# Richard Harley

> Richard Harley is a funding round investor at Blackfinch Ventures backing B2B and Hardware. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blackfinch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackfinch-ventures)
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richharley/

Richard Harley is a funding round investor at Blackfinch Ventures focused on B2B and Hardware. Richard Harley is the Senior Ventures Manager at Blackfinch Ventures . He attended University of Kent.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| Wearables | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Public Safety | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tended | Tended creates advanced solutions to change how people work and improve employee safety across high-risk industries. Through a combination of wearable technology and behavioural science, Tended's main focus is to drive positive behavioural change, which has proven benefits on both an individual and organisational level.Tended'ssolutions are currently improving safety across industry-leading companies in sectors including construction, manufacturing, utilities and logistics. | $2.7M |  |  |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Praetura Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/praetura-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Blackfinch Ventures

VC Fund · Gloucester, United Kingdom

Blackfinch Ventures invests across sectors in fledgling companies with strong ideas and solid management teams. It provides initial and follow-on funding to start-ups, those looking to grow to the next level, and scale-ups. It then works closely with investee companies over many years, providing assistance and guidance to help businesses succeed.

3 contacts available at Blackfinch Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reuben Wilcock | Head of Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reuben-wilcock |
| Richard Harley | Senior Ventures Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-harley-eb0a |
| Richard Cook | Founder,CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-cook-1f6d |

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## FAQ

### What does Richard Harley invest in?

Richard Harley invests primarily in B2B, Hardware and Wearables startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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