PAR Equity

PAR Equity is an equity investor headquartered in Edinburgh. Its investor base spans Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland, and it puts money into emerging technology companies.

What PAR Equity offers

• Technology investing — funds young companies aiming to grow internationally.
• Operational involvement — adds advice and critical thinking at each stage of an investment.
• Adviser panel — experts who bring domain knowledge, and sometimes their own capital, to portfolio companies.
• Investor community — combines investor money with the group's contacts and resources.

Who it works with

Entrepreneurs and investors in the north of the UK. Portfolio news on its site mentions a microfluidics company, a scaling business adding to its management and a graphene company raising a follow-on round.

Key facts

• Based in: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Reach: Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland