Top 50 Social Impact Startup Investors in United Kingdom

Investor	Social Impact United Kingdom investments
Ascension	3
Nigel Wray	2
Wouter Born	2
Ananda Impact Ventures	2
Shubhrendu Koche	2
Curt Hopkins	2
Intel	2
Richard Brooke	2
Tomahawk.VC	2
Digital Currency Group	2
Virgilius Wealth	1
Vestel Ventures	1
Sir Stuart Rose	1
Louis d'Origny	1
Nicolas Cary	1
Charlotte Street Capital	1
SIVO	1
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation	1
GC Angels	1
Found Capital	1
Ada Ventures	1
Northstar Ventures	1
SOSV	1
Algorand Foundation	1
Jon Reynolds	1
Not On The High Street	1
Grouport Ventures	1
Erinç Özada	1
Ali Karabey	1
Foresight Williams	1
Concept Ventures	1
DD Venture Capital	1
Force Over Mass Capital	1
Con Gornell	1
Active Partners	1
KHP Ventures	1
Thomas Middelhoff	1
Open Society Foundations	1
Ariadne Capital Limited	1
Google.org	1
Bootstrapped Debt Financing	1
APX	1
All Turtles	1
Peter Gabriel	1
Intesa Sanpaolo	1
Manchester Angels	1
Impact Ventures UK	1
Environmental Defense Fund	1
MSM	1
Ilkay Gundogan	1

Ascension is an early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders

Investment focus

Software, Internet, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Italy

Portfolio highlights

HotelRunner — HotelRunner is a cloud based hotel online sales and channel manager tool with an online marketing suite. Power your online sales now!
ManholeMetrics — We are a multi-award winning sensor and analytics start-up on a mission to stop flooding and bring wastewater into the 21st Century.
SuperFi — SuperFi Finance is a financial application that provides personalized debt support. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.

Nigel Wray is a highly successful entrepreneur, and has been a shareholder in several companies amongst others, Domino's Pizza, Carlton Communications and Singer & Friedlander. He also has a strong commercial background built in a range of business sectors.Saracens does a lot of excellent work in its local, north London community.Nigel still calls the area home, too - having attended Mill Hill School, he now lives in Totteridge.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fitness, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Glassette — Discover and collect beautiful, curated homeware from the best brands in the UK. Shop thoughtfully, live joyfully.
Get A Drip — All of our Drips and Booster Shots are administered by our medical staff, consisting of GMC registered Doctors and NMC registered Nurses.
Stubben Edge — Financial services for a new generation. Sign up free to sell better financial products, cheaper, faster and to more people with Flightdeck

Wouter Born is a Founder at Born Capital. He attended IESE Business School.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Pynk — Pynk is the Multi-Award Winning London Fintech that rewards you for making predictions on assets like Gold, NASDAQ and Bitcoin. Free sign up, start today!
Hurree — Hurree is a pinboard for your analytics. Unify data from across your different tools and pin what matters most to you on one, easy-to-read dashboard.
Skopos.AI — Lupasafe offers immediate and continuous complete insight into cyber security risks on people, process and IT.

We are the home for entrepreneurs with a big vision who want to create something less ordinary. Something that matters. For all of us.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Germany, United Kingdom, Finland

Portfolio highlights

EcoG — EcoG connects and enables monetizing charging infrastructure with an API-software platform. EcoG is the first cloud-based platform to enable shared revenue streams and value-added services in fast charging. With EcoG a personalized and customized EV fast charging experience is easy to implement and operate.
Klim — Klim enables farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture at scale by providing them financial support, knowledge, documentation tools, and a community via our digital companion for farmers.Klim-verified carbon removal credits, generated by Klim farmers, help companies to transition to net zero by offsetting their carbon emissions locallyand with maximum impact and transparency.
OroraTech — OroraTech provides global real-time information services. The first target market is early detection and monitoring of wildfires, extended by a proprietary constellation of thermal imaging nanosatellites equipped with in-space AI image processing. At the beginning of 2020, OroraTech launched an MVP called Wildfire Service (WFS) that enables quickdetection and monitoring of wildfires on a global scale. The combination of existing thermal-infrared satellite data with external data layers, such as fuel, wind, and risk maps results in an automatic generation of fire alerts and the display of current fire perimeters for users. The MVP was launched in early 2020 and has gained increasing traction with governmental and large corporate customers all over the world.

Shubhrendu Koche

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Sports, eSports
Seed, Pre-Seed
India, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
Epic Impact — Epic is the app that rewards you for buying ethical products that are better for the planet, and empowers you to do more good, from offsetting your carbon footprint to donating to good causes.
BazaarNXT — B2B Marketplace for Packaging Materials, Manufacturing & Distribution

Tech CEO, Chairman and venture builder in sustainable tech, fintech and the future of work.

Investment focus

SaaS, Fitness, Payments
Seed, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Keia Ltd — From acupuncture to yoga, browse, compare and book on the world's most extensive wellness platform from the comfort of your phone, tablet or laptop.
Epic Impact — Epic is the app that rewards you for buying ethical products that are better for the planet, and empowers you to do more good, from offsetting your carbon footprint to donating to good causes.

