHS. By streamlining the recruitment process, it enhances the experience for both workers and patients, ensuring that qualified staff are available when needed.

​Reacta Biotech

Venture Round in 2021
Reacta Biotech has been established to develop, manufacture and commercialise oral food challenge materials to pharmaceutical standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).

Maxwellia

Venture Round in 2021
Maxwellia Ltd is a company focused on converting prescription medicines into over-the-counter (OTC) products, allowing individuals to manage their health without physician intervention. Established in 2013 and based in Alderley Edge, United Kingdom, Maxwellia specializes in a process known as "switching," which repurposes established prescription drugs into accessible consumer brands. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including SwitchScreen, which identifies potential drug candidates; SwitchUp, which designs the switching process and evaluates market opportunities; and SwitchAbility, which supports the entire journey from concept to market launch. Through its innovative approach, Maxwellia aims to enhance self-care options for consumers by making effective medications more readily available in pharmacies, supermarkets, and online platforms.

PixelMax

Seed Round in 2021
PixelMax is an immersive communications platform specializing in three-dimensional interactive technology aimed at transforming content delivery for mass audiences. The company develops augmented and virtual reality solutions that seamlessly integrate virtual elements into the real world, often accessed through tablets or smartphones. By leveraging high-quality cloud streaming and offering cost-effective access to a global audience, PixelMax enables businesses to create and host their own virtual environments. These environments can range from photo-realistic digital twins to conceptual spaces tailored for brand activations and marketing campaigns, fostering enhanced engagement with target audiences.

Enthuse

Series A in 2021
Enthuse, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2011. It specializes in providing mobile social loyalty solutions that engage and reward fans of sports franchises. Enthuse's platform enables the sharing of sports information among fans and facilitates support for favorite teams through rewards. Additionally, the company offers a comprehensive online fundraising platform designed to assist charities in raising funds for social causes. This platform includes tools for charity-branded donations, virtual fundraising events, and community fundraising, along with data management and event registration management capabilities. By integrating payment processing for both credit and debit cards, Enthuse enables charities to efficiently accept donations and organize fundraising activities.

Transreport

Seed Round in 2021
Transreport develops a passenger assistance system to aid travelers with disabilities and mobility restrictions. The platform connects passengers with rail line staff to promptly respond to booked assistance requests and to process claims for delayed or canceled trains. It provides real-time reporting and monitoring of operator performance, supporting safe and efficient journeys for users requiring accessibility services. The company applies Internet of Things technologies to improve customer experience and operational visibility across rail networks.

Peak

Series B in 2021
Peak is a UK-based decision intelligence company that offers a platform for data analysis services. It uses AI and machine learning to help businesses make informed decisions across sales, marketing, planning, and supply chains. Headquartered in Manchester, Peak serves prominent clients such as PrettyLittleThing, AO, KFC, and PepsiCo, delivering significant results like a 5% increase in total company revenues and a 12% reduction in inventory holdings. Recognized by Gartner and The Sunday Times, Peak is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner and ISO 27001 accredited.

Dr Fertility

Funding Round in 2020
Dr Fertility Ltd. is a Manchester-based company founded in 2018 that operates a digital platform aimed at helping couples navigate the complexities of fertility. Offering a comprehensive range of fertility tools, home testing products, and personalized advice, the company seeks to address the challenges associated with fertility, including the emotional stress often involved. Dr Fertility provides authoritative information through various services such as fertility education and video consultations with fertility clinicians. By leveraging technological advancements and delivering trustworthy resources, Dr Fertility aims to become a one-stop shop for individuals and couples throughout their fertility journey, enhancing their chances of conception.

RapidSpike

Venture Round in 2020
RapidSpike Limited is a UK-based company established in 2011 that specializes in online platform services for monitoring, protecting, and enhancing website performance. It provides insights into user experiences by tracking real and synthetic customer interactions, enabling businesses to identify and resolve issues that may affect customer satisfaction and brand reputation. The platform offers comprehensive monitoring services, including real user monitoring, page performance metrics, and detection of vulnerabilities to safeguard against cyber threats. By continuously analyzing website functionality, RapidSpike aims to improve digital experiences, optimize site speed, and support revenue growth while maintaining customer trust. Its focus on understanding customer interactions allows businesses to enhance their online presence and minimize the risks associated with data breaches and other cyber incidents.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Venture Round in 2020
Founded in 2014, Liverpool ChiroChem specializes in producing chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research. Its offerings include custom synthesis services, building blocks for dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DEL synthesis), fragment libraries, and intermediates. The company's products serve as valuable tools for hit identification and optimization in small molecule drug discovery.

