# Northzone

> Northzone is a VC fund in London backing Software and FinTech. See 343 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 343
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 43%
- Fund size: $1.2B
- Last fund: Sep 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/northzone
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/northzonevc
- Website: http://www.northzone.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/northzoneVC

Northzone is a multi-stage venture capital fund that seeks to invest in the healthcare, semiconductors, software, hardware, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and gaming industries.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Northzone. Shizune tracks 17 team members at Northzone. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/northzone-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$23M |
| Series A | $4M–$36M |
| Series B | $6.7M–$90M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 39 | 11% |
| FinTech | 22 | 6% |
| Information Technology | 22 | 6% |
| E-Commerce | 21 | 6% |
| Financial Services | 18 | 5% |

218 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 80 | 23% |
| Series B | 57 | 17% |
| Seed | 48 | 14% |
| Series C | 29 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 26 | 8% |

15 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 44 | 13% |
| Sweden | 27 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 27 | 8% |
| Germany | 16 | 5% |
| Norway | 11 | 3% |

17 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Justin Cooke | Advisor | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-cooke |
| Michiel Kotting | General Partner | 35 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michiel-kotting |
| Bjorn Stray | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bjrn-stray |
| Christopher Steinau | Principal | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-steinau |
| Deepka Rana | Investment Manager | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepka-rana |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Agon | Agon wants to help customers prepare for current military scenarios, such as allowing counter-drone systems to practice reactions to virtual drone swarms. | $23M | Seed | Jul 29, 2026 | https://www.agon.com/ |
| Yope | Yope app is the social "Google Photos" for Gen Z, designed for sharing and chatting, not just storage. | $12.3M | Seed | Jul 22, 2026 | https://salo.tv/ |
| microagi | Full stack data solutions for embodied AI solutions. | $55M | Seed | Jul 16, 2026 | https://x.com/microagi |
| Blitzy | Blitzy is a Generative AI software platform that aims to automate custom software development. Blitzy's flagship model, BlitzCode, and multi-agent operating system, Blitzy OS, automatically create production-ready code repositories for software development teams. | $200M | Series A | May 05, 2026 | https://blitzy.com/ |
| spektr | Boost revenue through automation-led compliance. Automate, monitor, and close loose ends. | $20M | Series A | Apr 15, 2026 | https://www.spektr.com/ |
| Sona | Sona is the next-generation workforce management solution for large frontline operators, where consumer grade design is matched by AI-driven decision making. Combining end-to-end WFM functionality - including Scheduling, Time & Attendance, HR and Payroll - with truly intelligent AI capabilities, Sona enables real-time actionable insights gearedtowards driving revenue and increasing employee satisfaction | $45M | Series B | Apr 01, 2026 | https://www.getsona.com/ |
| OpenFX | OpenFX is redefining the future of global money movement. We enable money to flow across borders as effortlessly as data, unbound by time zones, legacy systems, or banking hours. Our FX infrastructure transforms how finance teams operate, delivering cross-border transfers with industry-leading spreads, real-time settlement and 24/7availability. We are a team of serial entrepreneurs from Affirm, BofA, Charles Schwab, Goldman Sachs, Intuit, JPM, Kraken, Microsoft, Meta, PayPal, and Slack. | $94M | Series A | Mar 31, 2026 | https://x.com/openfx_ |
| XBOW | XBOW operates autonomously, carrying out commands and analyzing the results to achieve higher-level objectives. | $120M | Series C | Mar 18, 2026 | https://x.com/xbow |
| Seamflow | The Seamflow team comprises some of the top engineers in the world with a wealth of experience creating systems of production quality. Seamflow operates in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) sector, where certification bodies handle audits, reviews, and complex documentation before products reach the market or infrastructure goeslive. | $4.5M | Seed | Feb 11, 2026 | https://seamflow.com |
| Brickanta | Brickanta uses AI to automate construction documents and project workflows, reduce errors, streamline tasks, & deliver actionable insights. | $8M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 | https://x.com/brickanta |

10 of 343 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund, 22 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 22 deals together
- [Creandum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creandum) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Cherry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cherry-ventures) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 15 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Northzone invest in?

Northzone invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 343 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Northzone's check size?

Northzone typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$23M at Seed, $4M–$36M at Series A and $6.7M–$90M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Northzone participates in.

### How do I contact Northzone?

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### Who are the partners at Northzone?

The team at Northzone includes Justin Cooke (Advisor), Michiel Kotting (General Partner) and Bjorn Stray (Partner), among 17 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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