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Northern Gritstone
✓ Verified data🇬🇧 UK-activeSolo angel·Leeds, United Kingdom·5 partners Tom Kaye +4·writes lead cheques
Invests at seed in ai-ml, b2b-saas. 2 rounds tracked.
Cheque range (GBP)
£10K – £50K
Last cheque
2w ago
● actively deploying
Rounds (12mo)
6
1 in last 90d
Tracked portfolio
2
since 2026
Recent investments
7 tracked rounds via funding databases| Company | Amount | When |
|---|---|---|
| Cytotrait ↗ Develops crop engineering technology for precise gene editing in plant organelles | £3M | 5mo ago |
| Optalysys ↗ Develops photonic computing technology for high-performance, energy-efficient processing in AI an... | £23M | 6mo ago |
IVFmicro Developer of a microfluidic device designed to support embryo culture and handling using very small volumes of nutrient-rich fluid | 4.7M USD | 7mo ago |
Sitehop Developers of encryption tools for complex communication networks. | 10.0M USD | 10mo ago |
PhovIR PhovIR is a chip-based NIR-SWIR optical sensor manufacturer founded in 2024 by Tim Echtermeyer. | 5.3M USD | 11mo ago |
Literal Labs Logic-based AI algorithm platform to build custom AI models. | 6.0M USD | 1.2y ago |
Phlux Technology Phlux Technology is an infrared sensor manufacturer founded in 2020. | 11.7M USD | 1.3y ago |
Stages backed
Seed1 · 50%
Series A+1 · 50%
Markets backed
Sectors & focus
AI / MLB2B SaaSBiotech / Life Sciencesdeep technologylife scienceshealthtechuniversity spinoutsNorthern England
Business models
AI / ML, SaaS
Other portfolio companies
19 from public sourcesInvestment£2.5 mNorthern Gritstone£20 mNorthern Gritstone invests into ApiniNorthern Gritstone invests into IVFmicroNorthern Gritstone invests into SitehopDrumbeatLS2 3AAM1 7FSPrivacy PolicyS1 4DPSW1H 9EUINSIGHTNEWSTEAMVISITNext Next Northern Gritstone£20 mPrevious Previous Northern Gritstoneseed£20 mCytotrait LimitedOptalysys Ltd
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