Pioneers in non-invasive medical technology

Wharton Asset Management Company

Wharton Asset Management Company is a private single family office established in London in 1992. Wharton looks after a diversified direct global venture capital and private equity portfolio with investments in sectors ranging from highly innovative biotech/life science and high tech (particularly AI) to more traditional consumer goods. Current portfolio spreads across US, Canada, Africa, Europe and all the way to Pakistan.

IQ Capital

IQ Capital is a venture capital firm, based between Cambridge and London, that invests in ‘deep-tech’ across sectors including machine learning, AI, robotics, and advanced engineering and materials, and data-focused propositions based on disruptive algorithms. All of the firm’s portfolio companies are capable of dominating their respective markets on a global scale. Initial investments range from £300k to £5m, with capacity for follow-on investment up to £30m.

The IQ Capital team has achieved over 20 exits to date, to companies including Oracle, Google, Apple, Huawei, and Facebook, and several IPOs. IQ Capital has led 28 investments over the last three years. The firm is currently investing at seed and Series A stage from its third venture fund.

Claredon

Clarendon Fund Managers is one of Belfast’s longest established venture capital fund managers.  It manages CoFundNI which is a £50M equity fund that has co-invested alongside private investors into over 60 Northern Ireland companies.

Angel Co Fund

Angel CoFund (ACF) is an active venture capital fund partnering with experienced syndicates of angel investors to help fund and scale early-stage businesses. Built on the experience of many investments it is a champion of accomplished, hands-on investors who know their sector inside out, and works in partnership with them to provide the capital, experience and support high-potential businesses need. ACF understands that achieving commercial success usually requires time and hence makes long-term investments to help companies reach their full potential and generate higher returns.

Techstart

Techstart Ventures is an early-stage technology investor, managing £90m of funds from offices in Edinburgh and Belfast. Techstart is one of the most active investors in the UK market, completing more than 20 new investments per year.

Beltrae Partners Ltd

Beltrae Partners Ltd (‘Beltrae’) is an all-Ireland CF and private equity firm. Beltrae does not operate a formal managed fund, instead its investment monies are provided by the Directors of Beltrae and, where appropriate, through partnering with HWNI’s, VC’s, professional contacts and trade partners. Beltrae has, to date, acquired majority and minority shareholdings in nineteen businesses in Ireland from which they have exited 10 of these. Their investment holding period has ranged from 5-11 years.

The investee companies employ over 400 people in Ireland, and cover a range of sectors from engineering and distribution, to services, healthcare and media. The total investment to-date in these businesses is in excess of £50m.