# Holdson funding: rounds and investors > Holdson has raised $2.8M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), Praetura Ventures and British... Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/holdson (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Holdson* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Advanced Manufacturing Aerospace & Space Automotive & EVs Defence Tech Raised 3 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$2.8M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources **$2.0M** Growth **$813K** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $813K Jul 2026 - **Biggest round:** $2.0M Growth · Sept 2025 - **Investors:** 6 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2026 **$2.0M** Growth **$813K** Round - **First round:** Growth, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $2.0M - **Between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Jul 2026** Round **$813K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Sept 2025** Growth **$2.0M** *6 new* [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund-ii-npif-ii) Lead [Praetura Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-ventures) [British Design Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-design-fund) [SANDS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands) [Oval Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oval-investments) [Praetura Equity Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-equity-finance) Reported by Praetura Ventures and 1 other ## Funding filed with regulators Holdson filed 4 raises, $2.7M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Jul 2026 **$813K** UK share allotment - Oct 2025 **$269K** UK share allotment - Oct 2025 **$928K** UK share allotment - Sept 2025 **$668K** UK share allotment ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Growth** 2025 **Round** 2026 [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund-ii-npif-ii) L [Praetura Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-ventures) [British Design Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-design-fund) [SANDS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands) [Oval Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oval-investments) [Praetura Equity Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-equity-finance) ## Everyone who backed them [Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund-ii-npif-ii) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Praetura Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-ventures) VC firm **1** round [British Design Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-design-fund) VC firm **1** round [SANDS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands) VC firm **1** round [Oval Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oval-investments) Growth equity **1** round [Praetura Equity Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/praetura-equity-finance) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=holdson). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Holdson as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Sixth Wave Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sixth-wave-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Holdson ### Who invested in Holdson? Holdson's investors include Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), Praetura Ventures, British Design Fund, SANDS and Oval Investments, and 1 more on record. ### How much has Holdson raised? Holdson has raised $2.8M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Holdson last raise? Holdson's most recent round, $813K, was in Jul 2026. ### What was Holdson's biggest round? Holdson's largest round on record is $2.0M (Growth), in Sept 2025, led by Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II). ### Who backed Holdson first? Holdson's first round on record, in Sept 2025, was backed by Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), Praetura Ventures and British Design Fund and 3 others. ### What stage is Holdson at? Holdson's latest named round is a Growth, in Sept 2025. ### Where is Holdson based? Holdson is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led Holdson's rounds? Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) led the Growth in 2025. ## Companies like Holdson In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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