# Par Equity: portfolio, investments and team

> Par Equity is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 66 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/par-equity (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Par Equity

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 66 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Venture Capital Natural Capital

Deploying now

**42%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 66 on record

Since the last cheque **40** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.2M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 66** Sole investor **11 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 92%**

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## Par Equity highlights

- 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $1.6M

## What they do

> We're deploying significant venture capital and natural capital investment into the North of the UK From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital Natural Capital
- **Based in:** Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **66 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[iGii](https://millionrounds.com/company/igii)** Series B · GB · Archangels **$16M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Advanced Electric Machines (AEM)](https://millionrounds.com/company/advanced-electric-machines-aem)** Growth · GB · Northstar Ventures **$22M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Aveni](https://millionrounds.com/company/aveni)** Series B · GB · Puma Growth Partners **$16M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Axol Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/axol-bioscience)** Venture · US **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **2025** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[StretchSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/stretchsense)** Venture · NZ **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Fuuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuuse)** Venture · GB **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Skylark Lasers](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylark-lasers)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Verlume](https://millionrounds.com/company/verlume)** Grant · GB **$3.4M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Little Journey](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-journey)** Series A · GB **$403K** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Gigged.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigged-ai)** Seed · GB **$1.4M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Cyacomb](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyacomb)** Venture · GB **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Neuranics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuranics)** Seed · GB **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[CSignum](https://millionrounds.com/company/csignum)** Series A · GB **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Plotbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/plotbox)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Dyneval](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyneval)** Venture · GB **$629K** With 2 others
- **2024** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Partful](https://millionrounds.com/company/partful)** Series A · GB **$6.4M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Watercycle Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/watercycle-technologies)** Series A · GB **$5.6M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[novosound](https://millionrounds.com/company/novosound)** Venture · GB **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Aveni](https://millionrounds.com/company/aveni)** Series A · GB **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[iGii](https://millionrounds.com/company/igii)** Venture · GB **$11M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Phlo](https://millionrounds.com/company/phlo)** Venture · GB **$11M** With 2 others
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Nov** **[Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT)](https://millionrounds.com/company/nova-pangaea-technologies-npt)** Series A · GB **$29M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Ceres Holographics Ltd.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ceres-holographics-ltd)** Seed · GB **$1.7M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[TriVirum](https://millionrounds.com/company/trivirum)** Seed · US **$9.1M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Atto](https://millionrounds.com/company/atto)** Series A · GB **$9.5M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Re:course](https://millionrounds.com/company/re-course)** Seed · GB **$4.3M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[GIGGED LTD](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigged-ltd)** Seed · GB **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Kinsetsu](https://millionrounds.com/company/kinsetsu)** Venture · GB **$1.9M** Sole investor
- **2022** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[Global Surface Intelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/global-surface-intelligence)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[RAB Microfluidics](https://millionrounds.com/company/rab-microfluidics)** Seed · GB **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[pureLiFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/purelifi)** Venture · GB **$12M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Earth Rover](https://millionrounds.com/company/earth-rover)** Grant · GB **$216K** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Machines With Vision](https://millionrounds.com/company/machines-with-vision)** Venture · GB **$3.4M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Speech Graphics](https://millionrounds.com/company/speech-graphics)** Series A · GB **$7.0M** With 1 other
- **2021** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Vert Rotors](https://millionrounds.com/company/vert-rotors)** Grant · GB **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Cyan Forensics](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyan-forensics)** Grant · GB **$115K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Current Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/current-health)** Series B **$43M** With 3 others
- **2020** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[QikServe](https://millionrounds.com/company/qikserve)** Venture **$667K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Censo](https://millionrounds.com/company/censo)** Venture **$181K** Sole investor
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Jul** **[Mark to Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/mark-to-market)** Venture **$2.2M** With 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.

## The team

We hold **10** 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

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$3.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 0 of 66 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 11 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *22*
- Series A said *14*
- Seed said *12*
- Series B said *4*
- Grant *4*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) 23
- [Scottish Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-investment-bank) 5
- [Techstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstart-ventures) 5
- [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) 4
- [Old College Capital Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/old-college-capital) 4
- [PXN Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pxn-ventures) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Scottish Enterprise** Government **23** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise)[**Scottish Investment Bank** Investment firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-investment-bank)[**Techstart Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstart-ventures)[**Innovate UK** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**Old College Capital Lp** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/old-college-capital)[**PXN Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pxn-ventures)[**STV Group** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stv-group)[**Advanced Propulsion Centre UK** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advanced-propulsion-centre-uk)[**Allen & Company** Wealth manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company)[**Amadeus Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amadeus-capital-partners)[**Archangels** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels)[**Barclays Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barclays-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Par Equity put money into.

[**iGii** $16M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/igii)[**StretchSense** $2.3M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/stretchsense)[**Fuuse** $8.0M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuuse)[**Skylark Lasers** Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylark-lasers)[**Verlume** $3.4M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/verlume)[**Little Journey** $403K · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/little-journey)

## Quick answers about Par Equity

### What does Par Equity invest in?

Par Equity invests most often at Venture and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital and Natural Capital.

### How active is Par Equity?

66 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Par Equity invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: iGii (Series B, Sept 2026), Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) (Growth, Aug 2026) and Aveni (Series B, Jun 2026).

### How big are Par Equity's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.2M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

### Does Par Equity lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 66 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Par Equity invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (92%) and the United States (6%).

### Is Par Equity investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Par Equity invest alongside?

Most often Scottish Enterprise (23 rounds together), Scottish Investment Bank (5 rounds together) and Techstart Ventures (5 rounds together).

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