# North East Growth Capital Fund

> North East Growth Capital Fund is a VC fund in Gateshead backing Marketing and Manufacturing. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gateshead, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 97%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nelfundmanagers
- Website: http://www.nel.co.uk/funds/growth-capital-fund/

North East Growth Capital Fund is a VC fund in Gateshead focused on Marketing and Manufacturing. The North East Growth Capital Fund is designed to facilitate the creation of 790 new jobs in the region and generate £18m worth of co-investment opportunities by investing in more than 70 local SMEs by the end of 2022 and is part of the North East Growth Hub’s business support Provider Network.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $62k–$196k |
| Debt Financing | $50k–$254k |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $50k–$251k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 3 | 9% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 9% |
| Industrial Engineering | 3 | 9% |
| Environmental Consulting | 3 | 9% |
| Fitness | 2 | 6% |

64 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 17 | 49% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 7 | 20% |
| Seed | 4 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 31 | 89% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| nesma | nesma is an accredited study center that provides flexible and professional learning opportunities in marketing, digital marketing, and communication skills. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 14, 2024 |  |
| Precursor Security | Precursor Security provides a wide range of security services including penetration testing, cloud security, continuous security testing. |  |  | Oct 08, 2024 |  |
| Mammoth | Mammoth Comfort is a retailer of mattresses and sofas. Medical GradeTM Foam and PostureCell® technologies are used in the manufacture of Mammoth mattresses. According to Mammoth, its beds are made to boost the performance and well-being of Olympians and elite athletes. |  | Debt Financing | Jan 09, 2024 |  |
| Clean Sweep Group | Clean Sweep Group is an industrial cleaning company that offers kitchen extraction duct cleaning, eco blasting, and patio cleaning services. | $125.5K | Debt Financing | Dec 08, 2023 |  |
| NE&C Windows & Doors | NE&C Windows & Doors is a home improvement company that offers professional, affordable design and installation services for windows, doors, and conservatories. | $183.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 16, 2023 |  |
| DT TECHNOLOGY | DT TECHNOLOGY is a UK-based provider of services to the LPG sector that specializes in the setup, upkeep, and repair of telemetry and monitoring systems. | $62.5K | Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |
| JUMP UP LIMITED | JUMP UP brand design agency with a large imagination offering unprecedented levels of creativity. | $128.9K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 25, 2023 |  |
| Digital Edge | Digital Edge is a marketing agency that offers web designing, digital marketing, graphic design, and software solutions. | $64.7K |  | Jul 19, 2023 |  |
| XInfluence | XInfluence is a full-service impact management site and agency funded by venture capital. | $254.1K | Debt Financing | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| Tailored Thinking | Tailored Thinking offers consulting services for staff for positive psychology, wellbeing and behavioural science. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 27, 2023 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European regional development fund (ERDF)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-regional-development-fund-erdf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does North East Growth Capital Fund invest in?

North East Growth Capital Fund invests primarily in Marketing, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering startups, most often at Debt Financing and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 35 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 North East Growth Capital Fund's check size?

North East Growth Capital Fund typically joins rounds of $62k–$196k at Seed, $50k–$254k at Debt Financing and $50k–$251k at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds North East Growth Capital Fund participates in.

### When did North East Growth Capital Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for North East Growth Capital Fund closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 35 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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