Microbritt raises £400,000 to scale unique micro milling solution
Microbritt, a bespoke high-precision micromanufacturing service which has unique capabilities in manufacturing products from brittle materials such as glass, silicon, polymers and ceramics, has raised £400,000 in an investment round led by the North East Innovation Fund supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Northstar Ventures, alongside Business Investors Group and angels. […]
Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust is on track to launch Sunderland Music City with the support of £300k of social investment from Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures, through the North East Social Investment Fund (NESIF), has invested £300,000 into Sunderland Music Arts and Culture Trust, (‘MAC Trust’) alongside a grant of £37,500 from the County Durham Community Foundation. The funding is a key component in the organisation’s leading role in the regeneration of Sunderland and will enable the trust to […]
Northstar Ventures invests 7x industry average into women-led businesses
Northstar Ventures shares its statistics of investment into female led organisations. The UK Government’s Women-Led High-Growth Enterprise Taskforce, which aims to increase the number of women-led high-growth businesses across the UK, released its report last week. The report includes statistics on the current rate of investment into female led startups and provides recommendations to investors […]
Dragonfly Insulation raises £935,000 to scale next-generation aerogel technology
Northstar Ventures backs the expansion of Dragonfly Insulation by investing £500,000 to support its growth and expansion into new markets. Dragonfly Insulation, an advanced materials manufacturer, announces that it has raised £935,000 in an investment round led by the North East Innovation Fund supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Northstar Ventures, […]
Former British Business Investments CEO Judith Hartley joins Northstar Ventures
Former British Business Investments CEO, Judith Hartley, joins Northstar Ventures. Northstar Ventures is pleased to announce the appointment of a new board member, Judith Hartley, former CEO of British Business Investments and Interim CEO of British Patient Capital, the two commercial subsidiaries within the British Business Bank group. Alasdair Greig, Director of Northstar Ventures said: […]
Biotech raises further £2.35m for lab models that help avoid animal testing
Newcells Biotech – whose laboratory models are used in drug development and reduce reliance on animal testing – has raised a further £2.35m to boost its growth and help establish itself as a global leader in its field. The Newcastle-based company has secured funding from existing investors including the North East Venture Fund, supported by […]
Circadacare raises £1.3m to launch care at home solution Heleos
Circadacare has raised investment to launch its remote-monitoring solution, Heleos, for the independent living care market in Q1 2024. Circadian Lighting Limited, trading as Circadacare, announces its £1.3 million raise today in an investment round led by the North East Innovation Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Northstar Ventures, alongside […]
Atom co-founder Edward Twiddy joins Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures announces the appointment of a new Chair, Edward Twiddy, co-founder of Durham based fintech Atom Bank and former Director of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership. Northstar Ventures is a leading source of early stage risk capital for new tech firms and also targets deep local impact through its management of the North […]
Northstar Ventures launches its first EIS fund for individual investors, designed to drive prosperity in North East England
Northstar Ventures is proud to announce the launch of its first EIS fund, the Northstar EIS Growth Fund, which is now open for subscriptions. The first close of the fund is targeted for 31st March 2024, with investment then being made into a diverse portfolio of technology companies during the 2024/5 tax year. The fund […]
AMLo Biosciences publish pivotal data for diagnostic biomarker technology AMBLor® in identifying melanomas at low risk of metastasis
AMLo Biosciences publish pivotal data for diagnostic biomarker technology AMBLor® in identifying melanomas at low risk of metastasis AMLo Biosciences Ltd (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) announce the publication of a large-cohort international validation study, confirming that the combined biomarkers, AMBRA1 and loricrin (AMBLor® histochemical test) can be used to reliably stratify stage I and II […]
CellRev portfolio company of Northstar Ventures joins with food tech joint venture
CellRev uses bioprocessing expertise to disrupt the food technology industry and signals joint venture with BSF Enterprises PLC BSF (LSE: BSFA), (OTCQB: BSFAF), the Main Market listed biotech company and owner of pioneering UK-based tissue engineering company 3D Bio-Tissues (3DBT) and corneal tissue replacement company Kerato, has entered into a Term Sheet for an exclusive […]
Northstar Ventures releases its 2023 ESG and Impact Report, sharing its commitment to sustainable and inclusive business
Northstar Ventures released its 2023 ESG and Impact Report today, outlining its progress toward investing in more sustainable, resilient, and inclusive businesses across the North East of England. The report revealed that in their latest fund, the North East Innovation Fund, they have committed 15% of capital to female founded and female led businesses, more […]
Coping with Cancer North East supporting individuals impacted by cancer secures £120K social investment from Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures, through the North East Social Investment Fund (NESIF), has invested £120,000 into Coping with Cancer North East, alongside a grant of £30,000 from the County Durham Community Foundation. The funding will help them to grow their fundraising capabilities and launch a new support service for employers which will help to support those impacted […]
CellRev at the cutting edge of biological innovation for commercial scale cell manufacturing lands £1.4m investment
CellRev’s technology provides cellular product developers and manufacturers with a scalable cost-efficient production platform for adherent cells. The company’s continuous processing platform is gaining interest worldwide with a full launch planned in 2024. The startup today announced that it has raised £1.05 million in an investment round led by the North East Innovation Fund, supported […]
MySalesCoach plans for rapid growth securing seven-figure investment
MySalesCoach secured £700,000 investment from the North East Innovation Fund, supported by the European Development Fund and managed by Northstar Ventures, plus additional investment from leading angel investors. This follows on from the Company’s last funding round in December 2022 where they raised £560,000 from the North East Innovation Fund and angel investors. MySalesCoach has […]
Advanced Electric Machines addresses sustainability of EV motors with £23 million new investment
Advanced Electric Machines (AEM), a leader in sustainable motor manufacturing primarily for the automotive industry, announces it has secured £23 million of new investment. The funding will be used to scale up production capacity at its facility in the North East, deliver on ambitious growth plans to establish a global sales footprint, and bolster R&D […]
Social enterprise providing skilled work opportunities to Veterans receives £150K investment from Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures, through the North East Social Investment Fund, has invested £150,000 into the growth of Veteran Skills Academy, alongside a grant of £37,500 from County Durham Community Foundation, to begin its first trainee cohort. Veteran Skills Academy aims to create employment opportunities for those leaving the military and support them into long-term jobs in […]
AMLo Biosciences awarded six-figure grant from Innovate UK
Northstar Ventures’ Portfolio Company AMLo Biosciences receives funding grant to further develop melanoma diagnostic technology AMBLor® for an expanded indication into pigmented lesions A recent grant of £304,000 from Innovate UK Investor Partnership Round 11 has been awarded to AMLo Biosciences for a validation study of their AMBLor® prognostic biomarker technology in indeterminant melanocytic skin […]
Catalysing Community Businesses with £200,000 in Grants
In partnership with Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, Northstar Ventures announces a grant opportunity to North East charities and community organisations alongside loans provided by the North East Social Investment Fund (NESIF). The fund will award approximately £200,000 in grant funding until December 2024 to lower the barriers community businesses face when accessing […]
Leading British deep-tech startup Nanovery announces new patent
Nanovery Granted a Patent for its Revolutionary DNA Nanorobot Platform to Deliver Simple Diagnostic Tests for Diseases and Advance Drug Development Leading British deep-tech startup Nanovery has achieved a significant advance, with the grant of the first patent in the UK for its unique DNA nanorobot platform. This disruptive technology simplifies the detection of essential […]
Newcastle University spinout MarraBio secures seed investment
Pioneering life science start-up raises funding to commercialise its unique protein technology Three North East based investment funds have combined forces with a biotech industry specialist to support Newcastle University’s latest spin out company, MarraBio Ltd (“Marrabio”). Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), CPI Enterprises, Northstar Ventures, and TCS Biosciences have together provided MarraBio with an initial […]
Over £275m invested in the North East and Tees Valley by Northstar Ventures and its partners
Northstar Ventures celebrates investment milestone and job creation for small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises Venture capital investor Northstar Ventures celebrates the milestone of investing over £95m into small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises across the North East of England since 2010. The investment has attracted over £180m of additional investment alongside it […]
Manus secures £2.6m to support the commercialisation of NeuroMotor Pen™
Manus announces that it has closed a £2.6m funding round to support the commercialisation of its innovative NeuroMotor Pen™ Existing investors supported the £2.6m investment round including the North East Innovation Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, and managed by Northstar Ventures coleading the round with Par Equity with participation from SIS Ventures, […]
NunaBio raises £1.9M in seed funding to expand
NunaBio to join Pioneer Group’s Launch Venture Building programme Newcastle upon Tyne, 20 April 2023 – NunaBio, a TechBio company producing synthetic DNA forbiochemical research, today announced it has raised £1.9m in a seed round with participation from the North East Innovation Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Northstar Ventures, […]
Nanovery secures over £1.85 million for cancer diagnostic solution
A Newcastle-based company has raised over £ 1.85 million of funding to help its quest to save more lives through better testing for prostate cancer. The funding includes £500,000 investment from the North East Innovation Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Northstar Ventures alongside investment from Prostate Cancer Research together […]
Investment Boost for Online Home Design Start-Up
Peek Home, the preferred online home design startup by ‘Love It or List It’, attracts £370,000 of investment from Northstar Ventures and Angels. Roland and Jaemi Glancy, a married couple from Cullercoats, first started helping their friends to visualise the potential for their homes with sketch designs and 3D models in their evenings and weekends. […]
Open for business: Investors gather to hear about £30 billion of investable opportunity in the North East of England
On Thursday 17 November, Northstar Ventures, in partnership with Northern Accelerator, a collaboration between the North East’s universities, hosted a breakfast event in London to showcase the next decade’s £30 billion of investable opportunities in the North East of England. Working alongside NewcastleGateshead Initiative (NGI) and key players, this event provided the opportunity for the […]
Promoting Female Founders and Leaders
Talent exists in all forms whether hard or soft skills, and no matter gender, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic status or ethnicity and we are committed to diversity within our portfolio. As a VC we know our remit is to invest in the most innovative solutions, play an advisory role in scaling each tech company […]
