GC Angels

GC Angels is an angel network based in Manchester, United Kingdom, founded in 2015. It was established through the merger of two angel services, Co-Angel Investment Service and North West Business Angels, to create a cohesive offering that enhances access to early-stage equity funding. GC Angels supports businesses seeking investments ranging from £25,000 to £2 million, aiming to address the needs of the early-stage investment market. As part of its services, it integrates a fee-bearing advisory service and the GM Co-Investment Fund, providing a comprehensive solution for equity funding. This initiative is part of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority's broader strategy to bolster business finance and support services in the region.

Jessica Jackson

Investment Director

Damian Mohammed

Investment Director

Marc Shirman

Head of equity investments

27 past transactions

Prorizon

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Prorizon is to pioneer a new era in mental health through the development of objective measurements and tracking ,paralleling advancements in physical health, to empower individuals with proactive and preventative health solutions.

Cress

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Cress is a new online marketplace focused to buying and selling gently used children's apparel.

TheNextLevel

Pre Seed Round in 2024
TheNextLevel assists in just a few hours, our design team can produce a gorgeous native mobile app for iOS and Android that precisely matches your vision. The NextLevel uses a drag-and-drop app studio to keep it updated. The NextLevel creates a powerful mobile application that takes advantage of the mobile environment in a few hours. Your mobile app shouldn't be an engineering nightmare, but rather a high-converting, low-maintenance sales channel.

HACE

Pre Seed Round in 2024
HACE is a specialist data company focused on the sustainable eradication of child labour in corporate supply chains. Our flagship product, the Child Labour Index (CLI), sold into Financial Services, scores and benchmarks a global universe of companies based on their exposure to child labour risk. Powered by AI, with transparency at its core, the CLI provides comprehensive data on company-specific risks relating to corporate governance frameworks and associated public sentiment, alongside generic supply chain risks affecting industry sectors. With an estimated 160 million children involved in child labour, this is a growing, stand-alone human rights and ESG risk issue for companies and investors, warranting dedicated attention. HACE’s data provides greater transparency around this risk, helping companies and their investors engage in better informed dialogue through the Stewardship Toolkit within the Child Labour Index. HACE is a female-founded business with significant experience in child labour risk management. Our commitment is to help our clients minimise their business and investment risks whilst making a difference around this major social challenge.

Simplifai Systems

Seed Round in 2021
Simplifai Systems Limited is a software and services company based in Huddersfield, United Kingdom, specializing in artificial intelligence traffic management solutions. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on developing innovative systems that go beyond basic congestion control. Its products generate real-time traffic control strategies to address complex urban challenges, including major events, pollution, traffic incidents, and unexpected congestion. By exerting real-time control over city-wide traffic management systems, such as traffic signals, Simplifai Systems aims to enhance citizen-focused goals and improve overall traffic flow in urban environments.

Octopus Legacy

Seed Round in 2021
Octopus Legacy offers online services designed to simplify planning for and navigating the complexities of death. The platform enables users to create and manage wills, ensuring all legal requirements are met with expert reviews for accuracy and compliance. Additionally, Octopus Legacy provides support hubs for individuals coping with loss, aiming to make the bereavement process more manageable. The company focuses on easing end-of-life planning, offering funeral management services that include private communication, coordinated support, and a dedicated online space for funeral information. By streamlining these processes, Octopus Legacy aims to reduce stress for families and facilitate communication among loved ones during difficult times.

Your FLOCK

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Your FLOCK is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enhances employee engagement and productivity by leveraging data and science to analyze motivations at work. The platform focuses on the cultural alignment and values of teams rather than solely on skills and experience. By providing machine learning-driven tools, Your FLOCK enables managers to effectively coach their teams through tailored activities that foster better synchronization and collaboration among team members. This approach aims to improve overall performance, particularly for remote teams, by creating a more engaged and motivated workforce.

