Praetura Ventures

Praetura Ventures is a company that provides asset financing services for SMEs, focusing on leasing and hire purchase. Since 2011, they have been supporting SMEs by raising capital and investing in the early stages of business life cycles. Praetura has a strong track record of past performance and is known for being a supportive and proactive investor who offers more than just capital. Their differentiated approach has been proven to bring value through investment returns and positive feedback from portfolio companies. Partnered entrepreneurs benefit from the Praetura approach, utilizing their experience and resources to maximize their businesses' potential.

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Challenge Group

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

BankiFi

Series A in 2022
Provide your business customers with the right solutions at the right stage of life, throughout their entire journey. Banks can so support businesses gig to big: from sole-trader/self-employed (‘Gig’) and microbusiness through to SME and internationally operating enterprises with sophisticated requirements. Acquire new business customers early for a very low cost, and stay with them for life.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Private Placement in 2020
Liverpool ChiroChem Limited produces chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research and development. Its products and services include 3D heterocylcic and carbocylcic API and intermediates; custom synthesis; building blocks for DEL synthesis; and fragment libraries. The company’s products can be used as building blocks and fragments and screening compounds to enable small molecule drug discovery. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has an additional location in Taizhou, China.

WatchMyCompetitor

Venture Round in 2021
WatchMyCompetitor is a cloud based service that allows you to easily setup and automate your online monitoring. Simply advise which competitors and companies you wish to track along with the types of information you are looking for, such as new products, pricing changes and company news. Our service runs 24 x 7, 365 days a year, monitoring your online interests.

Modern Milkman

Venture Round in 2022
Modern Milkman is a Yorkshire-based milk delivery company.

PIB Insurance

Seed Round in 2014
PIB is a dynamic insurance broker employing outstanding individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the insurance market. We are an independent, client centric and service focused insurance broker.

Coadjute

Venture Round in 2023
Coadjute Ltd develops blockchain and AI-based network. The company provides decentralized workflow and data sharing. Its product includes quality chain that optimizes and tracks construction projects from inception to occupation; instant property for customers to optimize mortgage; smart property that provides digital component for building records, systems and asset data, and utilities and services. Coadjute Ltd was formerly known as Instant Property Network and changed its name to Coadjute Ltd .The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Covatic

Series A in 2023
Covatic is a Birmingham and Oxford start-up exploring the use of mobile based algorithms to bring smart personalisation to apps. We are a small team of enthusiastic problem solvers, who are always looking for like-minded people to join us and take our products to the next level.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2021
XR Games (based in Leeds, England) makes both console and mobile Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) games for world famous Intellectual Properties. XR Games is an innovative start-up with Venture Capital funding.

Peak

Seed Round in 2016
Peak is a full-stack enterprise AI System that combines the required infrastructure, data processing, AI workflow and applications in a single SaaS product. Using it, organizations can deploy AI solutions using data sets from across the enterprise, while integrating those solutions into all other business systems to automate action and optimization in real-time. Peak is used by brands across most industries including retail, CPG, direct-to-consumer, construction, and supply chain management.

Kingsway Asset Finance Ltd.

Merger/Acquisition in 2019
Kingsway Asset Finance Ltd. offers leasing and hire purchase financial services. The company was formerly known as Martrad Limited and changed its name to Kingsway Asset Finance Ltd. in November 2006. Kingsway Asset Finance Ltd. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Wilmslow, United Kingdom.

Starcount

Venture Round in 2017
Starcount is a fast-growing, innovative start-up company, creating the next generation of Insights, Analytics, and Profiling products & services by bringing clarity to social media and transaction data, to provide a view of the "Complete Customer ". We do this on a global scale, delivering predictive analysis in real time. We increase our clients' knowledge by generating new and rich insights at very granular levels. This uses our unique, global data asset and builds on our proven track record for increasing sales.

