Praetura Ventures

Praetura Ventures is a venture capital investment firm established in 2011 and based in Manchester, United Kingdom. The firm focuses on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing capital and asset financing services, particularly through leasing and hire purchase arrangements. Praetura Ventures specializes in early-stage investments, primarily targeting sectors such as artificial intelligence, gaming, healthtech, life sciences, and cybersecurity. The firm is known for its proactive and supportive investment approach, which emphasizes collaboration with entrepreneurs to help maximize their business potential. The Praetura EIS 2020 Fund, managed by the firm, aims to invest in the north of England, typically making six to eight investments. Praetura Ventures has built a strong reputation for delivering value through its differentiated strategies and positive relationships with portfolio companies.

Mark Lyons

Director of Investments

Andy Round

Director

Past deals in United Kingdom

Covatic

Series A in 2023
Covatic Ltd, established in 2016 and headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom, specializes in broadcast personalization software. The company utilizes mobile-based algorithms to enhance user experiences through smart personalization in applications. With an additional office in London, Covatic aims to refine its technology and expand its offerings, focusing on developing innovative solutions that meet the needs of its users. The team is composed of dedicated problem solvers committed to advancing their products and fostering partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations.

Coadjute

Venture Round in 2023
Coadjute Ltd is a technology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing a blockchain and AI-based network aimed at transforming the residential real estate market. Coadjute provides a decentralized platform that facilitates workflow and data sharing among various stakeholders in property transactions. Its offerings include tools for optimizing and tracking construction projects, enhancing mortgage processes, and managing digital records of buildings and their associated data. By integrating its solutions with existing CRM software, Coadjute enables seamless communication and document sharing among businesses, thereby reducing costs and accelerating transaction timelines. The company is supported by prominent names in the property market and is backed by R3, a leading provider of enterprise blockchain software. Coadjute aims to foster collaboration within the property industry, ultimately creating greater value for all parties involved.

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 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.

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.

Modern Milkman

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

XR Games

Venture Round in 2022
XR Games Limited, established in 2017 and based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializes in the development of mobile and arcade games, focusing primarily on Virtual and Augmented Reality experiences. The company creates games for well-known intellectual properties, leveraging their unique capabilities to deliver engaging gaming experiences. As an innovative start-up, XR Games has garnered venture capital funding to support its growth and development in the competitive gaming industry.

Futr

Seed Round in 2022
Futr AI Limited is a British technology company based in London, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing a conversation-as-a-service platform that leverages machine learning and conversational interfaces to enhance communication and streamline processes for various sectors, including public services, small and medium-sized enterprises, and larger corporations. The company offers its solutions to staff and customers alike, as well as providing an application programming interface for developers. As a subsidiary of Praetura Ventures, Futr is focused on transforming data into dialogue, thereby facilitating more efficient interactions and workflows across its target markets.

Cyclr

Venture Round in 2022
Cyclr Systems Ltd is a cloud-based integration platform that supports SaaS and application vendors in creating, managing, and deploying integrations within their applications. Founded in 2013 and based in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Brighton and London, Cyclr offers a range of solutions, including a connector layer for connecting to SaaS services, an orchestration layer for creating and publishing integrations, and a presentation layer for deploying these integrations within client applications. By providing a user-friendly, drag-and-drop visual interface developed in collaboration with leading academics, Cyclr enables software companies to enhance their integration delivery capabilities while saving engineering time and reducing overhead costs. The platform operates seamlessly in the background, transforming APIs from a developer-centric feature into a user-friendly experience for end-users.

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.

Percayso Inform

Venture Round in 2022
Percayso provides insurers with access to a wide range of data sources, allowing them to form a more comprehensive view of their customers.

Coadjute

Seed Round in 2021
Coadjute Ltd is a technology company based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing a blockchain and AI-based network aimed at transforming the residential real estate market. Coadjute provides a decentralized platform that facilitates workflow and data sharing among various stakeholders in property transactions. Its offerings include tools for optimizing and tracking construction projects, enhancing mortgage processes, and managing digital records of buildings and their associated data. By integrating its solutions with existing CRM software, Coadjute enables seamless communication and document sharing among businesses, thereby reducing costs and accelerating transaction timelines. The company is supported by prominent names in the property market and is backed by R3, a leading provider of enterprise blockchain software. Coadjute aims to foster collaboration within the property industry, ultimately creating greater value for all parties involved.

