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Top 45 Sporting Goods VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Kingdom in September 2025

Last updated: Sep 2025 A list of 45 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Sporting goods startups based in United kingdom. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Sporting goods companies from United kingdom. We update this investor list every month.

Top 45 Sporting Goods VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Kingdom in September 2025

Investor	Sporting Goods United Kingdom investments
Angels Den	3
Foresight Group	3
LocalGlobe	3
Creandum	3
1818 Venture Capital	3
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund	2
Ponooc	2
Equity Gap	2
Elkstone Capital Partners	2
Autotech Ventures	2
ABN AMRO Ventures	2
Stonebridge PLC	1
North East Growth Capital Fund	1
Kelvin Capital	1
SOSV	1
SFC Capital	1
Foresight Williams	1
Yes VC	1
British Design Fund	1
Northstar Ventures	1
Development Bank of Wales	1
Catapult Ventures	1
Boost Fund	1
Embryo Ventures	1
North East Fund	1
Animoca Brands	1
South East Angels	1
NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance	1
Ascension	1
Redrice Ventures	1
Hellen's Rock Capital	1
Venrex	1
Superbet Ventures	1
Hiro Capital	1
Amrock Ventures	1
Key Capital Partners	1
Scottish Enterprise	1
The FSE Group	1
Midlands Engine Investment Fund	1
Co-FundNI	1
Porsche Ventures	1
Livingbridge	1
SWIG Finance	1
Eka Ventures	1
Mobeus Equity Partners	1

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Angels Den is an angel-led investment platform that connects fast-growing companies with experienced investors.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Angel
United Kingdom, United States, Finland

Portfolio highlights

AAZZUR — One-stop-shop for APIs and embeddable Front-end-modules connected to a smart marketplace for BaaS- and Fintech-Services
OnCare — Home care software | care management system
SupaPass — The most powerful content app maker on the market. Finally have all of your content, audience & paywall in one place to turn your audience into a business.

Foresight Group is a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for more than 35 years. Foresight has over £7.2 billion of assets under management across a number of funds on behalf of some of the world’s largest institutional investors, family offices,private and high net-worth individuals and retail investors. Foresight's investment strategies are underpinned by a strong environmental, social & governance (“ESG”) focus, which increasingly meets the demands of today’s investors and ensures we are consistently working towards creating a sustainable legacy for future generations.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
Funding Round, Private Equity, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Ad Signal — Ad Signal provides a SaaS platform that leverages signal-based marketing to help advertisers deliver relevant messages to customers without relying on third-party cookies. The company offers tools for deduplicating and annotating content libraries, which can save businesses money. Ad Signal's technology focuses on sustainable fingerprinting toenhance marketing efficiency and effectiveness.
Spaceflux — As satellites become increasingly vital, Spaceflux tackles the growing challenges of orbital congestion and debris that put them at risk. Thanks to our proprietary global network of optical sensors, we provide data-driven space situational awareness services from LEO to Cislunar.
Zayndu — Boosting crop yield through non-toxic plasma treatment installed on grower's sites

Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next?

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
Xelix — Empower your AP & P2P teams with Xelix: AI-powered software that prevents overpayments & delivers meaningful insights around working capital.
Two — Buy Now, Pay Later for your business customers. Two makes it easy and safe to offer invoice as a payment method on your e-commerce site.

We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Series A, Seed, Series B
Sweden, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
Appcharge — Built for mobile gaming, we help publishers grow revenue and personalize every player interaction and checkout.
Lovable — Build software products, using only a chat interface

1818 Venture Capital is proud to invest in portfolios of tech startups that aim to generate wealth for our investors and do good in the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
Willo — Interview anyone, anywhere for free. GDPR compliant one-way video interviews that can be set up in minutes. Trusted in over 100 countries - free to start.
Sidekick — Expertly-managed portfolios for the modern investor

CIOSIF is a key part of the government’s vision aimed at boosting the region’s economy

Investment focus

Real Estate, Consumer, Sporting Goods
Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Neuronostics — At Neuronostics we are reimagining the way neurological conditions are diagnosed, treated, and monitored with the power of mathematical modelling
Origin Coffee — Leading UK speciality coffee roaster with a focus on sustainability. B Corp certified. Become a wholesale partner or buy coffee beans online today.
Intelligent AI — Global location intelligence that helps you measure, predict and mitigate property risks in real-time.