Sorted Group

Venture Round in 2016
Sorted Holdings Limited operates as a software as a service (SaaS) company. The Company offers delivery platform for online checkouts, warehouses, shipping, carrier management, shipping, delivery tracking, and post-purchase experience. It has products such as SortedHERO which provides real time delivery option data checkout services, SortedPRO which connects to carrier services with scalable delivery management, and SortedREACT which is carrier tracking platform. The company serves customers worldwide. Sorted Holdings Limited was founded in 2010 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Culture Shift

Venture Round in 2021
Culture Shift is a technology company that has created a platform for people to confidentially and safely report workplace harassment. Culture Shift provides a software platform for reporting bullying and harassment. The solution is designed to empower those who are reluctant to report wrongdoing, by removing barriers to reporting, and ensuring they have a secure and confidential platform in which to do so.

Cyclr

Venture Round in 2022
Cyclr Systems Ltd develops integration platform for SaaS and app vendors. The platform helps software companies to create, manage, and deploy integrations within their own application. The company offers solutions, such as connector layer, a solution to connect to Saas Services; orchestration Layer, a solution to create and publish integration; presentation layer, a solution to deploy integrations into app; and performance layer. Cyclr Systems Ltd was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Eastbourne, United Kingdom with additional offices in Brighton, United Kingdom and London, United Kingdom.

MPD Group

Private Placement in 2019
MPD Group develops fulfillment and deliveries software solutions for the businesses and consumers worldwide. MPD Group was founded in 2010 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Venture Round in 2018
Liverpool ChiroChem Limited produces chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research and development. Its products and services include 3D heterocylcic and carbocylcic API and intermediates; custom synthesis; building blocks for DEL synthesis; and fragment libraries. The company’s products can be used as building blocks and fragments and screening compounds to enable small molecule drug discovery. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has an additional location in Taizhou, China.

PIB Insurance

Seed Round in 2014
PIB is a dynamic insurance broker employing outstanding individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the insurance market. We are an independent, client centric and service focused insurance broker.

We Influence

Venture Round in 2018
We Influence is a digital marketing agency specializing in search marketing and conversion rate optimization. The company also specializes in PPC, SEO, affiliate, social media, and content marketing, working with eCommerce brands across the UK to help catapult them to the next level of their growth. They help reach more potential customers through social media channels to boost profitability and brand reach. We Influence transforms their clients’ businesses by catapulting them to the next level of their e-commerce growth.

INC. Travel Group

Venture Round in 2014
Inc. Travel Group exist to positively shape your travel experience by using our insights.

INC. Travel Group

Venture Round in 2015
Inc. Travel Group exist to positively shape your travel experience by using our insights.

Dr Fertility

Funding Round in 2020
Dr Fertility Ltd. sells fertility tools and products online. It also provides information on pregnancy and fertility. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Broadstone

Series A in 2022
Broadstone’s “Labour-as-a-Service” staffing platform allows jobseekers to find fair and flexible temporary work opportunities with some of the largest employers in the UK. Making window ads in traditional high street staffing agencies a thing of the past. Broadstone provides, A New Way of Working.

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.

XR Games

Private Placement in 2019
XR Games (based in Leeds, England) makes both console and mobile Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) games for world famous Intellectual Properties. XR Games is an innovative start-up with Venture Capital funding.

Sorted Group

Seed Round in 2014
Sorted Holdings Limited operates as a software as a service (SaaS) company. The Company offers delivery platform for online checkouts, warehouses, shipping, carrier management, shipping, delivery tracking, and post-purchase experience. It has products such as SortedHERO which provides real time delivery option data checkout services, SortedPRO which connects to carrier services with scalable delivery management, and SortedREACT which is carrier tracking platform. The company serves customers worldwide. Sorted Holdings Limited was founded in 2010 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Starcount

Venture Round in 2015
Starcount is a fast-growing, innovative start-up company, creating the next generation of Insights, Analytics, and Profiling products & services by bringing clarity to social media and transaction data, to provide a view of the "Complete Customer ". We do this on a global scale, delivering predictive analysis in real time. We increase our clients' knowledge by generating new and rich insights at very granular levels. This uses our unique, global data asset and builds on our proven track record for increasing sales.

