# Laura Rees

> Laura Rees is a funding round investor at NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance backing Retail. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/npif-fw-capital-debt-finance)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-rees-2a84929b/?originalSubdomain=uk

Laura Rees is a Senior Investment Executive at FW Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 100% |
| Wholesale | 1 | 100% |
| Building Material | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Polar Specialist Coatings | Polar Specialist Coatings provides you with quality products & the expertise to cater to all your DIY projects. |  |  | May 03, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance

VC Fund · Birmingham, United Kingdom

NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance is a fund managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund . NPIF is an initiative launched by the government-owned British Business Bank and supported by the European Regional Development Fund and European Investment Bank. As a key part of the government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision, whichaims to create economic prosperity in the North of England, NPIF provides commercial finance to support small and medium sized businesses in the region.FW Capital manages both the £92.8m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for the North West and the £69.4m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for Tees Valley and Cumbria.

1 contacts available at NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Laura Rees | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laura-rees-727b |

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## FAQ

### What does Laura Rees invest in?

Laura Rees invests primarily in Retail, Wholesale and Building Material startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 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 Laura Rees last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laura Rees closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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