# BSI

> BSI is a VC fund in London backing Apps, Mobile and Social Media. See 1 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bsi/
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/bsi_uk
- Website: http://www.bsigroup.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BSIgroupindia/

BSI is a VC fund in London focused on Apps and Mobile. BSI is the business standards company that helps organizations all over the world make excellence a habit. For more than a century they have been challenging mediocrity and complacency to help embed excellence into the way people and products work. That means showing businesses how to improve performance, reduce risk and achieve sustainable growth.As a global leader in helping organizations improve, their clients range from high profile brands to small, local companies in 172 countries worldwide.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BSI. Shizune tracks 8 team members at BSI. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bsi?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Bertacini | Managing Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-bertacini |
| Esteban Carrillo | Trainer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/esteban-carrillo-c135 |
| Josh Hollenbeck | Software Engineer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-hollenbeck |
| Mario Urena | Instructor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mario-urena |
| Odessa Clugston | Global Immersive Solutions Program Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/odessa-clugston |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Keynected | Keynected is a mobile application software platform for news aggregation and content filtering. The company develops a mobile application software that enables its users to set notifications for news feeds and view pre-loaded up to date content through background refresh options. It enables individuals to personalize and streamline their socialnews feeds. The app enables its users to view and share an aggregation of multiple social media platforms posted from their preferred brands, people, and causes.Keynected was founded by Ivan Kaye, Joe Shaker, Douglas Chrystall in 2014, and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales. | $100K | Seed | Jan 01, 2015 | http://keynected.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does BSI invest in?

BSI invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and Social Media startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact BSI?

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### Who are the partners at BSI?

The team at BSI includes Brian Bertacini (Managing Principal), Esteban Carrillo (Trainer) and Josh Hollenbeck (Software Engineer), among 8 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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