Founded in 2003, Aurora Private Equity attracts new investing members from various business sectors, including oil and gas, engineering, IT, bio-sciences, communications, and commerce. They invest between £2,000 to £500,000 in early-stage companies and often partner with the Scottish Investment Bank to increase their investments. Some of their portfolio companies include EiRx Therapeutics, Cytosystems, NovaBiotics, Glacier Energy Services, Argos Therapeutics, BmTrip, and FineEx. They have successfully exited investments in Glacier Energy Services and Argos Therapeutics.