About Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, established in 2014, is a private debt fund primarily based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. It specializes in financing Conventional Debt round of companies based in United Kingdom. Its portfolio includes 343 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, Retail sectors.
As of May 2025, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has witnessed 39 portfolio exits so far. Its most notable investments include companies like Abingdon Health, ITS Technology Group and .
Its latest investment was a $4.93M Series B round in Eventum Orthopaedics on Mar 18, 2025.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Conventional Debt, Seed &
Locations of Investment
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's Portfolio
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has a portfolio ofÌý343 companies.Ìý°Õ³ó±ð¾±°ùÌýlatest investmentÌýwas inÌýEventum Orthopaedics(Series B Round) on Mar 18, 2025.ÌýThey have hadÌý7 portfolio exits.ÌýMost notable exits includeÌýLibertine,ÌýAbingdon Health andÌý.Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has invested in 343 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 28 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 25 investments, while as of Mar 2025, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Marshmallowist and most recent follow-on round was in Eventum Orthopaedics.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌýRound | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2024 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
2023 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2022 | 35 | 6 | 41 |
2021 | 36 | 9 | 45 |
2020 | 40 | 6 | 46 |
2019 | 62 | 8 | 70 |
2018 | 59 | 7 | 66 |
2017 | 32 | 1 | 33 |
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's Investments by Stage
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has made 178 investments in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $336K, 91 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.01M and 25 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.37M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Conventional Debt | 178 |
Seed | 91 |
Series A | 25 |
Venture Debt | 4 |
PE | 3 |
Others | 5 |
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's Investments by Sector
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Business Services, Consumer, High Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 139 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 111 Tech companies, 61 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 52 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 47 |
Business Services | 34 |
Consumer | 28 |
High Tech | 28 |
Retail | 26 |
Others | 276 |
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's Investments by Geography
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has made most investments in United Kingdom (292), followed by United States where it has made 6 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 292 |
United States | 6 |
Australia | 3 |
Netherlands | 3 |
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 18, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series B | $4.93M | - | |
Feb 04, 2025 | United Kingdom | Conventional Debt | $86.4K | - | |
Jan 27, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | $4.99M | [+1] | |
Jan 22, 2025 | United Kingdom | Conventional Debt | Undisclosed | - | |
Dec 17, 2024 | United Kingdom | Conventional Debt | $127K | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's Portfolio
Here are Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 23, 2021 | Jul 27, 2017 | Seed | $653K | |
Dec 15, 2020 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's Portfolio
Here are Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 12, 2024 | Apr 13, 2022 | Seed | $1.11M | |
Oct 07, 2024 | Jun 05, 2018 | Seed | $400K | |
May 10, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Mar 14, 2024 | Apr 26, 2023 | Conventional Debt | Undisclosed | |
Feb 02, 2024 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has a team of 5 membersÌýlocated in Turkey.Co-investors of Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Over the past 8 years, 245 investors have co-invested in Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund:ÌýMercia, Maven Capital Partners and 98 others have invested in rounds before Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. There are 10 companies where Mercia has invested before Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and 8 companies where Maven Capital Partners has invested before Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
- Top Co-investors of Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund:Ìý71 investors entered a company along with Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. These include investors like Mercia (34 companies).
- Invested after Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund:ÌýA total of 74 investors have invested in Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mercia (5 companies) and Maven Capital Partners (5 companies).
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