# Horizon Capital

> Horizon Capital is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Software. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 46%
- Fund size: $270M
- Last fund: Oct 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizon-capital-llp/
- Website: https://www.horizoncapital.co.uk

Horizon Capital is a VC fund in London focused on Information Technology and Software. They invest in high-growth technology and business services companies. Working together with management teams, They’ve developed a consistent and proven approach to driving sustainable growth and creating market leading businesses.They stay ahead of the trends in their markets and the evolving business models, enabling them to work with theirmanagement teams to build a focused acquisition strategy and an optimal approach to organic growth.Their team has built a deep understanding of the dynamics of growth in technology and business services companies. They undertake market mapping to identify strategic platform investments and transformational add-ons for their portfolio.They stay ahead of the trends in their markets and the evolving business models, enabling them to work with their management teams to build a focused acquisition strategy and an optimal approach to organic growth. Their sector expertise also helps them guide their management teams in achieving the maximum valuation for the business and the best partner for the next stage in their journey.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Private Equity | $28M–$200M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 6 | 25% |
| Software | 5 | 21% |
| Consulting | 4 | 17% |
| Professional Services | 3 | 13% |
| EdTech | 2 | 8% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 16 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 17% |
| Seed | 1 | 4% |
| Series C | 1 | 4% |
| Series D | 1 | 4% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 17 | 71% |
| United States | 2 | 8% |
| India | 1 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Lewis | Founding Member & Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-lewis-d8c8 |
| David England | Industrial Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-england |
| Gareth Denley | Industrial Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gareth-denley |
| Humphrey Baker | Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/humphrey-baker |
| Jeremy Westhead | Finance Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-westhead |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $150M | Series D | Jan 21, 2026 |  |
| Creatio | Creatio is a global software company providing a leading low-code platform for process management and CRM. The company combines an intuitive low-code platform, best-in-class CRM and a robust BPM in a single solution to accelerate sales, marketing, service and operations for mid-size and large enterprises. Creatio is highly recognized as a marketleader by key industry analysts and together with hundreds of partners, operates in 110 countries worldwide. More information can be found at www.creatio.com. | $200M |  | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Creatio | Creatio is a global software company providing a leading low-code platform for process management and CRM. The company combines an intuitive low-code platform, best-in-class CRM and a robust BPM in a single solution to accelerate sales, marketing, service and operations for mid-size and large enterprises. Creatio is highly recognized as a marketleader by key industry analysts and together with hundreds of partners, operates in 110 countries worldwide. More information can be found at www.creatio.com. | $200M | Private Equity | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Ridge and Partners | Ridge and Partners is a company which provides Cost Management, Project Management, Civil Engineering & Structural Engineering services. | $50M | Private Equity | Apr 27, 2023 |  |
| Mate academy | Mate academy is an edtech startup that helps people get their first job in tech, free until placement (ISA) | $1.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 12, 2021 |  |
| KixCare | KixCare is a Canadian pediatric virtual healthcare platform. The platform connects families and their children with pediatric telehealth services and aims to enable equitable access to quality care for all Canadian children. | $1.6M | Seed | Oct 12, 2021 |  |
| The Marketing Practice | The Marketing Practice is an international B2B marketing services agency. | $27.7M | Private Equity | Apr 06, 2021 |  |
| DMC Canotec | DMC Canotec is a provider of managed print and document management services. our core values of simplicity, innovation and excellence have helped us grow into one of the largest, most advanced suppliers of document management solutions in Europe. |  | Private Equity | Jul 09, 2018 |  |
| Churches Fire | Churches Fire is a nationwide company dedicated to supplying our customers with fire safety solutions. Many companies their industry claim to offer an end-to-end service, yet in reality specialize in only one area either performing badly in or outsourcing the others. At Churchesfire they have the breadth and depth of expertise in house to deliverall of your fire safety requirements. Only in this way can we control the quality of their work and the products they supply, ensure that everything works together correctly for your protection and maintain excellent customer service.Churches Fire also offers services sprinkler systems, emergency lighting, dry risers, fire alarms, fire alarm monitoring, fire extinguishers, kitchen suppression, optical beam detection, fire safety signs, aspirating detection, fire risk assessments, and fire safety training.Churches Fire was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Chandlers Ford, UK. | $52.4M | Private Equity | Jul 27, 2017 |  |
| Bellrock | Bellrock Property & Facilities Management provides a property and facilities manager. Their aim is to continue providing our clients with market-leading, technology-driven, FM and property services. They have a range of services that can provide your organization with the right integrated solution for their estate, which for multi-site clientsincludes industry insight via cutting edge analytics. Whichever Bellrock solution they chose, their expertise and accreditations ensure consistently high quality of service. Their people always ensure they are focused on your priorities, and unlike our competitors, they are flexible enough to accommodate unforeseen changes in your organization. It also provides services in work & compliance, maintenance & engineering, software, and technical & real estate.Bellrock Property & Facilities Management was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Leicestershire, UK. | $65.5M | Private Equity | Jul 06, 2017 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Horizon Capital invest in?

Horizon Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Consulting startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 24 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 Horizon Capital's check size?

Horizon Capital typically joins rounds of $28M–$200M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Horizon Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Horizon Capital?

Public channels for Horizon Capital include LinkedIn 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 Horizon Capital?

The team at Horizon Capital includes Adam Lewis (Founding Member & Partner), David England (Industrial Partner) and Gareth Denley (Industrial Partner), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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