Intel is building on its unrivaled history of innovation to power the future of computing and communications. Intel's ambitions? A world that runs on Intel. Intel is doing this by helping its customers find the technologies and solutions that allow them to transform their businesses and gain market advantage.And it all starts with data.Intel is on a journey from a PC-centric company to a data-centric company. Intel's unmatched depth of experience and scope of vision allows it to dream big, to create a world where Intel powers the future of computing and communications—including powerful processors and accelerators that unlock the full potential of data. Intel continuously delivers advances in performance, power, and connectivity across a diversity of data-centric workloads, so its customers can harness the raw power of data.Intel's innovations span architecture, memory, software, and security to help develop transformative products and experiences for its customers. Collectively, Intel's 107,000 employees worldwide are enabling amazing experiences in 5G, artificial intelligence, driverless cars, and much more.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series B, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Aleph Alpha — Aleph Alpha develops AI systems for modern security challenges.
Hugging Face — Hugging Face is an open-source & platform provider of machine learning technologies. Hugging Face was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in New York.
Tweed — Tweed provides a plug & play white-label wallet solution that includes compliant self-custodial key management, comprehensive wallet features and payment infrastructure all in one SDK. With Tweed, platforms and brands can onboard mainstream users seamlessly and create frictionless web3 experiences which increase the overall activity and saleson platform. Tweed’s architecture is built as a true self-custodial solution, and passes regular legal audits to ensure your platform can offload the regulatory burden and offer a fully compliant web3 experience.The company is still currently in stealth mode.

Richard Brooke

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Social Impact, Sustainability
Seed, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Epic Impact — Epic is the app that rewards you for buying ethical products that are better for the planet, and empowers you to do more good, from offsetting your carbon footprint to donating to good causes.

Tomahawk.VC (www.tomahawk.vc) is an entrepreneur-led early-stage venture capital firm founded by serial entrepreneur Cédric Waldburger. We invest in global-first companies in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. We give honest and quick feedback and value empathy, execution and clarity. We think that data beats experience beats opinion.Global-first companies are ventures that think and act global from the very start. They hire the best talent from anywhere in the world and build company culture incorporating remote employees from day 1. Investments range from USD 100k-1M per transaction and up to USD 2M per company. Global focus, based in Switzerland. Get in touch via www.Tomahawk.VC.

Investment focus

FinTech, Cryptocurrency, SaaS
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Switzerland, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Buynomics — buynomics is the leading solution to optimize your product portfolio. Our clients use buynomics to optimize pricing, promotions, & portfolio architecture.
Pods — Building DeFi. Strategies, primitives and tooling. Welcome to Pods.
Daylight — Our transaction recommendation API helps apps, protocols, and creators grow transactions and revenue.

We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Axoni — Axoni is a New York-based capital markets technology firm that specializes in distributed ledger infrastructure. Product offerings include blockchain deployments, large-scale data management, bespoke smart contract development, analytics services, and connectivity tools.
AlloyX — AlloyX makes it simple and accessible for protocols, DAOs, and institutional investors to create diversified RWA investment strategies. We provide lenders with a flexible and efficient platform for managing all of their RWA assets based on their yield, risk, and liquidity preferences.
Coinflow Labs — Coinflow is a payment solution that allows Web3 companies to accept traditional payment methods and payout their customers by converting cryptocurrency to USD in their traditional bank account.

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Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Crowdsourcing
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Pynk — Pynk is the Multi-Award Winning London Fintech that rewards you for making predictions on assets like Gold, NASDAQ and Bitcoin. Free sign up, start today!

Vestel Ventures is the corporate investment company of Vestel Group of Companies.

Investment focus

Apps, Cyber Security, Consumer Applications
Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

WeWALK — WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service.
Rierino — Scale up your ecommerce business equipped with Big Tech skills, startup agility and continuous intelligence.
Mega Fortuna — Mega Fortuna is a leading creator and producer of apps and games. To accomplish this, we mix client needs and lifestyle trends with industry-leading technology.

Rose first joined Marks & Spencer in 1972, as a management trainee. Rose remained with Marks & Spencer until 1989, when he joined the Burton Group as Chief Executive in 1994. The Burton Group demerged, forming the Arcadia and Debenhams businesses.In 1997, he joined Argos as Chief Executive, where he was charged with defending thecompany against a takeover bid from the home shopping giant, Great Universal Stores (GUS). Ultimately, GUS did succeed in taking control of Argos, although Rose was widely praised for negotiating an increased price for the retailer.In a turbulent time in its history, Rose became the Chief Executive of Booker plc, where he oversaw the merger of the company with Iceland to form the Big Food Group.Rose joined the Arcadia Group in 2000 as Chief Executive and left in 2002 following its acquisition. Rose turned around the fortunes of the Arcadia Group, and sold the group for over £800m, netting himself around £25m as part of the deal.

Investment focus

Software, B2C, Social Impact
Seed, Series B, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Sunsave — Save money on your bills and gain energy independence with Sunsave solar panel and battery solutions. Get a free quote today.
Netwealth — Netwealth uses cutting-edge technology and an expert team to provide a cost-effective wealth management service. See how we can help manage your investments.
Glasswall — Glasswall is a cyber security software company. Its technology is designed to regenerate files and documents to a standard of 'known good' and deliver proactive protection. The company's software remediates file structures back into line with their published specification, removes risky Active Content, and regenerates files inmilliseconds in their original file format with visual content completely untouched, thereby, enabling companies to eliminate cyber threats and deliver safe, usable documents in their native format.

Louis d'Origny

Investment focus

Art, Auctions, Education
Seed, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SAM Labs — SAM Labs provides everything you need to deliver the most engaging STEAM and Coding learning experience in your classroom with Hardware, Software and curriculum-aligned lesson plans
Cryptograph — Made By Icons. Owned By You.

Nicolas Cary is the Co-Founder & Vice Chairman at Blockchain.com.

