| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.12.2021 | New Year, New Job? Join the Northstar Team |
Can you help us support social entrepreneurs and trustees to fulfil their ambitions and achieve so... |
| 07.11.2021 | Investment for North East company developing ground breaking... | - |
| 08.10.2021 | Investment kicks off new development for Blyth Spartans Juni... | Investment of over £400,000 has helped Blyth Spartan Juniors FC to build a new all-weather floodlit ... |
| 09.02.2021 | CellulaREvolution raises £1million | Technology disrupter CellulaREvolution, which aims to revolutionise the way cells are grown in labs,... |
| 18.08.2020 | Innovative new programme for young ex-offenders | High risk young people in seven Local Authorities can now access a programme that combines paid jobs... |
| 18.08.2020 | Future VC | Future VC is a program that looks to increase diversity within the venture capital industry. Northst... |
| 18.05.2020 | Are you making a difference to healthy ageing? | We are taking part in a new programme supported by Innovate UK focused on businesses looking to make... |
| 26.03.2020 | COVID-19 – social investment | This is a latest update, for our investees and VCS sector, as we respond to matters that continue to... |
| 24.03.2020 | Our approach to COVID-19 | At this time our priority is to protect the health and wellbeing of our people, our partners and any... |
| 17.03.2020 | Statement: Coronavirus and social investment | “We understand that the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak is starting to have an impact on many of ... |
| 13.03.2020 | JOB OPPORTUNITY - INVESTMENT MANAGER (SOCIAL INVESTMENT) | Do you have a thorough knowledge of and experience in the voluntary, charitable and social enterpris... |
| 29.01.2020 | Is 2020 your year for investment? | If you have ambitious plans to grow and scale, will this be the year you get the funding you need to... |
| 29.01.2020 | Can Social Investment help you? | The Third Sector is changing and with it the funding landscape. In this post, Northstar Investment M... |
| 21.01.2020 | Just Imagine If... you could change the world | Do you have an idea to help tackle our global challenges and drive social, economical, and environme... |
| 21.01.2020 | AEM secure over £5million investment | North East company Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) has completed a Series A funding round for £1.9m... |
| 12.12.2019 | Breakthrough Growth Masterclass in 2020 | We are holding more of our successful Breakthrough Growth Masterclass days for North East entreprene... |
| 27.11.2019 | New investment routes for North East university spin-outs | A partnership of North East universities that is already delivering a step-change in the translation... |
| 21.10.2019 | North East Funding Survey - can you help? | Northstar Ventures wants to find out how to help more North East social enterprises and charities - ... |
| 11.10.2019 | Entrepreneurs prescribed new business support programme | North East entrepreneurs are benefitting from a new kind of business support prescribed by Northstar... |
| 03.06.2019 | What do Social investors look for? | In the second part of this article, Peter Gilson, Investment Manager at Northstar continues his insi... |
| 02.04.2019 | Top tips if you're thinking of seeking investment | Are you thinking about going for investment? Wondering how to go about it, what do you need to focus... |
| 04.02.2019 | Accelerating support for start-ups | Accelerator programmes are an important part of the eco-system and as part of our aim to support and... |
| 16.04.2018 | Northstar Ventures welcomes more funding for North East inno... | Venture Capital firm Northstar Ventures is seeking more innovative entrepreneurs with big ideas and ... |
| 24.04.2017 | Zerolight win Venture-backed Management Team at BVCA Awards ... | Leading businesses in Yorkshire and the North East were celebrated this week at the British Private ... |
| - | Funding boost will help more people gain counselling service... | A £100,000 funding boost will help North East Counselling Services (NECS) support more young people ... |
| - | £100,000 investment drives national expansion for North East... | Innovation North East, the Sunderland-based company behind VentureFest North East and FinanceCamp, h... |
| - | Careers advice goes digital with the launch of GoCareer App | GeekTalent has ambitions to revolutionise the way school students access careers advice, having laun... |
| - | New programme for ambitious North East entrepreneurs | A new investment programme aiming to invest in and support more fast-growing tech businesses in the ... |
| - | Support for University spin outs | Northstar Ventures is calling for more potential Angels for the North to step forward to support ent... |
| - | Newcastle University spin-out expands following £1m investme... | Changing Health, a spin-out company from Newcastle University and the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Founda... |
| - | Creating chances with The Prince’s Trust | The Northstar Foundation has provided The Prince’s Trust with a £10,000 donation, to support its wor... |
| - | Five Common Financial Mistakes Made by Founders | We understand that not everyone who starts a business is going to have experience dealing with finan... |
| - | Funding for new Cooperative Tea Room | We're delighted to be supporting Bishopwearmouth Co-operative with funding from the North East Socia... |
| - | Specialist recruitment platform Profile receives £150k inves... | A Sunderland-based start-up has received £150,000 investment to support its spin out from alternativ... |
| - | Jane Reynolds is awarded an MBE | Congratulations to our Business Development Manager Jane Reynolds who was awarded an MBE in the June... |
| - | Is getting investment straightforward? |
Getting investment may sound like a daunting, complex task but at Northstar we try to make it as s... |
| - | £500k boost set to help low income families | We have given a £500,000 boost to a Durham-based charity that works with social housing providers to... |
| - | Team behind durhamlane receives £125k investment to launch n... | The team behind renowned sales consultancy firm durhamlane has received £125,000 investment to help ... |
| - | Can local communities design and run local services ? | With the growing interest in the topics of poverty and the lack of affordable housing I spotted this... |
