# East Midlands Business Angels

> East Midlands Business Angels is a VC fund backing Biotechnology and Wearables. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newark Upon Trent, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.em-ba.co.uk

East Midlands Business Angels is a VC fund in Newark Upon Trent focused on Biotechnology and Wearables. East Midlands Business Angels Ltd raises investment capital for growing companies. They have been investing since 1997. Investments completed range from £20,000 to over £1 million. Their investors back talented, committed managers running businesses with the potential for strong growth.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| Wearables | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |
| Clinical Trials | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monica Healthcare | Based in the United Kingdom, Monica Healthcare is developing a series of innovative wearable devices that will use wireless technologies to facilitate globally accessible obstetric services in the home and hospital. The patented technology is based on the acquisition of electro-physiological signals that can be passively detected by electrodespositioned on the maternal abdomen. | $3M | Seed | Feb 04, 2015 |  |
| Critical Pharmaceuticals | Critical Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company with proprietary drug delivery technologies for the sustained release and nasal delivery of proteins and peptides and labile or insoluble small molecules. Critical Pharmaceuticals was founded by Professor Steve Howdle in 2002 based on his research into supercritical fluids. When gases reach acertain temperature and pressure (the critical point) they become "supercritical" and take on both gas and liquid like properties. He noticed that supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) was able to penetrate certain polymers, and in a moment of inspiration realised that this could be used to mix thermally labile or solvent sensitive substances into the polymers. | $786K | Series B | Feb 23, 2007 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Catapult Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catapult-venture-managers) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [University of Nottingham](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-nottingham) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Catamaran](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catamaran-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Catamount Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catamount-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E-Synergy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-synergy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Newable Private Investing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newable-private-investing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does East Midlands Business Angels invest in?

East Midlands Business Angels invests primarily in Biotechnology, Wearables and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did East Midlands Business Angels last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for East Midlands Business Angels closed in Feb 2015. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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