# Bethany Shiers

> Bethany Shiers is a private equity investor at Business Growth Fund backing Retail and Training. See 2 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: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-shiers-556a0ab5/

Bethany Shiers is an Investor at Business Growth Fund.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Training | 1 | 50% |
| Animation | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Media and Entertainment | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Media Zoo | Media Zoo was established to help businesses communicate better with their customers, their colleagues and each other. With a proud heritage in prime time filmmaking and top class audience retention, the company is perfectly placed to help many of Britain’s biggest and best known businesses navigate the technical, retail and digital disruption ofthe last decade. |  | Private Equity | Apr 25, 2022 |  |
| Source BMX | Source BMX operates as an omnichannel BMX retailer. Source BMX offers BMX bikes, parts, and accessories anywhere on the market, sold directly to consumers via its website. | $7.9M | Private Equity | Mar 22, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 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 Bethany Shiers invest in?

Bethany Shiers invests primarily in Retail, Training and Animation startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 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 Bethany Shiers last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bethany Shiers closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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