# New Anglia Capital

> New Anglia Capital is a VC fund backing Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/newanglialep
- Website: http://www.newanglia.co.uk

New Anglia Capital is a VC fund in Norwich focused on Food and Beverage and Biotechnology. New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership works with businesses, local authority partners and education institutions to drive growth and enterprise in Norfolk and Suffolk.We are transforming the economy by securing funds from government to help businesses grow, through the delivery of ambitious programmes to ensure that businesses have the funding,support, skills, and infrastructure needed to flourish and ensuring that the voice of our business community is heard, loud and clear.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $98k–$548k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food and Beverage | 3 | 30% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 20% |
| iOS | 1 | 10% |
| Video | 1 | 10% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 70% |
| Grant | 2 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Starkie | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-starkie-fbb5 |
| Stuart Catchpole | Inward Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-catchpole |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cellexcel | Cellexcel is a biomaterials research company that develops technology for enhancement of water resistance of biomaterials. | $319.9K | Seed | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Cellexcel | Cellexcel is a biomaterials research company that develops technology for enhancement of water resistance of biomaterials. |  | Seed | Nov 27, 2023 |  |
| CROSSIP | CROSSIP is a beverage manufacturing company that specializes in manufacturing flavored alcohol-free spirits. |  | Seed | Nov 17, 2023 |  |
| One Planet Pizza | One Planet Pizza is a vegan food company, dedicated to creating good food. It distributes a range of frozen pizzas and redi-meals through local retail outlets and via home delivery in Norwich, Cambridge, and Ipswich. One Planet's pizza currently come in 4 Italian style pizza's and can be found in most of the major high streetsupermarkets.One Planet Pizza is owned by a group of vegan and veggie business people, including Mike Hill (co-owner of River Green Café), Jan Wise (owner of The Beggie Red Lion Pub) and Tanya Chapman (owner of Luvegan Cakes in Leicester). The company is also supported and backed by a number of vegan bloggers and activists. | $203K | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| WATR | WATR develops a water monitor that is self-powered, portable, easy to install, with a live data dashboard and notification alerts. Its mission is to use technology to prevent millions of environmental losses across the globe. | $101.7K | Seed | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| PBD Biotech | PBD Biotech has developed the only rapid, sensitive test to detect live mycobacteria, which are responsible for bovine TB and Johne’s Disease, both economically disastrous.Trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of Actiphage, which can detect mycobacteria at low levels in blood or milk within six hours. The test has applications in qualitycontrol of dairy products, and could revolutionise the way bovine TB and other livestock diseases are identified and managed.Since the company established, it has gained funding, UK government approval for exceptional private use, proven efficacy in the field, opened an office in Canada and trials are currently underway on farms, in hospital and with national institutions around the world. | $524K | Seed | Aug 07, 2018 |  |
| Coderus | Coderus is a leading software and app development company based in the UK providing services to start-ups, medium businesses and large blue-chip enterprises globally.As a full-service development agency, we can help at any stage of the development process including consultancy, strategy, design, development, QA and testing as well as support andmaintenance.With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, we have the knowledge, expertise and certifications to be able to strategically guide you through your project with confidence. Some of our clients and partners have included big names such as Bowers & Wilkins, INEOS TEAM UK, Land Rover BAR, BT and more.We are fully certified and committed to high-quality standards. Some of the certifications the company and our team currently hold includes:- ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) - ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) - Various Google Developer Certifications & Apple MFi Program Member - Authorized Cypress Design Partner - Authorized Microchip Design Partner - App Developer Specialist in Microchip's Design Partner Programme - Digi-Key's Design and Integration Services Network Member - Qualcomm's Advantage Network Extension Program Member - AWS Certifications - Certifications from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) - Microsoft Application Development Silver Certified Partner | $33K | Grant | Dec 11, 2017 |  |
| Developing Experts | Developing Experts was founded in October 2015 with the goal to create a fit for purpose curriculum for schools. The company has created a science curriculum for children ages 4- 14 which is delivered through sequenced lessons, mapped against the National Curriculum in biology, chemistry, and physics. The innovative approach to learning has alreadybeen road-tested and voted best EdTech product in Europe, winning Tech Nation’s Rising Stars earlier in 2019. Our science curriculum is now available in Mandarin and is launched into China February 2020.We provide industry with a meaningful way to showcase their sector in the classroom. We signpost relevant links between the curriculum, industry and training providers from a variety of STEM-related sectors. Our solution saves teachers’ time, upskills their knowledge, raises standards and has the potential to attract more young people into STEM-related careers. It addresses a sector’s needs and skills shortage by enabling teachers, parents, and children to learn about industries through the curriculum.Our commercial partners pay to product place career opportunities in the curriculum to bridge the gap which exists between education and industry – enabling sectors to fulfil their future needs with the experts of tomorrow. The company recently collaborated with the National Skills Academy for Rail to create the solution to address the skills gap for the rail industry. As a result, it is now developing a post 16 solution which bridges the gap between training, the workplace, and industry – nurturing and providing upskilled sector-ready workforce. Companies sponsor schools to gain access to Developing Experts’ science curriculum and their experts which appear in the curriculum. | $98K | Seed | Oct 01, 2017 |  |
| SupaPass | SupaPass is an all-in-one website and app creation platform for any business to launch its own website and apps. SupaPass allows anyone to create beautiful and powerful, payment-ready, all-in-one content website and mobile apps instantly without any technical knowledge.With millions of individuals and businesses globally needing a launch-ready,affordable content driven website and app, SupaPass is an innovative white-label platform that allows clients to retain 100% of sales and full ownership of customer data at the touch of a button. It offers more cost-effective and intuitive designs to make content such as podcasts, video, audio and streaming channels more manageable, it is over 10 times faster and cheaper than custom-built solutions.With SupaPass’s technology clients are able to keep their own brand front and control how they interact with their customers. With a content layout similar to Netflix and Prime, SupaPass gives clients the tools they need to have everything in one place to grow their business online. It services a wide range of sectors and verticals including Podcasting, Fitness, and Wellbeing, TV and Film, Archives, Membership Organisations, Music, Sport, Charities, Conferences, and Consultancies.SupaPass was founded in 2011. | $548K | Seed | Dec 04, 2015 |  |
| Omega Ingredients | Omega Ingredients is a company delivering flavours, fragrances and ingredients to the food, drink and cosmetics industries. Omega Ingredients is specialising in creating the highest quality, award-winning natural flavours for the food and beverage Industry. |  | Grant | Oct 01, 2013 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Anglia Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anglia-capital-group) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Low Carbon Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/low-carbon-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [College Green Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/college-green-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does New Anglia Capital invest in?

New Anglia Capital invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Biotechnology and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 10 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 New Anglia Capital's check size?

New Anglia Capital typically joins rounds of $98k–$548k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds New Anglia Capital participates in.

### How do I contact New Anglia Capital?

Public channels for New Anglia Capital include 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 New Anglia Capital?

The team at New Anglia Capital includes Chris Starkie (Chief Executive Officer) and Stuart Catchpole (Inward Investment Manager). 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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