# ACF Investors

> ACF Investors is a VC fund in Sheffield backing Software and Health Care. See 156 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 156
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Fund size: $39M
- Last fund: Jan 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-cofund/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AngelCoFund
- Website: https://www.acfinvestors.com

ACF Investors is a UK based venture capital fund that co-invests alongside syndicates of sector-smart angel investors.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ACF Investors. Shizune tracks 7 team members at ACF Investors. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/angel-cofund?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 24 | 15% |
| Health Care | 17 | 11% |
| Biotechnology | 15 | 10% |
| FinTech | 10 | 6% |
| Manufacturing | 10 | 6% |

160 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 49 | 31% |
| Funding Round | 32 | 21% |
| Series A | 20 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 14 | 9% |
| Series B | 8 | 5% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 100 | 64% |
| United States | 5 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Fauset | Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-fauset |
| Alliott Cole | Non-Executive Director | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliott-cole |
| George Mensah | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-mensah |
| George Whitehead | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-whitehead |
| Sam Fennell | Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-fennell |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dogtooth | Dogtooth is a Cambridge-based technology start-up that sells state-of-the-art intelligent robots for soft fruit picking. | $18.7M | Series B | Jul 08, 2026 |  |
| Silveray | Silveray develop affordable large-area direct conversion detectors for the X-ray imaging market. | $6.6M | Series A | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Silveray | Silveray develop affordable large-area direct conversion detectors for the X-ray imaging market. | $6.6M | Series A | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| Orthofuse | Orthofuse is a medtech company that provides orthopaedic solutions using 3D-printed implant systems designed to improve the safety and efficiency of surgical procedures. | $3M | Seed | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Veremark | Veremark provides digital identity verification and background screening solutions for businesses. The company offers services that include employment history checks, education verification, criminal record checks, and professional reference validation, all delivered through a cloud-based platform. Veremark’s system integrates with recruitment andHR workflows to streamline candidate vetting, reduce manual processes, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. The platform also allows organizations to manage verifications, store reports securely, and access analytics to support hiring decisions. Veremark works with companies across sectors to facilitate safer and more efficient recruitment and onboarding processes. | $26M | Series B | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| NoBACZ | NoBACZ is pioneering a novel, new precision bandaging platform for the veterinary and human market. The company specializes in rapid set liquid barriers. | $6.4M |  | Sep 29, 2025 |  |
| Neurovalens | Neurovalens delivers innovative solutions in the field of neuroscience, bioscience and neurophysiology.Neurovalens has received support from Invest NI under the European Union’s Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme. The project, recorded on the ERDF beneficiaries’ website, will be implemented over the next one year, undertaking research anddevelopment activities aimed at improving the competitiveness of the business. | $6.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| Cumulus Neuroscience | Cumulus Neuroscience has created a next-generation integrated physiological and digital biomarker platform. | $4.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 08, 2025 |  |
| Teal | Teal is a payroll data API platform building financial data solutions for the credit industry. Payroll is the source of income for most people, it offers the most direct, consistent, and reliable foundation for assessing creditworthiness. Teal’s technology puts this data in the hands of both lenders and borrowers, helping lenders meet regulatoryexpectations, while giving individuals more control over how they access the credit they need.Teal is partnering with payroll and HCM providers to bring more transparency and control to how income data is used across financial services, helping lenders streamline underwriting and perform ongoing income and employment checks. Its modular API architecture ensures faster integration and adaptability, making it easier for lenders to customise Teal to their existing workflows with minimal effort. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| Hammer Missions | Hammer Missions™ is an end-to-end SaaS software platform designed to help organisations make high-quality decisions using drone data & AI. Hammer helps drone professionals and Enterprise UAS programmes collect high-quality site & asset data using drones - roofs, facades, towers and more.This data can be processed & analysed into maps,3D models, 4D digital twins and asset inspection reports using Hamlet and Spector AI to detect faults, defects and anomalies, helping organisations to better manage critical sites & infrastructure and take pre-emptive actions based on insights.Having served thousands of drone service providers, engineering firms and contractors, Hammer Missions is quickly becoming to go to solution for building inspections. | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 17, 2025 |  |

10 of 156 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Newable Private Investing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newable-private-investing) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Techstart Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstart-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Wren Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wren-capital) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Cambridge Angels group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-angels-group) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [O2h Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2h-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Clarendon Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarendon-fund-managers) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does ACF Investors invest in?

ACF Investors invests primarily in Software, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 156 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact ACF Investors?

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### Who are the partners at ACF Investors?

The team at ACF Investors includes Paul Fauset (Partner), Alliott Cole (Non-Executive Director) and George Mensah (Investment Manager), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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