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.

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.

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.

Peak

Series C in 2021
Peak is a data analytics and business intelligence company that offers a comprehensive enterprise AI system designed to integrate, manage, and secure data across various industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Jaipur, Brisbane, and New York, Peak provides a platform that combines infrastructure, data processing, AI workflows, and applications in a single software-as-a-service solution. This platform enables organizations to deploy AI-driven solutions using enterprise-wide data sets and integrates these solutions into existing business systems to automate real-time actions and optimize operations. Peak serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, construction, and supply chain management, helping businesses enhance decision-making and accelerate revenue growth.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2021
XR Games Limited, established in 2017 and based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializes in the development of mobile and arcade games, focusing primarily on Virtual and Augmented Reality experiences. The company creates games for well-known intellectual properties, leveraging their unique capabilities to deliver engaging gaming experiences. As an innovative start-up, XR Games has garnered venture capital funding to support its growth and development in the competitive gaming industry.

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.

​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 pioneering company that specializes in converting prescription drugs into over-the-counter products, allowing consumers to manage their health without needing a doctor's prescription. Founded in 2013 and based in Alderley Edge, United Kingdom, Maxwellia offers a range of services to facilitate this switch process. These services include SwitchScreen, which identifies existing and potential opportunities for drug conversion; SwitchUp, which provides design support and risk mitigation strategies; and SwitchAbility, which guides the entire switch journey from concept to market launch. Through these services, Maxwellia aims to streamline the transition of prescription medications to OTC availability, enhancing accessibility for consumers.

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.

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.

Peak

Series B in 2021
Peak is a data analytics and business intelligence company that offers a comprehensive enterprise AI system designed to integrate, manage, and secure data across various industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Jaipur, Brisbane, and New York, Peak provides a platform that combines infrastructure, data processing, AI workflows, and applications in a single software-as-a-service solution. This platform enables organizations to deploy AI-driven solutions using enterprise-wide data sets and integrates these solutions into existing business systems to automate real-time actions and optimize operations. Peak serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, construction, and supply chain management, helping businesses enhance decision-making and accelerate revenue growth.

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.

RapidSpike

Venture Round in 2020
RapidSpike is a digital monitoring platform that focuses on enhancing customer interactions with websites. The company monitors real and synthetic customer experiences to provide insights that help businesses improve their digital platforms. By tracking user interactions, RapidSpike enables organizations to identify and address issues that can negatively impact customer satisfaction and brand reputation. The platform also emphasizes cybersecurity, detecting vulnerabilities and supply chain attacks to mitigate the risk of data breaches and protect customer trust. Additionally, RapidSpike aids in optimizing website performance in real-time, facilitating faster and more efficient user experiences to drive revenue growth. Founded in 2011 and based in Leeds, United Kingdom, RapidSpike serves businesses seeking to improve their online presence and resilience against cyber threats.

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.

Peak

Series A in 2020
Peak is a data analytics and business intelligence company that offers a comprehensive enterprise AI system designed to integrate, manage, and secure data across various industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Jaipur, Brisbane, and New York, Peak provides a platform that combines infrastructure, data processing, AI workflows, and applications in a single software-as-a-service solution. This platform enables organizations to deploy AI-driven solutions using enterprise-wide data sets and integrates these solutions into existing business systems to automate real-time actions and optimize operations. Peak serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, construction, and supply chain management, helping businesses enhance decision-making and accelerate revenue growth.

Culture Shift

Seed Round in 2020
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.

Natrox

Venture Round in 2020
Inotec AMD is a wound-care company that has developed Natrox:tm:, a device that produces a continuous flow of humidified oxygen and directs it to a specially-designed dressing, allowing oxygen to constantly refresh the wound. NATROX:tm: is a battery-powered medical device that produces a continuous flow of pure humidified oxygen from air and directs it through a fine tube to a specially-designed Oxygen Delivery System (ODS), allowing the oxygen to constantly refresh the wound while allowing free passage of wound fluids (exudate) to pass away from the wound surface for absorption and retention in the normal way.

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.

