# Norman Molyneux

> Norman Molyneux is a seed investor at Acceleris Capital (Manchester) backing Farming and Chemical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Acceleris Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acceleris-capital)
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-molyneux-66889216/

Norman Molyneux is a seed investor at Acceleris Capital in Manchester focused on Farming and Chemical. Norman has been Chief Executive of Acceleris Capital since founding the company in 2000. Norman holds numerous board positions with Acceleris client companies and Seneca Partners while also sitting on the University of Liverpool Management School Advisory Board and The London Stock Exchange North West Regional Advisory Group.Norman is a qualifiedChartered Management Accountant, has a Masters Degree in Finance and Accountancy and is an FCA approved person.His transactional experience includes restructuring, MBO/MBIs, spin-outs, flotations, rights issues, open offers, seed investment and has advised on over 70 transactions raising over £100m and creating over 500 jobs across the North-West.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Farming | 1 | 33% |
| Chemical | 1 | 33% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 33% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Redag Crop Protection | The novel and broadly validated Redox Switch™ approach allows Redag Crop Protection to begin with best in class crop protection products and find new intellectual property that supports development of novel agrochemicals. These properties have shorter less costly development cycles bringing rapid innovation to the industry. There is a growing needfor new products as older ones are withdrawn either for safety reasons or because resistance has developed that reduces performance. | $2M |  | Sep 19, 2017 |  |
| Redag Crop Protection | The novel and broadly validated Redox Switch™ approach allows Redag Crop Protection to begin with best in class crop protection products and find new intellectual property that supports development of novel agrochemicals. These properties have shorter less costly development cycles bringing rapid innovation to the industry. There is a growing needfor new products as older ones are withdrawn either for safety reasons or because resistance has developed that reduces performance. | $2M |  | Mar 03, 2016 |  |
| Redag Crop Protection | The novel and broadly validated Redox Switch™ approach allows Redag Crop Protection to begin with best in class crop protection products and find new intellectual property that supports development of novel agrochemicals. These properties have shorter less costly development cycles bringing rapid innovation to the industry. There is a growing needfor new products as older ones are withdrawn either for safety reasons or because resistance has developed that reduces performance. |  | Seed | Oct 24, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## About Acceleris Capital

VC Fund · Manchester, United Kingdom

Acceleris Capital arrange new capital for SME's and have direct investment in several technology based companies. They serve funding, investment and advisory needs from their office in central Manchester. Their USP is taking companies from startup through to exit, not only adding comfort to their introduced investors, but also providingongoing mentoring and support at the most crucial time of an SMEs lifecycle.

1 contacts available at Acceleris Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norman Molyneux | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norman-molyneux |

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## FAQ

### What does Norman Molyneux invest in?

Norman Molyneux invests primarily in Farming, Chemical and Agriculture startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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 Norman Molyneux last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Norman Molyneux closed in Sep 2017. 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?

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