Big Venture Challenge
VC Fund
Big Venture Challenge is a VC fund focused on Big Data and Internet. The Big Venture Challenge supports ambitious entrepreneurs with access to business support, powerful connections and match funding to help them raise investment and deliver social impact at scale.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Big Venture Challenge invests in
Stages Big Venture Challenge invests in
Countries Big Venture Challenge invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Big Data 1 (33%)
- Internet 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Training 1 (33%)
- Analytics 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Grant 1 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Mums offer a new solution to social media management training and recruitment. They provide cutting edge social media training to mums, and match them to businesses and charities that need help to get digital.Everyone knows social media is vital for business, but thousands of small businesses and charities are struggling to use iteffectively. So many could be using it to meet their business goals but they're too busy or don't have the right skills in their team. | $405.1K / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 22, 2016 | ||
| Repositive Ltd offers a platform that enables individuals to access and share human genomic data.The company’s platform includes features for the discovery of available data, making users’ data visible to the research community, managing users’ data sources, and initiating data collaborations. Its platform also integrates methods for secure datasharing and a mechanism for privacy-preserving data access.Repositive Ltd was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. | $148.5K / Grant / Mar 26, 2015 | ||
| Commonplace has making is easier for communities to influence local planning decisions.As a team of entrepreneurs, designers, technologists and urban planners, we're making engagement smarter. We are helping developers, councils, city managers and their communities to understand each others’ needs and communicate better. Traditionalconsultation can be manual, time intensive and a one-off snapshot. Our tools aim to provide an ongoing channel of understanding and collaboration. Customers use Commonplace to reveal issues and suggest solutions, as well as for statutory consultation and formal planning applications. We also help communities plan their neighbourhoods, co-design solutions and analyse the social impact of new development.By making local participation easy, we reach wider audiences and provide real-time dashboards to see ‘the heartbeat’ of an area. We encourage companies to adopt these approaches, and to be more open to collaboration – because it benefits them. After all, even major developers strive to meet less opposition and to become more agile in responding to people's needs. | $318K / Seed / Aug 13, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Big Venture Challenge invest in?
Big Venture Challenge invests primarily in Big Data, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 3 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 Big Venture Challenge last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Big Venture Challenge closed in Mar 2016. Shizune tracks 3 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 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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