# Federated Hermes

> Federated Hermes is a VC fund in London backing Software and SaaS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/federatedhermes-international/
- Website: https://www.hermes-investment.com/

Federated Hermes is an Investment Management company.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Federated Hermes. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Federated Hermes. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/federated-hermes-93fc?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| SaaS | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Legal | 1 | 20% |
| Marketing | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 40% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 60% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| James Wardlaw | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-wardlaw |
| Michael Benedict Yamoah | Director, EOS | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-benedict-yamoah |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Summize | Summize is a contract lifecycle management platform that provides tools to create, review, store and analyze contracts using embedded workflows and AI assistance. It offers features that generate draft contracts from templates, support AI-assisted review and redlining inside familiar tools like Word and integrations with communications and CRMplatforms to align contract work with business processes. Summize includes a centralized repository for contract storage and search, along with analytics that surface insights and potential risks from contract data. Its AI agents can produce summaries, suggest edits, and help teams accelerate negotiations and administrative work across legal, sales and other business groups. | $54.7M | Series B | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Aspire Technology Solutions | Aspire Technology Solutions is a managed services company specializing in hosted services, data center solutions, communications and IT support.Established in 2006, they have grown organically year on year with 150+ highly trained staff and now have sites across the North East and London.At Aspire they provide a personal service to theircustomers and avoid selling pre-packaged products. Because of this customer-focused approach, they have been able to attract business from a wide range of prestigious organisations across the UK and Europe.Aspire’s company values are focused on delivering excellence in everything that they do. For us, it’s not about the physical products that they supply, but more about the overall solution they deliver and the way in which they deliver it.They begin by gaining a thorough understanding of your business and IT goals. They ask the right questions and listen to what you have to say. Then, they provide the best tailored solution possible and at the same time, remove the challenges from your IT systems.As a result, whether you are looking to improve your existing IT systems, outsource your IT management services, or are in need of an IT makeover – partnering with Aspire ensures you can get on with the business of business.In addition to this, Aspire are proud to have received several awards over the years, including Small Business of the Year in 2013, while Chairman Nigel Begg received Entrepreneur of the Year at the Insider Media Dealmaker Awards in 2014. | $264.2M | Private Equity | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| Hero Software | Hero Software offers cloud software solutions that help make office work more efficient than ever. Companies can use HERO to digitize their entire project management process, from initial contact to offer to implementation and invoicing. The HERO app includes useful features for working on the road and visiting customers, such as customer andproject management, appointment scheduling, construction site documentation, task management, and more. | $43.7M | Series B | Jul 12, 2024 |  |
| Xcelerate | Xcelerate provides environment, social, and governance; data security and privacy; contract labor compliance; HR compliance and payroll processing, labor law compliance, mines Act compliance; factory compliance; establishment compliance; consultation, and audit services. | $25M | Private Equity | Feb 26, 2024 |  |
| Screendragon | Screendragon is a leading cloud-based project, resource and workflow management solution designed for the needs of high-performing teams. Our unique UX is designed for non-technical users enabling fast adoption by all. We help customers create new ways to increase collaboration, productivity and compliance while decreasing silos, duplication ofefforts and costs. Screendragon software is highly configurable and it can be quickly deployed and scaled to enterprises of all sizes, across all sectors. Longstanding customers of Screendragon include Kelloggs, BP, Sky, Oracle, JWT and McCann World Group. | $26.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 06, 2024 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kennet Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kennet-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cusp Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cusp-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LDC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ldc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Maven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altair Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altair-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eight Roads Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eight-roads-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Federated Hermes invest in?

Federated Hermes invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Series B and Private Equity stage. Most of the 5 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 Federated Hermes?

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### Who are the partners at Federated Hermes?

The team at Federated Hermes includes James Wardlaw (Partner) and Michael Benedict Yamoah (Director, EOS). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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