Par Equity

Par Equity is a venture capital firm established in 2008 and headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies that demonstrate high growth potential, primarily within the regions of Northern England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Par Equity aims to support innovative businesses that contribute to the advancement of the technology sector in the North of the UK.

Paul Atkinson

Partner

Andrew Castell

Partner

Claire Cramm

Investment Manager

Tom Croy

Investment Director

Robert Higginson

Partner

Oliver Johnston-Watt

Investment Analyst

Aidan MacMillan

Investment Director

Alastair Moore

Senior Investment Manager

Paul Munn

Partner

Andrew Noble

Partner

Elizabeth Young Ph.D

Investment Manager

Past deals in Wearables

Neuranics

Seed Round in 2025
Neuranics is a company focused on developing advanced magnetic sensors integrated with semiconductor technology for applications in health, fitness, and the metaverse. Their proprietary technology is designed to detect minute magnetic impulses produced by the body's organs, utilizing scalable spintronics sensors. This innovative approach aims to address the limitations of current health monitoring devices and enhance human-machine interfaces. By leveraging magnetic sensing, Neuranics seeks to improve the interaction with the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, as well as muscles, thereby offering significant advancements for healthcare companies in creating next-generation wearable and implantable devices.

Neuranics

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Neuranics is a company focused on developing advanced magnetic sensors integrated with semiconductor technology for applications in health, fitness, and the metaverse. Their proprietary technology is designed to detect minute magnetic impulses produced by the body's organs, utilizing scalable spintronics sensors. This innovative approach aims to address the limitations of current health monitoring devices and enhance human-machine interfaces. By leveraging magnetic sensing, Neuranics seeks to improve the interaction with the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, as well as muscles, thereby offering significant advancements for healthcare companies in creating next-generation wearable and implantable devices.

StretchSense

Series A in 2022
StretchSense specializes in sensor-based technology for capturing hand motion data, focusing on the development of innovative performance capture gloves known as MoCap Pro gloves. These gloves utilize advanced stretch sensor technology, allowing for accurate and comfortable hand tracking. They incorporate soft capacitors that respond to stretching and squeezing, measuring these changes with precision. The gloves work seamlessly with various industry-leading software platforms such as Maya, Unreal Engine, and Unity, as well as with optical systems like OptiTrack, Qualisys, and Vicon. By integrating machine learning with their hardware, StretchSense provides animators, game developers, and film studios with the tools needed for lifelike animations and enhanced performance capture capabilities.

TriVirum

Seed Round in 2020
TriVirum, Inc. is a medical device company based in Lisburn, United Kingdom, that specializes in the development of wearable sensors designed to enhance patient health outcomes. Incorporated in 2020, the company leverages edge semiconductor and signal processing technology to create innovative, cost-effective medical-quality sensors. These devices provide clinicians with actionable information, enabling them to make informed decisions that improve patient care while also reducing costs for health plans. TriVirum aims to deliver impactful healthcare solutions on a global scale.

TriVirum

Venture Round in 2020
TriVirum, Inc. is a medical device company based in Lisburn, United Kingdom, that specializes in the development of wearable sensors designed to enhance patient health outcomes. Incorporated in 2020, the company leverages edge semiconductor and signal processing technology to create innovative, cost-effective medical-quality sensors. These devices provide clinicians with actionable information, enabling them to make informed decisions that improve patient care while also reducing costs for health plans. TriVirum aims to deliver impactful healthcare solutions on a global scale.

BrainWaveBank

Seed Round in 2020
BrainWaveBank has developed a first-in-class wearable electroencephalography (EEG) device to conveniently and non-invasively measure the mechanisms that underpin neurological disorders and therapies. Our platform can securely gather, store and analyse data from many thousands of users, building neurocognitive profiles of individuals and populations or demographic groups. This easy-to-scale and distributable approach will help clinical professionals to transform our understanding of brain health and develop the next generation of treatments. BrainWaveBank was founded in January 2015 and has offices in Belfast , Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland.

Current Health

Venture Round in 2020
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.

BrainWaveBank

Venture Round in 2020
BrainWaveBank has developed a first-in-class wearable electroencephalography (EEG) device to conveniently and non-invasively measure the mechanisms that underpin neurological disorders and therapies. Our platform can securely gather, store and analyse data from many thousands of users, building neurocognitive profiles of individuals and populations or demographic groups. This easy-to-scale and distributable approach will help clinical professionals to transform our understanding of brain health and develop the next generation of treatments. BrainWaveBank was founded in January 2015 and has offices in Belfast , Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland.

Current Health

Series A in 2019
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.

Current Health

Venture Round in 2019
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.

BrainWaveBank

Seed Round in 2019
BrainWaveBank has developed a first-in-class wearable electroencephalography (EEG) device to conveniently and non-invasively measure the mechanisms that underpin neurological disorders and therapies. Our platform can securely gather, store and analyse data from many thousands of users, building neurocognitive profiles of individuals and populations or demographic groups. This easy-to-scale and distributable approach will help clinical professionals to transform our understanding of brain health and develop the next generation of treatments. BrainWaveBank was founded in January 2015 and has offices in Belfast , Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland.

Current Health

Venture Round in 2018
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.

Current Health

Venture Round in 2017
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.

Current Health

Venture Round in 2017
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.

Current Health

Seed Round in 2016
Current Health help healthcare reduces risk & cost by monitoring, managing, and engaging patients at home.
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