# Manchester Technology Fund

> Manchester Technology Fund is a VC fund in Manchester backing Chemical and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2007
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.mantechfund.com

Manchester Technology Fund is a VC fund in Manchester focused on Chemical and Software. Manchester Technology Fund, a Manchester-based investment fund, offers early stage equity funding to help create new spin-out companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chemical | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 33% |
| Electronics | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silistix | Silistix enables semiconductor companies to get "their designs right the first time using predictable NoC (Network-on-Chip) solutions for managing chip complexity." | $6M | Series A | Jan 15, 2007 |  |
| Genemation | Genemation Ltd was formed in late 2002 and has commercialised patented facial computer vision technology from The University of Manchester's Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering division (ISBE). The Company has developed applications, solutions and software tools for the video games, mobile phone, web authoring, social networking, postproduction and other digital content sectors. Genemation Ltd is a privately owned Company. |  |  | Jul 12, 2006 |  |
| Gentronix | gentronix provides services and solutions that help companies reduce attrition rates and ensure safer products across a wide range of chemistry driven industries. | $1.3M |  | May 01, 2005 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [YFM Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yfm-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alliance Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-fund-managers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- British Smaller Technology Companies VCT 2 — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Merseyside Special Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merseyside-special-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Partnerships UK — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Manchester Technology Fund invest in?

Manchester Technology Fund invests primarily in Chemical, Software and Cosmetics startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Manchester Technology Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Manchester Technology Fund closed in Jan 2007. Shizune tracks 3 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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