Name: Giles Moore

Investment company name: Par Equity

AUM: £329m

No. of Portfolio companies: 50

No. of Portfolio companies in the North of England: 7

Average no. of deals per year: 5 to 8

Team size: 24 in total - 15 investment team & 40 operating partners

Website: www.parequity.com

Location(s): Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Edinburgh

Name three notable portfolio companies: Fuuse, Watercycle Technologies, Partful

Fund name: EIS and Knowledge Intensive

Investment ticket range: £500K to £3m

Stage: Seed to Series A

Sectors: B2B – Software and Hardware

Location: North of the UK

Fund name: Growth Fund

Investment ticket range: £3m to £7m

Stage: Series A and Series B

Sectors: B2B – Software and Hardware

Location: North of the UK

What do you look for in an investee business?🔗

At Par Equity our focus is on enterprise software and deep tech companies in the North of the UK, supporting them from the Seed to Series A stages with total raises ranging from £0.5m to £20m.

We are led by the depth of innovation in the technology or business model and are attracted to how your solution can be applied across multiple industries and sectors. We back visionary management teams with collaborative mindsets and, as deep tech investors, we support both hardware and software companies. In particular, we seek companies with proven commercial demand, demonstrating strong market pull with “must have” products. To achieve venture-scale returns, we invest in companies with large addressable markets and reduced barriers to international scaling.

Why founders choose you as an investor?🔗

• We have an incredible track record of success and exits
• We are hands-on investors
• We can lead or co invest in rounds
• We know the importance of patient capital and will regularly follow our money into subsequent fundraising rounds to help build your business
• We have 40 operating partners, including exited entrepreneurs and successful business folks, who will join the board of our portfolio companies
• We have extensive expertise in taking technology to the US and Europe
• We invest in software and hardware
• We are a North of the UK only fund
• We have a diverse investment team
• We hold regular events across the Par Equity community and wider tech ecosystem
• We have a large network of talent or connections we can utilise when your business needs it

How to get in touch with you? 🔗

You can either submit your deck through our website, reach out on LinkedIn, or find a connection to us for an introduction. We review new deals every week so our aim is always to provide a quick answer.