Investment focus

Dental, Bitcoin, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

32Co — 32Co is a medical technology platform that helps general dentists deliver clear aligner orthodontics to their patients.
Safello — Safello is the Swedish way to buy crypto. Simple and secure with Mobile BankID and Klarna.
Provenance — Provenance is a software solution for sustainability communications and supply chain transparency.

First money in for UK software startups.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Kaizan — Kaizan is a Client Intelligence Platform for Client Success teams to retain and grow revenue
Docbot Labs — Scattered and unfindable information is a productivity nightmare. dot puts an end to the chaos and helps you find, organise, and share resources with your team seamlessly.
TheCarCrowd — TheCarCrowd is a UK-based “passion asset” investment platform for cars.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

Investment focus

FinTech, Marketplace, Crowdfunding
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Plend — Plend is the UK’s first social lending marketplace on a mission to make credit history, history.Built on the belief that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to credit, our marketplace allows borrowers to fulfil their dreams at affordable rates which are funded by people who are looking to make a real difference.We’re on a mission to betterunderstand people who, up until now, have been ignored or exploited by mainstream lenders. We care passionately about creating a fairer financial future where we accurately assess real affordability in order to provide a truly low cost solution that enables people to live a full and happy life, which we all deserve.Backed by the Fair By Design Fund, NBS Ventures, Tomahawk.VC and Haatch Ventures.

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation is a global philanthropy bridging the frontiers of artificial intelligence, data science, and social impact to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all.

Investment focus

Non Profit, Education, Health Care
Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, Kenya, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

HelpMum — Helpmum is a mobile healthcare service to reduce maternal & infant mortality through e-learning, vaccination tracker, and kit distribution.
Dawa Health — DawaMom is a standardized mobile clinic that delivers maternal and neonatal health through a digital health platform leveraging a wide network of trained 1st level clinicians and community health workers (CHWs) for emerging markets.
Climate Policy Radar — Climate Policy Radar is a nonprofit organization that offers machine learning, climate legislation, and digital ecosystem services.

The Growth Company’s two Angel services, Co-Angel Investment Service and North West Business Angels have recently merged creating a more cohesive offer, enabling increased access to early stage equity funding. The service now known as GC Angels, supports businesses seeking access to angel investment, ranging from £25,000 up to £2m. Developed by GCas the next evolution of its successful Co Angel Investment Service, GC Angels forms part of the GM Combined Authority's response to supporting the early stage investment market, and integrates with the range of wider GC business finance and business support services. It will incorporate the network offer (NWBA); the fee-bearing advisory service (Co Angel) alongside the new GM Co-Investment Fund, providing an innovative, single solution equity funding service.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

HACE — HACE is a specialist data company focused on the sustainable eradication of child labour in corporate supply chains. Our flagship product, the Child Labour Index (CLI), sold into Financial Services, scores and benchmarks a global universe of companies based on their exposure to child labour risk. Powered by AI, with transparency at its core, theCLI provides comprehensive data on company-specific risks relating to corporate governance frameworks and associated public sentiment, alongside generic supply chain risks affecting industry sectors. With an estimated 160 million children involved in child labour, this is a growing, stand-alone human rights and ESG risk issue for companies and investors, warranting dedicated attention. HACE’s data provides greater transparency around this risk, helping companies and their investors engage in better informed dialogue through the Stewardship Toolkit within the Child Labour Index. HACE is a female-founded business with significant experience in child labour risk management. Our commitment is to help our clients minimise their business and investment risks whilst making a difference around this major social challenge.
Vector Homes — Vector Homes
Simplifai Systems — Simplifai Systems is a provider of a traffic management system that uses artificial intelligence so that it can achieve a number of goals beyond simple congestion control. The company's product generates real-time traffic control strategies that solve complex issues, such as major events, pollution, traffic incidents, and unexpectedcongestion. It exerts real-time control of city-wide traffic management systems such as traffic signals, to achieve a wide variety of citizen-focused and coordinated goals.Simplifai Systems was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Huddersfield, England.

Found Capital invests in early stage companies.

Investment focus

Analytics, Social Impact, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

HACE — HACE is a specialist data company focused on the sustainable eradication of child labour in corporate supply chains. Our flagship product, the Child Labour Index (CLI), sold into Financial Services, scores and benchmarks a global universe of companies based on their exposure to child labour risk. Powered by AI, with transparency at its core, theCLI provides comprehensive data on company-specific risks relating to corporate governance frameworks and associated public sentiment, alongside generic supply chain risks affecting industry sectors. With an estimated 160 million children involved in child labour, this is a growing, stand-alone human rights and ESG risk issue for companies and investors, warranting dedicated attention. HACE’s data provides greater transparency around this risk, helping companies and their investors engage in better informed dialogue through the Stewardship Toolkit within the Child Labour Index. HACE is a female-founded business with significant experience in child labour risk management. Our commitment is to help our clients minimise their business and investment risks whilst making a difference around this major social challenge.

Ada Ventures is a venture capital fund, backed by entrepreneurs and a group of global, mission-aligned investors. The fund invests in overlooked founders and overlooked markets. Ada Ventures is named after Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computer programmer, and mathematician, who was never recognized during the time she lived for what shecontributed to the advancement of technology and science.

