# Solid Bond Capital

> Solid Bond Capital is a VC fund in Manchester backing Software, Fashion and E-Commerce. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 58%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solid-bond-capital/
- Website: https://www.solidbond.com/

Solid Bond Capital is a pre-seed investment firm based in North West England, looking to back B2B SaaS/ tech-enabled startups in the UK.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 33% |
| Fashion | 3 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 17% |
| Retail Technology | 2 | 17% |
| Video | 1 | 8% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 75% |
| Seed | 3 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| urfuture | Urfuture connects young job seekers with entry-level employment opportunities through a mobile application. The system uses behavioural and data-driven matching to suggest roles aligned with user profiles and preferences. It includes tools for building a single profile that can be used across multiple job applications, reducing repeated CVcreation. The platform supports job discovery, application tracking, and direct communication between candidates and employers through messaging and video features. Urfuture also enables employers to post roles, review matched candidates, and manage hiring workflows in a centralized system. | $2.3M | Seed | Apr 17, 2026 |  |
| AnswerAI | AnswerAI offers AI chatbots for Shopify, a study assistant Chrome extension, and automates online order returns for retailers. | $313.3K | Pre-Seed | Dec 23, 2024 |  |
| CREO | CREO is a 17,000 sq ft creative member space in Manchester offering a full 360° solution for fashion professionals—providing industry-grade equipment, workspaces, studios, photography facilities, on-site support, and community for designing, manufacturing, and shooting products under one roof. | $139.8K | Pre-Seed | Dec 17, 2024 |  |
| Cirkay | Cirkay is a platform offering artists a “Fan Pass” digital key that connects fans across sites for exclusive content, access and community . | $274.6K | Pre-Seed | Jun 04, 2024 |  |
| urfuture | Urfuture connects young job seekers with entry-level employment opportunities through a mobile application. The system uses behavioural and data-driven matching to suggest roles aligned with user profiles and preferences. It includes tools for building a single profile that can be used across multiple job applications, reducing repeated CVcreation. The platform supports job discovery, application tracking, and direct communication between candidates and employers through messaging and video features. Urfuture also enables employers to post roles, review matched candidates, and manage hiring workflows in a centralized system. | $304.8K | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2023 |  |
| Saledock | Saledock`s unified ePOS and eCommerce platform offers inventory management, stock take and purchase order tooling, eCommerce CMS and order fulfilment, and real-time analytics under one roof. With one connected system, Saledock makes business life easier and helps retailers reach their customers wherever they choose to shop; in-store, online and onsocial. | $184.3K | Pre-Seed | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| InHaus.ai | InHaus.ai is an IT company specializing in fashion brands to create product videos. | $328.9K | Pre-Seed | Oct 11, 2022 |  |
| This is Unfolded | This Is Unfolded is an environmentally conscious business that produces reasonably priced, ethically produced clothing while minimizing waste. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Oct 06, 2022 |  |
| Harper | Harper helps retailers to make their last mile a luxury experience by offering online customers an on-brand, try-before-you-buy home shopping service. The service is delivered by brand-trained Style Concierge team who can provide a convenient to-the-door service or an elevated through-the-door service where customers can benefit from a secondopinion, recommendations and alterations if needed.Payment is taken only for the items the customer keeps. Everything else is taken away to be swiftly returned - easing the hassle of returns for both customers and retailers. | $2M | Seed | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| PixelMax | PixelMax operates as an immersive communications platform. PixelMax uses 3D interactive technology to revolutionize the way content is delivered to mass audiences. | $2.7M | Seed | Mar 25, 2021 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Praetura Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/praetura-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Act Media Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/act-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fhunded](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fhunded) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Host Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/host-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Manchester Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manchester-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Solid Bond Capital invest in?

Solid Bond Capital invests primarily in Software, Fashion and E-Commerce startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Solid Bond Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Solid Bond Capital closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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