# The Growth Fund

> The Growth Fund is a VC fund in Sydney backing Asset Management and Financial Services. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/growth-fund
- Website: http://thegrowthfund.com.au

The Growth Fund is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Asset Management and Financial Services. The Growth Fund provides capital to strongly performing businesses for founder succession planning, organic and acquisitive expansion, management buy-outs/buy-ins and public-to-private transactions. We are industry agnostic, excepting property and direct commodity exposures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Asset Management | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Ark Social Investment | First Ark Social Investment is all about providing finance for social impact. They can help your organisation to grow, thrive and be sustainable for now and in the future. Social investment is any investment that’s made with the aim of creating a social outcome, as well as a financial return. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 27, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Access — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- The National Lottery Community Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Big Society Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-society-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Growth Fund invest in?

The Growth Fund invests primarily in Asset Management and Financial Services startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown 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.

### When did The Growth Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The Growth Fund closed in Sep 2019. Shizune tracks 1 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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