Investment focus

Health Care, Marketplace, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Huboo — Introducing eCommerce order fulfilment the easy way: we take your stock, store it, pick, pack and deliver it for you automatically.
HACE — HACE is a specialist data company focused on the sustainable eradication of child labour in corporate supply chains. Our flagship product, the Child Labour Index (CLI), sold into Financial Services, scores and benchmarks a global universe of companies based on their exposure to child labour risk. Powered by AI, with transparency at its core, theCLI provides comprehensive data on company-specific risks relating to corporate governance frameworks and associated public sentiment, alongside generic supply chain risks affecting industry sectors. With an estimated 160 million children involved in child labour, this is a growing, stand-alone human rights and ESG risk issue for companies and investors, warranting dedicated attention. HACE’s data provides greater transparency around this risk, helping companies and their investors engage in better informed dialogue through the Stewardship Toolkit within the Child Labour Index. HACE is a female-founded business with significant experience in child labour risk management. Our commitment is to help our clients minimise their business and investment risks whilst making a difference around this major social challenge.
Polari Group — Polari Group believes the sexual health and wellness market should cater for everyone and that the next sexual revolution will be in anorectal health. Currently it takes up to 1 hour to prepare for anorectal intercourse, using a method called anal douching. This prevents spontaneity, affects romantic relationships, and increases the chances ofgetting a sexually transmitted infection. Our team develops category-defining products to make the preparation for anorectal intercourse straightforward and sex spontaneous.

Northstar Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in innovative solutions to help solve the most pressing societal issues we have today. Our ticket sizes range from £100k to £500k into early stage tech companies. We provide added value in leveraging our network of university partners, funders, non-executive directors and talent to supporteach investment.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

IOTech — Discover IOTech Systems, the open edge data platform for developing, deploying, and managing Industrial Edge applications at scale. Find out more here.
MarraBio — MarraBio Ltd. is a spin out company from Newcastle University using engineered bacterial protein polymers to provide bioactivity to cells at the industrial scale in the cultivated meat sector and beyond.
Peek Home — Peek Home provides sketch plans, prices and planning advice for people who are puzzled by the process of creating their perfect home. All we need is your house number & postcode - no home visit needed.

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

NovoNutrients — NovoNutrients is working to turn waste CO2 into high-value, low-cost proteins and additives for food and feed by developing proprietary microbes and advanced gas fermentation systems.
OncoPrecision — We're developing personalized assays to determine the most suitable medication for cancer therapy at the patient level. Through our proprietary Drug Activity and Resistance Test, oncologists will be able to make data-driven decisions regarding cancer therapy selection based on patient-derived samples. Our goal is to democratize access toPrecision Oncology and improve cancer patients' lives.
Sodex Innovations — Sodex Innovations is a company which is specialized in developing assistance-systems and automating-kits for excavators

Fulfilling the global promise of blockchain technology by leveraging the Algorand protocol and open source software for an inclusive ecosystem.

Investment focus

Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
Grant, Pre-Seed, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

Parcision — Parcision revolutionizes the hiring process on Wall Street by introducing a crucial element: quantifiable skill. The current Wall Street hiring practice puts too much emphasis on alma mater and network connection, which deters many candidates. We aim to establish a quantitative approach that enables individuals from all backgrounds to assess theirskills and demonstrate their accuracy in analyzing critical market events, such as company earnings and economic announcements. We firmly believe that regardless of identity, sex, race, location, or educational background, everyone deserves an equal opportunity to pursue a rewarding career in the financial industry. Through our blind hiring and skills-first approach, we hope to change the DNA of Wall Street.To achieve this, we harness the power of Web 3 technology, specifically smart contracts, to facilitate and oversee tamper-proof tests that quantify candidates' analytical capabilities. By leveraging this advanced technology, we ensure a transparent, auditable, and provable performance metric for participants. The most accomplished participants are duly acknowledged financially and reputationally based on their exceptional proficiency. This recognition is facilitated through participants' undeniable track records on Parcision.Parcision is chess for financial analysts.
PlanetWatch — We leverage advanced technologies of the population to improve environmental monitoring worldwide and help protect public health
Quantum Temple — Quantum Temple is the Web3 platform that enables equitable exchanges between conscious collectors and ancestral communities. Our goal is to protect and share the knowledge, traditions, and art forms of cultures around the world in perpetuity through blockchain technology.

Jon Reynolds is the Co-Founder and CEO at SwiftKey. He attended University of Cambridge during 2004 - 2007.

Investment focus

FinTech, Food Delivery, Supply Chain Management
Series A, Seed, Series C
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Onfido — Onfido digitally proves a user’s real identity using AI technology, by verifying their photo ID and comparing it to their facial biometrics. It means users and businesses can verify their online identities anywhere and anytime, without compromising on experience, inclusion, privacy or security. Onfido powers over 1,500 fintech, banking, andmarketplace clients globally—helping them onboard more users while reducing risk. Identity underpins all transactions, and over the coming years, access to everything will be based on every user's ability to easily and securely prove their legal identity. This will change how we think of access—everything from opening a bank account to self-checking-in to a hotel, and ultimately voting.
Provenance — Provenance is a software solution for sustainability communications and supply chain transparency.
Hinge Health — We are the leading digital clinic for back, joint, and muscle pain. Explore how our online care solutions go beyond traditional physical therapy to provide lasting pain relief.

Not On The High Street is a provider of a curated collection of gifts.

Investment focus

B2B, B2C, Education
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Chatterbox — A corporate language learning platform that uniquely offers active practice alongside algorithmically matched native language coaches who share their students' professional backgrounds and interests. On the app, engineers are learning Arabic from engineers and aid workers are learning French from medical doctors and achieving industry toppingcourse completion rates. Chatterbox language coaches are professionals who have become forcibly displaced and are currently undervalued in the labour market. Co-founded by a former refugee and Y Combinator alum, Chatterbox is backed by BGV, All Turtles and WeWork.