Ponooc is a venture capital fund based in the Netherlands with a focus on sustainable energy or mobility related ventures. We are open to both early and later stage venture deals where the invested capital is used to help the entrepreneurs and their team take the next step. We believe in a hands-on approach and work closely together with managementwhere we think we can add value, either through previous experience or our extensive network. Our geographical focus is Europe.

Investment focus

Energy, Electric Vehicle, Logistics
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
The Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
UNIT 1 — At UNIT 1 we design beautiful, tech-enabled smart helmets and urban mobility accessories that save lives, and that people love to wear. Discover the future of smart helmets with hidden lights, crash detection, turn signals, and brake lights, and start riding the safest helmet for bikes, e-bikes, scooters, Onewheel...
ChargeX — ChargeX provides electric car charging solutions. Tobias Wagner, Michael Masnitza, and Johannes Engeln founded it in 2017, with its headquarters in Munich in Germany.

Equity Gap is a group of private individuals set up to invest in and support emerging and growing businesses based in Scotland

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

MiAlgae — MiAlgae is a new-age microalgal production company that aims to revolutionize the £340 billion global livestock feed industry by producing microalgal products – through the remediation of wastewater – as nutrient supplements for fishmeal in livestock feeds. Their microalgal products are high in omegas and proteins, both of which are required forthe production of many livestock feeds, especially in the aquaculture sector.Their production methodology uses circular economy to reduce the operating costs involved in the production of microalgae and as such allows them to compete with other supplements currently on the market.
ZOEX — ZOEX is the world's first commercially viable, reliable and modular wave energy converter system. Discover today.
Bettii Pod — Bettii Pod is a pioneering FemTech start-up that creates a one-of-a-kind menstruation cup and disc washer for use in public restroom stalls.Bettii Pod's primary product, the menstrual cup/disc washer, is a step forward in normalizing discussions about menstruation and increasing availability to eco-friendly menstrual choices.

Elkstone is an investment firm, focusing on entrepreneurs, senior executives, institutional LPs, the venture community, and the Irish diaspora.The objective of the organization is to boost the economic value and overall well-being of the island of Ireland by expanding a network, facilitating deserving investments, and delivering excellentinvestment performance.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Advise — Advise Freemium is a ground-breaking automated data analytics for CPG solution. Discover how Advise can assist your Revenue Growth Management.
ZeroRisk.io — ZeroRisk.io is a platform for merchant management that provides cybersecurity and compliance solutions. It guarantees regulatory compliance, offers risk evaluation, and aids in risk mitigation. Additionally, it provides data analytics tools for performance optimization and growth opportunity identification. The platform offers real-time insightsand customization options.
Output Sports — Discover Output's portable and affordable athlete testing and tracking device. Measure strength, power and speed in minutes giving accurate and reliable data.

Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm that manages more than $400 million to invest in start-ups that aim to generate financial returns in the vast $3 trillion ground transportation industry. Connected, autonomous, shared and electrified vehicles and related mobility services have created tectonic shifts in the incumbent ground transportationindustry. Vehicle manufacturers, parts suppliers, dealerships, repair shops, parking operators, ground logistics firms, and road infrastructure providers are all being impacted by ground transportation startups.Autotech Ventures provides startup companies with 1) capital to execute on their business plan, 2) access to its industry contacts - including dozens of ground transportation corporate investors who together represent a global market capitalization of over $500 billion dollars, 3) up-to-the-minute market intelligence on the ground transport landscape, 4) support in recruiting ground transportation industry talent, and 5) fundraising support to raise additional capital from other financially-motivated investors and strategic investors.Start-ups typically innovate quickly then scale slowly, while corporations typically innovate slowly then scale quickly. Autotech Ventures brings startups and corporations together to bridge this gap and build a new transportation future.

Investment focus

Transportation, Software, Automotive
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Pam — Pam is the ideal receptionist for dealerships and takes just one day to get started. Once launched, Pam never misses a call and drives more appointments and revenue to the dealership. For most dealers, Pam is answering thousands of calls, booking hundreds of appointments, and driving tens of thousands of dollars in new business every month. Pamalso improves CSI by answering calls in several languages, and by being available 24/7 and answering on the first ring.
Augment — Augment is an AI tool that help the logistics company with AI assistants, emails, chats and invoicing services.
Bumper — Split the cost of your car repairs and servicing into manageable monthly instalments with 0% interest. Fix it. Split it. Sorted.

