Praetura Ventures

🙌 Congratulations to our #NPIFII portfolio company Ruuby, which has expanded to Dubai! 👏 Venetia Archer and the Ruuby team have been hard at work, focusing on quality and curation to stand out from the crowd and bring unique convinient beauty treatments for the UAE market. 🇦🇪 For anyone in Dubai, use the code DUBAI100 for a discount on your first service.

👏 It's a big week for our portfolio company MAXWELLIA with the team launching its newest OTC brand – Naprosyn® Pain Relief! 💊Naprosyn® Pain Relief 250 mg gastro-resistant tablets naproxen offers powerful, long-lasting relief from back, muscle and joint pain and inflammation. 💬 Speaking of the launch MAXWELLIA Founder and CEO, Anna Maxwell said: “Naprosyn® Pain Relief is a game-changing medicine for acute back, muscle, and joint pain, giving people more choice and control over how they manage their health. 💬 Anna added: For too long, the choice of active ingredients available over the counter for this type of pain has been relatively stagnant; by bringing naproxen, a proven, prescription-strength treatment to high street pharmacies for the first time, we can finally give people a new way to tackle pain and inflammation head-on, helping them get back to daily life without the disruption of short-term aches and pains.” 🗞️ This is the latest launch from MAXWELLIA, following its work in the period relief, contraception and emergency contraception spaces. Read the full story here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/ehJ84v5R Always read the label

🙌 This week marks the return of Prolific North's Tech Start-Ups To Watch list for 2025, profiling the next big hitters across the tech industry! 👏 Hear from Prolific North MD Alexandra Balazs as well as exited founder & angel investor Mark Kuhillow before seeing who made the cut this year. 💬 There will also be networking and a panel on raising capital for growth with Neil Vose (CEO of EHE Ventures) and Dr Mark Rahn (VC investor, advisor and CEO). 🎟️ Tickets for Wednesday's highly anticipated event, which takes place at No.1 Circle Square, are available here: https://lnkd.in/emBHwjMF

👏 Congratulations to Thomson Staff and Heather Staff, co-founders of our portfolio company Street Group, on being named in The LDC Top 50! 🙌 The list compiles the 50 most ambitious business leaders this year, recognising exceptional entrepreneurs driving innovation, growth and positive change across the UK economy. 🤝 We had the pleasure of welcoming Street Group to our portfolio almost 12 months ago and have enjoyed working closely with Tom, Heather and the entire team, as they continue to disrupt and innovate within the PropTech space. 🗞️ Check out the full story here to see what Tom and Heather had to say about their journey so far and being a sibling founder duo: https://lnkd.in/enczwCGA #LDCTop50

🙌 Our PraeSeed lead Jessica Jackson features in the latest edition of North West Business Insider (Insider Media ), discussing the role of mentorship for founders. 👏 Jess, who has just wrapped up PraeSeed for 2025, has shared her thoughts on everything from getting an outside view of the business to seeking support with opportunities – showing mentorship goes beyond navigating challenges. 👉 Pick up this latest copy and had to page 23 to read Jess's comments in full – as well as NWBI's wider 42 under 42, featuring profiles of the NW's most exciting entrepreneurs.

🙌 A reminder that FUEL Manchester kicks off tomorrow on October 9th, with our very own Louise Chapman among those taking part. . 🔥 Following a networking breakfast and panel chaired by Christopher Maguire, for which tickets are available here (https://lnkd.in/e8D5NDRK), there will be an afternoon of masterclasses for a select cohort of startups and scale-ups. 👏 Louise, NPIF II Fund Principal at Praetura (soon-to-be PXN, subject to FCA approval), will be taking part in the invite-only masterclasses, including face-to-face sessions with 25+ businesses. ❓Are you heading to FUEL Manchester?

🙌 Attention founders working in football performance (scouting, training, performance, analysis, medical/nutrition) or fan experience solutions! ⚽️ Burnley Football Club has launched the Burnley FC Innovation Hub, a Premier League testbed for sports tech startups to pilot, prove, and scale. 🤝 This is an incredible opportunity for businesses to work directly with Burnley FC, with the six-month programme promising access to Burnley FC staff, athletes and Burnley owners ALK Capital's network. 📆 Applications are open until 31 October 2025, with pilots starting December 2025. Get your application in here: https://lnkd.in/e4uDbwWr

😅The last four weeks have been CRAZY.   🗣️Between the Praetura and Par Equity, we’ve featured on more than 50 panels, pitches, talks and conferences — sharing our plans for PXN Group ahead of the official merger (subject to FCA approval). More importantly, we’ve met some incredibly inspiring businesses.   ❤️A huge thank you to everyone who’s hosted us during such a packed event season.   👏These events matter. They’re more than just a date in the diary, they build the networks and communities we all rely on. They’ve helped make the North of the UK one of the best places to start and scale a company.   🤝Too many to tag/thank, but here’s some of our favourites…    📆 Founders Forum (VC Forum) in London  📆 PraeSeed Coinvestor Showcase supported by British Business Bank’s NPIF II.  📆 British Business Bank’s Business Finance Week  📆 Connected Britain in London  📆 Manchester Digital MD Futures Conference  📆 Top Tech Yorkshire Programme Launch in Leeds  📆 BVCA roundtable with Scottish Government  📆 EISA’s Ready Steady Grow in Edinburgh  📆 University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator Launch  📆 STAC & thebeyond - Industry 4.0 & Robotics Showcase in Glasgow  📆 Female Founders Growth Summit in Edinburgh  📆 P4 Precision Medicine Accelerator: Life Science VC Round Table 📆 Bessemer’s Defence, Energy & Materials Dinner in Newcastle  📆 West Yorkshire & Nashville Innovation Bridge in Leeds  📆 Innovate UK’s Capital Connect Forum in London  📆 Health Innovation North Conference in Leeds  📆 Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust: National Innovation Accelerator   📆 Fhunded’s Meet The Funder in Preston  📆 Manchester Tech Festival  📆 BVCA Summit in London  📆 South Yorkshire Growth Plan Launch in Sheffield  📆 Innovate UK’s Seed To Soar Conference in York  📆 NW HIN - Excel in Health: Funding for SMEs  📆 East Midlands Spin Out Pitch Showcase in Birmingham  📆 Edinburgh University’s Innovation & Entrepreneurialism for Regional Growth   📆 BBB's Midlands Investor Roundtable in Birmingham  📆 Leeds Digital Festival - Public Private Partnerships For Innovation   📆 Grow, Scale, Boost UK For Diasporic Communities in Manchester  📆 BBB’s Northern Pulse: Driving Health Innovation in Sheffield  📆 Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust's Responsible Healthcare AI in Leeds  📆 Founder Hangover Panel as part of Leeds Digital Festival  📆 BusinessDesk’s Unlocking Growth Breakfast in Cheshire  📆 Tech UK’s Meet The Investors in Leeds  📆 Pro Manchester’s Founders Innovation Platform  📆 Believe in Business Festival in Wigan  📆 Converge University Spin Out Awards in Edinburgh  📆 Leeds Digital Festival Awards  📆 British Business Bank’s Access To Finance in Newcastle  📆 Exchange Accelerator’s Meet The Partners in Manchester  📆 Lancaster University’s NW CyberCom  📆 Spark2Scale Fundraising Workshop in Manchester  📆 Cumbria Connect Call  📆 FinTech North’s Northern Summit in York  📆 UK Tech Cluster Group Conference in Manchester  📆 Bionow’s BioCap Conference in Alderley Park