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North East Accelerate Fund
The North East Accelerate Fund is equity investment of £50,000 to £1,000,000 for early stage start-up companies with high growth potential based in North East England. Open, no fixed deadline.
Run by Mercia Ventures · funded by North East Fund
Checked against the official page (northeastfund.org) on 5 Oct 2026.
Equity investment of £50,000 to £1 million in innovative, early stage companies from start-up to scale-up stages.
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Status and deadline
Status
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Who can apply
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Where it is open: the North East
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Shaded: 12 council areas in North East England.
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (northeastfund.org) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 5 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 9 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Mercia Ventures before you apply.
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- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resourcevia North East Growth Hub: finance and funding, read 7 Oct 2026
- northeastfund.org/funds/accelerate-fund/the official page, checked automatically, read 5 Oct 2026
- growthhub.northeast-ca.gov.uk/resource/the-north-east-fundvia North East Growth Hub: finance and funding, read 5 Oct 2026
- northeastfund.org/funds/via North East Fund: investment funds, read 5 Oct 2026