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Northstar Ventures

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Based in Newcastle, Northstar is a venture capital firm with over £80m under management. Northstar has been inspiring local entrepreneurs with financial backing and the expertise of a highly experienced team since 2004, investing in over 200 pioneering, high potential enterprises.

Having fully invested the £30m Co-Investment Fund, £13m Proof of Concept Fund and the £2.4m Finance for Business North East Creative Content Fund, Northstar is now actively investing two funds; the £20m Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund and the £15m Finance for Business North East Proof of Concept Fund.

Over the next four years, Northstar will be investing these funds in a broad spectrum of ambitious businesses located in the North East.

Northstar’s funds provide an exciting opportunity for North East enterprises to access the capital they need to get started and grow. Northstar’s experienced and approachable team is always keen to hear from entrepreneurs looking to develop their businesses and succeed.

Recent Milestones

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  Northstar Ventures invested in SocialRel8. (4/16/13)
  Posted 4/17/13 at 10:11pm via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in ScreachTV. (4/4/13)
  Posted 4/8/13 at 9:44pm via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Recite Me. (1/3/13)
  Posted 1/3/13 at 9:05pm via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in SenseLogix. (8/31/12)
  Posted 8/31/12 at 4:48am via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in TryLife. (8/9/12)
  Posted 8/9/12 at 7:24pm via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Deminos. (8/9/12)
  Posted 8/9/12 at 7:33pm via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Biomass CHP. (4/20/12)
  Posted 4/20/12 at 7:39pm via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Aframe. (4/3/12)
  Posted 4/2/12 at 9:44pm via masshightech.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in CrowdIPR. (3/23/12)
  Posted 2/6/12 at 11:49am via techcrunch.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Odimax. (2/1/12)
  Posted 3/23/12 at 12:12pm
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Blooie. (2/1/12)
  Posted 9/6/12 at 2:18am via ignite100.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Publification Ltd. (12/26/11)
  Posted 2/17/12 at 5:36am
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Blooie. (9/1/11)
  Posted 1/15/12 at 6:20am via ignite100.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Odimax. (9/1/11)
  Posted 3/23/12 at 12:11pm
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Audacious. (8/9/11)
  Posted 8/9/11 at 2:48am via finsmes.com
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  Northstar Ventures invested in Exuru!. (7/1/11)
  Posted 1/13/12 at 7:18am

Investments

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1. SocialRel8 Raises £250K in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
2. Screach.TV Raises $2.5M (finsmes.com) [edit]
3. Recite Me Secures £225K in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
4. SenseLogix Raises £1M in Series B Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
5. TryLife Raises £145K in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
6. Deminos Raises £120K from Northstar Ventures (finsmes.com) [edit]
7. Biomass CHP Receives £100k Investment from Northstar Ventures (finsmes.com) [edit]
8. Aframe snaps up $7M Series A round (masshightech.com) [edit]
9. IP Research Platform CrowdIPR Secures $135,000, Goes Freemium (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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11. Ignite100 (ignite100.com) [edit]
12. Northstar Ventures investment into Publification [edit]
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15. Audacious Raises £100K from Northstar Ventures (finsmes.com) [edit]
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17. amBX Raises £700,000 in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
18. Re Pet Receives £1.2M Investment (finsmes.com) [edit]
19. Recite Me Receives £100,000 Investment from Northstar Ventures (finsmes.com) [edit]
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