# Cornerstone Partners

> Cornerstone Partners is a VC fund in London backing Software and SaaS. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornerstonepartners/
- Website: https://cornerstonepartners.co.uk/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cornerstoneprtnrs

Cornerstone Partners is an angel syndicate which backs exceptional black and diverse founders across the UK.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Cornerstone Partners. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Cornerstone Partners. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/cornerstone-partners-26d0?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Fitness | 1 | 14% |
| Computer | 1 | 14% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 43% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chenelle Ansah | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chenelle-ansah |
| Edwin Appiah | Co - Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edwin-appiah-f466 |
| Jude Addo | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jude-addo-615e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PlusHeat | PlusHeat provides care for boilers, central heating, plumbing, electrical, drainage and more. They have evolved from initially supporting estate agents with the maintenance of rental properties to creating a range of emergency cover plans. |  | Seed | Sep 21, 2021 |  |
| Afrocenchix | Afro haircare is a $42B market and it’s growing fast. But the big players don’t understand the customers or their problems. We’ve had those problems, and our customer centric, data driven approach at Afrocenchix has helped us to formulate, manufacture & sell over 65,000 bottles of our safe, effective products so far. Our award-winningproducts and featured in top publications such as Vogue, and on the Indy Best lists and have an average 4.7 star review from 1000s of customers. We’re just getting started. | $1.2M | Seed | Jul 08, 2021 |  |
| Boxx | Boxx offers flexible at-home and studio workouts across boxing, HIIT, Strength, and Yoga and serves every type of customer. |  | Seed | Jul 06, 2021 |  |
| Boxx | Boxx offers flexible at-home and studio workouts across boxing, HIIT, Strength, and Yoga and serves every type of customer. | $414 | Pre-Seed | Jul 06, 2021 |  |
| Checkboard | Identity and Finance checking platform for property transactions. | $857.7K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2021 |  |
| Hutch Logistics | Hutch is a complete end to end third-party (3PL) fulfilment solution.Hutch hold your stock then pick, pack and deliver direct to your customers. Hutch help you with inventory management and delight your customers with fast delivery. |  | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2020 |  |
| Coordinate | Coordinate is high-performing coaching providers choose 'Coordinate' to seamlessly manage their Business. | $214.3K | Seed | Jun 04, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BACKED VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backed-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Google](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Impact X Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-x-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cornerstone Partners invest in?

Cornerstone Partners invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cornerstone Partners?

Public channels for Cornerstone Partners include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 Cornerstone Partners?

The team at Cornerstone Partners includes Chenelle Ansah (Partner), Edwin Appiah (Co - Founder) and Jude Addo (Co-Founder). 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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