United Kingdom · Investor

Northern Gritstone

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 36 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AReal EstateSmart BuildingProp-tech

Deploying now
100%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 36 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.3MCheque size, as they say$350K – $6.3MRounds led4 of 36Sole investor7 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
Pitch Northern Gritstone

Northern Gritstone highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $2.5M

What they do

The page lists portfolio and investment-related services but does not describe its investment approach.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$350K – $6.3M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Real EstateSmart BuildingProp-tech
Based in
Manchester, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first36 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    adsilicoSeries A · GB · Google News search$13MWith 2 others
  3. Oct
    Silvia BioSeed · GB · Tech Funding News$4.0MLed
  4. Oct
    Matter MachinePre-seed · GB · Tech Funding News$5.3MWith 5 others
  5. Sept
  6. Jul
    Pixel-FloSeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$7.0MLed
  7. Jun
    SilverayPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$6.6MWith 3 others
  8. May
    ImperagenSeed · GB · TechCrunch$6.7MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    AmpliSiPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$2.7MLed
  10. Mar
    CytotraitSeed · GB$4.0MSole investor
  11. Jan
    OptalysysSeries A · GB$31MSole investor
  12. Jan
    QV BioelectronicsVenture · GB$6.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2025

    8 rounds

  14. Dec
    IVFmicroPre-seed · GB$4.7MWith 1 other
  15. Oct
    SitehopSeries A · GB$10MWith 3 others
  16. Aug
    PhovIR TechnologiesSeed · GB$5.4MSole investor
  17. Jul
    AssetCoolSeries A · GB$14MWith 2 others
  18. Jun
    Apini TherapeuticsSeed · GB$2.4MSole investor
  19. Jun
    Literal LabsPre-seed · GB$6.2MWith 2 others
  20. Mar
    Phlux TechnologySeries A · GB$12MWith 4 others
  21. Jan
    BOWSeed · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  22. 2024

    8 rounds

  23. Dec
    PartfulSeries A · GB$6.4MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
    Exciting InstrumentsSeed · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  25. Nov
    SilveraySeed · GB$5.1MWith 3 others
  26. Oct
    MicroLubSeed · GB$4.5MWith 2 others
  27. Jun
    Cavero QuantumSeed · GB$2.8MWith 1 other
  28. May
    FloreonVenture · GB$318KSole investor
  29. Mar
    PhagenesisSeries D · GB$42MWith 1 other
  30. Feb
    AdsilicoSeed · GB$4.4MWith 1 other
  31. 2023

    7 rounds

  32. Dec
    Pragmatic SemiconductorSeries D · GB$229MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    Pencil BiosciencesSeed · GB$6.8MWith 3 others
  34. Sept
    C-CaptureVenture · GB$12MWith 2 others
  35. Aug
    MimetrikSeed · GB$2.5MSole investor
  36. Apr
    LC AuxeTecSeed · GB$2.5MSole investor
  37. Feb
    Re:courseSeed · GB$4.3MWith 3 others
  38. Jan
    Slingshot SimulationsSeries A · GB$3.7MWith 3 others
  39. 2022

    2 rounds

  40. Aug
    ImperagenSeed · GB$4.3MWith 1 other
  41. Jun
    OpteranSeed · GB$12MWith 4 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration16 named

AIAlexander Ian MacphersondirectoriCompany registersince 2021
AMAndrew Mcculloch GrahamdirectoriCompany registersince 2020
AJAnthony John HoldendirectoriCompany registersince 2026
CHClaire Helen BlackburnsecretaryiCompany registersince 2023
DEDuncan Edward JohnsondirectoriCompany registersince 2021
JMJames Marshall HadleydirectoriCompany registersince 2022
JEJane Elisabeth MadeleydirectoriCompany registersince 2021
NSNiranjan Srihari SirdeshpandedirectoriCompany registersince 2022
PDPaddy DowdalldirectoriCompany registersince 2025
SESusan Elaine HartleydirectoriCompany registersince 2022
TJTerence James O'NeilldirectoriCompany registersince 2021
DNDavid Neil PetleydirectoriCompany registersince 2021
GLGregory Loukas GeorghioudirectoriCompany registersince 2021
ICIndigo Corporate Secretary Limitedcorporate-secretaryiCompany registersince 2021
PMPinsent Masons Secretarial Limitedcorporate-secretaryiCompany registersince 2020
RSRussell Stuart BookerdirectoriCompany registersince 2020

We also hold 11 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the UK company register, which it must file accurately by law

Companies House
12982592, since 2020

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Shareholder portal

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Northern Gritstone. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Northern Gritstone put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Northern Gritstone in the title.

Quick answers about Northern Gritstone

What does Northern Gritstone invest in?

Northern Gritstone invests most often at Seed and Series A (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Real Estate, Smart Building and Prop-tech.

How active is Northern Gritstone?

36 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Northern Gritstone invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: adsilico (Series A, Oct 2026), Silvia Bio (Seed, Oct 2026) and Matter Machine (Pre-seed, Oct 2026).

How big are Northern Gritstone's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.3M. It says it writes cheques of $350K to $6.3M.

Does Northern Gritstone lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 36 investments on record (11%).

Where does Northern Gritstone invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%).

Is Northern Gritstone investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Northern Gritstone invest alongside?

Most often Praetura Ventures (5 rounds together), Future Planet Capital (4 rounds together) and Parkwalk (4 rounds together).

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