Northern Gritstone

Northern Gritstone Northern Gritstone was founded in 2020 as a university spinout investor, created by the Universities of Leeds, Manchester, and Sheffield, with Liverpool joining as a fourth partner. The firm holds £422M in total permanent capital and closed at £312M in October 2023, deploying across 32 investments since the 2022 launch. The focus is life sciences, deep tech, and health tech. specifically companies spinning out of Northern England's research universities. The portfolio include