About
The Difference Engine is a venture capital firm that offers mentoring and investment services to its clients. It was founded in 2009 by Farrah Bostic and Jon Bradford and is based in Middlesbrough. They believe that the early stage of any business is the most formative and can define how a team will evolve. They also recognise that at such an early stage “money is not enough” – the right sort of intensive support is invaluable and the provision of the right mentoring is priceless. That is why they set up The Difference Engine; an acceleration programme for early stage digital businesses. Equally, they believe that access to acceleration programmes should not be limited and should be common place. Therefore, in a bid to help meet the unprecedented demand for such programmes, they have created a programme open to anyone from anywhere.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 33,888 investors in VCSift focus on the fintech sector.
- • 3 investors are based in Sunderland, Cumbria, United Kingdom.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Sectors
- fintech
- Location
- Sunderland, UK
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