Grouport is a dynamic and versatile fund with a unique approach – it combines direct engaged involvement in terms of project portfolio with an attractive return on investment. As such, the Investor enters the startup ecosystem and becomes a member of a unique network of fellow Angels investing their financial means and know-how into progressivestartups shaping the 21st century.Further, Grouport allows you to enter the startup ecosystem without the need to abandon or divert from your current job occupation and career. Grouport – engaged involvement in progressive startups that have the potential to significantly affect our future Grouport – bringing together a remarkable group of people with a common goal and allowing them to grow.Grouport – unique investment opportunity for those seeking new challenges and creating projects from scratch.

Investment focus

SaaS, Apps, Augmented Reality
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
Czech Republic, United Kingdom, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Beem — Beem lets musicians, performers and influencers live stream themselves in Augmented Reality and have their followers see those broadcasts wherever they are.
Oxus.AI — AI-driven speech analytics software aiming to cover 6,000 languages, and every member of your sales team. Get every agent in your team performing like your best reps.
Pulse — An easy way to share your GoPro videos with friends and your community. Pulse is a social network for sports that connects creators to fans and communities. Trail running, snowboarding, mtb, paragliding, kite surfing

Erinç Özada is an angel investor.

Investment focus

Apps, Baby, Gaming
Seed
Turkey, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

WeWALK — WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service.
Fomo Games — We are a fast growing mobile game developer based in Istanbul. Our team comprises experienced gaming designers, marketing, data and technology experts as well as successful business builders.
Revel Games — Revel Games engages in the creation of mobile gaming apps.

Ali Karabey is a managing director at 212, a venture capital fund that focuses on investments in internet, communication and technology companies.Karabey also currently serves on the boards of several e-commerce companies, including Butigo.com, an online fashion retail start-up focusing on fast fashion; Balerin.com, a front-runner in theonline personal care vertical; and Hazinem.com, an online jewelry store.After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in finance, Ali resumed his career in Arthur Andersen’s New York office in the Corporate Finance department, executing mid-market transactions in the technology, media and telecommunications industries.In 2002, he joined Morgan Stanley Capital International and managed North American and European finance teams consecutively. He was also involved in the valuation, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration of acquisition targets.After Morgan Stanley, Karabey transferred to Deutsche Bank and focused on the bank’s principal investments.Prior to 212, Karabey moved back to Istanbul in 2008, where he provided consultancy services to clients in the government and private sector on PPP, project finance, and private equity advisory projects. Karabey is a member of Galata Business Angels, Istanbul’s premier angel investor organization, and also serves on the Endeavor Advisory Board.

Investment focus

Software, iOS, Marketing
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Turkey

Portfolio highlights

WeWALK — WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service.
Teleporter — Teleporter is the World of Gamers in VR that brings us together in one digital place for all the ways gamers get together. Focused on gamers, inspired by the world’s best MMORPGs, and amplified by video-gaming enthusiasts, we dream of building a universe for gamers using technology, artistry, and magic.Our players in Teleporter can play manybuilt-in games, watch game streams, find like-minded others, and hang out together in fantastic 3D environments. Teleporter: WoG universe feels like and works like a game, but it also allows players to do many different things they usually love to do with other gamers. Our dream is to shape the future of gamers getting together digitally.
TeamSQL, Inc. — TeamSQL is a Multi-Platform SQL client built for collaboration, usability and performance. It supports popular database engines used by the majority and runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.

An Enterprise Investment Scheme (“EIS”) that will invest into early-stage, unquoted companies that are developing disruptive technology and pioneering innovations. The Fund represents a collaboration between Foresight Group and the Williams Advanced Engineering business (part of the Williams Group). Foresight will be launching and managing theFund.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Semiconductor, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Living Optics — Living Optics is commercializing next generation imaging technology which leverages a compact camera system based on breakthroughs in hardware design and software processing.
Phlux Technology — Phlux is a photonics company developing innovative light detector and imaging systems. Spun out from the University of Sheffield in September 2020, Phlux is developing high performance infrared sensors for LIDAR, fibre sensing and imaging systems.
Cambridge GaN Devices — Cambridge GaN Devices develops transistors designed to bring widespread adoption of GaN technology in consumer electronics.

Concept Ventures is the UK's largest pre-seed fund. Founded in 2018, the firm has backed over 45+ companies changing how we Work, Play and Learn and focused only at the pre-seed stage.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Zelt — Manage everything from HRIS, payroll, pension, devices, apps and more seamlessly in one central hub, for all processes and applications, third-party included. Improve productivity through enhanced employee experience.
Treefera — Treefera is transforming the way the world approaches forest data and conservation, to create a clear future for the carbon market and the planet.
Browse AI — Monitor any webpage for changes. Download any data on the web as a spreadsheet. Turn any website into an API.

DD Venture Capital supports outstanding entrepreneurs to realize their vision by providing capital, advisory, and door opening.

Investment focus

SaaS, Digital Media, Social Media Marketing
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Pabio — Get your apartment fully furnished by a professional interior designer and rent high-quality furniture from premium brands on a monthly subscription with Pabio.
Plend — Plend is the UK’s first social lending marketplace on a mission to make credit history, history.Built on the belief that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to credit, our marketplace allows borrowers to fulfil their dreams at affordable rates which are funded by people who are looking to make a real difference.We’re on a mission to betterunderstand people who, up until now, have been ignored or exploited by mainstream lenders. We care passionately about creating a fairer financial future where we accurately assess real affordability in order to provide a truly low cost solution that enables people to live a full and happy life, which we all deserve.Backed by the Fair By Design Fund, NBS Ventures, Tomahawk.VC and Haatch Ventures.
grape — grape is a technology-enabled insurance that is 100% digital and integrates with 50+ HR, accounting platforms.

