North East Creative Content Fund - £2.4 million
The Creative Content Fund is aimed at the North East commercial creative sector, with a particular focus on the region’s TV, film, interactive media, music and games industries. The Fund invests in companies at an early stage of their development.
Northstar is working closely with Northern Film & Media, the regional Screen Agency, which engages with and develops individuals and companies working in film, television, animation, commercials, multi-media, and innovative technologies, to deliver the Creative Fund.
The Fund invests between £50k and £250k in any one company, and is targeted at businesses located, or those with substantial operations, in the North East of England. It will also invest in businesses that are willing to relocate to the region.
The Creative Content Fund invests on a strictly commercial basis, syndicating its equity deals with private sector investors ranging from individual angels to international venture capital houses and corporate investors. Debt or quasi-equity investments will also be made where appropriate.
To qualify for investment the opportunity should posses the following characteristics:
- a strong management team with the breadth of skills and ability to grow the company quickly. Not all of the elements of the team need to be in place at the time of investment. We can help build the team as required
- a focus on under-served, growing and potentially substantial markets
- products with international potential
- a scalable business model
- proprietary technology with strong IPR and a defensible technological advantage over the competition.
The North East Creative Content Fund is backed by the Northern Film and Media, One North East and European Regional Development Fund.
Please see our Investment Process if you are interested in seeking investment finance.
