UK Innovation Zones

Investor · Belfast and Edinburgh

Techstart Ventures

Early-stage investor operating publicly supported funds in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Investment profile

Stage

  • Pre-seed
  • Seed

Investment type

  • Venture capital
  • Government-backed

Geographic mandate

UK only

Typical cheque size is shown only where the investor publishes it. Where it is absent, it is not published rather than estimated.

Connected ecosystem

Companies in the same place and sectors

  • Kainos

    Listed digital services and software company headquartered in Belfast.

  • Thales Belfast

    Defence manufacturing site producing air defence and weapon systems in Belfast.

Universities in Belfast

Relevant proposed UKIZ missions

Listing does not imply participation. No investor here is a UKIZ participant unless stated on the UKIZ people page.

Proposed by UKIZ · not a government designation

Sources

  • Organisation's own published material

Last verified: 15 August 2026