Praetura Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, United Kingdom, founded in 2011. It invests in early-stage technology and life sciences companies across the North of England, providing both capital and operational support to founders.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 4 prior). Average disclosed round size is $11.5M (across 16 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
48
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Andy Barrow
Partner (Tech)
Mark Horncastle
Operational Partner
Mark Roberts
Operational Partner
Paul Johnson
Operational Partner
Penny Attridge
Operational Partner
Siobhan Almond
Operational Partner
Ben Davies
Marketing Director
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
52 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPEAK:AIO | Unknown | — | Oct 2025 |
| HHoldson | Seed | — | Sep 2025 |
| OOBT Live | Series A | — | Jun 2025 |
| AAtomik AM | Seed | — | May 2025 |
| BBOW | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 Ocula | Series A | — | Oct 2024 |
 AccessPay | Unknown | $24M | Mar 2024 |
 LightOx | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
 Sprout.ai | Unknown | $6.8M | Oct 2023 |
 Covatic | Series A | $5M | May 2023 |
 Seatfrog | Unknown | — | Apr 2023 |
 Coadjute | Unknown | $5M | Mar 2023 |
 Aerocloud | Series A | $12.6M | Feb 2023 |
 Arctic Shores | Series B | — | Jan 2023 |
| BBlueSkeye AI | Unknown | $4.1M | Oct 2022 |
| PPatchwork Health | Series B | — | Aug 2022 |
 BankiFi | Unknown | $4.8M | Jul 2022 |
 Cyclr | Unknown | — | Jan 2022 |
 WatchMyCompetitor | Unknown | — | Oct 2021 |
| PPixelMax | Seed | — | Mar 2021 |
| PPeak AI | Series B | $21M | Feb 2021 |
 Peak | Series B | $21M | Jan 2021 |
| Cyclr | Unknown | — | Jan 2021 |
 XR Games | Unknown | — | Jan 2021 |
 SteamaCo | Series B | $5M | Jul 2019 |
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Top Co-Investors
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Northern Gritstone3 shared
Perwyn3 shared
Playfair Capital3 shared
MMC Ventures2 shared
Oxx2 shared
Pembroke Investment Managers2 shared
British Business Bank2 shared
Starburst Ventures2 shared
Stage 2 Capital2 shared
I2BF Global Ventures2 shared
Triple Point Ventures2 shared
Techstars2 shared
Octopus Ventures2 shared
Shell Ventures2 shared
British International Investment2 shared
Maven2 shared
Sands Capital1 shared
Meridian Health Ventures1 shared
Hatch1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026