Investor Profile – LYVA Labs

Akshay Bhatnagar

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Key Details

Name: Akshay Bhatnagar
Investment company name: LYVA Labs
AUM: £7m
No. of Portfolio companies: 20
No. of Portfolio companies in the North of England: 20
Average no. of deals per year: 7
Team size: 14 (3 in the investment team)
Website: LYVA Labs - Home
Location: The Spine, 2 Paddington Village, Liverpool, L7 3FA
Name three notable portfolio companies: Spotlight Pathology, Atomik AM, Daresbury Proteins

Fund name: LYVA Labs Fund
Investment ticket range: £10k – £250k
Stage: Pre Seed
Sectors: Health and Life Sciences, Deep Tech, and Clean Tech for Health
Location: Liverpool City Region

What do you look for in an investee business? 🔗

Strong founding team – passionate founders who are resilient to challenges.
Innovative solutions with high defensibility – a novel approach to solving a real problem with a unique value proposition that is difficult to replicate, patented/patentable and/or significant undisclosed know-how.
Market potential – A clear and large market opportunity.
Impact on the city region – A commitment to growing in Liverpool City Region, creating jobs and contributing to the local economy.

Why founders choose you as an investor? 🔗

Hands on support – we are more than just capital, we run a number of support programmes and offer tailored 1-1 support for our portfolio companies.
A strong track record of leveraging grants and co-investment for our portfolio companies
Network – we have a strong network of investors, industry and clinical leaders.
Liverpool City Region focused – we have a genuine desire to help businesses grow in the region, and returns will go back into the fund.