# North East Fund

North East Fund is a Private Equity based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Private Equity
- **Headquarters:** Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- **Region:** Europe
- **Address:** 5th floor West One, Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3PA, United Kingdom
- **Founded:** 2018
- **Assets under management:** Undisclosed
- **Website:** www.northeastfund.org

## Regulatory record

- **Reports private funds:** No

## About

North East Fund is a venture capital and loan programme which provides finance to companies based in the North East of England and guidance on business support available in the region. With support from the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority and North East Combined Authority, it has launched three investment funds providing finance to start-up and existing companies across the North East. It has more than 20 years’ experience of providing investment finance to small and medium-sized companies based in Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and County Durham.

## Questions

### How does the North East Fund deploy capital?

The North East Fund allocates through three separate specialist vehicles. The Accelerate Fund, managed by Mercia Ventures, makes equity investments from proof of concept to scale-up. The Elevate Fund, managed by FW Capital, provides loans from £50,000 and equity up to £1 million for more established companies. The Spinout Inspire Fund targets companies formed to commercialise research from the region's five universities. Individual investments range from £10,000 to £2 million.

### Which geographies does the North East Fund cover?

The fund's mandate is restricted exclusively to businesses based in Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and County Durham. Its spinout vehicle additionally draws specifically on intellectual property and research from Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside universities. No investments are made outside these boundaries.

## Related profiles

- [Northeast Financial Group](https://altss.com/profile/northeast-financial-group)
- [Northeast Ronghui Securities Asset Management](https://altss.com/profile/northeast-ronghui-securities-asset-management)

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