UP Ventures
VC Fund
Manchester, United Kingdom
UP Ventures is a VC fund in Manchester focused on Training and Aerospace. UP Ventures Group is a digital transformation business that enables large organizations and startups to create effective innovation and build value together. It helps entrepreneurs to build high growth, high value businesses.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries UP Ventures invests in
Stages UP Ventures invests in
Countries UP Ventures invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Training 1 (100%)
- Aerospace 1 (100%)
- Virtualization 1 (100%)
- Virtual Reality 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Danny Meaney
UP Ventures Group
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UP Ventures Group | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Emer Coleman
Project Director
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Project Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
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Loft Dynamics is a training solutions provider that creates a virtual reality (VR) flight simulator. It was the first VR full motion simulator to receive Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) EASA FTD Level 3 authorization from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Loft Dynamics, with a talented team of passionate engineers, highlyspecialized developers, and dedicated aviation experts, assists leading global aircraft manufacturers, airlines, aviation operators, flight schools, and training organizations around the world in providing safer and more effective pilot training.It was formerly known as VRMotion AG, which was founded in Zurich in 2018 and has quickly established itself as the market leader in the development and manufacture of virtual reality training devices for helicopter pilots. | $20M / Series A / Dec 05, 2022 |
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FAQ
What does UP Ventures invest in?
UP Ventures invests primarily in Training, Aerospace and Virtualization startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at UP Ventures?
The team at UP Ventures includes Danny Meaney (UP Ventures Group) and Emer Coleman (Project Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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