Mercia

Venture capital firm based in Manchester, UK

Latest Mercia investments

Mercia has invested in these startups.

StudentCrowd

Edtech

StudentCrowd raises £6.7m to bring verified reviews and AI search to US. Read more

Alesi Surgical

Healthtech

Alesi Surgical secures £7m to remove surgical smoke using electrostatic precipitation. Read more

Serve First

Data

Serve First raises £5m to convert surveys and reviews into frontline action. Read more

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

Uniphy

Hardware

£3m funds chip to miniaturise optical sensors for tactile, gesture-driven controls. Read more

Investments By Sector

Mercia has invested in these sectors

Edtech	20.0%
Healthtech	20.0%
Biotech	10.0%
Greentech	10.0%
Energy	10.0%
Supply Chain	10.0%
Hardware	10.0%
Data	10.0%

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

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Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

IW Capital

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

YFM Equity Partners

List of pre-seed

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Mercia

Latest Mercia investments

Mercia has invested in these startups.

StudentCrowd

Alesi Surgical

Serve First

Kinewell

Tozaro

Uniphy

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

IW Capital

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II

YFM Equity Partners

List of pre-seed

& seed VC firms

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