Futr

Private Placement in 2019
Futr AI Limited provides conversation as a service platform. It offers its products to staff, customers, and application program interface for developers. It provides its solutions to public sector, enterprise, small business, and developers. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Futr AI Limited operates as subsidiary of Praetura Ventures.

Inotec AMD Limited

Private Placement in 2019
Inotec AMD Limited develops solutions for the treatment of chronic wounds. The company develops NATROX, a portable device that creates a continuous oxygen-enriched atmosphere around the wound area in order to accelerate the wound healing process; and oxygen delivery system, a system of applying oxygen directly to the wound surface tissue while allowing the free passage of wound exudates to pass through for absorption and retention in a standard dressing. It serves healthcare professionals and patients worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Waterbeach, United Kingdom with additional office in North Carolina.

Peak

Series A in 2020
Peak is a full-stack enterprise AI System that combines the required infrastructure, data processing, AI workflow and applications in a single SaaS product. Using it, organizations can deploy AI solutions using data sets from across the enterprise, while integrating those solutions into all other business systems to automate action and optimization in real-time. Peak is used by brands across most industries including retail, CPG, direct-to-consumer, construction, and supply chain management.

Ostara Biomedical

Private Placement in 2019
Ostara Biomedical Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of technologies for artificial reproduction across various mammalian species. The company develops a novel vaginal pessary system to administer female mice for inducing pseudopregnancy prior to embryo transfers. It serves customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Ostara Biomedical

Private Placement in 2018
Ostara Biomedical Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of technologies for artificial reproduction across various mammalian species. The company develops a novel vaginal pessary system to administer female mice for inducing pseudopregnancy prior to embryo transfers. It serves customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Venture Round in 2019
Liverpool ChiroChem Limited produces chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research and development. Its products and services include 3D heterocylcic and carbocylcic API and intermediates; custom synthesis; building blocks for DEL synthesis; and fragment libraries. The company’s products can be used as building blocks and fragments and screening compounds to enable small molecule drug discovery. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has an additional location in Taizhou, China.

Steama Company Ltd.

Private Placement in 2019
Steama Company Ltd. provides energy management systems to collect payments, monitor electricity use, and communicate with customers. It provides SteamaCo technology, a modular hardware and cloud software for high-resolution data, remote control, customizable automation, and integration with various mobile money networks. The company also offers bitHarvester smart meters that monitor and control industrial hardware, and relay information to its cloud software; and SteamaCo software that processes mobile payments and manages various installations through an online interface. Steama Company Ltd. was formerly known as Access Global Limited and changed its name to Steama Company Ltd. in January 2015. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom with Kenya.

Futr

Seed Round in 2019
Futr AI Limited provides conversation as a service platform. It offers its products to staff, customers, and application program interface for developers. It provides its solutions to public sector, enterprise, small business, and developers. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Futr AI Limited operates as subsidiary of Praetura Ventures.

AccessPay

Venture Round in 2024
AccessPay develops and offers cloud-based payment and cash management solutions. The company’s cloud-based service provides ease of integration with any ERP, TMS, or other back-end systems. It also enables the straight-through processing of domestic and international payments via BACS, FPS, CHAPS, and SWIFT. By connecting an organization’s back office systems with its banks and providing a consolidated view of all banking relationships, AccessPay gives corporate enterprises real-time visibility of all cash balances and offers a detailed analysis, which helps financial professionals maximize the use of working capital. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Modern Milkman

Series C in 2022
Modern Milkman is a Yorkshire-based milk delivery company.

Modern Milkman

Series C in 2022
Modern Milkman is a Yorkshire-based milk delivery company.

Placed App

Venture Round in 2022
Created by the industry, for the industry, PLACED is a revolutionary mobile and web application with a super slick matching algorithm and highly advanced filtering system, allowing hospitality venues to automatically match with candidates based on skills, experience, personality and any other specified criteria and needs.

