Investors in Northern Ireland

Founded in 1995, Crescent Capital is a Belfast-based venture capital fund manager focused on opportunities in Northern Ireland. The firm specialised in corporate step-outs and university spin-outs and primarily invests in information technology, life sciences and manufacturing companies.

Clarendon Fund Managers is a venture capital fund manager based in Belfast, focused on co-investments with business angel and private investor lead deals. It manages £42.5m of regional VC Funds in Northern Ireland including the £30m Co-Investment Fund and has invested in over 60 companies since it began investing in 2001.

Techstart Ventures is a leading investor of seed capital across Scotland and Northern Ireland. they are a trusted partner to ambitious founders on their journey to success.

HBAN is an all-island umbrella group responsible for the development of business angel syndicates. HBAN actively works to increase the number of angel investors involved in investing in early stage companies and supports the formation of new and existing angel networks, both regionally and internationally, and within industry sectors. Despite the economic tsunami, the growth in Irish business angel investment in recent times has been significant. In 2014 HBAN business angels, across the island invested €9 million into 48 companies. This direct angel investment leveraged a further €20M of additional public & private funds into these companies from organisations such as Enterprise Ireland, venture capital companies and founders. These numbers have risen steadily from 2011 when HBAN helped 29 companies raise €12m of which €6m came from angel investors.

Business Growth Fund was set up in 2011 to offer growing companies and ambitious entrepreneurs patient capital and strategic support. Today, they are the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in small and medium-sized companies. An established and independent company, they have £2.5bn to support a range of growing companies – early stage, growth stage and quoted – across every region and sector of the economy. Hundreds of companies are using their equity capital investments to accelerate growth. With 14 offices, they are close and relevant to the businesses they invest in. They have grown to a team of 150+ and a network that’s made up of one of the largest pools of board-level executives. Collectively, the companies in their portfolio employ close to 50,000 people. They want to see more entrepreneurs using their capital not only to scale-up their own business but also, collectively, to drive economic activity and with it increase employment, exports and growth.

Seedrs is the leading online platform for investing in the equity of startups and other growth companies in Europe and has been named the most active investor in private companies in the UK. Seedr allows all types of investors invest in businesses they believe in and share in their success and allow all types of growth-focused businesses raise capital and business community in the process. The company do all of this through a simple, highly professional, online process that protects and empowers investors while helping businesses grow and generate returns

Montagu is an independent mid-market European private equity investor that backs management buyouts and other private equity deals. The firm was established in 1968 as a division of Midland Bank plc, which has subsequently been acquired by the HSBC Group. In 2003, Montagu's management acquired 80.1 percent of the company from HSBC, with the latter retaining a 19.9 percent stake.

Juno Capital is an innovative specialist alternative asset manager to a network of wealthy individuals and family offices – the “Syndicate Members”. Established in 2011, we target asset classes overlooked by mainstream asset managers and private banks, including venture capital, asset backed fixed income and niche property. Juno Capital was founded by Julian Hickman and Edward Rudd in 2011.

Albion typically invests £2-5m for a minority stake Series A and early Series B. They support outstanding entrepreneurs who have demonstrated product-market fit, a clear go to market strategy and long term differentiation in a growth market. They look at most sectors, with a particular focus on digital B2B companies – enterprise software and technology services – across a broad range of sectors, including digital health, cybersecurity, martech and fintech. Companies that benefit from macro themes around disruption, digital transformation, and the trend towards a data-driven economy are particularly attractive. They also invest in companies commercialising IP from University College London via the UCL Technology Fund.

Albion typically invests £2-5m for a minority stake Series A and early Series B. They support outstanding entrepreneurs who have demonstrated product-market fit, a clear go to market strategy and long term differentiation in a growth market. They look at most sectors, with a particular focus on digital B2B companies – enterprise software and technology services – across a broad range of sectors, including digital health, cybersecurity, martech and fintech. Companies that benefit from macro themes around disruption, digital transformation, and the trend towards a data-driven economy are particularly attractive. They also invest in companies commercialising IP from University College London via the UCL Technology Fund.