# UP Ventures

> UP Ventures is a VC fund in Manchester backing Training and Aerospace. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upventuresgroup/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/UP_Ventures
- Website: https://www.upventuresgroup.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upaccelerator/

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for UP Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at UP Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/up-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Training | 1 | 100% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 100% |
| Virtualization | 1 | 100% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Danny Meaney | UP Ventures Group | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-meaney |
| Emer Coleman | Project Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emer-coleman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loft Dynamics | 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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.

### How do I contact UP Ventures?

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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