# Big Society Capital

> Big Society Capital is a VC fund backing Financial Services and Banking. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Fund size: $13M
- Last fund: Dec 2016
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-society-capital
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/BigSocietyCap
- Website: http://www.bigsocietycapital.com/

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Big Society Capital. Shizune tracks 5 team members at Big Society Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/big-society-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $2.8M–$6.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 3 | 75% |
| Banking | 2 | 50% |
| Charity | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Asset Management | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Stephens | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-stephens-aeb5 |
| Cliff Prior | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cliff-prior |
| David Burndred | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-burndred |
| Emma Jones | Senior Digital Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emma-jones-3 |
| Jeremy Rogers | Chief Investment Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-rogers |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ClearlySo | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Access](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The National Lottery Community Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-lottery-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-growth-fund-d39b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Big Society Capital invest in?

Big Society Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, Banking and Charity startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 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 Big Society Capital's check size?

Big Society Capital typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$6.4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Big Society Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Big Society Capital?

Public channels for Big Society Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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