Scottish Venture Fund Partners

The Scottish Venture Fund seeks to develop the venture capital market in Scotland and has cultivated an innovative partnership approach in which investment partners can fall into one or both of the following categories:

  • Deal Promoting Partners (DPPs) bring deals to the table and offer Scottish Enterprise an opportunity to invest alongside them.
  • Deal Venture Partners (DVPs) are interested in receiving information Scottish Enterprise may have on any suitable syndication opportunities.

Scottish Enterprise is keen to work with new partners no matter where they are based. We believe our partnerships should be a reciprocal relationship and we offer a strong platform for highlighting potential investee companies at all stages in their lifecycle, whether from our industry teams, Proof of Concept programme or a follow-on opportunity in an existing Scottish Enterprise Investments (SEI) agreement.

Our current Deal Promoting Partners and Deal Venture Partners

Company Sector DPP DVP
ACT Venture Capital Ltd Information and Communications Technology, Internet and Media, Healthcare and Growth Capital Yes Yes
Adamant Ventures Limited Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health related, Nanotechnology Yes Yes
Aescap Venture Management BV Biomedical Yes No
Albion Ventures LLP Chemicals and materials, Communications, Construction and building products, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Industrial automation, Industrial products and services, Information technology hardware, Internet technology, Leisure and entertainment, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media and photography, Medical/Health related, Nanotechnology, Other consumer related, Real Estate, Retail, Services, Software and computer services, Transportation Yes Yes
Amadeus Capital Partners Limited All sectors except real estate, retail and services Yes Yes
Archangel Informal Investment Ltd All sectors except property, retail and leisure, where EIS relief is available Yes No
Atmos S.p.A Biotechnology, Energy Yes Yes
Beer and Partners Ltd All sectors Yes Yes
Braveheart Ventures Ltd All sectors except construction and real estate Yes Yes
Ceres Finance Limited All sectors Yes Yes
Close Growth Capital Limited Chemicals and materials, Communications, Construction and building products, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Financial Services, Industrial automation, Industrial products and services, Information technology hardware, Leisure and entertainment, Manufacturing, Medical/Health related, Other consumer related, Retail, Services, Software and computer services, Transportation Yes Yes
Delta Partners Ltd Biotechnology, communications, electronics, internet technology, life sciences, medical/health related, software and computer services Yes Yes
Emerald Technology Ventures AG Chemicals and materials, Construction and building products, Energy, Engineering, Industrial automation, Industrial products and services, Information technology hardware, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Transportation Yes Yes
Energy Ventures Limited Energy Yes Yes
Evolve Capital PLC All sectors Yes Yes
FinTech Global Capital LLC Biotechnology, Chemicals & materials, Communications, Electronics, Engineering, Information technology hardware, Internet technology, Life sciences, Medical/health related, Nanotechnology, Software and computer serviced No Yes
Herald Ventures Chemicals and materials, communications, electronics, engineering, industrial automation, industrial products and services, information technology hardware, internet technology, media and photography, software and computer services Yes Yes
Imprimatur Capital Limited Biotechnolgy, Communications, Electronics, Energy, Internet Technology, Media & Photography, Medical/health related, Nanotechnology, Software and computer services. Yes Yes
Kenda Capital B.V. Construction and building products, Energy Yes Yes
Longbow Capital LLP Healthcare, biotechnology, life sciences, medical, nanotechnology Yes Yes
Maven Capital Partners UK LLP Chemicals and Materials, Communications, Construction and Building Products, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Financial Services, Industrial Automation, Industrial Products and Services, Information Technology Hardware, Internet Technology, Leisure and Entertainment, Manufacturing, Media and Photography, Medical/Health Related,  Other Consumer Related, Retail, Services, Software and Computer Services, Transportation Yes Yes
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd All sectors except construction, financial services, leisure, real estate, retail, services and transportation No Yes
MMC Ventures Communication, Electronics, Financial Services, Information Technology Hardware, Internet Technology, Leisure & Entertainment, Media & Photography, Medical/Health related, Other Consumer related, Services, Software & Computer Services Yes Yes
Nauta Capital Technology, media and telecommunications Yes Yes
NBGI Ventures (NBGI Private Equity Limited) Medical Technology and Healthcare applications Yes Yes
Noble Fund Managers Limited All sectors except financial services and real estate Yes Yes
Par Equity LLP Communications, Electronics, Energy, Information Technology Hardware, Internet Technology, Medical/Health Related, Nanotechnology, Services, Software & Computer services Yes Yes
Penta Capital Partners Limited Software Yes Yes
Pre-X Capital Management All sectors except construction and real estate - EIS preferred Yes Yes
PUK Ventures Biotechnology, Chemicals and materials, Communication, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Industrial automation, Industrial Products and services, Information technology hardware, Internet technology, Life Sciences, Mantacturing, Medical/Health related, Nanotechnology, Software and computer services. Yes Yes
Quayle Munro Holdings Plc All sectors Yes Yes
Siemens Technology Accelerator GmbH Communications, Electronics, Energy, Industrial automation, Industrial products and services, Medical/health related, Software and computer services Yes Yes
Sigma Capital Group Plc Biotechnology, chemicals and materials, construction, electronics, energy, industrial, information technology, life sciences Yes Yes
SSE Venture Capital Limited Communications, Construction and Building Products, Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing, Other Consumer related, Services, Transportation Yes Yes
Statoil-Hydro Venture AS Chemicals and materials, Energy, Nanotechnology Yes Yes
Tate & Lyle Ventures LP Biotechnology, chemicals and materials, energy, life sciences and nanotechnology Yes Yes