Northern Gritstone
Europe HQ
Seed Series-A
Last updated 21 Sep 2026
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01 · Thesis & focus
Investment company founded by the Universities of Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield (now also Liverpool) that closed £312M in 2023 (over £380M raised by 2026) to fund science and IP-rich spinouts in the North of England from seed through scale-up. The largest new UK university-spinout investor of the 2020s.
Cheque range
Undisclosed
Stages
Seed, Series A
Avg deals / year
–
Leads rounds
Yes
HQ
Manchester
Fund type
Venture fund
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