With ABN AMRO Ventures we invest in the most talented and relevant up-and-coming technology companies to boost and accelerate innovation.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Series B, Series C, Funding Round
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Laka — Laka is collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. We flipped insurance. By making it pay to pay out, we are the collective that backs each other. Protect your bikes and gear against theft & damage with Laka 5-star rated cycle insurance.
Upvest — Upvest empowers financial institutions to offer investment products in their app with a modular, scalable, and accessible API. Upvest brings together everything that’s required to offer a broad range of investment products on the website and app. They are connected to the world’s leading asset providers and exchanges to provide the bestinvestments, at the best prices and execution speed.
ThreatFabric — Our Fraud Risk Suite enables safe & frictionless payment journeys by combining our renowned threat intel with device/behavioral/identity risk management.

Stonebridge is a private investment firm backed by family office capital. We empower visionary entrepreneurs with Growth capital investment and a world-class network to build the global leaders of tomorrow.

Investment focus

CRM, Pet, Fashion
Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

BIOME9 — Next-generation gut health testing and science-backed supplements to treat your dog inside and out. Discover how your dog's unique biology could lead them to a longer, happier and healthier life.
Townhouse — Luxury nail salons in multiple UK locations. Choose from manicures, pedicures & nail art from our highly experienced team. Book your treatment today.
The Growth Foundation — The Growth Foundation is a business consulting firm that assists clients with business development through branding, CRM, and finance.

The North East Growth Capital Fund is designed to facilitate the creation of 790 new jobs in the region and generate £18m worth of co-investment opportunities by investing in more than 70 local SMEs by the end of 2022 and is part of the North East Growth Hub’s business support Provider Network.

Investment focus

Environmental Consulting, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

DT TECHNOLOGY — DT TECHNOLOGY is a UK-based provider of services to the LPG sector that specializes in the setup, upkeep, and repair of telemetry and monitoring systems.
NE&C Windows & Doors — Add warmth to your home or office with our modern UPVC, Aluminium or Composite windows and doors. All windows and doors have integrated locking system for
Precursor Security — Precursor Security are a UK based CREST penetration testing with one mission: to help you protect your business from cyber threats, whatever your needs and your budget.

We invest venture capital in to globally ambitious companies which have the potential to deliver a significant return to our investors

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

novosound — Novosound is an award winning Scottish sensors company utilising thin-film processes to eliminate conventional limitations in ultrasound sensors.
Chromacity — Chromacity manufacture the next generation of ultrafast lasers. Discover our fixed wavelength femtosecond lasers and picosecond OPOs.
Biotangents — Biotangents develops veterinary diagnostic tests to detect infectious diseases in livestock (bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD), mastitis, bovine respiratory disease (BRD), brucellosis) using our highly adaptable molecular diagnostic technology, Moduleic Sensing.

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

MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

Discover the UK's leading SEIS Fund, offering tax-efficient investments in innovative startups. Join thousands of savvy investors and raise capital for your business with SFC Capital.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Paapi — The truth-first ad measurement platform for D2C marketers tired of ad platform propaganda and wasted spend.
TILKI — TILKI is an AI-powered game creation platform that democratizes video game development by enabling all creators to build immersive games without coding.
Privasee — Privasee is a self-compliance tool that takes away the complexity of GDPR and makes it easy for SMEs to understand their data and mitigate its risks.

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 — We develop, manufacture and supply innovative communication and vision components
Cambridge GaN Devices — Cambridge GaN Devices develops transistors designed to bring widespread adoption of GaN technology in consumer electronics.

Yes VC invests in category-defining companies at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages. Contact us at partners@yes.vc, we would love to hear from you!

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Gameto — Gameto is a new breed of biotechnology company in female reproductive longevity
Flexnode — Flexnode is a new generation of data center company that leverages the most advanced methodologies and technologies in the built environment.
Steady Energy — Steady Energy aims to decarbonize the energy-intensive heating industry starting with residential and district heating.

