Big Society Capital
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Big Society Capital is an independent financial institution with a social mission, set up to help grow the social investment market in the UK.Social investment is about lending or investing money to achieve a social as well as a financial return. Big Society Capital has been set up to make sure that charities and social enterprises that want toborrow money, or take on investment, can find sources of appropriate capital to meet their needs.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
- Fund size:
- $13M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Big Society Capital invests in
Stages Big Society Capital invests in
Countries Big Society Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $2M–$6.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Finance 3 (50%)
- Financial Services 3 (50%)
- Banking 2 (33%)
- Impact Investing 2 (33%)
- Mobile 1 (17%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (67%)
- Seed 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Stephens
Investment Manager
|
Investment Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Cliff Prior
CEO
|
CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Burndred
Chief Financial Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Emma Jones
Senior Digital Manager
|
Senior Digital Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jeremy Rogers
Chief Investment Officer
|
Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| ClearlySo is Europe’s leading impact investment bank, working exclusively with businesses and funds delivering positive social, ethical and/or environmental impact along with financial return. It supports capital raising activity through financial advisory work.Originally founded in 2008, ClearlySo has helped capital raise more than £450million in impact investment from its extensive network of institutional and individual investors for its enterprise and impact funds clients.ClearlySo is headquartered in London and backed by Octopus Investments, Big Society Capital and more than 40 high-net-worth individuals.ClearlySo's mission is to bring impact to investment. Our vision is of a world where the financial system is a powerful force for good and the impacts of businesses are considered in all investment decisions. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 19, 2022 | ||
| First Ark Social Investment is all about providing finance for social impact. They can help your organisation to grow, thrive and be sustainable for now and in the future. Social investment is any investment that’s made with the aim of creating a social outcome, as well as a financial return. | $2.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 27, 2019 | ||
| Charity Bank was established as an FSA-regulated deposit-taking bank in 2002, with a unique mission to provide loans to meet the financial needs of small charities, community organisations and social enterprises that are not being served by other lenders. They achieve this through the support of a community of investors, depositors, and borrowers,who share the view that it is worthwhile to support these organisations when they undertake capital projects that achieve beneficial social impacts and can borrow for this purpose on a financially sustainable basis. | $3.2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 05, 2017 | ||
| Charity Bank was established as an FSA-regulated deposit-taking bank in 2002, with a unique mission to provide loans to meet the financial needs of small charities, community organisations and social enterprises that are not being served by other lenders. They achieve this through the support of a community of investors, depositors, and borrowers,who share the view that it is worthwhile to support these organisations when they undertake capital projects that achieve beneficial social impacts and can borrow for this purpose on a financially sustainable basis. | $6.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 05, 2016 | ||
| Spacehive is the world's first funding platform for civic projects. We make it easy for lots of people, companies and councils to fund things that make places better - like new playgrounds or spruced up parks. For people with great project ideas, Spacehive allows you to build support direct from your community. For everyone else it's aneffortless way to transform where you live: just find a project you love and pledge a contribution. If enough others do too, it gets built! | $2M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 07, 2014 | ||
| Clearly Social Angels (CSA) is ClearlySo's angel network dedicated to businesses that create positive social change; the first of its kind in the UK.The number of companies with social impact at the heart of their business model is growing. CSA is a group of active, committed and experienced investors in the UK accelerating capital intoextraordinary businesses. Members meet in central London on a monthly basis to discover some of the country’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs with compelling and innovative solutions to social and environmental problems.To learn more about CSA - including details on how you can get involved - head over to the dedicated CSA website at https://www.clearlyso.com/investors/individual-investors/. | $1.3M / Seed / Oct 17, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Big Society Capital invest in?
Big Society Capital invests primarily in Finance, Financial Services and Banking startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Big Society Capital invest in?
Big Society Capital typically joins rounds of $2M–$6.4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Big Society Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Big Society Capital took part in.
How do I contact Big Society Capital?
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Who are the partners at Big Society Capital?
The team at Big Society Capital includes Alex Stephens (Investment Manager), Cliff Prior (CEO) and David Burndred (Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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