Feedstock

Venture Round in 2019
Feedstock Ltd. develops artificial intelligence solutions aimed at improving information management for investment professionals. Founded in 2015 and based in London, the company offers two main products: Synapse and Cortex. Synapse is a multi-lingual technology that captures and transforms information from various communication channels into actionable insights, while Cortex tracks research interactions and identifies research inducements across these channels. By utilizing advanced AI and machine learning, Feedstock analyzes unstructured data generated from both internal and external communications, enhancing sales and compliance processes. The company's offerings also include sales and email insights, customer relationship management enrichment, cloud security, data encryption, and compliance solutions. Feedstock aims to provide clients in the financial services sector with valuable business intelligence that drives productivity and minimizes compliance risks.

XR Games

Venture Round in 2019
XR Games Limited, established in 2017 and based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializes in the development of mobile and arcade games, focusing primarily on Virtual and Augmented Reality experiences. The company creates games for well-known intellectual properties, leveraging their unique capabilities to deliver engaging gaming experiences. As an innovative start-up, XR Games has garnered venture capital funding to support its growth and development in the competitive gaming industry.

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.

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.

Sorted Group

Series B in 2019
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, specializing in solutions that enhance the delivery and post-purchase experience for online retailers. Founded in 2010, the company offers a range of products designed to streamline operations, including SortedHERO, which provides real-time delivery options at checkout; SortedPRO, which facilitates scalable delivery management by connecting to various carrier services; and SortedREACT, a platform for tracking shipments. By focusing on data-driven software, Sorted Group aims to simplify carrier management and delivery tracking for its customers worldwide.

Futr

Seed Round in 2019
Futr AI Limited is a British technology company based in London, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing a conversation-as-a-service platform that leverages machine learning and conversational interfaces to enhance communication and streamline processes for various sectors, including public services, small and medium-sized enterprises, and larger corporations. The company offers its solutions to staff and customers alike, as well as providing an application programming interface for developers. As a subsidiary of Praetura Ventures, Futr is focused on transforming data into dialogue, thereby facilitating more efficient interactions and workflows across its target markets.

SteamaCo

Series B in 2019
SteamaCo provides an Internet of Things-based metering platform that enhances utility management services for underserved energy consumers, particularly in remote areas with high operational costs and limited connectivity. The company's innovative energy management system collects and analyzes data from the distribution network, allowing utilities to identify issues such as energy theft and meter bypass. Additionally, SteamaCo's platform supports the management of the entire distribution grid through a field force automation application, helping clients minimize losses and deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy. By operating in previously unreachable locations, SteamaCo aims to improve energy access for millions.

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.

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.

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
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.

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.

Peak

Series A in 2017
Peak is a data analytics and business intelligence company that offers a comprehensive enterprise AI system designed to integrate, manage, and secure data across various industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Jaipur, Brisbane, and New York, Peak provides a platform that combines infrastructure, data processing, AI workflows, and applications in a single software-as-a-service solution. This platform enables organizations to deploy AI-driven solutions using enterprise-wide data sets and integrates these solutions into existing business systems to automate real-time actions and optimize operations. Peak serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, construction, and supply chain management, helping businesses enhance decision-making and accelerate revenue growth.

Sorted Group

Series A in 2017
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, specializing in solutions that enhance the delivery and post-purchase experience for online retailers. Founded in 2010, the company offers a range of products designed to streamline operations, including SortedHERO, which provides real-time delivery options at checkout; SortedPRO, which facilitates scalable delivery management by connecting to various carrier services; and SortedREACT, a platform for tracking shipments. By focusing on data-driven software, Sorted Group aims to simplify carrier management and delivery tracking for its customers worldwide.

Starcount

Venture Round in 2017
Starcount Ltd. specializes in providing insights derived from social media and transaction data to enhance business decision-making. Established in 2000 and based in London, the company offers a range of services, including data feeds, custom platforms, and consultancy to help clients better serve existing customers, acquire new audiences, and expand brand reach. Starcount applies big data and artificial intelligence to identify consumer behavior patterns, delivering predictive analysis and granular insights. The company's clientele spans various sectors, including retail, media, sports, finance, telecom, insurance, entertainment, and e-commerce, allowing them to make informed decisions that improve outcomes and drive revenue.

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 management firm that focuses on providing tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services, including wealth advice, family office support, and portfolio management. In addition to these core services, Artorius also emphasizes family governance and professional client advisory credit structuring. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius enables them to make informed financial decisions and effectively manage their wealth.

