HALO

halo is Northern Ireland's Business Angel's network. The halo initiative facilitates the provision of valuable support and inancial assistance to entrepreneurs who are keen to grow their businesses but lack the expertise, experience and funding required to successfully achieve this.

http://www.nisp.co.uk/Entrepreneur-Halo.aspx

QUBIS

QUBIS Ltd was established in 1984 by The Queen's University of Belfast to commercialise the University's research and development activities through the formation of 'spin-out' businesses. The University, through QUBIS Ltd, takes an equity holding in a new spin-out venture in return for an investment of cash and/or Intellectual Property. Our major aim is to 'pull through' appropriate R & D from the laboratory into the commercial market place.

QUBIS Ltd proactively seeks to identify and evaluate commercially exploitable research and resources from within Queen's University. Management and partners, who have appropriate skills and access to the market place, are then sought. All new ventures are market led and only those with strong feedback from the market place are actually undertaken. Our experience has shown that the support of a private or trade investor, particularly one who brings access to markets, e.g. having an established distribution system or presence in a relevant market, is especially desirable.

http://www.qubis.co.uk

University of Ulster Office of Innovation

Whether you are a company looking for a source of knowledge or expertise or an academic member of staff at Ulster looking for a route to market for your knowledge and intellectual property, then the Office of Innovation is here to help

http://oi.ulster.ac.uk

Crescent Capital

Crescent Capital is a Belfast based venture capital fund manager. Our Primary Investment focus is with Northern Ireland based companies operating in the information technology, life sciences and manufacturing sectors.

http://www.crescentcapital.co.uk/

Enterprise Equity

Enterprise Equity is a Belfast based private equity business established by the International Fund for Ireland in 1987. As one of Northern Ireland’s longest established fund managers, we have an enviable investment record in both technology ventures such as BCO Technologies, as well as traditional businesses such as Balcas.

http://www.eeni.com