| - | FemTech: the women disrupting digital finance | Growing up I wanted to be Peter Jackson, the genius behind the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. What... |
| - | Social Investment Breakfast Network & 1-2-1s | You're invited to join the team at Northstar Ventures for a relaxed networking breakfast, where you'... |
| - | Azure gets £700,000 boost to help people bloom | A North East social enterprise that supports people with disabilities is getting a cash boost to hel... |
| - | Digital Solutions Platform Clixifix Expands | We're delighted to have invested £300,000 to to help Sunderland based Clixifix continue its successf... |
| - | Northstar backed Kykloud Limited sold to US-based software g... | Cavu Corporate Finance and the Newcastle team of Ward Hadaway law firm have provided advice on the s... |
| - | American Football fan kicks off business boost | We’re pleased to be helping a Newcastle-based business inspired by the founder’s love of American Fo... |
| - | Hicomply receives £600,000 investment to boost business | Durham-based software-as-a-service company Hicomply has received £600,000 investment to tackle the g... |
| - | Do recent glitches in smart home apps signal long-term issue... | Recently early adopters of smart home apps such as Hive and Nest have had to deal with uncontrolled ... |
| - | Top Tips for Creating Mentally Healthy Workplaces | If you haven't already heard, the North East Social Investment Fund recently invested £150k into Be,... |
| - | Middleton Backs Job Creation at Newcastle Utility Start-Up | North East investor and philanthropist Jeremy Middleton has backed a Newcastle-based start-up, as pa... |
| - | ‘Without regional investment we wouldn’t have raised £25m’ s... | Lee Hartley, who recently oversaw a £25m investment from Synova Capital, described the early stage i... |
| - | North East businesses to benefit from £1m pilot programme | We are delighted to have been awarded £1million from a new pilot funding programme to encourage Busi... |
| - | New scheme offers free phones to charities | SwitchAid, a not for profit fundraising scheme that generates funds for good causes by switching ene... |
| - | Lifeline for the Linskill Centre | We're delighted to have been able to support Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust... |
| - | Helping more people access counselling support | We have been able to support North East Counselling Service's (NECS) quick response to the challenge... |
| - | Innovators chosen for ageing accelerator programme | An accelerator supported by Northstar to tackle the challenges faced by an ageing society has select... |
| - | Connected Investing Newcastle | The Northstar Team is taking part in the Connected Investing event on Monday 17thJune.
Connected In... |
| - | Funding a new business venture in ageing research | We’re delighted to be supporting Magnitude Biosciences Limited, a spinout from Durham University’s d... |
| - | What do Social investors look for? | In Part 1 of this blog, Peter Gilson, Investment Manager at Northstar gives his insight on what soci... |
| - | New pre-Accelerator programme launched | We are delighted to be supporting the fantastic Ignite team to bring a new pre-accelerator programme... |
| - | Investing in ground-breaking skin cancer test | We are investing in a partnership between Newcastle University and Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospital ... |
| - | INTERNET-OF-THINGS BUSINESS IOTECH SECURES $7.5M SEED FUNDIN... | Northstar Ventures is delighted to have supported IOTech Systems which has raised $7.5m investment w... |
| - | FOOTY.COM secures over £1.6m investment | We're delighted to be supporting the UK's leading price comparison website for football merchandise ... |
| - | How do I get some Google love? Understand Google Search core... | Google Search can be a valuable tool for lead generation, but how do you make sure your company perf... |
| - | Helping tackle the poverty premium | We’re delighted to be supporting a North East company that helps tackle the ‘poverty premium’.
incu... |
| - | Further investment for text giving platform Donr | A Newcastle-based company who provide the UK’s fastest-growing text donation service has secured a s... |
| - | Expanding digital support for healthier lives | We’re delighted to be putting further investment into an innovative solution developed in Newcastle ... |
| - | Investment to help innovative new app join social media scen... | Pogo Limited has secured a £100,000 investment to help it launch its new photography-based social me... |
| - | Understanding Social Impact | Social impact is an area which can cause difficulty for VCSE organisations when it comes to knowing ... |
| - | Angels for the North wanted | We're delighted that we've received funding from Innovate UK to help increase the pool of regional a... |
| - | What can banking learn from the games industry? | I'm not a big gamer although I know a certain little boy who would be lost without his XBox! I doubt... |
| - | Helping North East digital agency expand | One of our latest investments will help a digital agency gearing up for a bright future.
Curtis Gab... |
| - | Investment is music to founder's ears | Humble Angel Records is receiving £150,000 investment from the North East Innovation Fund supported ... |
| - | 5 Ways to Improve Your Networking | Networking plays a big part in most businesses. Whether you attend events and meetups on a daily, we... |
| - | Communicating impact – What good impact reporting looks like... | Date: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Timings: 08:00am for 08:30am start / closing at 10:30am (approx.)
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| - | £650,000 investment to help AI specialist grow | Gateshead base business Wordnerds received £650,000 investment from the North East Innovation Fund, ... |
| - | Northern cities coming together | Earlier this week I attended an event at Nissan's vast manufacturing plant in Sunderland. The event ... |
| - | The impact of investments | Social Investment has been gaining momentum over the couple of years, with the line between pure ven... |
| - | How to Become Investor Ready | During the 15 years Northstar has been investing we have seen a huge range of businesses across mult... |