Challenge Group

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

Peak

Seed Round in 2016
Peak is a data analytics and business intelligence company that offers a comprehensive enterprise AI system designed to integrate, manage, and secure data across various industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, with additional offices in Jaipur, Brisbane, and New York, Peak provides a platform that combines infrastructure, data processing, AI workflows, and applications in a single software-as-a-service solution. This platform enables organizations to deploy AI-driven solutions using enterprise-wide data sets and integrates these solutions into existing business systems to automate real-time actions and optimize operations. Peak serves a diverse range of sectors, including retail, consumer goods, construction, and supply chain management, helping businesses enhance decision-making and accelerate revenue growth.

Sorted Group

Venture Round in 2016
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, specializing in solutions that enhance the delivery and post-purchase experience for online retailers. Founded in 2010, the company offers a range of products designed to streamline operations, including SortedHERO, which provides real-time delivery options at checkout; SortedPRO, which facilitates scalable delivery management by connecting to various carrier services; and SortedREACT, a platform for tracking shipments. By focusing on data-driven software, Sorted Group aims to simplify carrier management and delivery tracking for its customers worldwide.

Artorius

Series A in 2016
Artorius is a specialist wealth management firm that focuses on providing tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services, including wealth advice, family office support, and portfolio management. In addition to these core services, Artorius also emphasizes family governance and professional client advisory credit structuring. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius enables them to make informed financial decisions and effectively manage their wealth.

Praetura Ventures

Venture Round in 2016
Praetura Ventures is a Manchester-based venture capital investment firm founded in 2011, specializing in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during their early stages of development. The firm focuses on raising capital and providing asset financing services, including leasing and hire purchase. Praetura Ventures has established a reputation for being a proactive investor, offering not only financial support but also valuable resources and expertise to help entrepreneurs maximize their business potential. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as artificial intelligence, gaming, healthtech, life sciences, and cybersecurity, with a particular emphasis on opportunities within the north of England. Through its differentiated approach, Praetura Ventures has demonstrated a strong track record of investment returns and positive testimonials from its portfolio companies.

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. specializes in providing insights derived from social media and transaction data to enhance business decision-making. Established in 2000 and based in London, the company offers a range of services, including data feeds, custom platforms, and consultancy to help clients better serve existing customers, acquire new audiences, and expand brand reach. Starcount applies big data and artificial intelligence to identify consumer behavior patterns, delivering predictive analysis and granular insights. The company's clientele spans various sectors, including retail, media, sports, finance, telecom, insurance, entertainment, and e-commerce, allowing them to make informed decisions that improve outcomes and drive revenue.

Postio

Seed Round in 2015
Postio is a UK-based e-business start-up focused on enhancing the digital and sharing economy while promoting global wealth. The company offers a peer-to-peer delivery platform that simplifies the process of sending and receiving items. Leveraging a community-driven delivery system, Postio enables clients to efficiently manage the delivery of mails and parcels, providing a user-friendly solution that streamlines logistics for individuals and businesses alike.

Sorted Group

Venture Round in 2015
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, specializing in solutions that enhance the delivery and post-purchase experience for online retailers. Founded in 2010, the company offers a range of products designed to streamline operations, including SortedHERO, which provides real-time delivery options at checkout; SortedPRO, which facilitates scalable delivery management by connecting to various carrier services; and SortedREACT, a platform for tracking shipments. By focusing on data-driven software, Sorted Group aims to simplify carrier management and delivery tracking for its customers worldwide.

INC. Travel Group

Venture Round in 2015
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.

Artorius

Venture Round in 2015
Artorius is a specialist wealth management firm that focuses on providing tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services, including wealth advice, family office support, and portfolio management. In addition to these core services, Artorius also emphasizes family governance and professional client advisory credit structuring. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius enables them to make informed financial decisions and effectively manage their wealth.

Praetura Ventures

Venture Round in 2015
Praetura Ventures is a Manchester-based venture capital investment firm founded in 2011, specializing in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during their early stages of development. The firm focuses on raising capital and providing asset financing services, including leasing and hire purchase. Praetura Ventures has established a reputation for being a proactive investor, offering not only financial support but also valuable resources and expertise to help entrepreneurs maximize their business potential. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as artificial intelligence, gaming, healthtech, life sciences, and cybersecurity, with a particular emphasis on opportunities within the north of England. Through its differentiated approach, Praetura Ventures has demonstrated a strong track record of investment returns and positive testimonials from its portfolio companies.

