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Mercia Ventures

Mercia Ventures

United Kingdommerciaventures.co.uk

Overview

Mercia Ventures is a UK-based venture capital investor, part of Mercia Asset Management PLC, that provides capital of up to £10 million to companies from early-stage to global expansion, focusing on sectors including Software & AI, Health & Life Sciences, Consumer, and Deep Tech.

Year Founded

2010

Portfolio Companies

89

Investments

Mercia Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Risk LedgerJul 2026Series BCo-investor
RAD PropulsionJul 2026Early FundingLead
TaiSanJul 2026SeedLead
Astral SystemsJun 2026Series ALead
SembleJun 2026Series CCo-investor

Key People

Edwin Abl

Operating Partner Due Diligence

Dawn Tyler - Mercia Ventures

Portfolio Director

Martijn Kleibergen

Portfolio Director

Ian Wilson

Fund Principal

Amber Jardine

Portfolio Manager

David Ward

Portfolio Manager

George Siddorn

Portfolio Manager

Laurence Richardson

Portfolio Manager - NPIF Debt Fund

My-Ha Hoang

Portfolio Manager - NPIF Debt

Adam Watts

Investment Manager

Andy Clough

Investment Manager

Andy Tyas

Investment Manager

David Wright

Investment Manager

Gary Whitaker

Investment Manager

Lee Lindley

Investment Manager - Mercia Ventures

Marina Fuentes

Investment Manager

Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Year Founded2010

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