# Equity Gap

> Equity Gap is a VC fund in Edinburgh backing Software and Health Care. See 112 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 112
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 49%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equity-gap
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GapEquity
- Website: http://www.equitygap.co.uk

Equity Gap is a group of private individuals set up to invest in and support emerging and growing businesses. The group are particularly interested in assisting young companies that have achieved the SMART award and businesses that have gone through a pre investment commercialisation process. They will consider other high growth companies but theymust demonstrate a strong market and a clear investment exit strategy.Companies that Equity Gap invest in will be provided with ongoing business expertise and continuing support. Funding will typically be between £20,000 and £500,000. Where possible this will all be from Equity Gap, however they may work with other syndicates and Scottish Enterprise Co-Investment Fund to achieve the required funds.They meet once per month in central Edinburgh. At the meetings they usually have 2 presentations from companies, discuss current investments and review plans that they have received and circulated in the past month.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $428k–$3M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $245k–$33M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 10 | 9% |
| Health Care | 8 | 7% |
| SaaS | 6 | 5% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 5% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 5% |

95 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 34 | 30% |
| Funding Round | 14 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 13 | 12% |
| Series A | 6 | 5% |
| Angel | 3 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jock Millican | Founder and Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jock-millican |
| Lisa Thomson | Angel Investor/ Syndicate Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-thomson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| QuickBlock | QuickBlock is a flat-packed, recycled plastic, modular building system that offers an alternative to traditional concrete blocks. | $1.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| Gutsy Health | Gutsy Health is a health and wellness website. | $403.1K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 05, 2026 |  |
| Mirna | Mirna is a veterinary diagnostics company that specializes in the development of veterinary disease testing technology. | $3.6M | Series A | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| SeaWarm | SeaWarm is a company focused on harnessing the thermal energy of the sea through innovative water source heat collectors. The company plays a role in decarbonizing heating by tapping into this sustainable energy source, and has participated in industry events such as Clean Heat 2025 to showcase its technology and vision for cleaner heatingsolutions. | $739.3K | Seed | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| ZOEX | ZOEX is the world's first wave energy converter system that is dependable, modular, and commercially feasible. | $452.7K | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Mask Logic | Safe and comfortable respirators for any face. | $851.4K | Seed | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| Lentitek | Lentitek is a cell and gene therapy company that is finding solutions to make exceptional cures available to more people. Lentitek is working on strategies to increase viral yield by tenfold or more. | $902.3K | Seed | Mar 05, 2025 |  |
| Bettii Pod | Bettii Pod is a pioneering FemTech start-up that creates a one-of-a-kind menstruation cup and disc washer for use in public restroom stalls.Bettii Pod's primary product, the menstrual cup/disc washer, is a step forward in normalizing discussions about menstruation and increasing availability to eco-friendly menstrual choices. | $428.3K | Seed | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| MiAlgae | MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company that aims to revolutionize the £340 billion global livestock feed industry by producing microalgal products – through the remediation of wastewater – as nutrient supplements for fishmeal in livestock feeds. Their microalgal products are high in omegas and proteins, both of which are required forthe production of many livestock feeds, especially in the aquaculture sector.Their production methodology uses circular economy to reduce the operating costs involved in the production of microalgae and as such allows them to compete with other supplements currently on the market. | $18.5M | Series A | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| Shot Scope | Shot Scope's statistic collecting technology is currently in development, led by a team of engineers and golfers based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Trials are planned on UK golf courses throughout 2015 with general release scheduled for 2016. | $8.4M | Series B | Jul 31, 2024 |  |

10 of 112 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scottish Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 41 deals together
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund, 36 deals together
- [Par Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/par-equity) — VC Fund, 33 deals together
- [Old College Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/old-college-capital) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [SIS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sis-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [University of Strathclyde](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-strathclyde) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Equity Gap invest in?

Equity Gap invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Equity Gap's check size?

Equity Gap typically joins rounds of $428k–$3M at Seed and $245k–$33M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Equity Gap participates in.

### How do I contact Equity Gap?

Public channels for Equity Gap include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Equity Gap?

The team at Equity Gap includes Jock Millican (Founder and Director) and Lisa Thomson (Angel Investor/ Syndicate Member). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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