# Merseyside Special Investment Fund: portfolio, investments and team > Merseyside Special Investment Fund is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 19 investments on record, latest Aug 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/merseyside-special (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Merseyside Special Investment Fund Last cheque observed Aug 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Series B Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record Since the last cheque **4819** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$600K** Rounds led **0 of 19** Sole investor **12 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%** Pitch Merseyside Special Investment Fund ## Merseyside Special Investment Fund highlights - 01 19 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 86% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $583K ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B - **Based in:** United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances** - **2013** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Biofortuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/biofortuna)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$2.0M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Sovex](https://millionrounds.com/company/sovex)** Seed · GB · msif.co.uk **$750K** Sole investor - **2012** 4 rounds - **Apr** **[Biofortuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/biofortuna)** GB · finsmes.com **$3.3M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[NWIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/nwix)** GB · finsmes.com **$793K** Sole investor - **Apr** **[P&R Labpak](https://millionrounds.com/company/p-and-r-labpak)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$476K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Biofortuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/biofortuna)** Venture · GB **$2.0M** With 3 others - **2008** 1 round - **Oct** **[Flasma](https://millionrounds.com/company/flasma)** GB · alliancefundmanagers.com **$594K** Sole investor - **2007** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[So Protect Me](https://millionrounds.com/company/so-protect-me)** Series A · GB · soprotectme.com **$415K** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Taecanet](https://millionrounds.com/company/taecanet)** GB · alliancefundmanagers.com **$1.6M** Sole investor - **Aug** **[Editlite](https://millionrounds.com/company/editlite)** Seed · GB · bulletin.sciencebusiness.net **$600K** Sole investor - **May** **[PalindromX](https://millionrounds.com/company/palindromx)** GB · growthbusiness.co.uk **$199K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[iXpert](https://millionrounds.com/company/ixpert)** Venture · GB **$157K** Sole investor - **2006** 5 rounds - **Dec** **[Decision Curve](https://millionrounds.com/company/decision-curve)** Series A · GB **$1.1M** Sole investor - **Dec** **[Paver Downes Associates](https://millionrounds.com/company/paver-downes-associates)** Venture · GB · growthbusiness.co.uk **$2.0M** With 1 other - **Oct** **[SLR Technology Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/slr-technology-solutions)** Venture · GB **$150K** Sole investor - **Jul** **[Genemation](https://millionrounds.com/company/genemation)** Venture · GB **$440K** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Alai](https://millionrounds.com/company/alai)** Venture · GB **$573K** Sole investor - **2005** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Cull Micro Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/cull-micro-imaging)** Venture · GB · thefreelibrary.com **$460K** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Jade Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/jade-solutions)** Venture · GB **$7.5M** With 2 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **7** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$600K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$583K** Led 0 of 19 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 12 rounds - **Last cheque:** Aug 2013 Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *10* - Seed said *2* - Series A said *2* - Series B said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2005 2013 Often in the room with - [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) 3 - [Catapult Venture Managers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-venture-managers) 2 - [Enterprise Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ventures) 2 **Pitching Merseyside Special Investment Fund?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Merseyside Special Investment Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Foresight Group** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group)[**Catapult Venture Managers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-venture-managers)[**Enterprise Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ventures) ## Quick answers about Merseyside Special Investment Fund ### What does Merseyside Special Investment Fund invest in? Merseyside Special Investment Fund invests most often at Venture and Seed (86% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Merseyside Special Investment Fund? 19 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2013. ### How big are Merseyside Special Investment Fund's cheques? The median round it joins is $600K. ### Does Merseyside Special Investment Fund lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 19 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Merseyside Special Investment Fund invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%). ### Is Merseyside Special Investment Fund investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2013. ### Who does Merseyside Special Investment Fund invest alongside? Most often Foresight Group (3 rounds together), Catapult Venture Managers (2 rounds together) and Enterprise Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Merseyside Special Investment Fund? Merseyside Special Investment Fund is a VC firm based in United Kingdom. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=merseyside-special) · [Is this your firm? 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