Xploro

Seed Round in 2021
Xploro is a health information platform focused on empowering young patients through innovative technology. The company has developed a mobile application that combines augmented reality, gameplay, and artificial intelligence to provide health information in an engaging and informative manner. By making the learning process enjoyable, Xploro aims to reduce stress and anxiety among young patients, ultimately enhancing their clinical outcomes. The platform is clinically validated and recognized for its effectiveness in delivering patient education tailored to the needs of children, ensuring they feel both informed and empowered in their healthcare journeys.

CAPSLOCK

Pre Seed Round in 2021
CAPSLOCK offers accessible, career-oriented education in emerging technologies, particularly focusing on cyber security. By providing intensive training programs entirely online, the company aims to equip individuals with practical skills that enhance their employability. CAPSLOCK emphasizes potential over past academic achievements in its admissions process, ensuring a diverse range of learners can access its courses. The company has enrolled over 700 students, with a significant employment rate of 70% within six months of graduation. Graduates have successfully secured positions at major organizations, experiencing an average salary increase of 65%. CAPSLOCK also supports its learners through mentoring programs and industry-specific certifications, addressing the skills gap in the UK's cyber sector. Since its launch in 2021, CAPSLOCK has received multiple awards for innovation and excellence in education, highlighting its commitment to transforming the landscape of tech careers.

The UK Adviser Group / AdviserTech®

Angel Round in 2021
AdviserTech® is a B2B SAAS platform powering The UK Adviser Group’s “full-service” model for Mortgage & Finance Professionals

RevGlue

Angel Round in 2021
RevGlue is a developer of a SaaS-based traffic monetization platform that simplifies affiliate marketing for users. The company provides a suite of tools that enables affiliates and online publishers to create customized affiliate websites using WordPress plugins and structured content. This platform is designed to help social media influencers, mobile app developers, and bloggers effectively monetize their web, social media, and mobile platforms. By offering free website setup tools and tailored content, RevGlue supports users in maximizing their affiliate marketing potential.

Xploro

Angel Round in 2020
Xploro is a health information platform focused on empowering young patients through innovative technology. The company has developed a mobile application that combines augmented reality, gameplay, and artificial intelligence to provide health information in an engaging and informative manner. By making the learning process enjoyable, Xploro aims to reduce stress and anxiety among young patients, ultimately enhancing their clinical outcomes. The platform is clinically validated and recognized for its effectiveness in delivering patient education tailored to the needs of children, ensuring they feel both informed and empowered in their healthcare journeys.

By Gamers for Gamers

Angel Round in 2020
By Gamers for Gamers is a dedicated gaming and tech publishing house comprised entirely of gamers. The company focuses on delivering honest and unbiased reviews of gaming products, covering various aspects of game technology, including eSports, PC building, and gaming news. Through hands-on testing and thorough research, By Gamers for Gamers aims to provide users with practical buying advice and tips to optimize their gaming setups. The organization is committed to offering valuable insights, enabling gamers to make informed decisions in the technology field.

Twine

Venture Round in 2020
Twine Ltd is an online platform based in Manchester, United Kingdom, that facilitates collaboration among musicians, filmmakers, designers, and photographers while providing opportunities for paid work. Established in 2014, Twine serves as a marketplace connecting companies with a network of over 200,000 creative freelancers specializing in various fields such as music, design, and film. The platform simplifies the process of writing project briefs and curating high-quality freelancers, enabling businesses to efficiently find the right talent for projects ranging from logo design to explainer videos. By allowing freelancers to choose projects that interest them and build their portfolios, Twine fosters a global creative community that enhances collaboration and quality output.

Collctiv

Seed Round in 2020
Collctiv Limited is a company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, that specializes in providing a group payment application. This platform allows users, including friends and family, to send money to one another or pool funds for various purposes, such as holiday bookings, charity donations, or online gaming tournaments. Established in 2019 and previously known as BOBFORIT LTD, Collctiv aims to simplify the process of collecting money for group gifts, sports events, trips, and other activities, catering to the needs of busy social consumers. The application also serves businesses that require efficient management of group purchases and bookings.