BlueSkeye AI

Seed Round in 2022
BlueSkeye AI is using technology that can comprehend mood and mental wellbeing to approach healthcare from an AI perspective.

Lunio

Venture Round in 2024
PPC Protect is the most technically advanced & fastest growing click fraud protection platform on the market. Save up to 30% of your Google Ads spend with the algorithmic, machine-learning driven power of PPC Protect. 30 day free trial. No credit card required.

Lightox

Venture Round in 2024
Lightox has developed a unique range of molecular tools for use in imaging, therapeutics and assay development. These unique probes are smaller than any other commercially available fluorescent product. They offer the option of using our technologies as freely-moving probes that readily incorporate into cells or with a range of flexible linkers to give specificity to your unique applications and research needs.

Sorted Group

Venture Round in 2015
Sorted Holdings Limited operates as a software as a service (SaaS) company. The Company offers delivery platform for online checkouts, warehouses, shipping, carrier management, shipping, delivery tracking, and post-purchase experience. It has products such as SortedHERO which provides real time delivery option data checkout services, SortedPRO which connects to carrier services with scalable delivery management, and SortedREACT which is carrier tracking platform. The company serves customers worldwide. Sorted Holdings Limited was founded in 2010 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

BankiFi

Venture Round in 2021
Provide your business customers with the right solutions at the right stage of life, throughout their entire journey. Banks can so support businesses gig to big: from sole-trader/self-employed (‘Gig’) and microbusiness through to SME and internationally operating enterprises with sophisticated requirements. Acquire new business customers early for a very low cost, and stay with them for life.

Enthuse

Series A in 2021
UK's leading B2B charity fundraising SaaS and payments provider. Enthuse creates branded online fundraising products to help charities establish and strengthen relationships with their supporters and help them raise more for their causes. The Enthuse group combines CharityCheckout, the core business, and Primo Events, a recently acquired add-on in the virtual and physical event reg market. Winner of the best supplier award at National Fundraising Awards 2019.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2022
XR Games (based in Leeds, England) makes both console and mobile Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) games for world famous Intellectual Properties. XR Games is an innovative start-up with Venture Capital funding.

Arctic Shores

Series B in 2023
Arctic Shores Limited provides human resource management services. The company provider game-based assessments application that deliver people insights for more predictive and less biased hiring, job relevant insights about people, psychometric testing, behavior-based assessment which measuring 33 personality and cognitive traits which include traits such as resilience and emotional stability. The company helps in high volume recruitment, experienced hires, and employee development. Arctic Shores Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Maxwellia

Venture Round in 2021
Maxwellia is a pioneering ‘prescription to over the counter’ medicines company which specialises in ‘switching’ - the conversion of prescription medicines into branded versions that can be bought without a prescription, over the counter (OTC).

PixelMax

Seed Round in 2021
PixelMax operates as an immersive communications platform. PixelMax uses 3D interactive technology to revolutionize the way content is delivered to mass audiences.

Futr

Seed Round in 2022
Futr AI Limited provides conversation as a service platform. It offers its products to staff, customers, and application program interface for developers. It provides its solutions to public sector, enterprise, small business, and developers. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Futr AI Limited operates as subsidiary of Praetura Ventures.

Postio

Seed Round in 2015
UK-based e-business start-up with the objective to improve the digital and sharing Economy and people's wealth, globally. Delivery Revolution is coming up.

Dr Fertility

Private Placement in 2019
Dr Fertility Ltd. sells fertility tools and products online. It also provides information on pregnancy and fertility. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Artorius

Series A in 2016
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager, providing wealth advice, family office support, portfolio management, and more.

​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).

Sticky

Seed Round in 2023
We are reality's application layer. We help companies make apps that are both digital and physical through NFC stickers and a 'low code' dashboard. Our flagship app is Stickyretail which reimagines the in-store+online retail experience, allowing consumers to check out in under 5 seconds through Apple Pay/Google Pay.

