# Midlands Engine Investment Fund: portfolio, investments and team > Midlands Engine Investment Fund is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 69 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-midlands-engine-investment-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Midlands Engine Investment Fund Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 69 cheques on record. Deploying now VC firm Now at british-business-bank.co.uk Venture Debt Seed Personalization SaaS Deploying now **50%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 69 on record Since the last cheque **117** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$777K** Rounds led **0 of 69** Sole investor **29 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 98%** Pitch Midlands Engine Investment Fund ## Midlands Engine Investment Fund highlights - 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Venture and Debt: 63% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 29 rounds, median $637K ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Personalization SaaS - **Based in:** Sheffield, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **69 appearances** - **2026** 4 rounds - **Jul** **[TextureJet](https://millionrounds.com/company/texturejet)** Venture · GB **$497K** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Halo X Ray Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/halo-x-ray-technologies)** Venture · GB · Future Planet Capital Regional **$2.5M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Neupulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/neupulse)** Seed · GB · Eos **$4.1M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Shield Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-space)** Seed · GB · TechStartups **$2.7M** With 4 others - **2025** 13 rounds - **Nov** **[Paul Mathew Transport](https://millionrounds.com/company/paul-mathew-transport)** Venture · GB **$3.3M** Sole investor - **Nov** **[Silver Tree Bakery](https://millionrounds.com/company/silver-tree-bakery)** Debt · GB **$329K** Sole investor - **Nov** **[Fitness Worx Gyms](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitness-worx-gyms)** Debt · GB **$331K** Sole investor - **Jul** **[Lab Thread](https://millionrounds.com/company/lab-thread)** Seed · GB **$1.0M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Linear Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/linear-diagnostics)** Grant · GB **$1.4M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Grid Edge](https://millionrounds.com/company/grid-edge)** GB · TechStartups **$3.7M** With 4 others - **Apr** **[Workbuzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/workbuzz)** Venture · GB **$5.3M** With 1 other - **Apr** **[School of Coding](https://millionrounds.com/company/school-of-coding)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Mar** **[ReadyGo Diagnostics](https://millionrounds.com/company/readygo-diagnostics)** Venture · GB **$644K** With 1 other - **Mar** **[When in Rome | B Corp™](https://millionrounds.com/company/when-in-rome-b-corptm)** Crowdfunding · GB **$417K** With 2 others - **Mar** **[EarthSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/earthsense)** Debt · US **$841K** Sole investor - **Mar** **[ImmuONE](https://millionrounds.com/company/immuone)** Seed · GB **$777K** With 1 other - **Feb** **[OneUp Sales](https://millionrounds.com/company/oneup-sales)** Seed · GB **$1.9M** With 2 others - **2024** 10 rounds - **Dec** **[Get Well Soon](https://millionrounds.com/company/get-well-soon)** Seed · GB **$511K** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Purple Transform](https://millionrounds.com/company/purple-transform)** Seed · GB **$5.9M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[D-RisQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-risq)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Tidal Services](https://millionrounds.com/company/tidal-services)** Pre-seed · GB **$190K** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Centaur Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/centaur-robotics)** Venture · GB **$634K** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Locate Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/locate-bio)** Venture · GB **$12M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[CyberQ Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyberq-group)** Venture · GB **$1.3M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Lexverify](https://millionrounds.com/company/lexverify)** Seed · GB **$1.1M** With 1 other - **Feb** **[Silverback Gym Wear](https://millionrounds.com/company/silverback-gym-wear)** Venture · GB **$823K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Ostique](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostique)** Venture · GB **$763K** Sole investor - **2023** 8 rounds - **Dec** **[Denturly Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/denturly-limited)** Seed · GB **$1.7M** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Medmin](https://millionrounds.com/company/medmin)** Series A · GB **$985K** With 1 other - **Jul** **[WELL Training](https://millionrounds.com/company/well-training)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Jul** **[iethico](https://millionrounds.com/company/iethico)** GB **$514K** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Capri Healthcare Ltd](https://millionrounds.com/company/capri-healthcare-ltd)** Seed · GB **$406K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Retail247](https://millionrounds.com/company/retail247)** Venture · GB **$637K** Sole investor - **Mar** **[OLPRO](https://millionrounds.com/company/olpro)** Seed · GB **$1.3M** With 1 other - **Mar** **[Warners](https://millionrounds.com/company/warners)** Debt · GB **$1.8M** Sole investor - **2022** 12 rounds - **Dec** **[Virtue Health Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtue-health-group)** Series C · GB **$1.2M** With 2 others - **Dec** **[TextureJet](https://millionrounds.com/company/texturejet)** Seed · GB **$497K** With 1 other - **Oct** **[PBD Biotech](https://millionrounds.com/company/pbd-biotech)** Venture · GB **$2.7M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[FlashAcademy®](https://millionrounds.com/company/flashacademy)** Debt · GB **$284K** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Learning Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/learning-labs)** Venture · GB **$284K** 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 cheque Venture Debt Seed Median round joined **$777K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$637K** Led 0 of 69 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 29 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *24* - Debt *17* - Seed *16* - Series A *4* - Pre-seed *2* - Crowdfunding *2* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Future Planet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital) 17 - [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) 7 - [Mercia Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures) 7 - [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) 5 - [Mercia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-tech) 5 - [Midlands Engine Investment Fund II](https://millionrounds.com/fund/midlands-engine-investment-fund-ii) 3 **Pitching Midlands Engine 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 Midlands Engine Investment Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Future Planet Capital** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-planet-capital)[**Foresight Group** Private equity **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group)[**Mercia Asset Management** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-ventures)[**Innovate UK** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**Mercia Tech** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercia-tech)[**Midlands Engine Investment Fund II** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/midlands-engine-investment-fund-ii)[**Business Growth Fund** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bgf)[**Crowdcube** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) ## Recently backed The latest companies Midlands Engine Investment Fund put money into. [**Neupulse** $4.1M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/neupulse)[**Shield Space** $2.7M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/shield-space)[**Silver Tree Bakery** $329K · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/silver-tree-bakery)[**Fitness Worx Gyms** $331K · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitness-worx-gyms)[**Lab Thread** $1.0M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/lab-thread)[**Linear Diagnostics** $1.4M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/linear-diagnostics) ## Quick answers about Midlands Engine Investment Fund ### What does Midlands Engine Investment Fund invest in? Midlands Engine Investment Fund invests most often at Venture and Debt (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Personalization and SaaS. ### How active is Midlands Engine Investment Fund? 69 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026. ### What has Midlands Engine Investment Fund invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: TextureJet (Venture, Jul 2026), Halo X Ray Technologies (Venture, Jul 2026) and Neupulse (Seed, Feb 2026). ### How big are Midlands Engine Investment Fund's cheques? The median round it joins is $777K. ### Does Midlands Engine Investment Fund lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 69 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Midlands Engine Investment Fund invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (98%). ### Is Midlands Engine Investment Fund investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Midlands Engine Investment Fund invest alongside? Most often Future Planet Capital (17 rounds together), Foresight Group (7 rounds together) and Mercia Asset Management (7 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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