Four of the NG Studios cohort companies at London Tech Week 2026. All four are spinouts from the University of Manchester

The Silvia Bio team

Gordon Sanghera, CEO and Co-Founder of Matter Machine

The Bragg Centre for Materials Research at the University of Leeds is a unique facility for early-stage companies developing their deeptech solutions, including Northern Gritstone portfolio companies such as Optalysys and IVFMicro.

Cytix’ co-founders Ben Armstrong and Tom Ballin

Northern Gritstone leads £2 million pre-Seed round in University of Sheffield spinout AmpliSi

Northern Gritstone leads £3 million Seed round in University of Manchester spinout Cytotrait

Northern Gritstone leads £23 million Series A extension in Leeds-based photonic computing company Optalysys

Northern Gritstone invests in IVFmicro a University of Leeds spinout and participant in Northern Gritstone’s first NG Studios powered by KQ Labs program.

Northern Gritstone invests in Sitehop a Sheffield-based deeptech company future-proofing against quantum-powered cyber attacks

Northern Gritstone invests in PhovIR a deeptech spinout from the University of Manchester

Northern Gritstone invests in Newcastle University spinout Literal Labs, an AI algorithm company, led by ex-Arm executive Noel Hurley.