Peak

Series A in 2020
Peak is a UK-based decision intelligence company that offers a platform for data analysis services. It uses AI and machine learning to help businesses make informed decisions across sales, marketing, planning, and supply chains. Headquartered in Manchester, Peak serves prominent clients such as PrettyLittleThing, AO, KFC, and PepsiCo, delivering significant results like a 5% increase in total company revenues and a 12% reduction in inventory holdings. Recognized by Gartner and The Sunday Times, Peak is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner and ISO 27001 accredited.

Culture Shift

Seed Round in 2020
Culture Shift is a technology company that has developed a platform aimed at enabling individuals to confidentially and safely report workplace harassment, including bullying. The platform is specifically designed to empower those who may be hesitant to report misconduct by eliminating barriers to reporting and providing a secure environment for users. This approach helps victims or witnesses of harassment access the necessary support without concerns for their personal security, fostering a safer workplace culture.

Natrox

Venture Round in 2020
Inotec AMD is a medical device company focused on advancing wound care through its innovative product, Natrox. Natrox is a battery-operated device that generates a continuous flow of pure humidified oxygen from ambient air and directs it to a specially-designed Oxygen Delivery System. This system is engineered to deliver oxygen directly to the wound bed while allowing normal exudate drainage, thereby facilitating the healing of chronic wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers and pressure ulcers. Additionally, the company employs artificial intelligence to analyze wound images and monitor healing progression, allowing healthcare providers to track treatment efficacy and communicate with patients in real-time. Through these technologies, Inotec AMD aims to enhance the quality of life for individuals suffering from chronic wounds.

Patchwork Health

Venture Round in 2020
Patchwork Health, founded in 2016 by NHS doctors Anas Nader and Jing Ouyang, offers a digital workforce platform that connects healthcare workers directly with local staff banks. The system matches vacant shifts with a growing marketplace of clinicians, improving temporary staffing fill rates and patient safety while reducing costs for the NHS. By streamlining the recruitment process, it enhances the experience for both workers and patients, ensuring that qualified staff are available when needed.

Feedstock

Venture Round in 2019
Feedstock is a developer of a client relationship analytics platform.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2019
XR Games Limited is a game development studio based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializing in immersive augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) games. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating entertaining and engaging games based on licensed intellectual properties. Notably, XR Games gained recognition in 2021 with the release of "Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever," which was nominated for several awards, including Game of the Year at the VR Awards and TIGA Awards. The studio has received accolades such as the GP Bullhound Award for International Success in 2021 and the TIGA Award for Best Small Studio. XR Games aims to deliver realistic and enjoyable gaming experiences through advanced VR technology, making it a notable player in the gaming industry.

Ostara Biomedical

Venture Round in 2019
Ostara Biomedical Ltd. is a biotechnology company based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, focused on developing innovative technologies for artificial reproduction across various mammalian species. Established in 2012, the company specializes in enhancing the success rates of assisted reproduction in diverse settings, including domestic livestock and laboratory rodents. Ostara's ProgenySys™ product suite features a novel vaginal pessary system designed to induce pseudopregnancy in female mice prior to embryo transfers. This approach not only aims to improve reproductive outcomes but also offers significant cost savings and addresses ethical concerns by reducing the number of animals required in breeding programs. Through its advancements in fertility technologies, Ostara Biomedical supports individuals and healthcare providers in navigating the fertility pathway, from diagnosis to conception and birth.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Venture Round in 2019
Founded in 2014, Liverpool ChiroChem specializes in producing chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research. Its offerings include custom synthesis services, building blocks for dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DEL synthesis), fragment libraries, and intermediates. The company's products serve as valuable tools for hit identification and optimization in small molecule drug discovery.

Sorted Group

Series B in 2019
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, England, founded in 2010. The company specializes in developing data-driven software solutions that enhance the efficiency of checkouts, warehouses, and shipping processes. Its offerings include tools for managing carrier logistics, tracking deliveries, handling returns, and analyzing post-purchase performance. By focusing on improving the overall delivery and customer service experience, Sorted Group aims to streamline operations for its users, facilitating smoother interactions between retailers and consumers.

Futr

Seed Round in 2019
Futr is a UK-based tech firm specialising in AI-driven conversational interfaces. It offers an advanced platform that enhances communication and processes across various sectors, including public services, small-to-medium enterprises, and large corporations. Futr's technology facilitates seamless interactions via voice and chat, transforming data into meaningful dialogues to improve engagement and operational efficiency.

SteamaCo

Series B in 2019
SteamaCo is a developer of an Internet of Things-based metering platform that provides utility management services to underserved energy consumers. The company's innovative system enables utilities to operate in remote areas where connectivity is limited and operational costs are high. By integrating with the distribution network, SteamaCo's platform effectively gathers and analyzes data to identify issues such as energy theft and meter bypass. Additionally, it manages the entire distribution grid through a field force automation application, helping clients to minimize losses and deliver clean, reliable, and low-cost energy solutions. Through its data-efficient energy management system, SteamaCo addresses the challenges faced by two billion individuals who lack access to adequate energy resources.

Dr Fertility

Seed Round in 2019
Dr Fertility Ltd. is a Manchester-based company founded in 2018 that operates a digital platform aimed at helping couples navigate the complexities of fertility. Offering a comprehensive range of fertility tools, home testing products, and personalized advice, the company seeks to address the challenges associated with fertility, including the emotional stress often involved. Dr Fertility provides authoritative information through various services such as fertility education and video consultations with fertility clinicians. By leveraging technological advancements and delivering trustworthy resources, Dr Fertility aims to become a one-stop shop for individuals and couples throughout their fertility journey, enhancing their chances of conception.

Sorted Group

Series B in 2019
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, England, founded in 2010. The company specializes in developing data-driven software solutions that enhance the efficiency of checkouts, warehouses, and shipping processes. Its offerings include tools for managing carrier logistics, tracking deliveries, handling returns, and analyzing post-purchase performance. By focusing on improving the overall delivery and customer service experience, Sorted Group aims to streamline operations for its users, facilitating smoother interactions between retailers and consumers.

Ostara Biomedical

Venture Round in 2018
Ostara Biomedical Ltd. is a biotechnology company based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, focused on developing innovative technologies for artificial reproduction across various mammalian species. Established in 2012, the company specializes in enhancing the success rates of assisted reproduction in diverse settings, including domestic livestock and laboratory rodents. Ostara's ProgenySys™ product suite features a novel vaginal pessary system designed to induce pseudopregnancy in female mice prior to embryo transfers. This approach not only aims to improve reproductive outcomes but also offers significant cost savings and addresses ethical concerns by reducing the number of animals required in breeding programs. Through its advancements in fertility technologies, Ostara Biomedical supports individuals and healthcare providers in navigating the fertility pathway, from diagnosis to conception and birth.

Tactus GBR

Venture Round in 2018
Tactus GBR is a provider of innovative protection offering a unique combination of function and design that gives mobile devices protection and added functionality. Its products include microsuction to stick users’ iPhone to windows and mirrors, special screen coatings to fend off greasy fingers, magnets which automatically shut off users’ iPad to save power, or simply a timeless, personalized design. Tactus GBR was founded in 2009 and is based in Warrington.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2014, Liverpool ChiroChem specializes in producing chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research. Its offerings include custom synthesis services, building blocks for dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DEL synthesis), fragment libraries, and intermediates. The company's products serve as valuable tools for hit identification and optimization in small molecule drug discovery.

We Influence

Venture Round in 2018
We Influence Ltd is a digital marketing agency based in Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom, founded in 2017. The company specializes in a range of services including search engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, social media marketing, influencer marketing, affiliate marketing, content marketing, and conversion rate optimization. By working closely with eCommerce brands across the UK, We Influence aims to enhance their clients' growth by increasing visibility and profitability through targeted digital strategies. The agency focuses on transforming businesses by leveraging effective marketing techniques to boost customer engagement and sales performance.

Peak

Series A in 2017
Peak is a UK-based decision intelligence company that offers a platform for data analysis services. It uses AI and machine learning to help businesses make informed decisions across sales, marketing, planning, and supply chains. Headquartered in Manchester, Peak serves prominent clients such as PrettyLittleThing, AO, KFC, and PepsiCo, delivering significant results like a 5% increase in total company revenues and a 12% reduction in inventory holdings. Recognized by Gartner and The Sunday Times, Peak is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner and ISO 27001 accredited.

Sorted Group

Series A in 2017
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, England, founded in 2010. The company specializes in developing data-driven software solutions that enhance the efficiency of checkouts, warehouses, and shipping processes. Its offerings include tools for managing carrier logistics, tracking deliveries, handling returns, and analyzing post-purchase performance. By focusing on improving the overall delivery and customer service experience, Sorted Group aims to streamline operations for its users, facilitating smoother interactions between retailers and consumers.

Starcount

Venture Round in 2017
Starcount Ltd. is a data analytics company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing insights into consumer behavior through its proprietary technology platform and consultancy services. Established in 2000, the company leverages big data and artificial intelligence to analyze social media and transaction data, offering clients a comprehensive view of their customers. Starcount's services focus on enhancing customer engagement, acquiring new audiences, and expanding brand presence across various sectors, including retail, media, finance, telecom, and e-commerce. By delivering predictive analysis and rich, granular insights, Starcount enables businesses to make informed decisions that enhance operational efficiency and drive revenue growth.

Tactus GBR

Venture Round in 2017
Tactus GBR is a provider of innovative protection offering a unique combination of function and design that gives mobile devices protection and added functionality. Its products include microsuction to stick users’ iPhone to windows and mirrors, special screen coatings to fend off greasy fingers, magnets which automatically shut off users’ iPad to save power, or simply a timeless, personalized design. Tactus GBR was founded in 2009 and is based in Warrington.

Artorius

Series A in 2016
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager that focuses on delivering tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services including wealth advisory, family office support, portfolio management, and professional client advisory. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius aims to facilitate informed financial decision-making and provide comprehensive wealth management planning.

Challenge-trg Group

Seed Round in 2016
Challenge Group specialise in logistics and recruitment.

Peak

Seed Round in 2016
Peak is a UK-based decision intelligence company that offers a platform for data analysis services. It uses AI and machine learning to help businesses make informed decisions across sales, marketing, planning, and supply chains. Headquartered in Manchester, Peak serves prominent clients such as PrettyLittleThing, AO, KFC, and PepsiCo, delivering significant results like a 5% increase in total company revenues and a 12% reduction in inventory holdings. Recognized by Gartner and The Sunday Times, Peak is an AWS Advanced Technology Partner and ISO 27001 accredited.

Sorted Group

Venture Round in 2016
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, England, founded in 2010. The company specializes in developing data-driven software solutions that enhance the efficiency of checkouts, warehouses, and shipping processes. Its offerings include tools for managing carrier logistics, tracking deliveries, handling returns, and analyzing post-purchase performance. By focusing on improving the overall delivery and customer service experience, Sorted Group aims to streamline operations for its users, facilitating smoother interactions between retailers and consumers.

Artorius

Series A in 2016
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager that focuses on delivering tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services including wealth advisory, family office support, portfolio management, and professional client advisory. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius aims to facilitate informed financial decision-making and provide comprehensive wealth management planning.

Praetura Asset Finance

Venture Round in 2016
Praetura Asset Finance is a provider of asset finance management services focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across diverse industry sectors. The company offers a range of financial solutions, including asset financing, project finance, and business loans, aimed at facilitating the acquisition of new equipment, upgrading existing assets, and releasing funds from current assets for various projects. By supporting clients in sectors such as construction, engineering, transport, waste and recycling, and agriculture, Praetura Asset Finance enables businesses to pursue expansion plans, consolidate debt, finance both new and used vehicles and equipment, and inject necessary operating capital.

Tactus GBR

Seed Round in 2015
Tactus GBR is a provider of innovative protection offering a unique combination of function and design that gives mobile devices protection and added functionality. Its products include microsuction to stick users’ iPhone to windows and mirrors, special screen coatings to fend off greasy fingers, magnets which automatically shut off users’ iPad to save power, or simply a timeless, personalized design. Tactus GBR was founded in 2009 and is based in Warrington.

Starcount

Venture Round in 2015
Starcount Ltd. is a data analytics company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing insights into consumer behavior through its proprietary technology platform and consultancy services. Established in 2000, the company leverages big data and artificial intelligence to analyze social media and transaction data, offering clients a comprehensive view of their customers. Starcount's services focus on enhancing customer engagement, acquiring new audiences, and expanding brand presence across various sectors, including retail, media, finance, telecom, and e-commerce. By delivering predictive analysis and rich, granular insights, Starcount enables businesses to make informed decisions that enhance operational efficiency and drive revenue growth.