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.

Artorius

Venture Round in 2014
Artorius is a specialist wealth management firm that focuses on providing tailored financial services to individuals and families. The company offers a range of services, including wealth advice, family office support, and portfolio management. In addition to these core services, Artorius also emphasizes family governance and professional client advisory credit structuring. By prioritizing the unique needs of its clients, Artorius enables them to make informed financial decisions and effectively manage their wealth.

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.

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.

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 2014
Praetura Ventures is a Manchester-based venture capital investment firm founded in 2011, specializing in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during their early stages of development. The firm focuses on raising capital and providing asset financing services, including leasing and hire purchase. Praetura Ventures has established a reputation for being a proactive investor, offering not only financial support but also valuable resources and expertise to help entrepreneurs maximize their business potential. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as artificial intelligence, gaming, healthtech, life sciences, and cybersecurity, with a particular emphasis on opportunities within the north of England. Through its differentiated approach, Praetura Ventures has demonstrated a strong track record of investment returns and positive testimonials from its portfolio companies.

INC. Travel Group

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

Sorted Group

Seed Round in 2014
Sorted Group is a global software as a service (SaaS) company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, specializing in solutions that enhance the delivery and post-purchase experience for online retailers. Founded in 2010, the company offers a range of products designed to streamline operations, including SortedHERO, which provides real-time delivery options at checkout; SortedPRO, which facilitates scalable delivery management by connecting to various carrier services; and SortedREACT, a platform for tracking shipments. By focusing on data-driven software, Sorted Group aims to simplify carrier management and delivery tracking for its customers worldwide.

Praetura Ventures

Venture Round in 2013
Praetura Ventures is a Manchester-based venture capital investment firm founded in 2011, specializing in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during their early stages of development. The firm focuses on raising capital and providing asset financing services, including leasing and hire purchase. Praetura Ventures has established a reputation for being a proactive investor, offering not only financial support but also valuable resources and expertise to help entrepreneurs maximize their business potential. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as artificial intelligence, gaming, healthtech, life sciences, and cybersecurity, with a particular emphasis on opportunities within the north of England. Through its differentiated approach, Praetura Ventures has demonstrated a strong track record of investment returns and positive testimonials from its portfolio companies.

Starcount

Venture Round in 2013
Starcount Ltd. specializes in providing insights derived from social media and transaction data to enhance business decision-making. Established in 2000 and based in London, the company offers a range of services, including data feeds, custom platforms, and consultancy to help clients better serve existing customers, acquire new audiences, and expand brand reach. Starcount applies big data and artificial intelligence to identify consumer behavior patterns, delivering predictive analysis and granular insights. The company's clientele spans various sectors, including retail, media, sports, finance, telecom, insurance, entertainment, and e-commerce, allowing them to make informed decisions that improve outcomes and drive revenue.

INC. Travel Group

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

Starcount

Seed Round in 2013
Starcount Ltd. specializes in providing insights derived from social media and transaction data to enhance business decision-making. Established in 2000 and based in London, the company offers a range of services, including data feeds, custom platforms, and consultancy to help clients better serve existing customers, acquire new audiences, and expand brand reach. Starcount applies big data and artificial intelligence to identify consumer behavior patterns, delivering predictive analysis and granular insights. The company's clientele spans various sectors, including retail, media, sports, finance, telecom, insurance, entertainment, and e-commerce, allowing them to make informed decisions that improve outcomes and drive revenue.

Starcount

Seed Round in 2012
Starcount Ltd. specializes in providing insights derived from social media and transaction data to enhance business decision-making. Established in 2000 and based in London, the company offers a range of services, including data feeds, custom platforms, and consultancy to help clients better serve existing customers, acquire new audiences, and expand brand reach. Starcount applies big data and artificial intelligence to identify consumer behavior patterns, delivering predictive analysis and granular insights. The company's clientele spans various sectors, including retail, media, sports, finance, telecom, insurance, entertainment, and e-commerce, allowing them to make informed decisions that improve outcomes and drive revenue.