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Northstar Ventures
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Northstar Ventures backs mission‑driven founders tackling global challenges such as climate tech, healthy ageing, and the future of work. They provide capital, network, and expertise to help high‑growth companies scale w...
Portfolio
57+
Employees
20+
Founded
2004
AUM
≈ $52.5M
Investment focus
Stages
Stage agnostic
Industries
HardwareArtificial IntelligenceBiotechnologyClean Technology
Geographic scope
Global
Fund details
Funds
Venture Sunderland Fund
Vintage 2024 • $18.8M
North East Innovation Fund
$33.8M
Sources
Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures backs mission‑driven founders tackling global challenges such as climate tech, healthy ageing, and the future of work. They provide capital, network, and expertise to help high‑growth companies scale while delivering both venture and impact returns.
Portfolio
57+
Employees
20+
Founded
2004
AUM
≈ $52.5M
Funds
Venture Sunderland Fund · Vintage 2024 • $18.8M
North East Innovation Fund · $33.8M
Stages
Stage agnostic
Industries
HardwareArtificial IntelligenceBiotechnologyClean TechnologyCybersecurity
Geographic scope
Global
Sources
Showing 24 of 31 matched portfolio companies
Advanced Electric Machines manufactures electric powertrain systems for low carbon vehicles, utilizing rare-earth-free motor technologies that enhance performance and recyclability. Their solutions address the need for sustainable and efficient electric drivetrains across various sectors, including passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial applications.
Funding: $38.3M
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Funding: $38.3M
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Air is a visual workspace that centralizes the collection, approval, and sharing of creative assets, streamlining the creative operations process for teams. By replacing traditional cloud storage solutions, it eliminates the inefficiencies of file management and feedback loops, saving users significant time and improving collaboration.
Funding: $69.2M
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Funding: $69.2M
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CellRev specializes in process intensification for cell manufacturing through advanced bioprocessing techniques that enhance yield and efficiency. The company reduces high production costs and lengthy timelines in biomanufacturing, facilitating faster and more cost-effective development of cell-based therapies.
Funding: $6.2M
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Funding: $6.2M
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The startup offers a personalized digital behavior change platform that provides educational resources and coaching programs specifically for managing type 2 diabetes and promoting healthy eating habits. By utilizing evidence-based methodologies, the platform empowers patients to implement sustainable lifestyle changes for improved chronic disease management.
Funding: $5.1M
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Funding: $5.1M
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Count is a canvas-based business intelligence tool that integrates SQL, Python, and low-code capabilities to enable data teams to explore and visualize data collaboratively. It addresses the inefficiencies of traditional dashboarding tools by providing a flexible workspace that enhances data accessibility and fosters real-time insights across teams.
Funding: $7.9M
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Funding: $7.9M
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Dance offers an electric bike and moped subscription service that includes a vehicle, theft protection, and on-demand repairs through a mobile app. This model addresses the challenges of vehicle ownership by providing a hassle-free alternative that eliminates maintenance concerns and upfront costs, allowing users to enjoy electric mobility with flexibility.
Funding: $85.6M
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Funding: $85.6M
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ZeroLight provides a plug-and-play visualization platform that enables businesses to create high-fidelity 3D digital experiences for product launches and customer engagement. This technology streamlines the production of visual content, reducing costs and enhancing personalization in omnichannel buying journeys.
Funding: $6.0M
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Funding: $6.0M
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FAT32 provides an automated compliance platform that integrates with existing IT systems to implement and remediate cybersecurity standards like Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001. This solution enables businesses to quickly address compliance gaps with minimal effort, generating instant reports to track their compliance journey.
Funding: $809.9K
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Funding: $809.9K
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FORME is a digital fitness platform that combines smart home gym equipment with live and on-demand personal training sessions, offering tailored strength training and recovery programs. This solution addresses the challenge of accessing personalized fitness guidance and high-quality resistance training in a home environment, catering to users of all experience levels.
Funding: $3.6M
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Funding: $3.6M
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Founded 2020
1000+
Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $30.0M
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Funding: $30.0M
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Hicomply automates compliance management for information security standards such as ISO 27001, SOC2, and GDPR, enabling organizations to efficiently manage risk, policy, and incident reporting. By integrating with various applications via API, Hicomply provides a streamlined solution that helps businesses demonstrate their commitment to data protection and regulatory compliance.
