# BGF Ventures

> BGF Ventures is a VC fund in Aberdeen backing Health Care and Biotechnology. See 74 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 74
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bgfinvestments
- Website: https://www.bgf.co.uk/bgf-ventures/

BGF Ventures is a London-based early-stage venture fund of BGF. It is investing in early-stage entrepreneurs with bold ambitions. Its venture stage investments are currently lead by Tim Rea.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BGF Ventures. Shizune tracks 9 team members at BGF Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bgf-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $6.8M–$28M |
| Series B | $6.5M–$46M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 9 | 12% |
| Biotechnology | 7 | 9% |
| Software | 6 | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 8% |
| Medical | 5 | 7% |

72 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 16 | 22% |
| Series A | 10 | 14% |
| Series B | 10 | 14% |
| Seed | 8 | 11% |
| Series C | 3 | 4% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 37 | 50% |
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dennis Atkinson | Investor | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dennis-atkinson |
| Gregor Steedman | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregor-steedman-d0e5 |
| Harry Jones | Investor | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harry-jones-2 |
| Michael Berger | Portfolio Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-berger-e765 |
| Andy Gregroy | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-gregroy |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Everflow | Everflow are switching their water and sewerage services. | $29.4M | Private Equity | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Rappor | Rappor is a property, development, and construction infrastructure and environmental consultancy. Water and environmental management, landscape evaluation and design, transportation planning, and civil and infrastructure engineering are among the services we provide. Their transportation planning, infrastructure and civil engineering, water andenvironmental management, and landscape planning and design are all examples of their work. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 10, 2026 |  |
| Rappor | Rappor is a property, development, and construction infrastructure and environmental consultancy. Water and environmental management, landscape evaluation and design, transportation planning, and civil and infrastructure engineering are among the services we provide. Their transportation planning, infrastructure and civil engineering, water andenvironmental management, and landscape planning and design are all examples of their work. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 10, 2026 |  |
| Rappor | Rappor is a property, development, and construction infrastructure and environmental consultancy. Water and environmental management, landscape evaluation and design, transportation planning, and civil and infrastructure engineering are among the services we provide. Their transportation planning, infrastructure and civil engineering, water andenvironmental management, and landscape planning and design are all examples of their work. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 10, 2026 |  |
| Gaussion | Gaussion is revolutionising batteries by utilising magneto-electrochemistry. | $27.8M | Series A | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| IQ Endoscopes | IQ Endoscopes is a range of single-use flexible endoscopes that provides images of the full length of the gut, helping in diagnostics and therapeutic procedures. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 09, 2026 |  |
| Cellular Origins | Cellular Origins is an automation manufacturing company that provides cell and gene therapies. | $40M | Series A | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Cyted | Cyted focuses on providing digital diagnostic infrastructure to drive the earlier detection of disease. Our technologies use artificial intelligence and novel biomarkers to unlock clinical insight and improve patient outcomes. Cyted's mission is to revolutionise diagnostic methods to build a world where disease is prevented rather thantreated. | $44M | Series B | Aug 30, 2025 |  |
| Cambridge GaN Devices | Cambridge GaN Devices develops transistors designed to bring widespread adoption of GaN technology in consumer electronics. | $32M | Series C | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Cambridge GaN Devices | Cambridge GaN Devices develops transistors designed to bring widespread adoption of GaN technology in consumer electronics. | $32M | Series C | Feb 18, 2025 |  |

10 of 74 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Parkwalk Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parkwalk-advisors) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Longwall Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longwall-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
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- [UCL Technology Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ucl-technology-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does BGF Ventures invest in?

BGF Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Software startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 74 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BGF Ventures's check size?

BGF Ventures typically joins rounds of $6.8M–$28M at Series A and $6.5M–$46M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BGF Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact BGF Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at BGF Ventures?

The team at BGF Ventures includes Dennis Atkinson (Investor), Gregor Steedman (Investor) and Harry Jones (Investor), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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