About Par Equity
Founded in Edinburgh, Par Equity is the leading early-stage venture investor in the Scottish ecosystem. Like Praetura, they are known for their hands-on approach, working side-by-side with their portfolio founders to build exciting companies. Par Equity operate one of the most active angel syndicate's in the UK - the Par Investor Network (PIN). Their team has now expanded to Leeds where they plan to help grow the Yorkshire venture ecosystem.
Since 2008, Par Equity has invested in over 70 high-growth businesses spanning deep tech, health tech, climate tech and other key sectors. They have a strong track-record, with notable exits including Current Health - the second largest European health tech exit on record at the point of sale. Their team manage the Par EIS and KI fund, Par Equity Natural Capital fund, and their Northern Scale Up Fund. They are the largest partner for the British Business Bank's Regional Angels Programme, designed to help regional founders access more capital. They are also a tier one co-investment partner with Scottish Enterprise.
About Praetura
Born-and-bred in the North West, Praetura Ventures is an award-winning venture capital investor praised for its early backing of northern success stories such as Modern Milkman, Street Group and AccessPay.
The Manchester-based VC has become known for its ‘more than money’ approach to supporting early-stage founders post investment. With over £350m AUM and 60+ portfolio companies, their team manage a number of funds including the Praetura Growth VCT, GMC Life Sciences Fund, and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II for the British Business Bank (North West Equity fund).
They also launched PraeSeed, the North’s first cohort investment programme designed to help founders at the start of their journey with preseed NPIFII investment and investor-readiness support.
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