NorthStar Equity Investors is a venture capital firm that specialises in early stage high-growth opportunities. We maximise growth and returns for entrepreneurs and investors by building high quality innovative businesses.

Based in Newcastle, NSEI’s fund managers have a strong background in the private sector and first hand experience of helping technology companies expand and excel.

We currently manage two bespoke funds focused on investments in the North East of England:

• The £12m Proof of Concept Fund is targeted at the pre-seed stage of investment, supporting entrepreneurs with up to £90,000.
  
  
• The £30m Co-Investment Fund specialises in high-growth investments of up to £0.5m and will lead or participate in syndicates.

NSEI’s knowledgeable team specialises in guiding new technologies from the drawing board to the world market – in sectors as diverse as nanotechnology, communications, ICT, biotechnology, healthcare, chemicals, processing and renewables energy. We are always keen to speak to ambitious entrepreneurs with market-focused business ideas.

NorthStar Equity Investors is wholly owned by NStar but operates as an independent subsidiary and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. The Proof of Concept Fund was set up with money from regional development agency One NorthEast and the European Regional Development Fund. The sole investor in the Co-Investment Fund is the ERDF.