Starcount

Seed Round in 2013
Starcount is a fast-growing, innovative start-up company, creating the next generation of Insights, Analytics, and Profiling products & services by bringing clarity to social media and transaction data, to provide a view of the "Complete Customer ". We do this on a global scale, delivering predictive analysis in real time. We increase our clients' knowledge by generating new and rich insights at very granular levels. This uses our unique, global data asset and builds on our proven track record for increasing sales.

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.

Sorted Group

Series A in 2017
Sorted Holdings Limited operates as a software as a service (SaaS) company. The Company offers delivery platform for online checkouts, warehouses, shipping, carrier management, shipping, delivery tracking, and post-purchase experience. It has products such as SortedHERO which provides real time delivery option data checkout services, SortedPRO which connects to carrier services with scalable delivery management, and SortedREACT which is carrier tracking platform. The company serves customers worldwide. Sorted Holdings Limited was founded in 2010 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Praetura Ventures

Venture Round in 2013
Praetura have been supporting SMEs since 2011, raising capital and investing in the early stages of business life cycles. We have a strong track record in past performance and have developed a reputation for being a supportive and proactive investor who injects more than just capital. We can evidence the value from our differentiated approach both from investment returns and testament from our portfolio companies. Our partnered entrepreneurs embrace the shoulder to shoulder Praetura approach and utilise our experience and resource to maximise their businesses’ potential.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Venture Round in 2020
Liverpool ChiroChem Limited produces chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research and development. Its products and services include 3D heterocylcic and carbocylcic API and intermediates; custom synthesis; building blocks for DEL synthesis; and fragment libraries. The company’s products can be used as building blocks and fragments and screening compounds to enable small molecule drug discovery. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has an additional location in Taizhou, China.

Coadjute

Seed Round in 2021
Coadjute Ltd develops blockchain and AI-based network. The company provides decentralized workflow and data sharing. Its product includes quality chain that optimizes and tracks construction projects from inception to occupation; instant property for customers to optimize mortgage; smart property that provides digital component for building records, systems and asset data, and utilities and services. Coadjute Ltd was formerly known as Instant Property Network and changed its name to Coadjute Ltd .The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Patchwork

Venture Round in 2021
Patchwork was founded in 2016 by ​Anas Nader and Jing Ouyang, two NHS doctors with a passion for technology and innovation. Patchwork transforms temporary staffing by connecting vacant shifts with a growing marketplace of healthcare workers.This saves the NHS millions while improving the experience for their workers, and ultimately, their patients—making sure a doctor is there when you need one most.

Peak

Series B in 2021
Peak is a full-stack enterprise AI System that combines the required infrastructure, data processing, AI workflow and applications in a single SaaS product. Using it, organizations can deploy AI solutions using data sets from across the enterprise, while integrating those solutions into all other business systems to automate action and optimization in real-time. Peak is used by brands across most industries including retail, CPG, direct-to-consumer, construction, and supply chain management.

Peak

Series A in 2017
Peak is a full-stack enterprise AI System that combines the required infrastructure, data processing, AI workflow and applications in a single SaaS product. Using it, organizations can deploy AI solutions using data sets from across the enterprise, while integrating those solutions into all other business systems to automate action and optimization in real-time. Peak is used by brands across most industries including retail, CPG, direct-to-consumer, construction, and supply chain management.

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

Venture Round in 2014
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager, providing wealth advice, family office support, portfolio management, and more.

Artorius

Venture Round in 2015
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager, providing wealth advice, family office support, portfolio management, and more.

EC3 Brokers Ltd

Seed Round in 2014
EC3 Brokers provides Insurance services to a clients across a the sectors, including construction, casualty, entertainment and cyber & technology.

Praetura Ventures

Venture Round in 2016
Praetura have been supporting SMEs since 2011, raising capital and investing in the early stages of business life cycles. We have a strong track record in past performance and have developed a reputation for being a supportive and proactive investor who injects more than just capital. We can evidence the value from our differentiated approach both from investment returns and testament from our portfolio companies. Our partnered entrepreneurs embrace the shoulder to shoulder Praetura approach and utilise our experience and resource to maximise their businesses’ potential.

