# Minerva Business Angel Network

> Minerva Business Angel Network is a VC fund backing Manufacturing. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Coventry, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-minerva-team/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/minervanetwork
- Website: https://minerva.uk.net/

Minerva Business Angel Network is a VC fund in Coventry focused on Manufacturing and Medical Device. The Minerva Business Angel Network was established in 1994 to provide access to investment for emerging tech businesses. Members benefit from Minerva’s strong emphasis on quality and preparation and companies enjoy an ongoing relationship with Minerva’s management and network. Minerva is primarily a network of Business Angels. They do haveCorporate Angels who often invest alongside them, however, most clients come to them looking for angel finance. As they are part of the University of Warwick Science Park, working with Minerva means that they can offer you a wide range of business support services.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 44% |
| Medical Device | 3 | 33% |
| Medical | 2 | 22% |
| Health Care | 2 | 22% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 22% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 67% |
| Angel | 2 | 22% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Lester | member | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trackener | Trackener Life is a 24/7 intelligent horse-monitoring technology. Our mission is to help the horse owners detect and prevent horses health issues as early as possible.The product is composed of a device worn by the horse both at rest, during transport and during exercising, and of an app where the user can have access to real-time alertsand get all the information they need to know about their horse’s health and behaviour. |  | Angel | Apr 02, 2018 |  |
| The Electrospinning Company | The Electrospinning Company is a leading edge provider of electrospun nanofibre innovations, developing solutions to industrial challenges. They also work closely with academic research groups to develop novel nano-scale fibres and coatings for scientific research. |  | Angel | Feb 01, 2017 |  |
| Heimdall Protective Technologies | Heimdall is a venture capital backed British company that has created a new shock absorption technology – its flagship patented brand, MASS.Mass was created by Heimdall’s founder and CEO John Wood to provide a new, more effective solution to impact and shock absorption with a particular focus on the headwear, body armour and footwear markets.Heimdall’s technology can be used quickly and easily by brand owners to create new, higher-value products which protect end-users more efficiently against concussion and other force impact. | $196K | Seed | Jul 29, 2015 |  |
| Compare Hospitality | Compare Hospitality provides corporate hospitality packages. The company offers sports hospitality packages that include football, horse racing, motorsport, rugby, cricket, tennis, and golf hospitality packages; and music concert packages. It also provides participation events, including driving experiences, wine tasting experiences, and variousteam building exercises; theater hospitality packages; sporting lunches; and various packages for other events. | $131K | Seed | Jun 17, 2015 |  |
| Caption Data | We are creators of the Hygronet, RDL//nano and RDL Web products and suppliers of MSR and other vibration data acquisition and analysis products. We design and build systems to help our clients make more profit, manage their operations, reduce their risks, gain control of their assets. Our products get you your data when and where you needit, and help you make use of it! | $152K | Seed | Jan 17, 2014 |  |
| Lightpoint Medical | Lightpoint Medical is an early-stage medical device company founded in 2012. The company is developing a breakthrough intraoperative imaging technology called Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI). CLI has the potential to detect cancer in real-time during surgery, and thereby reduce the likelihood of cancer recurrence and the need for reoperation. | $275K | Seed | Jun 25, 2013 |  |
| Cipher Surgical | Cipher Surgical Limited is a medical device company established to design, patent and globally market a unique laparoscopic medical device for maintaining a clear distal window of the laparoscope during an operative procedure. | $1.3M | Seed | Apr 22, 2011 |  |
| Sparcana | Sparcana is manufactures portable heat products. It offers ORB, a portable and continuous heat chamber for warming skincare products, including facial oils, balms, skin serums, paraffin waxes, and various natural based skin care products. The company provides products through distributors to therapists, spas, and salons. | $157K | Seed | Mar 11, 2011 |  |
| CrowdControlHQ | CrowdControlHQ is the social media platform to engage your audience, manage your activity, and analyse your performance. Our software tools help you deliver engaging social media marketing content, delight customers with exceptional social customer service, and effectively manage and measure your results. |  |  | Mar 08, 2011 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Midven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/midven) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Angels 5K](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angels-5k-3b74) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Angels 5K — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angels in MedCity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angels-in-medcity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- LBA Healthcare Management — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Oxford Early Investments — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Minerva Business Angel Network invest in?

Minerva Business Angel Network invests primarily in Manufacturing, Medical Device and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Minerva Business Angel Network?

Public channels for Minerva Business Angel Network 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 Minerva Business Angel Network?

The team at Minerva Business Angel Network includes Andrew Lester (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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