Force Over mass are reinventing Venture Capital. With over a decade of experience in investing in innovation we are at the forefront of innovation. Introducing FOM 2.0, an unprecedented fund that combines unparalleled liquidity with uncompromised privacy. This unique initiative emphasizes complete transparency and aims to empower our entrepreneurs for success. With expertise in both technology and finance, we comprehensively grasp the complexities of the private markets, enabling us to innovate collaboratively. FOM 2.0 is poised to deliver on its promises of transparency, liquidity, and control.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Barte — VBarte is a benchmark for B2B interactions. They designed it to automate payment procedures in Latin America. They optimize cash flow management for small and midsize enterprises through automated payments and revenue-based financing, enabling users to get easy access to financial metrics and credit payments.
CUR8 — Even if we do everything else right on reducing emissions, the world still needs to remove up to 220 Gigatonnes of carbon from the atmosphere by 2050
SuperFi — SuperFi Finance is a financial application that provides personalized debt support. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in London, England.

Con is an investor, advisor and consultant for a broad portfolio of entertainment, tech and cultural organisations. He was Executive Vice President, Marketing (EMEA) at Warner Bros. Pictures until 2018 and has previously worked for BBH, Grey and Mediacom.

Investment focus

Art, News, Travel
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Cryptograph — Made By Icons. Owned By You.
Culture Trip — Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core. The company offers a unique proposition in the market because in one single platform, customers can get inspired to explore the world, and also discover and book travel products. Through its website and app - used by millions of visitors every month - Culture Trip’s globalcommunity of travel experts and local insiders share travel content and recommendations, together with curated collections of places to stay, hotels, things to do and experiences that can be booked online. In addition, in 2021 the company launched its TRIPS by Culture Trip — unique small-group adventures, curated by travel experts and led by Local Insiders. Culture Trip was founded in London in 2011. It now has a team of around two hundred members of in-house staff. This group of technology, travel and media professionals operates out of branches in London, New York, and Tel Aviv. On top of that, Culture Trip has a worldwide network of local content creators and insiders – writers, filmmakers, photographers, and creatives – in hundreds of locations across the world.

Active Partners is a consumer-focused investment firm that partners with visionary founders to build the iconic brands of tomorrow.

Investment focus

Retail, E-Commerce, Marketplace
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

MEplace — MEplace creates a new approach to children’s wellbeing and preschool education. MEplace was founded in 2019 and was headquartered in England, UK.
Taylor & Hart — Taylor & Hart's mission is to create and deliver engagement rings that allow people to truly express themselves in a way that captures the emotions they feel for each other.- Offering over 100,000 ethically sourced GIA graded diamonds to choose from.- Winner of "Best New Jeweler 2014" and nominated for numerous otherawards.- Crowd-fundeded through Seedrs twice raising over $500,000- Notable mentions in the Telegraph, Guardian, Elle, Glamour, Forbes, FT- Customer rating of over 9.6/10 from over 120 reviews.- Team members based in London, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria- Transacted over $2m over the last 12 months.- Set a pink diamond on the inside of every ring as a trademark
Glowb — Looking for trusted solar panel installers and solar battery installers in Central England? We can help homeowners transition to solar energy.

KHP Ventures is an investment firm that provides innovative ideas for healthcare.

Investment focus

Health Care, Apps, Hospital
Series B, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

WeWALK — WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service.
Patchwork — Helping managers and clinicians finally achieve effective and sustainable staffing. Built by and with healthcare professionals.

Thomas Middelhoff was elected to the Board of Directors of The New York Times Company in 2003. Dr. Middelhoff has served as co-chief executive officer and co-chairman of BT Capital, a global media and alternative investment group with a focus in China, since 2013. Dr. Middelhoff has also served as founding partner and chairman of PulseCapital Partners, an asset management firm, since 2013. Previously, Dr. Middelhoff served as a founding partner and executive chairman of Berger Lahnstein Middelhoff & Partners LLP, an asset management firm, from 2009 to 2010.Prior to that, Dr. Middelhoff served as chief executive officer of Arcandor AG, a German retailer, from 2005 through 2009. Previously, Dr. Middelhoff served as both the non-executive chairman of Arcandor AG, which he became in 2004, and a managing director at Investcorp Ltd., the global investment firm, which he joined in 2003. From 1998 to 2002, he was chairman and chief executive officer of Bertelsmann AG, which he joined in 1990.Dr. Middelhoff serves on the boards of 3W Power Holdings S.A., Marseille-Kliniken AG and Senator Entertainment AG, each a German company. Dr. Middelhoff has also served as chairman of ePals Europe, a subsidiary of ePals Corporation, since 2011.Committee Memberships: Compensation and Technology & Innovation.

Investment focus

B2C, Shopping, Software
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Taggstar — Real-time social proof messaging leader, helping increase revenue for some of the world's largest ecommerce brands. Increase your conversion rates by up to 12%

One of the largest philanthropic organizations in the world, we care about freedom, democracy, and human rights.

Investment focus

Consulting, Non Profit, Machine Learning
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Climate Policy Radar — Climate Policy Radar is a nonprofit organization that offers machine learning, climate legislation, and digital ecosystem services.

