September Newsletter
đ The Mara Team continues to explore exceptional opportunities shaping private markets. From AI to longevity, fintech to medtech, weâre excited to share some of the innovative deals weâre working on with you.
đ˘xxplore: Backing Biotech Breakthroughs in Womenâs Health
đ Â When we first met the team at xxplore, their vision immediately stood out. They werenât just building another investment vehicle, they were setting out to reimagine what innovation in womenâs health could look like.
đ Too often, conditions that carry a high burden on womenâs lives remain under-researched and under-treated. xxplore saw both the need and the opportunity: to back early-stage, UK-based biotech companies developing ground-breaking therapeutics, diagnostics, and enabling technologies. Their mission was simple but powerful: bring capital and conviction to a space that had been overlooked for too long.
đ By working with Mara, xxplore gained the flexibility to launch quickly and focus their energy on sourcing and supporting visionary founders. The result is an emerging portfolio of companies with the potential to redefine womenâs health, tackling challenges that have gone unanswered for decades.
đ At Mara, weâre proud to stand behind clients like xxplore who are proving that investing with purpose can drive both impact and returns.
đInvestment Spotlight: Cuby Technologies
đ Â Weâre excited to share that Cuby recently helped a group of six European investors â some operating within VC funds â join the recent round for Cuby Technologies.
đ Cuby is transforming the housing construction industry with its Mobile Micro-Factory (MMFâ˘) platform. By combining software and hardware, theyâre tackling the industryâs productivity challenges head-on â think: 10Ă fewer labour hours, higher quality homes, and lower costs for both owners and renters.
đ With aging construction workforces, increasing housing demand, and inefficiencies in current building methods, Cubyâs scalable, factory-style approach offers a timely and powerful solution â building more homes with fewer hands.
Weâre proud to support their mission and look forward to seeing their MMFs scale.
Want to move faster and smarter with your next investment? Letâs talk.
đą Spotlight: NunaBio â Synthetic DNA for a Biotech Future
đ Â Weâre excited to highlight NunaBio, an emerging biotech innovator based in Newcastle, as a recent investment opportunity for angels focused on the North East of England.
đ NunaBio is building the infrastructure layer for the next wave of biotech: a full-stack, cell-free synthetic DNA platform. They deliver designer DNA in any format â plasmid, linear, minicircle, chemically modified â with speed, purity, and scale that outperforms traditional DNA production.
Why we believe in them:
- Rapid turnaround & scalability: gram-scale output in under 7 days, shrinking an often long lead time in discovery and early development.
- High fidelity, low contamination: end-to-end enzymatic processes, no cells, no endotoxin risk.
- Versatility & format flexibility: customised DNA formats to suit different downstream needs, meaningful when working in therapies, vaccines, novel materials etc.
- Strategic location & potential for regional impact: based in Newcastle, addressing global biotech demand with a platform built in the North East. This aligns well with an investment thesis aiming to build regional strength.
đ This opportunity is particularly compelling for angels looking to support high-growth biotech with deep technical barriers, strong demand tailwinds (therapeutics, advanced biologics, diagnostics), and a team with the ambition and capacity to scale.
Book an introduction call with us to learn more.
đ Thank You for Joining The Syndicate Playbook Kickoff
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the launch of The Syndicate Playbook Webinar Series.
Our fantastic guest, Oliver Rye of Hersir Ventures, set the tone with an insightful conversation on syndicates vs. funds and the unique opportunities each model offers emerging investors.
Mange tak, Oliver, for sharing your experience and sparking such an engaging discussion.
âĄď¸ Donât miss whatâs next!
Episode 2: How to Put Together Your Investment Thesis & Source Quality Deals is coming up next. Register for the next session here Âť
Weâre excited to see you at the next episode of The Syndicate Playbook Webinar Series.
đ In case you missed it, watch the Episode 1 on the video below:
đ Expanding Our Private Markets Pipeline
đ Alongside recent client wins, weâre building a healthy pipeline of complex private market opportunities. Current highlights include:
- Residential real estate: structuring SPVs to sell entire residential blocks in the UK.
- Swiss private banking access: adding ISIN codes to SPV investments so Swiss wealth clients can participate in a credit fund.
- Alternative assets: creating investment solutions for a whiskey bottling and distribution company, enabling investors to gain exposure to cask assets.
- GP financing: helping an emerging manager raise working capital for its GP via an SPV.
đ These projects showcase how we bridge innovative deal structures with investor needsâmaking private markets more accessible, investable, and liquid.
đ Curious to see how Mara can support your? Get in touch
Mara Events
⨠Investing in Womenâs Health with NG Bio
This month at The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), we joined NG Bio for an inspiring breakfast on investing in womenâs health and beyond. Huge thanks to Mohammad, Jason, Deniz, and Kristy for sparking a morning of insight and connection.
NG Bioâs mission is clear: tackle under-researched conditions affecting womenâs lives. Instead of launching a traditional fund, they chose Maraâs pledge-syndicate model, letting investors back deals one by oneâso the team can focus on finding visionary founders.
At Mara, we make private markets accessible, helping purpose-driven teams move fast and create impact.
đ Connect with us to learn how we can support your next fund or syndicate.
⨠Women in Finance Leadership Session
Inspiring Leadership Session
đ Our Marketing Executive, Aleksandra Lazarevic, joined the Women in Finance Groupâs Leadership Mindset Series with Marsh Executive Leadership and XFS Coaching Solutions.
đ Veronica Sorensen opened with Maya Angelouâs words: âPeople will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.â
đ The evening was energising and full of practical insights on adapting leadership styles, setting vision, and building authentic relationships.
đ We at Mara believe in building authentic, long-term relationships, that’s why we are launching the Mara Club, where by joining you will be able to create long-lasting relationships with private markets professionals. Stay tuned!
Book an introduction call with us to learn more