Know the origin

Seed Round in 2020
Know the Origin Ltd is a clothing retailer based in Lymm, United Kingdom, specializing in ethical fashion for men and women. Established in 2015, the company offers a diverse range of products, including dresses, tops, trousers, swimwear, and accessories, all crafted from sustainable textiles. Know the Origin focuses on providing fairtrade and organic clothing, ensuring that its products not only meet style needs but also align with environmentally conscious values. The company sells its offerings exclusively online, making ethical fashion accessible and affordable for a wide audience.

Marion Surgical

Seed Round in 2020
Marion Surgical Inc. is a company that develops and manufactures virtual reality (VR) surgical simulators aimed at enhancing surgical training. Founded in 2016 and based in Niagara Falls, Canada, with an additional office in Salford, United Kingdom, the company offers products such as the K181 PCNL and Kidney Access Array, designed for training in percutaneous access procedures, and the PTE Simulator, which focuses on pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy surgery. These simulators create a realistic and safe training environment where surgeons can learn, practice, and collaborate on procedures, thus addressing the need for innovative and customizable training solutions. Marion Surgical's platform is also connected to big data, allowing for a dynamic training experience tailored to various procedures and patient specifics.

Link App

Seed Round in 2020
Link App Limited is a software company based in Manchester, United Kingdom, specializing in the development of applications for law firms. Founded in 2014, the company focuses on enhancing communication and relationship management between legal professionals and their clients. Its platform provides features such as secure messaging, case tracking, document sharing, electronic signing, and form filling, allowing law firms to efficiently manage day-to-day activities and keep clients informed with real-time updates. By utilizing a dedicated secure communication channel, the Link App enables clients to access their legal cases easily and make requests without the need for constant follow-ups. This innovative approach aims to improve the overall client experience while maintaining high-security standards for sensitive information.

Culture Shift

Seed Round in 2020
Culture Shift is a technology company that has created a platform for people to confidentially and safely report workplace harassment. Culture Shift provides a software platform for reporting bullying and harassment. The solution is designed to empower those who are reluctant to report wrongdoing, by removing barriers to reporting, and ensuring they have a secure and confidential platform in which to do so.

Tootoot

Seed Round in 2019
Tootoot is an award-winning technology company recognized for its innovative approach to safeguarding and reporting in educational and sports environments. The company offers three core products: Tootoot Education, a reporting platform that enables over 600,000 children and young people to anonymously report bullying and abuse, helping schools monitor the effectiveness of their well-being and anti-bullying strategies; Tootoot Sport, which allows young athletes to raise concerns related to their sports clubs and governing bodies; and Stribe, an HR and engagement software launched in 2020 to assist organizations in tracking employee well-being and engagement. With its focus on fostering safe and supportive environments for youth, Tootoot plays a pivotal role in addressing critical issues related to mental health and safeguarding.

Near-Life

Seed Round in 2019
Near-Life specializes in immersive learning content, focusing on the integration of interactive video and gaming technology for training purposes. The company has developed an online learning platform that employs a gaming approach to enhance eLearning experiences. By combining video scenarios with role-play elements, Near-Life provides users with an engaging and intuitive training method. This innovative approach allows learners to actively participate in their education, making the training process more effective and enjoyable. As pioneers in the field, Near-Life continues to advance the intersection of technology, learning, and media.

GradTouch

Angel Round in 2019
GradTouch Limited is a graduate careers platform based in Manchester, United Kingdom, founded in 2010. The company connects graduates with employers, specifically focusing on providing solutions tailored for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seeking to hire new talent. GradTouch offers a comprehensive suite of resources that enables employers to attract, assess, and hire graduates efficiently, addressing key challenges in the graduate recruitment market. By managing the recruitment process in one place, GradTouch facilitates a streamlined experience for both graduates and employers, recognizing the unique needs of each stakeholder involved in the hiring process.

Immersify

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Immersify Education offers an innovative educational platform that enhances learning through interactive 3D models and augmented reality technology, particularly in the field of dentistry. By allowing students to engage with realistic clinical scenarios via smartphones and tablets, Immersify bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. The platform integrates expert academic content with engaging educational games and 3D visuals, making learning not only effective but also enjoyable. This approach caters to the needs of modern students and aligns with contemporary educational curriculums, positioning Immersify as a forward-thinking solution in the evolving landscape of education.
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