# Northern Light Microscopy funding: rounds and investors

> Northern Light Microscopy has raised $1.6M across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include Scottish Enterprise. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/northern-light-microscopy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Northern Light Microscopy*

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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.

Biotech

Raised 3 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.6M** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 2 sources

**$1.4M** Pre-seed **$202K** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $202K Aug 2026
- **Biggest round:** $1.4M Pre-seed · Apr 2026
- **Investors:** 1

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.

2027

**$1.4M** Pre-seed

**$202K** Round

- **First round:** Pre-seed, $1.4M
- **Biggest round:** $1.4M
- **Between rounds:** 4 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2026** Round **$202K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Apr 2026** Pre-seed **$1.4M** *1 new* [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

Northern Light Microscopy filed 2 raises, $1.6M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Aug 2026 **$202K** UK share allotment
- Apr 2026 **$1.4M** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Northern Light Microscopy's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team.

**Dr Peter Tinning** CEO, Co-Founder ​

**Dr Ralf Bauer** CTO, Co-Founder ​

- **Mr Colin Roberts** Chair, non-exec director
- **Mr Mark Donnachie** Product Integration Engineer
- **Mr Mark Peters** Senior Software Engineer
- **Ms Freya Whiteford** R&D Engineer

## Everyone who backed them

[Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) Government **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=northern-light-microscopy).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Northern Light Microscopy 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.

[STAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stac) Company Per its own site

## Quick answers about Northern Light Microscopy

### Who invested in Northern Light Microscopy?

Northern Light Microscopy's investors include Scottish Enterprise.

### How much has Northern Light Microscopy raised?

Northern Light Microscopy has raised $1.6M across 2 rounds since 2026.

### When did Northern Light Microscopy last raise?

Northern Light Microscopy's most recent round, $202K, was in Aug 2026.

### What was Northern Light Microscopy's biggest round?

Northern Light Microscopy's largest round on record is $1.4M (Pre-seed), in Apr 2026.

### Who backed Northern Light Microscopy first?

Northern Light Microscopy's first round on record, in Apr 2026, was backed by Scottish Enterprise.

### What stage is Northern Light Microscopy at?

Northern Light Microscopy's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Apr 2026.

### Where is Northern Light Microscopy based?

Northern Light Microscopy is based in the United Kingdom.

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