Investments
191Portfolio Exits
6Funds
9About Northstar Ventures
Northstar Ventures is a venture capital company dedicated to building successful high growth businesses across the North East of England. Northstar's funds provide an opportunity for North East enterprises to access the capital needed to get started and grow.
Latest Northstar Ventures News
Nov 29, 2023
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Northstar Ventures Investments
191 Investments
Northstar Ventures has made 191 investments. Their latest investment was in Veteran Skills Academy as part of their Loan on November 11, 2023.

Northstar Ventures Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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11/14/2023 | Loan | Veteran Skills Academy | $0.18M | Yes | 1 | |
9/18/2023 | Seed VC | MarraBio | Yes | CPI, Maven, and TCS Biosciences | 1 | |
8/29/2023 | Series B | IOTech Systems | No | 2 | ||
5/25/2023 | Unattributed VC | |||||
5/16/2023 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 11/14/2023 | 9/18/2023 | 8/29/2023 | 5/25/2023 | 5/16/2023 |
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Round | Loan | Seed VC | Series B | Unattributed VC | Seed VC - II |
Company | Veteran Skills Academy | MarraBio | IOTech Systems | ||
Amount | $0.18M | ||||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | CPI, Maven, and TCS Biosciences | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Northstar Ventures Portfolio Exits
6 Portfolio Exits
Northstar Ventures has 6 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Kontainers on June 11, 2020.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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6/11/2020 | Acquired | 7 | |||
Date | 6/11/2020 | ||||
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Exit | Acquired | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 7 |
Northstar Ventures Fund History
9 Fund Histories
Northstar Ventures has 9 funds, including North East Social Investment Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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4/10/2015 | North East Social Investment Fund | 1 | |||
12/31/2010 | Finance for Business North East Creative Content Fund | ||||
12/31/2010 | Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund | ||||
12/31/2009 | Finance for Business North East Proof of Concept Fund | ||||
6/30/2005 | NorthEast Coinvestment Fund |
Closing Date | 4/10/2015 | 12/31/2010 | 12/31/2010 | 12/31/2009 | 6/30/2005 |
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Fund | North East Social Investment Fund | Finance for Business North East Creative Content Fund | Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund | Finance for Business North East Proof of Concept Fund | NorthEast Coinvestment Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Northstar Ventures Team
1 Team Member
Northstar Ventures has 1 team member, including former Chief Executive Officer, Marion Bernard.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Marion Bernard | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
Name | Marion Bernard |
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Work History | |
Title | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Former |
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