Mercia Ventures
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Mercia Ventures has backed 105 European tech companies across 123 funding rounds between 2009 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €601M. Most active in Software and Healthtech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Mercia · Mercia Fund Management · Mercia Ventures
Deals
123
distinct rounds
Companies
105
backed
Active span
2009–2026
18 yrs
Total round €
€601M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearMercia Ventures — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mercia Ventures — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 17 |
Top sectors
by dealsMercia Ventures — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mercia Ventures — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 33 |
| Healthtech | 30 |
| Cybersecurity | 14 |
| Marketing | 7 |
| Deeptech | 6 |
| Fintech | 4 |
| Media | 4 |
| Edtech | 4 |
| Gaming | 4 |
| HRtech | 4 |
Stages
by dealsMercia Ventures — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mercia Ventures — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 81 |
| Seed | 16 |
| Series A | 16 |
| Series B | 5 |
| Early VC | 4 |
| Series C | 1 |
Countries
by dealsMercia Ventures — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Mercia Ventures — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 120 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Hungary | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- European regional development fund (ERDF)10
- Midlands Engine Investment Fund II10
- North East Venture Fund7
- Calculus Capital5
- IQ Capital4
- Maven Capital Partners4
- Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF)4
- Seedcamp4
- Haatch3
- MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund3
- Northeast Venture Fund ( NEVF )3
- NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance3
- Aramco Ventures2
- Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital2
- Beringea2
- BGF2
- Black Opal Ventures2
- British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund (SWIF)2
- DN Capital2
- Eli lilly and company2
- Eos Advisory2
- EOS Ventures2
- Finance Durham Fund2
- Foresight Group2
- Green Angel Syndicate2
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semble | UK | 2 | €49M |
| Risk Ledger | UK | 2 | €35M |
| Astral Systems | UK | 1 | €27M |
| Ben | UK | 1 | €23M |
| Laverock Therapeutics | UK | 2 | €23M |
| Fifth Dimension AI | UK | 1 | €22M |
| Turbine | Hungary | 1 | €20M |
| Synthesized | UK | 1 | €17M |
| Optellum | UK | 1 | €15M |
| Napo | UK | 1 | €14M |
| Alesi Surgical | Ireland | 2 | €14M |
| Flok Health | UK | 1 | €11M |
| Locate Bio | UK | 1 | €11M |
| givestar | UK | 1 | €10M |
| Zedify | UK | 2 | €10M |
| Send | UK | 1 | €10M |
| Wobble Genomics | UK | 1 | €9.9M |
| Social Value Portal | UK | 1 | €9.6M |
| Promethean Particles | UK | 1 | €9.3M |
| Camena | UK | 1 | €9.2M |
| CultureAI | UK | 1 | €9.1M |
| HowNow | UK | 1 | €9.0M |
| WorkBuzz | UK | 2 | €9.0M |
| Warwick Acoustics | UK | 1 | €8.2M |
| Log my Care | UK | 2 | €7.2M |
| Adludio | UK | 2 | €7.0M |
| Broker Insights | UK | 1 | €7.0M |
| Intechnica | UK | 2 | €6.9M |
| Tozaro | UK | 1 | €6.9M |
| Heidi | UK | 1 | €6.6M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semble | Series C | €35M | 2026-06 |
| Astral Systems | Series A | €27M | 2026-06 |
| Ben | Series B | €23M | 2025-12 |
| Fifth Dimension AI | Other | €22M | 2026-05 |
| Turbine | Series A | €20M | 2022-11 |
| Synthesized | Series A | €17M | 2025-09 |
| Laverock Therapeutics | Seed | €16M | 2023-10 |
| Optellum | Series A | €15M | 2022-09 |
| Napo | Series B | €14M | 2025-02 |
| Semble | Series B | €14M | 2024-10 |