Mercia Asset Management PLC

mercia.co.uk

Mercia empowers UK businesses to innovate and grow through venture capital, business loans, and private equity ranging from £100k to £10m, with a mission to be the first-choice provider of capital for businesses seeking up to £10 million. They are dedicated to supporting businesses in underserved regions of the UK with c.90% of investment activity within regions outside the South East.

Check Size

$50K - $10M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Vertical Saas

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Investment Thesis

Mercia was founded on the thesis that most of the UK’s most compelling private market opportunities lie outside London. Their investment philosophy centers on being ‘on the ground in the regions, find the best deals and bring scalable capital to meet them.’ They take a whole-market view of the UK’s private capital landscape, combining local insight with national scale to support businesses at different stages of development while addressing the regional disparity in capital access.

What Sets Them Apart

Embedded regional presence with 11 UK regional offices ensuring investment teams are within two hours of prospective investments
Proprietary deal flow through regional networks and c.500 company portfolio with ~80% based outside London and South East
Multi-asset class platform (venture, debt, private equity, property finance) enabling support across company lifecycle
Active value creation through board participation, fund advisory panels, and 'Board of Excellence' programme with experienced non-executives
Disciplined, sector-focused investment approach with deep expertise in Life Sciences, Software & AI, Deep Tech, and Consumer sectors
ESG embedded across every strategy and focus on impact alongside returns
Institutional trust through backing by British Business Investments, UK pension funds, and government-backed programmes