# Alice Avis

> Alice Avis is a funding round investor at Business Growth Fund (London) backing Tea and Coffee. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Business Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-growth-fund)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-avis-mbe-75a568/?originalSubdomain=uk

Alice Avis is a funding round investor at Business Growth Fund in London focused on Tea and Coffee. Alice Avis joined the board of BGF in April 2016 and brings a wealth of marketing, e-commerce and executive experience.During her time as Chief Executive and Chair at The Sanctuary Spa, Alice oversaw a trebling of the business’s value and its sale to PZ Cussons. Most recently she served as Executive Chairman for Lumene Oy, a Finnish skincareand cosmetics company. She is currently a Non-Executive Director at The Edrington Group, a privately-owned international spirits company, and Cyden Limited, a British beauty and health company, as well as serving as an advisor to the National Trust.Alice’s experience includes stints as Director of Marketing and e-Commerce at Marks and Spencer, and as Global Brand Director at Johnnie Walker. In 2009 she was awarded an MBE for services to the beauty industry.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tea | 1 | 100% |
| Coffee | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Confectionery | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Knoops | Knoops' concept is built on our carefully crafted percentage menu, which features chocolates to suit every taste and mood. | $6.4M |  | Aug 05, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Business Growth Fund

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses. It was set up in 2011 to offer growing companies and ambitious entrepreneurs patient capital and strategic support.With 14 offices, they are close and relevant to the businesses they invest in. They have grown to a team of 150+ and a network that’s made up of oneof the largest pools of board-level executives. Collectively, the companies in their portfolio employ close to 50,000 people. They want to see more entrepreneurs using their capital not only to scale-up their own business but also, collectively, to drive economic activity and with it increase employment, exports, and growth.

5 contacts available at Business Growth Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aoife McAdam | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aoife-mcadam |
| James Austin | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-austin-2 |
| Michael Clarke | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-clarke-2 |
| Alice Avis | Non-Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alice-avis |
| Bethany Shiers | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bethany-shiers |

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## FAQ

### What does Alice Avis invest in?

Alice Avis invests primarily in Tea, Coffee and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alice Avis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alice Avis closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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