VENTURE CAPITAL

Northstar Ventures

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Newcastle venture capital firm investing in high-growth companies, with a focus on climate tech and healthy ageing. Runs the North East Spinout Inspire Fund and the £16m Venture Sunderland fund (first investments of £200,000-£750,000) and an EIS fund for the North of England.

What Northstar Ventures backs

Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
Climate and energy, Healthtech, Biotech and life sciences, Business software, Deep tech and hardware
Where
North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber
How much
£200k to £750kInitial investments of £200k-£750k from the North East Spinout Inspire Fund and Venture Sunderland (for companies based in or moving to Sunderland); the EIS Growth Fund targets late seed to Series A rounds.

Companies it has backed

  • Magnitude Biosciences
  • Dragonfly Advanced Materials
  • OneClickComply

Lately

Deals announced 15 Sep 2026 (Magnitude Biosciences, £1.3m), 22 Sep 2026 (Dragonfly Advanced Materials, £500k from Northstar) and 24 Sep 2026 (OneClickComply, £1m).

Sources

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