# Northstar Ventures

> Northstar Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 213 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 213
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last fund: Sep 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2395923
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/northstarvent
- Website: http://www.northstarventures.co.uk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northstarventuresLTD/

Northstar Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in innovative solutions to help solve the most pressing societal issues we have today.  Our ticket sizes range from £100k to £500k into early stage tech companies. We provide added value in leveraging our network of university partners, funders, non-executive directors and talent to supporteach investment. We are based in the North East of England and aim to invest in companies that bring talent, jobs and growth to the region

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $39k–$2.1M |
| Series A | $295k–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 27 | 13% |
| Health Care | 14 | 7% |
| E-Commerce | 12 | 6% |
| SaaS | 11 | 5% |
| Biotechnology | 11 | 5% |

177 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 101 | 47% |
| Funding Round | 21 | 10% |
| Series A | 17 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 13 | 6% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 4% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 107 | 50% |
| United States | 7 | 3% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1% |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1% |
| Estonia | 1 | 0% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alasdair Greig | Director | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alasdair-greig |
| Ian Richards | Director | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-richards |
| Alex Buchan | Investment Director | 25 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-alex-buchan |
| Dominic Endicott | Director | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dominic-endicott |
| Emma O’Rourke | Finance Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emma-orourke |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced Electric Machines | Advanced Electric Machines Ltd (AEM) was formed in November 2016 to deliver world class motor and drivetrain systems for Low Carbon Vehicles with a focus on cost effective high performance and minimal environmental impact. AEM is focused on putting Britain ahead in the global race for the development of new low carbon propulsion technologiesaiming to use a UK manufacturing base to export products all over the world. | $21.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| H2CHP | H2CHP is suitable for many uses, such as combined heat and power (CHP) systems. Co-generation, or CHP, technology makes the most efficient and effective use of fuel energy to generate both useful heat and electrical power. | $1.1M | Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| NunaBio | NunaBio operates as a privately-owned specialist DNA development company. NunaBio engaged in CRO (Contract Research Organizations) and CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation) activities. | $8.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| MySalesCoach | MySalesCoach offers Despite overwhelming evidence that sales coaching has the greatest impact on rep development and success, managers typically devote less than 5% of their time to coaching a team that craves and deserves coaching to reach their full potential. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 19, 2026 |  |
| Moralbox | Moralbox provides a web-based training and compliance management platform. | $719.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 20, 2025 |  |
| FAT32 | FAT32 is at the forefront of compliance automation, transforming the way businesses satisfy regulatory requirements. | $365.7K | Seed | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| AI Hay | AI Hay develops an AI-driven answer engine that allows users to access information through a question-and-answer format. The company combines hyperlocal, culturally nuanced knowledge discovery engines with social loops to enhance community validation and perspectives. It utilizes in-house specialized large-language models, retrieval-augmentedgeneration (RAG), and social features to build a knowledge discovery platform that serves the community. | $10M | Series A | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| Magnitude Biosciences | Magnitude Biosciences is a biotechnology firm combine experience in ageing research, the nematode C. elegans and automation. | $946K | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Nanovery | Founded by scientists specialised in Nanotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence, we are on a mission to enable early detection of cancer through a rapid and affordable blood test Backed by academics at top universities, clinicians, industrial leaders, and Entrepreneur First. | $1.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 10, 2025 |  |
| Bang Jamin | Bang Jamin offers all-encompassing services and an AI-powered insurance buying and claims process. | $4M | Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |

10 of 213 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Northstar Ventures invest in?

Northstar Ventures invests primarily in Software, Health Care and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 213 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 Northstar Ventures's check size?

Northstar Ventures typically joins rounds of $39k–$2.1M at Seed and $295k–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Northstar Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Northstar Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Northstar Ventures?

The team at Northstar Ventures includes Alasdair Greig (Director), Ian Richards (Director) and Alex Buchan (Investment Director), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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