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 has invested in 66 companies. 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 HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of PEAKAIO Overall, Praetura Ventures portfolio has seen 7 acquisitions including key companies like Peak, Sorted and AccessPay. A lot of funds co-invest with Praetura Ventures, with names like Blackfinch Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Praetura Ventures has team of 23 people including 11 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Praetura Ventures' List of Top Investments
Praetura Ventures has a portfolio of 66 companies. Their most notable investments are in Sticky and ScubaTx.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, HealthTech and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Praetura Ventures:1. 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: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $209M
- Employee Count: 312 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Vanedge Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund and 87 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 31, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Sorted
Provider of software for delivery management and automated carrier allocation. This platform enables retailers to manage shipping operations through centralized carrier integrations and rules-based allocation processes. It provides tracking functionality for shipments, allowing for the distribution of delivery status updates to customers. The system facilitates the selection of delivery services to manage shipping costs and supports the communication of delivery information throughout the fulfillment process.
Key facts about Sorted
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $134M
- Employee Count: 54 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Merian Global Investors, NB Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Sep 22, 2022, $*****
- 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: £10M - £50M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $44.4M
- Employee Count: 155 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mastercard, MiddleGame Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 19, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Street Group
SaaS-driven diversified software solutions for real estate professionals. It facilitates users with an automated property instruction generation tool for estate agents, portfolio letting solutions for agents, an estate agency platform to manage property viewing, valuations, and a client database and relationship management software.
Key facts about Street Group
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $4.18M
- Employee Count: 236 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Praetura Ventures, Barclays and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Sprout.ai
AI-based software suite for personal and commercial insurers. It provides software for claims automation and fraud detection. It also provides solutions for image analysis, audio analysis, document management, behaviour analysis, and more.
Key facts about Sprout.ai
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $38.3M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Octopus Ventures, Playfair Capital and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 31, 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 8 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 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2024 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
2023 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
2022 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
2021 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Praetura Ventures' Investments by Stage
Praetura Ventures has made 27 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.78M, 26 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.76M, 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 |
|---|---|
Series A | 27 |
Seed | 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, HealthTech, Consumer and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 50 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 49 Tech companies, 39 Software companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 36 |
Vertical SaaS | 12 |
HealthTech | 8 |
Consumer | 7 |
FinTech | 7 |
Others | 64 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Praetura Ventures' Investments by Geography
Praetura Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (57), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 57 |
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 | 6609 | ||
Sep 24, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6828 | ||
Jul 10, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6965 | ||
Jun 05, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9758 | - | |
May 28, 2025 | Ireland | Series A | 4882 | [+1] |
Acquired companies in Praetura Ventures' Portfolio
7 companies from Praetura Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was PEAKAIO in Sep 2026 by NetApp for $*****.Here are Praetura Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2026 | Oct 02, 2025 | Seed | 5997 | |
Apr 28, 2026 | Dec 10, 2013 | Seed | 6827 | |
Mar 31, 2026 | Feb 07, 2024 | Conventional Debt | 1834 | |
Mar 01, 2026 | Mar 22, 2021 | Series A | 5103 | |
Jun 13, 2025 | Apr 05, 2018 | Seed | 2929 |
Team profile of Praetura Ventures
Praetura Ventures has a team of 23 members including 11 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 3 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 | Hartford | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Liverpool | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | Liverpool | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Harrogate | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - |
Co-investors of Praetura Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 188 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: 54 investors entered a company along with Praetura Ventures. These include investors like Blackfinch Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after Praetura Ventures: A total of 52 investors have invested in Praetura Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include PXN Ventures (2 companies), WealthClub (2 companies) and Blackfinch (2 companies).
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