About Praetura Ventures
Praetura Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of Manchester, United Kingdom. As of Oct 2025, Praetura Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 66 companies, with 9 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of PEAKAIO Overall, Praetura Ventures portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions including key companies like Sorted, Peak and Liverpool ChiroChem. A lot of funds co-invest with Praetura Ventures, with names like Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Praetura Ventures has team of 44 people including 15 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Praetura Ventures' List of Top Investments
Praetura Ventures has a portfolio of 66 companies. Their most notable investments are in ScubaTx and WatchMyCompetitor.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Retail and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Praetura Ventures:
1. Sorted
SaaS based e-commerce shipping operations solutions. It offers a delivery management platform from checkouts, warehouses, and shipping. The platform leverages data-driven solutions to carrier management, shipping, and delivery tracking and connects e-commerce parcels from purchase at checkout to fulfillment in the warehouse and doorstep delivery. The platform enables retailers to increase conversion rates, reduce abandoned carts and increase customer loyalty.
Key facts about Sorted
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £97.4K as on May 31, 2016
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $105M
- Employee Count: 91 as on Sep 30, 2020
- Investors: Merian Global Investors, Seneca EIS Portfolio Fund and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Sep 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Peak
Provider of decision intelligence software for retail businesses. The platform collects and analyzes the internal data, customer data, and financial data to generate information about business decisions. It enables businesses to grow revenues and profits using these data.
Key facts about Peak
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £9.15M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $209M
- Employee Count: 237 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: SoftBank Vision Fund, MMC Ventures and 87 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 31, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. AccessPay
Cloud based payment automation and cash management solutions for businesses. The platform provides various solutions such as payment automations, fraud prevention, compliance management, BACS approved software, and more.
Key facts about AccessPay
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £6.31M as on Dec 30, 2022
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $44.4M
- Employee Count: 74 as on Sep 30, 2020
- Investors: Mastercard, NatWest and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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4. Natrox
Developer of an oxygen based wound therapy device. The product is called the NATROX which consists of an oxygen generator and an oxygen delivery system. It provides oxygen to the wound and delivered it to the secondary dressing through the single-use to stimulate healing in previously non-healing wounds. It also offers a cloud-based platform where clinical teams can capture and access up-to-date data on wound care patients.
Key facts about Natrox
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Waterbeach (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £273K as on Dec 31, 2017
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $68.4M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: University of Cambridge, Future Fund and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 04, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. SeatFrog
App-based platform providing train ticket auctioning and booking services. The platform enables users to bid for upgrades and changes on their tickets within 48 hours of their journey. Users can enter their train details and receive notifications for the auction when the process starts. They can participate in the auction and bid for upgrades. The platform offers new tickets, boarding passes, and more. Their apps are available for Android & iOS devices.
Key facts about SeatFrog
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.7M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: YMF Investments, Pembroke VCT and 41 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 25, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Praetura Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Praetura Ventures has invested in 66 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 9 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in PEAKAIO and most recent follow-on round was in ScubaTx.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2024 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2023 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2022 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
2021 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Praetura Ventures' Investments by Stage
Praetura Ventures has made 26 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.79M, 26 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.83M, 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $4.23M and 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 26 |
Series A | 26 |
Series B | 6 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Praetura Ventures' Investments by Sector
Praetura Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Consumer, HealthTech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 49 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 48 Tech companies, 39 Software companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 35 |
Vertical SaaS | 12 |
Consumer | 8 |
HealthTech | 8 |
FinTech | 7 |
Others | 67 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Praetura Ventures' Investments by Geography
Praetura Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (56), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 56 |
United States | 2 |
Ireland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Praetura Ventures' recent investments
Praetura Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Praetura Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 02, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7263 | ||
Sep 24, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 3871 | ||
Jul 10, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2369 | ||
Jun 06, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 1725 | - | |
May 28, 2025 | Ireland | Series A | 3946 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Praetura Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Praetura Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Liverpool ChiroChem in Jun 2025 by XtalPi.Here are Praetura Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 13, 2025 | Apr 05, 2018 | Seed | 3826 | |
Mar 13, 2025 | Jun 08, 2016 | Series A | 2675 | |
Jan 31, 2024 | Dec 10, 2013 | Seed | 1787 | |
Oct 21, 2022 | Jan 24, 2018 | Seed | 2785 |
Team profile of Praetura Ventures
Praetura Ventures has a team of 44 members including 15 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 15 Principals located in United Kingdom and United States. Praetura Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Praetura Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Manchester | - | ||
Partner | Manchester | - | - | |
Partner | Manchester | - | ||
Partner | Preston | - | ||
Partner | Altrincham | - | ||
Partner | Hartford | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Liverpool | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Liverpool | - | - |
Co-investors of Praetura Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 181 investors have co-invested in Praetura Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Praetura Ventures: Octopus Ventures, Beringea and 80 others have invested in rounds before Praetura Ventures. There are 3 companies where Octopus Ventures has invested before Praetura Ventures and 2 companies where Beringea has invested before Praetura Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Praetura Ventures: 53 investors entered a company along with Praetura Ventures. These include investors like Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (3 companies).
- Invested after Praetura Ventures: A total of 46 investors have invested in Praetura Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Maven Capital Partners (2 companies), Gov.uk (2 companies) and Seneca (1 company).
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