Postio

Seed Round in 2015
Postio is a UK-based e-business start-up focused on enhancing the digital and sharing economy while aiming to improve global wealth. The company offers a peer-to-peer delivery platform that simplifies the process of sending and receiving items. By leveraging a dynamic community-driven delivery system, Postio enables clients to easily manage the delivery of mails and parcels, promoting efficient and user-friendly logistics solutions.

Sorted Group

Venture Round in 2015
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, England, founded in 2010. The company specializes in developing data-driven software solutions that enhance the efficiency of checkouts, warehouses, and shipping processes. Its offerings include tools for managing carrier logistics, tracking deliveries, handling returns, and analyzing post-purchase performance. By focusing on improving the overall delivery and customer service experience, Sorted Group aims to streamline operations for its users, facilitating smoother interactions between retailers and consumers.

Inc. Travel Group.

Venture Round in 2015
INC. Travel Group specializes in business travel management services aimed at enhancing the travel experience for its clients. The company offers a range of services, including supplier negotiations, reward program assistance, and the implementation of approval processes, all designed to facilitate easy and cost-effective travel bookings. By leveraging industry insights, INC. Travel Group strives to provide a hassle-free travel experience, ensuring that clients can navigate their travel needs with efficiency and convenience.

PIB Insurance

Series A in 2015
PIB Risk Services Limited is an independent insurance broker based in the United Kingdom, offering a comprehensive range of insurance and risk management services. The company specializes in various areas including property insurance, business interruption, terrorism, and marine insurance. It provides tailored solutions for high-value homes, personal accidents, travel, and motor fleets, as well as coverage for businesses in sectors such as leisure, hospitality, and charity. PIB also addresses complex risks with its offerings in professional liability, legal indemnity, and employee benefits. In addition to traditional insurance products, the company supports clients with services related to environmental liability, data security, and transportation. Founded in 1976, PIB has multiple offices across the UK and Guernsey, and operates as a subsidiary of PIB Limited, reflecting its commitment to delivering client-focused solutions in the insurance market.

Artorius

Venture Round in 2015
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager that focuses on delivering tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services including wealth advisory, family office support, portfolio management, and professional client advisory. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius aims to facilitate informed financial decision-making and provide comprehensive wealth management planning.

Praetura Asset Finance

Venture Round in 2015
Praetura Asset Finance is a provider of asset finance management services focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across diverse industry sectors. The company offers a range of financial solutions, including asset financing, project finance, and business loans, aimed at facilitating the acquisition of new equipment, upgrading existing assets, and releasing funds from current assets for various projects. By supporting clients in sectors such as construction, engineering, transport, waste and recycling, and agriculture, Praetura Asset Finance enables businesses to pursue expansion plans, consolidate debt, finance both new and used vehicles and equipment, and inject necessary operating capital.

PIB Insurance

Seed Round in 2014
PIB Risk Services Limited is an independent insurance broker based in the United Kingdom, offering a comprehensive range of insurance and risk management services. The company specializes in various areas including property insurance, business interruption, terrorism, and marine insurance. It provides tailored solutions for high-value homes, personal accidents, travel, and motor fleets, as well as coverage for businesses in sectors such as leisure, hospitality, and charity. PIB also addresses complex risks with its offerings in professional liability, legal indemnity, and employee benefits. In addition to traditional insurance products, the company supports clients with services related to environmental liability, data security, and transportation. Founded in 1976, PIB has multiple offices across the UK and Guernsey, and operates as a subsidiary of PIB Limited, reflecting its commitment to delivering client-focused solutions in the insurance market.

Artorius

Venture Round in 2014
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager that focuses on delivering tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services including wealth advisory, family office support, portfolio management, and professional client advisory. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius aims to facilitate informed financial decision-making and provide comprehensive wealth management planning.

Mobedia

Seed Round in 2014
Mobedia Ltd is a digital and design agency based in Manchester, United Kingdom, founded in 2004. As a full-service agency, Mobedia specializes in creating immersive digital experiences that enhance how organizations engage with their audiences. The company offers a range of services, including branding, web-based content, mobile application development, film production, animation, and digital marketing. Mobedia focuses on learning and development projects, utilizing proven learning principles and emerging technologies to deliver effective digital learning experiences for its clients. In 2019, Mobedia became a subsidiary of Digital Balance LTD.
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