Ariadne Capital is an investment and advisory firm that enables corporates who seek new digital revenues and startups who understand digital infrastructure. It specializes in sourcing funding, advising on business development, and exiting growth-stage digital companies. Ariadne Capital also brings its technology insight to corporates, advisingthem on innovating their business models, and how to work with entrepreneurs and high-growth startups to win in their markets.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Publishing, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Jumo Health — Jumo Health develops age-appropriate, educational resources for patients and caregivers for use throughout their medical journey. It works with providers, manufacturers, and advocacy groups, to ensure resources are available at the moment of diagnosis, during a treatment regimen, or while participating in a clinical trial. The company was foundedin 2009 and is headquartered in New York, United States.
Luno — Available in over 40 countries. Luno is a secure cryptocurrency platform that lets you buy, sell, store and trade BTC and ETH.
Money Dashboard — Discover our multi-award winning budget app & save money on the go. Reach your financial goals & join over 600,000+ registered users for free at Money Dashboard

Google.org is a platform that pulls together Google's philanthropic efforts. Google.org funds teams with big ideas that have a long-term global impact.

Investment focus

Non Profit, Education, Information Technology
Grant, Funding Round, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

InnovateUS — InnovateUS is an online learning initiative that provides public sector professionals with self-paced and live skills training in areas such as data, digital, and community engagement.
Global Sisters — Global Sisters is a Making Business Possible for ALL women
Climate Policy Radar — Climate Policy Radar is a nonprofit organization that offers machine learning, climate legislation, and digital ecosystem services.

Bootstrapped Debt Financing

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Kornem Energy — Kornem Energy provides energy intelligence and mobile-fuel delivery and diesel delivery on demand for the needs of today, tomorrow, and our future.We are eliminating the traditional fuel supply chain infrastructure using IOT & a compact terminal-to-car logistics aggregation, through service, automation and mobility.This enables us todeliver fuel directly to the customers who can request fuel delivery wherever they are, through our mobile app, while bridging the gap between feedstock aggregation, quality-assurance and end-user accessibility.No more expensive real estate, no more extensive supply chain. Just #FuelToYou
SymbaSync — SymbaSync™ helps organizations maximize return on employee investment by providing Human Resources Software to source, qualify, and engage employees to populate project teams. SymbaSync’s tools increase employee satisfaction improving employee ownership, engagement, and retention. SymbaSync provides a company with a complete overview of up-to-dateemployee skills, interests, and workplace preferences.
Tactii — We do rapid prototyping on machine learning and analytics for small companies. Our main focus is to bring down the budget for small companies and startups who want to explore things in Machine Learning. Affordable Machine Learning for startups and small companies. We are partnering up with various startups and small companies.

APX is Europe’s leading very-early-stage VC. Based in Berlin and backed by Axel Springer and Porsche, we support and partner with the most ambitious founding teams from Europe and beyond - often as their first investor.We invest up to EUR 500K in startups until a series A starting with a quick EUR 50K investment, and within a few months,depending on traction and speed, we can invest further. Each month we invest in new teams who become part of the APX community, counting hundreds of other founders. Since 2018, we have invested in 100+ startups across 20+ industries with founders from 20+ countries together with 100+ co-investors.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

askui — Use natural language to automate your UI tests. Our UI test solution is based on visual features and offers a real no-code black-box test.
CYCLE — GetHenry is a rapidly growing subscription service for market-leading delivery companies. We make sure that thousands of couriers are on the move safely, quickly and comfortably every day. In this way, we not only create added value for delivery services, but also help to reduce transport-related CO2 emissions on the last mile.
Genie — Genie is a productive web development framework in Julia. Build web applications, UIs, backends, integrate with databases, set up web services and APIs.

We make products that matter

Investment focus

Software, B2B, 3D Technology
Series A, Pre-Seed, Seed
United States, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Makua — Makua is the micro-philanthropy app. Explore the best nonprofits, get inspired to give, and easily make donations. Join the #MakuaMovement
Zibra AI — Zibra Liquids is a real-time and cross-platform physically correct fluid simulation plugin for game developers
Chatterbox — A corporate language learning platform that uniquely offers active practice alongside algorithmically matched native language coaches who share their students' professional backgrounds and interests. On the app, engineers are learning Arabic from engineers and aid workers are learning French from medical doctors and achieving industry toppingcourse completion rates. Chatterbox language coaches are professionals who have become forcibly displaced and are currently undervalued in the labour market. Co-founded by a former refugee and Y Combinator alum, Chatterbox is backed by BGV, All Turtles and WeWork.

Peter is clearly way more than a global music legend. He divides his time and energy between his music, humanitarian projects, business investments and his family.He became an investor and advisor to The Filter in 2006 and brings with him a clear vision of a need for smart filters to help us make sense of a world with too many choices. Workingwith Peter is inspiring – his passion and creativity help drive and motivate the team.

Investment focus

Music, TV, Supply Chain Management
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Belgium, United States

Portfolio highlights

Tumelo — Tumelo is an impact-focused financial technology firm. Our mission is to enable retail investors and pension members to create and benefit from a more sustainable investment system. We do this by partnering with investment and pension providers, enabling them to provide their customers with transparency over the companies they own and ashareholder voice on issues they care about, such as gender equality or climate change. Our solution is white-label software delivered via APIs and/or a user dashboard. Our software integrates with existing investment platforms improving customer engagement, acquisition and retention for providers.
Provenance — Provenance is a software solution for sustainability communications and supply chain transparency.
Openwater — OPENWATER - THE FUTURE OF NEURAL DIAGNOSTICS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.

Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group that specializes in wealth management, protection, advisory, and digital orientation. Their products and services include accounts, cards, loans, mortgages, insurance, digital payments, retirement planning, investments, and consulting.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed
Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Battistella — Battistella sells lumber, pine chips, sawdust, and pine logs. They serve both domestic and foreign markets. It exports its products worldwide. They engage in continuous recycling, which gives them the experience they need to satisfy the customs regulations of the various nations where they do business. They use the sawn pine wood that they processto make furniture and packaging.
Fincantieri — Fincantieri is one of the shipbuilding groups and number one by diversification and innovation. It is leader in cruise ship design and construction and a reference player in all high-tech shipbuilding industry’s sectors, from naval to offshore vessels, from high-complexity special vessels and ferries to mega-yachts, ship repairs and conversions,systems and components production and after-sales services.
Selene — Selene produces FFS tubulars, FFS films, preformed bags, stretch hoods, and technical films for industrial applications.

Manchester Angels is an angel network.

Investment focus

Analytics, Social Impact, Information Technology
Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

HACE — HACE is a specialist data company focused on the sustainable eradication of child labour in corporate supply chains. Our flagship product, the Child Labour Index (CLI), sold into Financial Services, scores and benchmarks a global universe of companies based on their exposure to child labour risk. Powered by AI, with transparency at its core, theCLI provides comprehensive data on company-specific risks relating to corporate governance frameworks and associated public sentiment, alongside generic supply chain risks affecting industry sectors. With an estimated 160 million children involved in child labour, this is a growing, stand-alone human rights and ESG risk issue for companies and investors, warranting dedicated attention. HACE’s data provides greater transparency around this risk, helping companies and their investors engage in better informed dialogue through the Stewardship Toolkit within the Child Labour Index. HACE is a female-founded business with significant experience in child labour risk management. Our commitment is to help our clients minimise their business and investment risks whilst making a difference around this major social challenge.
Monument Therapeutics — Monument Therapeutics is a biotechnology company intended to develop drugs to treat serious diseases of the central nervous system.

Impact Ventures UK (IVUK) is a growth capital impact fund managed by LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGT VP) and launched in partnership with Berenberg.They have seen the emergence of innovative and competitive business models being developed to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged individuals in the UK. IVUK was founded to invest in andsupport these enterprises.They are focused on delivering and measuring social impact through a professionalised framework established over thelast seven years by LGT VP across the globe.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Series B
United Kingdom, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Farmdrop — The UK's first fully certified organic supermarket, Planet Organic offers 1000s of products for delivery across the UK. From food and drink to health and beauty, we think carefully about everything we sell so you don't have to.
Orkestra — Orkestra is a renewable energy software platform that provides tools to assist energy companies in the planning, selling, and optimization of new energy deployments.
Elvie — The official home of Elvie Trainer and Elvie Pump. We're pioneering female-first innnovation in tech to improve the lives of women around the world. Learn more, direct from Elvie.

Environmental Defense Fund provides solutions for environmental problems. It is a non-profit organization that protects the environmental rights of people, including access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems.The company was incorporated in 1967 and is based in New York, United States with additionaloffices nationwide.

Investment focus

Consulting, Non Profit, Machine Learning
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Climate Policy Radar — Climate Policy Radar is a nonprofit organization that offers machine learning, climate legislation, and digital ecosystem services.

MSM is an early-stage generalist impact fund that invests all across Europe.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, B2B
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal

Portfolio highlights

GoParity — GoParity is an online savings and investment platform that uses a P2P business model to simplify investment and allow citizens and companies to get a decent return on their sustainable loans. Citizens and companies invest their funds in projects they believe in to generate economic, social and environmental impact.We are driving the transitiontowards a more sustainable and inclusive economic system, making investment in sustainable solutions accessible to all, from citizens to small enterprises. Join us @ www.goparity.com
Flecto — Flecto is the rental platform that makes businesses thrive in the circular economy. A flexible rental software for all types of businesses.
WNWN Food Labs — We're WNWN Food Labs and we love food. We're creating delicious, sustainable and ethical alternatives to unsustainable and ethically dubious foods. We're starting with cacao-free chocolate. Changing chocolate? It's Win-Win #alt-chocolate #altchocolate #alt-universe #altuniverse #alt-protein

Ilkay Gundogan

Investment focus

Health Care, Apps, Social Impact
Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

WeWALK — WeWALK, making the white cane innovative and smart, allows visually impaired people to walk more independently and safely and thanks to its three revolutionary features, it promotes their participation in social life on an equal foot with everyone.Obstacle detection: : WeWALK detects obstacles at head and chest level with its onboard ultrasonicsensor and warns its users with vibration patterns.Pairs with smart phones: : When connected with the WeWALK application via Bluetooth, GPS navigation is easy with WeWALK without the need to take out the phone.It gets better with new integrations: Every integration made possible with software updates brings new features to WeWALK. With its smart city solutions, WeWALK enables visually impaired people to access beneficial information around them such as nearby cafes and shops, while also providing them the info for closest public transport stops and arrival times. WeWALK has been developed so that it can gain new features such as nde hailing in the future with its ability to be integrated with new applications. WeWALK integrations developed so far include "Google Maps" and Alexa virtual assistant service.
Terra — API that enables you to integrate with wearables, such as Garmin, Fitbit, Apple, Google, Polar, Eight Sleep, Oura and Others through a single source.