United Kingdom · Investor

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 41 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firmNow at british-business-bank.co.uk

DebtVentureSeedE-CommerceInternetFinancial Services

Deploying now
38%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 41 on record
Since the last cheque39days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$814KRounds led0 of 41Sole investor18 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 96%
Pitch Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 18 rounds, median $414K

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
E-CommerceInternetFinancial Services
Based in
Workington, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first41 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    RyftSeries B · GB · Gresham House Ventures$27MWith 7 others
  3. Jul
    BidScriptPre-seed · GB$799KWith 3 others
  4. 2025

    7 rounds

  5. Nov
    UlemcoDebt · GB$2.4MWith 3 others
  6. Oct
    TalionSeed · GB · TechStartups$2.7MWith 2 others
  7. Oct
    SitehopSeries A · GB$10MWith 3 others
  8. Apr
    FourJaw Manufacturing AnalyticsSeed · GB$310KWith 2 others
  9. Apr
    Peach HampersDebt · GB$353KSole investor
  10. Feb
    Crucial EngineeringDebt · GB$314KSole investor
  11. Jan
    CCI PhotonicsSeed · GB$561KWith 1 other
  12. 2024

    5 rounds

  13. Dec
    AquaintPre-seed · GB$255KWith 1 other
  14. Oct
    Pure Pet FoodVenture · GB$20MWith 2 others
  15. Sept
    MirrorWebGrowth · GB$63MWith 1 other
  16. May
    UlemcoVenture · GB$6.3MWith 3 others
  17. Feb
    PimberlyVenture · GB$5.1MWith 1 other
  18. 2023

    5 rounds

  19. Dec
    The Boot Repair CompanyDebt · GB$377KSole investor
  20. Nov
    Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT)Series A · GB$29MWith 3 others
  21. Oct
    ITS TechnologyDebt · GB$122MWith 1 other
  22. Jan
    Advanced Bacterial SciencesVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  23. Jan
    Elements TechnologySeed · GB$200KWith 1 other
  24. 2022

    4 rounds

  25. Nov
    BiorelateSeries A · GB$7.8MWith 3 others
  26. Nov
    Bottled BakingDebt · GB$296KSole investor
  27. May
    CenergistDebt · GB$7.4MWith 1 other
  28. Mar
    Relative InsightGrowth · GB$6.5MWith 3 others
  29. 2021

    5 rounds

  30. Dec
    KonektioVenture · GB$2.8MWith 2 others
  31. Aug
    Intelligent ServersDebt · GB$823KSole investor
  32. Jun
    OVAGLASDebt$1.0MSole investor
  33. May
    Lunac TherapeuticsVenture$6.7MWith 1 other
  34. Feb
    MindTraceSeed · US$3.0MSole investor
  35. 2019

    3 rounds

  36. Apr
    In-PartGB · FinSMEs$1.2MWith 2 others
  37. Feb
    My Digital AccountsVenture$1.6MSole investor
  38. Jan
    Horizon GuidesSeed$426KSole investor
  39. 2018

    8 rounds

  40. Nov
    24-7 GroupDebt$639KSole investor
  41. Nov
    Creation 360 GroupSeed$321KSole investor
  42. Oct
    Wireless SocialDebt$649KSole investor
  43. Oct
    Apex MolecularDebt$318KSole investor
  44. Jul
    Tutto Bene WorldSeed$656KSole investor
  45. Jun
    Alderley AnalyticalVenture$402KSole investor
  46. Apr
    Covol Engineering LimitedDebt$352KSole investor
  47. Mar
    Lancashire Waste RecyclingDebt$805KSole investor
  48. 2017

    2 rounds

  49. Nov
    VerdEnergyDebt$264KWith 1 other

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Mercia Asset ManagementVC firm7rounds togetherMaven Capital PartnersPrivate equity5rounds togetherInnovate UKVC firm4rounds togetherPraetura VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherSFC CapitalAngel network3rounds togetherBritish Business BankCorporate VC2rounds togetherNPIF – Mercia Equity FinanceInvestment firm2rounds togetherScottish EnterpriseGovernment2rounds togetherYFM Equity PartnersPrivate equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund put money into.

Ulemco$2.4M · Nov 2025Sitehop$10M · Oct 2025FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics$310K · Apr 2025Peach Hampers$353K · Apr 2025Crucial Engineering$314K · Feb 2025CCI Photonics$561K · Jan 2025

Quick answers about Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

What does Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invest in?

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invests most often at Debt and Venture (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Internet and Financial Services.

How active is Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund?

41 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ryft (Series B, Sept 2026), BidScript (Pre-seed, Jul 2026) and Ulemco (Debt, Nov 2025).

How big are Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $814K.

Does Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 41 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (96%).

Is Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invest alongside?

Most often Mercia Asset Management (7 rounds together), Maven Capital Partners (5 rounds together) and Innovate UK (4 rounds together).

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