# YFM Equity Partners

> YFM Equity Partners is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 148 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 148
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last fund: Nov 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yfm-equity-partners/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/yfmep
- Website: http://www.yfmep.com/

YFM Equity Partners is an independent private equity business owned by its senior management and investment team. They invest up to £10 million of equity through offices in Leeds, London, Manchester, Birmingham and Sheffield.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $4.7M–$10M |
| Private Equity | $3M–$8.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 30 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 24 | 16% |
| SaaS | 12 | 8% |
| Biotechnology | 12 | 8% |
| Health Care | 10 | 7% |

153 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 35 | 24% |
| Funding Round | 32 | 22% |
| Series A | 22 | 15% |
| Series B | 5 | 3% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 5 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 84 | 57% |
| United States | 7 | 5% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Hart | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-hart |
| Colin Granger | Investment Director | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colin-granger |
| Damien Timms | MarPortfolio Directorketing Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damien-timms |
| Eamon Nolan | Portfolio Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eamon-nolan |
| James Savage | Portfolio Director | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-savage-3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NextWave Consulting | NextWave Consulting is a consulting company that focuses on helping clients through fintech platforms. NextWave Consulting was founded in 2019 and was headquartered in Bishopsgate, London. | $4M | Private Equity | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Spotless Water | Spotless Water offers the UK's first self-service, ultra pure water distribution network. Currently, our network provides quick-fill, ultra pure water at a number of easy-access filling stations across the UK. Over the next three years Spotless Water will be dispensing ultra pure water from more than 450 self-service locations across the UK,providing convenience, reliability and quality at a competitive price. | $8.6M | Private Equity | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| Spotless Water | Spotless Water offers the UK's first self-service, ultra pure water distribution network. Currently, our network provides quick-fill, ultra pure water at a number of easy-access filling stations across the UK. Over the next three years Spotless Water will be dispensing ultra pure water from more than 450 self-service locations across the UK,providing convenience, reliability and quality at a competitive price. | $8.6M | Private Equity | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| StudentCrowd | StudentCrowd is an online platform that enables students to share reviews on accommodation and courses. It also allows users to share their experiences, and write reviews and suggestions, and universities can engage with students, raise brand awareness, and manage reputation. | $9.4M | Series A | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| Swanky | Swanky is a full service e-commerce agency specialised in the delivery of conversion optimised subscription stores for businesses in health & cosmetics, food & beverage and pet care. | $10.3M | Private Equity | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| inploi | inploi is a candidate experience platform empowering brands to forge authentic connections with their future workforce. We exist because we believe the future of hiring is personal. Our journey is defined by a commitment to treating candidates as individuals, not mere data points, having observed the growing gap between candidates and brands. Ourmission is clear—to build a better future for hiring by seamlessly connecting employers with the right candidates, utilising cutting-edge solutions that prioritise inclusiveness, accessibility, and technological ease of use. We are reshaping the hiring landscape and redefining the interaction between employers and candidates. Through a combination of innovative technology and personalised experiences, inploi streamlines recruitment, optimises candidate journeys, and amplifies employer brand to match top talent with open roles. One platform seamlessly integrated with existing ATS technologies, providing businesses with full visibility and control over their hiring process. | $4.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Aura | Aura is an innovative and simple online solution to discuss and manage the end of life. It is a tech for good social enterprise that uses technology to assist people towards the end of their life and to help them engage with loved ones, to leave a legacy, and to prepare properly. The company's vision is to change the dialog around death andbecome a movement for change. At Aura, they believe both life and death should be discussed, celebrated, and managed properly. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| 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 |  |
| TeamFeePay | TeamFeePay is a software company for football club management. | $12M |  | Jan 19, 2026 |  |
| MurphyCobb & Associates | MurphyCobb & Associates is a global advertising production consultancy business. They make when creating a wide range of advertising and communications content TV, posters and print, web and social, e-commerce, celebrities, licensed music, and events and activations, among others. They also offer clients a range of associated services, such asagency pitch management, agency fee advisory, and direct-to-client productions. |  | Private Equity | Aug 20, 2025 |  |

10 of 148 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does YFM Equity Partners invest in?

YFM Equity Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 148 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 YFM Equity Partners's check size?

YFM Equity Partners typically joins rounds of $4.7M–$10M at Series A and $3M–$8.6M 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 YFM Equity Partners participates in.

### How do I contact YFM Equity Partners?

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### Who are the partners at YFM Equity Partners?

The team at YFM Equity Partners includes Adam Hart (Partner), Colin Granger (Investment Director) and Damien Timms (MarPortfolio Directorketing Manager), among 17 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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