Mercia Asset Management

Mercia Asset Management is a Birmingham-based UK regional venture capital and growth equity firm focused on backing technology companies from seed through to growth stages across the Midlands, North, and Scotland, investing in deep technology, enterprise software, and life sciences businesses emerging from universities and research institutions in regions that are systematically under-served by London-based venture capital. The firm manages more than £800 million in assets across its direct investment funds, including Mercia Ventures and Mercia Growth, alongside university enterprise partnerships and technology transfer relationships. Mercia's geographic focus on the UK outside London reflects the firm's core thesis that some of the most technically ambitious and commercially significant British companies are being created in regional ecosystems where pre-seed and seed capital is scarcer. Portfolio companies include nDreams, the UK virtual reality game developer and publisher; Intechnica, the web performance and digital experience technology company; and Impression Technologies, the UK advanced manufacturing company developing high-strength aluminium forming technologies. Beyond its original investments, the portfolio includes additional UK regional deep technology, software, and life science companies.