Mercia

Venture capital firm based in Manchester, UK

Latest Mercia investments

Mercia has invested in these startups.

Kinewell

Energy

Kinewell lands £750,000 pre-seed to cut offshore wind cabling costs with AI. Read more

Tozaro

Biotech

Bedfordshire biotech raises £6m to cut viral vector costs with smart polymers. Read more

NuVision Biotherapies

Healthtech

£4.8m to scale amniotic membrane eye therapy manufacturing for NHS and optometrists. Read more

Shield Space

£2m seed to test autonomous AI protecting satellites from jamming and attacks. Read more

Gutology

Healthtech

£1.8m seed backs Gutology’s US, German expansion and trials for microbiome-friendly toothpaste. Read more

Ben

HRTech

Ben raises £20.8m Series B to centralise multinational benefits using AI. Read more

OceanSaver

Greentech

OceanSaver secures £1.9m to put plastic-free cleaning products on more supermarket shelves. Read more

Investments By Sector

Mercia has invested in these sectors

Biotech	33.3%
Healthtech	22.2%
HRTech	11.1%
Energy	11.1%
Greentech	11.1%
Space	11.1%

Venture Capital Investors

Connect with VC Investors from Mercia

Lisa Ward

Head of Portfolio Talent - Mercia Ventures

Emily Latus

Fund Administrator

Stephen Windsor

Investment Director

Julian Dennard

Will Schaffer

David Baker

Portfolio Director

Wayne Thomas

Managing Director - Mercia PE Funds

Ashwin Kumaraswamy

Investment Director

Ian Wilson

Fund Principal, Mercia Ventures

Emma Cross

Portfolio Associate

Dr Graham Davies

Amrit Sami

Mark Volanthen

They Have Invested With Mercia

Connect with investors related to Mercia's network

Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

Atomico

Cherry Ventures

Seedcamp

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

DN Capital

List of pre-seed

& seed VC firms

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Mercia

Latest Mercia investments

Mercia has invested in these startups.

Kinewell

Tozaro

NuVision Biotherapies

Shield Space

Gutology

Ben

OceanSaver

Investments By Sector

Mercia has invested in these sectors

Venture Capital Investors

Connect with VC Investors from Mercia

Lisa Ward

Head of Portfolio Talent - Mercia Ventures

Emily Latus

Fund Administrator

Stephen Windsor

Investment Director

Julian Dennard

Will Schaffer

David Baker

Portfolio Director

Wayne Thomas

Managing Director - Mercia PE Funds

Ashwin Kumaraswamy

Investment Director

Ian Wilson

Fund Principal, Mercia Ventures

Emma Cross

Portfolio Associate

Dr Graham Davies

Amrit Sami

Mark Volanthen

They Have Invested With Mercia

Connect with investors related to Mercia's network

Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

Atomico

Cherry Ventures

Seedcamp

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

DN Capital

List of pre-seed

& seed VC firms

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