Investors and Executives
Shape, lead, and scale high-potential businesses from the earliest stages as an experienced executive or investor. Work with us to turn breakthrough ideas into successful companies.
Lead and scale a spin-out company
Along with our Northern Accelerator partners we create high-potential ventures grounded in world-class research. We’re looking for leaders and investors who want to shape their journey from the very beginning.
Each year, we create new companies and social enterprises to turn world-class research into real‑world impact.
Strong leadership is essential to translating academic discoveries into commercial and operational success. This is why we regularly place experienced executives into spin‑outs as they form and grow.
We’re looking for leaders who bring strategic clarity and commercial acumen. They'll also have the operational discipline needed to turn promising research into investor‑ready companies.
Executives joining our ventures may support:
- guiding the transition from academic project to investable company
- shaping the commercial model, value proposition, and go‑to‑market plan
- building early‑stage teams and establishing company culture
- securing initial investment and forming the board structure
- driving growth, partnerships, and routes to market
Opportunities for investors
We work with investors who want to be part of building companies at the leading edge of innovation. New ideas can genuinely shape industries, build communities, or tackle global challenges.
Investors working with us benefit from:
- access to a diverse pipeline of high‑potential ventures
- opportunities to influence company direction at critical early stages
- companies grounded in high‑quality, internationally recognised university research
- a regional ecosystem committed to ambitious, investor‑ready spin‑outs
- the chance to invest where it can genuinely create impact and long‑term value
Our investor group provides a focused, discrete and trusted environment. Members have early access to our company‑creation pipeline and receive insight into emerging opportunities. They'll also gain access to founders and executives, and the chance to help shape new ventures from the earliest stages.
You may focus on angel, seed, scale or Series A investments, which we can support. We welcome conversations with investors who want to support impactful technologies and talented founders.