Feedstock

Venture Round in 2019
FeedStock Ltd. develops artificial intelligence information management solutions for investment professionals. The company offers Synapse, a multi-lingual technology solutions that captures, identifies, and extracts information present in communication channels and converts it into high-value actionable insights and Cortex, a solution that automatically tracks the research interactions and identifies the research inducements across the communication streams. It also provides sales and email insights, customer relationship management enrichment solutions, cloud security, data encryption, research compliances, and research validation solutions. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

RapidSpike

Venture Round in 2020
Rapidspike Limited operates an online platform that monitors, protects, and improves websites from a consumer interface and help in providing insights to improve functionality and overall performance. It tracks the user experience, defense against cyber threats, and identifies the issues that affects customers. The company also offers key monitors, including detection, real user monitoring, and page performance monitoring. Rapidspike Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Leeds, United Kingdom.

Ostara Biomedical

Venture Round in 2018
Ostara Biomedical Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of technologies for artificial reproduction across various mammalian species. The company develops a novel vaginal pessary system to administer female mice for inducing pseudopregnancy prior to embryo transfers. It serves customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Sorted Group

Private Placement in 2019
Sorted Holdings Limited operates as a software as a service (SaaS) company. The Company offers delivery platform for online checkouts, warehouses, shipping, carrier management, shipping, delivery tracking, and post-purchase experience. It has products such as SortedHERO which provides real time delivery option data checkout services, SortedPRO which connects to carrier services with scalable delivery management, and SortedREACT which is carrier tracking platform. The company serves customers worldwide. Sorted Holdings Limited was founded in 2010 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Private Placement in 2018
Liverpool ChiroChem Limited produces chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research and development. Its products and services include 3D heterocylcic and carbocylcic API and intermediates; custom synthesis; building blocks for DEL synthesis; and fragment libraries. The company’s products can be used as building blocks and fragments and screening compounds to enable small molecule drug discovery. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has an additional location in Taizhou, China.

Artorius

Series A in 2016
Artorius is a specialist wealth manager, providing wealth advice, family office support, portfolio management, and more.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2019
XR Games (based in Leeds, England) makes both console and mobile Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) games for world famous Intellectual Properties. XR Games is an innovative start-up with Venture Capital funding.

Patchwork

Venture Round in 2020
Patchwork was founded in 2016 by ​Anas Nader and Jing Ouyang, two NHS doctors with a passion for technology and innovation. Patchwork transforms temporary staffing by connecting vacant shifts with a growing marketplace of healthcare workers.This saves the NHS millions while improving the experience for their workers, and ultimately, their patients—making sure a doctor is there when you need one most.

Liverpool ChiroChem

Private Placement in 2019
Liverpool ChiroChem Limited produces chiral small molecules for biotech and pharmaceutical research and development. Its products and services include 3D heterocylcic and carbocylcic API and intermediates; custom synthesis; building blocks for DEL synthesis; and fragment libraries. The company’s products can be used as building blocks and fragments and screening compounds to enable small molecule drug discovery. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It has an additional location in Taizhou, China.

Praetura Ventures

Venture Round in 2014
Praetura have been supporting SMEs since 2011, raising capital and investing in the early stages of business life cycles. We have a strong track record in past performance and have developed a reputation for being a supportive and proactive investor who injects more than just capital. We can evidence the value from our differentiated approach both from investment returns and testament from our portfolio companies. Our partnered entrepreneurs embrace the shoulder to shoulder Praetura approach and utilise our experience and resource to maximise their businesses’ potential.

INC. Travel Group

Seed Round in 2013
Inc. Travel Group exist to positively shape your travel experience by using our insights.

PIB Insurance

Series A in 2015
PIB is a dynamic insurance broker employing outstanding individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the insurance market. We are an independent, client centric and service focused insurance broker.