Funding: $6.0M
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Funding: $6.0M
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This startup offers a digital music distribution platform that enables artists to submit their music through an online form, facilitating easier discovery and promotion by music labels. By focusing on a streaming-first and digital-only approach, the platform ensures that artists receive timely payments and greater visibility in the competitive music industry.
Funding: $640.0K
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Funding: $640.0K
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Incuto provides a cloud-based banking technology platform that enables credit unions and community lenders to enhance their digital services and automate back-end processes. By offering tools for streamlined loan management and member engagement, Incuto helps these financial institutions compete effectively in the market for affordable finance.
Funding: $3.4M
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Funding: $3.4M
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The startup offers edge AI-based computer vision solutions integrated with autonomous robots to enhance real-time data processing and decision-making in various environments. This technology addresses the need for efficient and accurate visual analysis in industries such as logistics, manufacturing, and security.
Journey is a sales platform that consolidates customer engagement, deal closure, and onboarding into a single link, allowing sales teams to share resources and monitor prospect interactions efficiently. This streamlined approach addresses the challenge of fragmented communication and resource sharing, enabling teams to enhance productivity and close more deals.
Funding: $4.0M
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Funding: $4.0M
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LightOx is developing a light-activated chemotherapy treatment using photosensitizing agents to target early-stage oral cancer lesions, which allows for localized therapy with reduced side effects compared to traditional surgical methods. The company is currently completing pre-clinical testing and plans to initiate Phase I/IIa clinical trials in 2025.
Funding: $1.9M
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Funding: $1.9M
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Low Carbon Materials develops carbon-negative aggregates that can be integrated into existing concrete and asphalt manufacturing processes, significantly reducing the carbon footprint of these essential construction materials. By addressing the construction industry's contribution to global emissions, which accounts for 8% of total emissions, the company provides a scalable solution for achieving net-zero targets.
Funding: $6.7M
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Funding: $6.7M
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Magnitude Biosciences utilizes the nematode C. elegans as a model organism to conduct high-throughput assays for drug development, focusing on areas such as neurodegeneration, toxicity, and aging research. Their services provide researchers with reproducible data on compound efficacy and safety, significantly accelerating the preclinical research process.
Funding: $950.6K
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Funding: $950.6K
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Mica is an online marketplace that aggregates short‑term and flexible rental listings into a single searchable platform. It lets users filter properties by location, price, size, and amenities, view standardized photos and details, and communicate directly with landlords to secure a lease.
Funding: $20.0K
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Funding: $20.0K
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Om provides access to massive, internally generated datasets detailing proteome-wide small molecule binding data. Researchers can programmatically query billions of protein and small molecule interaction data points to identify therapeutic opportunities instantly. The platform leverages synthetic biology and pico-scale engineering to accelerate the transition from hypothesis to launching a discovery program.
Funding: $250.0K
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Funding: $250.0K
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Onfly provides a travel and expense management platform that enables corporate users to book travel in under three minutes while automating expense reporting and reconciliation processes. The solution enhances financial transparency and reduces errors and fraud, allowing companies to optimize their travel expenditures and improve overall efficiency.
Funding: $16.9M
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Funding: $16.9M
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Operati develops estimating and quoting software that enables SMEs to generate accurate quotes for complex projects in minutes, utilizing guided estimating and a customer quote portal. This technology addresses inefficiencies in project planning and estimation, allowing teams to streamline operations and enhance revenue potential.
3+
50+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $520.0K
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Funding: $520.0K
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The startup provides a procurement automation platform that employs machine learning algorithms to enhance purchasing processes for businesses. By minimizing manual tasks and improving supplier visibility, the platform increases procurement efficiency and delivers measurable cost savings.
Funding: $3.0M
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Funding: $3.0M
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Re is an on‑chain reinsurance protocol that tokenizes real reinsurance treaties, issuing fully collateralized tokens backed by verified insurance premiums. The platform provides institutional investors and insurers with regulated, transparent access to the $800B+ reinsurance market, delivering 8‑16% annual yields that are largely uncorrelated with traditional assets while maintaining defined risk limits and underwriting discipline.
Funding: $7.0M
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Funding: $7.0M
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Wordnerds
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Newcells Biotech
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The Community Network (NE)
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Oak Engage
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OneClickComply (formerly FAT32)
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The Skill Mill
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Marrabio
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Xbim
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Moralbox
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ZeroLight
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Nanovery
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Smiles Children’s Nursery
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