NELSA – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

NELSA, through the North of England Life Science Accelerator (Nelsa), selects and supports startups focusing on life sciences and drug delivery, including companies such as Lightox, Horizon: Therapeutic Microbubbles, StrataStem, and others. NELSA has a background in marketing and digital strategy roles and holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Marketing and a Master’s degree in New Media. NELSA has been involved in various companies such as hellomarketing.ai, HelloMaaS, and Popwallet. The investment check size of NELSA in startups is varied, with previous investments ranging from $64m fund to undisclosed businesses focused on drug delivery. NELSA’s partnership and collaboration styles involve various roles like Co-Founder, CEO, and Advisor & Investor, showcasing a diverse and active involvement in the startup ecosystem.
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Country: Albania
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: low-active

AI Reasoning: Found evidence of activity: LightOx raised funds on June 13, 2024 (investment involves Newcastle’s Northstar Ventures and others). No clear mention of NELSA participating in 2024 round. NELSA’s known association with LightOx dates back to 2017 program selection; no confirmed investments after June 13, 2024 attributable to NELSA. Therefore last verifiable NELSA-related investment activity is older than 12 months (since more recent sources do not show NELSA investments in 2024-2025). The startup involved historically: LightOx.

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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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