Ostara Biomedical

Venture Round in 2019
Ostara Biomedical Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of technologies for artificial reproduction across various mammalian species. The company develops a novel vaginal pessary system to administer female mice for inducing pseudopregnancy prior to embryo transfers. It serves customers in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Dr Fertility

Seed Round in 2019
Dr Fertility Ltd. sells fertility tools and products online. It also provides information on pregnancy and fertility. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Feedstock

Private Placement in 2019
FeedStock Ltd. develops artificial intelligence information management solutions for investment professionals. The company offers Synapse, a multi-lingual technology solutions that captures, identifies, and extracts information present in communication channels and converts it into high-value actionable insights and Cortex, a solution that automatically tracks the research interactions and identifies the research inducements across the communication streams. It also provides sales and email insights, customer relationship management enrichment solutions, cloud security, data encryption, research compliances, and research validation solutions. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Praetura Ventures

Venture Round in 2015
Praetura have been supporting SMEs since 2011, raising capital and investing in the early stages of business life cycles. We have a strong track record in past performance and have developed a reputation for being a supportive and proactive investor who injects more than just capital. We can evidence the value from our differentiated approach both from investment returns and testament from our portfolio companies. Our partnered entrepreneurs embrace the shoulder to shoulder Praetura approach and utilise our experience and resource to maximise their businesses’ potential.

Mobedia

Seed Round in 2014
Mobedia Ltd operates as a digital and design agency, which offers film, animation, and online marketing. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom. As of November 15, 2019, Mobedia Ltd operates as a subsidiary of Digital Balance LTD.

Peak

Private Placement in 2017
Peak is a full-stack enterprise AI System that combines the required infrastructure, data processing, AI workflow and applications in a single SaaS product. Using it, organizations can deploy AI solutions using data sets from across the enterprise, while integrating those solutions into all other business systems to automate action and optimization in real-time. Peak is used by brands across most industries including retail, CPG, direct-to-consumer, construction, and supply chain management.

Wrights Landscapes Limited

Private Placement in 2018
Wrights Landscapes Limited provides services including development of block paving, boundary walls, macadam driveways, car parks, and vehicle access crossings for residential houses. It also provides turfing, fencing, retaining, paving, concreting, garden maintenance, drainage, and graveling services. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

Cultureshift Communications Ltd

Private Placement in 2020
Cultureshift Communications Ltd develops a software platform for reporting bullying and harassment. The platform helps organizations to monitor and prevent bullying and harassment in the workplace. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Stockport, United Kingdom.

Peak

Private Placement in 2020
Peak is a full-stack enterprise AI System that combines the required infrastructure, data processing, AI workflow and applications in a single SaaS product. Using it, organizations can deploy AI solutions using data sets from across the enterprise, while integrating those solutions into all other business systems to automate action and optimization in real-time. Peak is used by brands across most industries including retail, CPG, direct-to-consumer, construction, and supply chain management.

Sorted Group

Series B in 2019
Sorted Holdings Limited operates as a software as a service (SaaS) company. The Company offers delivery platform for online checkouts, warehouses, shipping, carrier management, shipping, delivery tracking, and post-purchase experience. It has products such as SortedHERO which provides real time delivery option data checkout services, SortedPRO which connects to carrier services with scalable delivery management, and SortedREACT which is carrier tracking platform. The company serves customers worldwide. Sorted Holdings Limited was founded in 2010 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

HURR

Venture Round in 2023
HURR is the smart way to rent your wardrobe, on-demand. The UK's leading wardrobe rental platform allows members to share clothes and accessories, securely and in seconds. HURR has been named the “Airbnb of Fashion”, disrupting fashion ownership and paving the way towards a more sustainable future. Discover and rent curated edits of contemporary and luxury brands, accessing trend led pieces and coveted one offs. Welcome to a new way to wardrobe.

Sprout.ai

Venture Round in 2023
AI powered Claims Automation & Fraud Filtering for Insurance Sprout.ai's Benefits: - Reduce settlement times with 50% - Increase fraud detection with 15% - Reduce operational costs with 70$ - Zero impact on IT roadmap - Industrial grade security Working with insurance players in USA, UK & Europe