Techstart Ventures is a venture capital firm that primarily invests in seed-stage, inception to pre-seed, and early-stage technology companies in Scotland and Northern Ireland. They focus on backing ambitious founders with unique insights and global potential, typically providing initial cheques up to £750k-£1 million with capacity for follow-on funding.
38% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $10.3M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
8
Fund Size
$48M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Valla | Seed | $2.7M | Jun 2025 |
 Neurolabs | Series A | $7.8M | Apr 2025 |
 Loadar | Seed | $3.8M | Dec 2024 |
 Continuum Industries | Series A | $10M | Sep 2023 |
 Enzai | Seed | $4M | Sep 2023 |
| BBrainWaveBank | Seed | $1.2M | Jul 2020 |
| NNeurovalens | Unknown | $2.6M | — |
| IInspectorio | Series B | $50M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Singular1 shared
Credo Ventures1 shared
Playfair Capital1 shared
Cavalry1 shared
Seedcamp1 shared
Nauta Capital1 shared
Lunar Ventures1 shared
British Business Bank1 shared
IQ Capital1 shared
Portfolio Ventures1 shared
Insight Partners1 shared
Matchstick Ventures1 shared
Flexport1 shared
Frontline Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 21 April 2026