# Par Equity

> Par Equity is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 202 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 202
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last fund: Oct 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/par-equity-llp
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/parequity
- Website: http://www.parequity.com

Par Equity is a VC fund in Edinburgh focused on Software and Information Technology. Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $2.6M–$14M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $220k–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 24 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 5% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 5% |
| Computer | 9 | 4% |
| Health Care | 8 | 4% |

131 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 42 | 21% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 27 | 13% |
| Series A | 20 | 10% |
| Seed | 19 | 9% |
| Angel | 2 | 1% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 63 | 31% |
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Castell | Partner & Co-founder | 19 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-castell |
| Nicola McLeod | Compliance Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicola-mcleod |
| Paul Atkinson | Chairman and Partner | 42 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-atkinson-cb18 |
| Pauline Cassie | Investor Relations Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pauline-cassie |
| Aidan MacMillan | Investment Manager | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aidan-macmillan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skylark Lasers | Skylark Lasers specialise in the development and production of ultra-stable, spectrally pure CW single frequency DPSS lasers. Our NIR and UV lasers enable the advancement of life science, deep tech manufacturing, and quantum research. We work collaboratively with our customers and research partners to understand their needs and tailor our lasers totheir application – helping reveal the unseen, detect the imperceptible, and measure the unknown.From optomechanical design to software development, our team pushes the capabilities of laser technology to engineer ultra-stable, spectrally pure DPSS lasers. Established in 2013 with a focus on the R&D of uncommon and hard-to-reach wavelengths, we now deliver commercial systems trusted by leading researchers and OEMs worldwide.Each laser system is precision engineered under Class 5 cleanroom conditions at our headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| Gigged.AI | Gigged.AI is an innovative digital talent sourcing and onboarding platform. | $1.4M | Seed | Jul 10, 2025 |  |
| CSignum | CSignum specializes in wireless communications solutions, digitization of subsea assets, and actionable insights for ocean industries. | $8M | Series A | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| Neuranics | Neuranics is a company that creates magnetic sensors that are integrated with semiconductor technology for use in health, fitness, and metaverse applications. Neuranics' proprietary technology detects tiny magnetic impulses from organs of the body using scalable spintronics sensors powered by semiconductors. According to the business, thetechnology could solve the current inadequacies of health monitoring equipment and human-machine interfaces. | $8M | Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| Neuranics | Neuranics is a company that creates magnetic sensors that are integrated with semiconductor technology for use in health, fitness, and metaverse applications. Neuranics' proprietary technology detects tiny magnetic impulses from organs of the body using scalable spintronics sensors powered by semiconductors. According to the business, thetechnology could solve the current inadequacies of health monitoring equipment and human-machine interfaces. | $8M | Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| Partful | Partful allows to present the products and parts in spectacular 3D, allowing the consumers to identify the proper parts and order them in one exploded view. | $6.4M | Series A | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Partful | Partful allows to present the products and parts in spectacular 3D, allowing the consumers to identify the proper parts and order them in one exploded view. | $6.4M | Series A | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Watercycle Technologies | Watercycle Technologies specialized in the development of high-yield, low-cost mineral extraction, and water treatment systems. Its core technology, capable of treating highly concentrated water, is an end-to-end solution encompassing mineral extraction, concentration, and crystallization. | $5.6M | Series A | Nov 25, 2024 |  |
| Little Journey | Little Journey offers assistance to kids and their families who are getting medical treatments or taking part in scientific trials. The company was founded in 2018. | $7.6M | Series A | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| novosound | Novosound is the first spin-out company to emerge from the University of the West of Scotland. Novosound specializes in the design and manufacturing of innovative NDT products using groundbreaking, thin-film manufacturing techniques which addresses the limitations of traditional ultrasound. Novosound design and end-to-end manufacturing capabilitiesenables the development of highly customizable and scalable ultrasound solutions | $2.6M |  | Oct 28, 2024 |  |

10 of 202 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Scottish Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 81 deals together
- [Equity Gap](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equity-gap) — VC Fund, 33 deals together
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund, 26 deals together
- [Old College Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/old-college-capital) — VC Fund, 18 deals together
- [Archangels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archangel-informal-investments-limited) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Clarendon Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarendon-fund-managers) — VC Fund, 10 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Par Equity invest in?

Par Equity invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Manufacturing startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 202 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 Par Equity's check size?

Par Equity typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$14M at Series A and $220k–$6M 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 Par Equity participates in.

### How do I contact Par Equity?

Public channels for Par Equity include LinkedIn, 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 Par Equity?

The team at Par Equity includes Andrew Castell (Partner & Co-founder), Nicola McLeod (Compliance Manager) and Paul Atkinson (Chairman and Partner), among 6 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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