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Northstar Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 155 cheques on record.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnvironnementLmsWaste

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71%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 155 on record
Since the last cheque37days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.1MCheque size, as they say$150K – $700KRounds led5 of 155Sole investor65 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 97%
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Northstar Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 85% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 65 rounds, median $383K

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$150K – $700K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
EnvironnementLmsWaste
Based in
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first155 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Sept
    OneClickComplySeed · GB · Mercia Asset Management$1.3MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    Dragonfly Advanced MaterialsSeed · GB · Northstar Ventures$1.3MLed
  4. Sept
    Magnitude BiosciencesSeed · GB · EU-Startups$1.8MLed
  5. Sept
    Land DigitalGB · Northstar Ventures$950KWith 1 other
  6. Sept
    Dragonfly Advanced MaterialsPre-seed · GB$669KWith 1 other
  7. Aug
    Advanced Electric Machines (AEM)Growth · GB · Northstar Ventures$22MLed
  8. Jul
    PolyBoxSeed · GB · Northstar Ventures$936KLed
  9. Jun
    Gnosis HealthSeed · GB · Northstar Ventures$767KLed
  10. May
    H2CHPSeed · GB · Northstar Ventures$1.1MWith 3 others
  11. Apr
    NunaBioVenture · GB$8.8MWith 2 others
  12. Mar
    MySalesCoachVenture · GB$2.0MWith 1 other
  13. 2025

    10 rounds

  14. Nov
    MoralboxVenture · GB$721KSole investor
  15. Aug
    OneClickComplyGrant · GB$771KWith 1 other
  16. Jul
    AI HaySeries A$10MWith 2 others
  17. May
    Magnitude BiosciencesSeed · GB$946KWith 1 other
  18. Apr
    NanoveryVenture · GB$1.4MWith 2 others
  19. Apr
    Bang JaminSeed$4.0MSole investor
  20. Mar
    MySalesCoachSeed · GB$1.4MWith 1 other
  21. Mar
    Ibex InnovationsVenture · GB$2.6MWith 3 others
  22. Feb
    Lithium SalvageSeed · GB$2.1MSole investor
  23. Feb
    VRAISeries A · IE$4.4MWith 2 others
  24. 2024

    11 rounds

  25. Dec
    Amlo BiosciencesVenture · GB$2.0MWith 2 others
  26. Dec
    Newcells BiotechVenture · GB$1.5MWith 1 other
  27. Dec
    WordnerdsVenture · GB$2.0MWith 1 other
  28. Dec
    onHandVenture · GB$940KWith 2 others
  29. Nov
    Recite MeVenture · GB$5.8MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    CellRevVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    NunaBioSeed · GB$1.1MWith 1 other
  32. Sept
    Low Carbon MaterialsVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  33. May
    LightoxVenture · GB$1.9MWith 2 others
  34. Feb
    BelleVieGrant · GB$63KWith 3 others
  35. Jan
    NativeX EdtechSeed$2.5MSole investor
  36. 2023

    10 rounds

  37. Dec
    XR TherapeuticsSeed · GB$1.2MWith 2 others
  38. Sept
    MarraBioSeed · GB$619KWith 1 other
  39. Aug
    IOTechVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    GlycoscoredxVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Jun
    EvaluAgentSeries A · GB$20MWith 1 other
  42. May
    Hexis LabGrant · GB$612KWith 1 other
  43. Apr
    AdludioSeries A · GB$2.5MWith 4 others
  44. Feb
    Peek HomePre-seed · GB$446KSole investor

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 16 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Layers Studo

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

Cogenta SystemsBought by GfKUndisclosedSept 2014
ReInnervateBought by ReproCELLUndisclosedAug 2014
GraphiclyBought by BlurbUndisclosedMay 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Innovate UKVC firm23rounds togetherIP GroupVC firm18rounds togetherHotspur CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherMercia TechVC firm4rounds togetherPrime VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherAscensionVC firm3rounds togetherOctopus VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherBeringeaPrivate equity2rounds togetherBusiness Investors Group (BiG)VC firm2rounds togetherDFJ ePlanet VenturesGrowth equity2rounds togetherDell Technologies CapitalCorporate VC2rounds togetherFinance for Business North East Proof of Concept FundInvestment firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Northstar Ventures put money into.

OneClickComply$1.3M · Sept 2026Dragonfly Advanced Materials$1.3M · Sept 2026Magnitude Biosciences$1.8M · Sept 2026Gnosis Health$767K · Jun 2026MySalesCoach$2.0M · Mar 2026Moralbox$721K · Nov 2025

Quick answers about Northstar Ventures

What does Northstar Ventures invest in?

Northstar Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (85% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Environnement, Lms and Waste.

How active is Northstar Ventures?

155 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Northstar Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OneClickComply (Seed, Sept 2026), Dragonfly Advanced Materials (Seed, Sept 2026) and Magnitude Biosciences (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Northstar Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M. It says it writes cheques of $150K to $700K.

Does Northstar Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 155 investments on record (3%).

Where does Northstar Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (97%).

Is Northstar Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Northstar Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Innovate UK (23 rounds together), IP Group (18 rounds together) and Hotspur Capital (5 rounds together).

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