Catapult Ventures Group

Catapult Ventures (Catapult Venture Managers Limited) is an independent venture capital fund manager based at Binder House, 7 Narborough Wood Park, Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, United Kingdom, with historic activity traceable to the early 2000s and formal fund activity from approximately 2002 onward. The firm has managed numerous discrete venture capital funds on behalf of public and private sector investors totalling approximately GBP130 million, including the East Midlands Regional Venture Capital Fund (launched 2002), the GBP30 million Catapult Growth Fund (an Enterprise Capital Fund launched late 2006), and the GM&C Life Sciences Fund for Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Warrington. Catapult invests across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, environmental technology, luxury consumer brands, manufacturing, and software, backing companies from pre-revenue intellectual-property developers through to public listings, and its notable disclosed exits include Abzena, phs, Yospace, Accutronics, Lumora, Oxford Cryosystems, and Stagecoach. The firm's active portfolio includes Anello Photonics and Pickle Robot, and its team includes 11 professionals with three partners.