Our team.

We are venture capital professionals who have each been investing in North West businesses for three decades.

Richard Young

Director

Richard worked on his first start-up investment in 1986, a satellite uplink company. Since then he has invested in approaching 100 start-ups, managing funds for 3i, The Manchester Technology Fund and Enterprise Ventures.

Peter Folkman

Peter Folkman

Key investor

Peter was a director of 3i before setting up North of England Ventures, his own private equity firm. He is an honorary professor at Manchester Business School.

Phil Goodwin

Phil Goodwin

Key investor

Phil has a lifelong career in private equity investment, with 3i and then Montagu Private Equity, where he co-led the buy-out from HSBC.

We are supported by a group of fellow investors. The group includes successful entrepreneurs and investment professionals we have worked with over many years. The group is also a supportive resource of expertise and contacts for the entrepreneurs we back.

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