British Design Fund supports enterprise and innovation in the UK by investing in, and supporting, early-stage, well-designed, product businesses. The Fund works with extraordinary entrepreneurs with scalable products who are ready to accelerate growth and build long term value and thriving stand-out businesses.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Medical Device
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Flomark — The Flomark™ is a new IV administration set that easily, intuitively and reliably shows flow rate.
Zeus Sleep — Zeus Sleep is a health-tech company that offers treatments for sleep disorders.
ManholeMetrics — Trusted Partner in Operational & Compliance Monitoring for Collection Systems At ManholeMetrics, our mission is to help you fulfill yours with affordable monitoring, alerts and analytics

Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Nanovery — Founded by scientists specialised in Nanotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence, we are on a mission to enable early detection of cancer through a rapid and affordable blood test Backed by academics at top universities, clinicians, industrial leaders, and Entrepreneur First.
AI Hay — AI Hay develops an AI-driven answer engine that allows users to access information through a question-and-answer format. The company combines hyperlocal, culturally nuanced knowledge discovery engines with social loops to enhance community validation and perspectives. It utilizes in-house specialized large-language models, retrieval-augmentedgeneration (RAG), and social features to build a knowledge discovery platform that serves the community.
Magnitude Biosciences — Magnitude Biosciences is a biotechnology firm combine experience in ageing research, the nematode C. elegans and automation.

Development Bank of Wales is formed in 2001 by the Welsh Assembly Government. Development Bank of Wales is an independent company, providing commercial funding to Welsh SMEs. They invests private and public funds, including EU funds.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing
United Kingdom, Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

PlantSea — PlantSea manufactures and develops sustainable products using seaweed and aquaculture materials. It offers bioplastics items as biodegradable alternatives. PlantSea is based in Gaerwen, England.
Menna — Be smarter about money and grow faster with Menna. Take control of your business finances today!
Llusern Scientific — Llusern specialises in rapid and affordable near-patient and POC molecular diagnostics developed to detect bacterial and viral infections.

The team behind Catapult Ventures are among the most experienced venture capital investors in the UK.Their experience spans a range of sectors from healthcare and pharmaceuticals to luxury consumer brands, manufacturing and software, as well as all stages: from start-ups and pre-revenue IP developers to company floatation and billions of poundsin revenue. Their administration team is equally experienced with each member having more than 10 years experience in a venture capital environment.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Path Robotics — We create manufacturing robots that autonomously scan, position, and weld your parts without the need for skilled welders or robot programmers.
Pickle Robot — We make robots that unload trucks without retrofitting the warehouse
Anello Photonics — Anello Photonics is founded by pioneers in silicon photonics and inertial navigation. The patented Anello SiPhOG gyroscope offers an affordable mass-market sensor with true Optical Gyroscope performance. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley and funded by leading venture capital firms.

Capital Pilot is a Boost Fund that provides entrepreneurs with the opportunity to gain access to fast, data-driven investment. Apply now for an Investability Rating and see if you qualify for automatic funding!

Investment focus

Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Software
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Needi — Needi is a retail company with an e-commerce platform specializing in gift shops. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Keepabl Ltd — Automate and streamline your Privacy compliance with Keepabl's intuitive Privacy Management Software. Get instant reports and actionable insights.
Hotel Manager — Hotel Manager is the platform for delivering modern experiences to guests, wherever they are. Launch and build your hotel app in no time and manage your growth easily. All in one platform with zero technical knowledge required.

Embryo Ventures is a London-based venture firm that backs exceptional founders building transformational companies.

Investment focus

Health Care, CleanTech, Pharmaceutical
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

OSSTEC — OSSTEC is bringing advanced technology to the operating room with metal 3D printed bone healing implants. The orthopaedic implants emulate natural bone structure and address high failure rates of existing implants, keeping patients who suffer with osteoarthritis healthy, active and enjoying life.
Ostique — Innovative game-changers in the ostomy world, Ostique provide products for ostomates that rebalance your everyday life. | Unique ostomy care
Gladys — Discover Gladys, the easiest and cheapest way to find trusted local Carers and Helpers in your community. Get 5* care and support to your door.

Provided funding for early-stage businesses with innovative, scalable ideas but is now closed to new applicants.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Device
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Nanovery — Founded by scientists specialised in Nanotechnology, Medicinal Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence, we are on a mission to enable early detection of cancer through a rapid and affordable blood test Backed by academics at top universities, clinicians, industrial leaders, and Entrepreneur First.
Circadacare — Circadacare helps elderly people and people with dementia live independently for longer with an integrated circadian lighting and home health monitoring system.
Aelius Biotech — Aelius biotech specialise in the development of models of the mucosal surfaces of the human body. We currently have the capability to model the gastrointestinal tract and the airways, and are in the process of developing model systems to simulate the mucosal surfaces of the eye and cervico-vaginal tract.

Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

HackQuest — HackQuest is a Multichain Web3 developer and founder platform, with education, community events, hackathons, and accelerators at its core. HackQuest helps over 20 leading ecosystems such as Mantle, Solana, Arbitrum, and Linea onboard quality developers and supports developers to jumpstart their careers in Web3.
Quack AI — Quack AI is an artificial intelligence governance Layer for Web3.
VERB Technology Company — VERB Technology Company is a software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, applications platform developer. Its platform is comprised of sales enablement business software products marketed on a subscription basis. The applications are available in both mobile and desktop versions. It includes verbCRM, Customer Relationship Management application, verbLEARN,Learning Management System application, and verbLIVE, its Live Broadcast Video Webinar application.

A group of credible Hight Net Worth individuals based in the South East of England looking to invest in ambitious founders.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Evidenced — Evidenced is your interviewing copilot, guiding your team to the most accurate hiring decision with fewer interviews.
Blue Skies Space — Blue Skies Space provides access to space science data from low-cost space missions.
Onya Therapeutics — Onya Therapeutics is a biotechnology research company.

NPIF - FW Capital Debt Finance is a fund managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund . NPIF is an initiative launched by the government-owned British Business Bank and supported by the European Regional Development Fund and European Investment Bank. As a key part of the government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision, whichaims to create economic prosperity in the North of England, NPIF provides commercial finance to support small and medium sized businesses in the region.FW Capital manages both the £92.8m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for the North West and the £69.4m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund for Tees Valley and Cumbria.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Construction, Health Care
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

BioGrad — Established in 2014 under the leadership of Dr. Natalie Kenny. BioGrad has undergone a transformative journey spanning ten years. Within the BioGrad Group, we
Host & Stay — Luxury holiday homes and apartments located across the UK, from North Yorkshire to Northumberland, to Liverpool
Inside Contracts — Inside Contracts Group provides services within floor preparation, floor finishes, interior design and cleaning across multiple sectors.

Ascension is an early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders.Run by an experienced and diverse team of successful entrepreneurs, we have been relentlessly dedicated to finding the UK’s best Seed-stage startups since 2014.Ascension benefits from the active industry connections essential forthe sourcing and development of deal-flow and due diligence. The team has co-invested with the UK’s leading angels and VCs, key to securing follow-on funding as the portfolio businesses move to their next stage of growth.We believe in building an inclusive, community driven brand that can benefit the wider UK tech ecosystem and strive to work with conviction, integrity, humour, and humility.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Sprive — Sprive is the free app that helps take years off your mortgage and save you thousands of pounds in interest.
Capably AI — Capably empowers professionals to automate complex tasks with AI in minutes, regardless of their level of technical expertise. Operating autonomously in the background, Capably acts as an extension of the teams it supports, driving greater productivity and efficiency. Anyone in the company can use Capably to automate back-office tasks like dataentry and processing, generate insights and reports, manage projects, and more—all while the organisation maintains complete control and visibility over how and when employees delegate work to AI.
Liquid Acquire — Liquid Acquire provides AI solutions for mergers and acquisitions.

We support Founders creating premium consumer brands, platforms and related tech solutions.

Investment focus

Retail, Wellness, Fashion
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.
Lovetovisit — Discover & book tickets for days out & things to do near you. Discounts & deals, no membership fees! Attractions, theatres, zoos, theme parks, aquariums & more
Coopah Running — Discover the best running training app to track your progress, improve performance, and stay motivated. Try our running coach app or for free today!

We partner with innovative doers and thinkers who have the know-how and vision to build game-changing companies.

Investment focus

Fitness, Software, Environmental Consulting
Pre-Seed, Seed
France, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Portfolio highlights

The Zero Fund — The Zero Fund is a climate fintech company. It directly connects organizations with local community project developers, offering access and full traceability to high-quality carbon credits on a highly secure blockchain platform. With a special focus on the local ecopreneurs’ needs to make nature protection financially rewarding, as well as on theorganizations’ needs to achieve ESG and sustainability goals, H64 provides management and financial services for accurate, actionable data to enable transparent and verifiable high-quality carbon credit trading.
GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.
Rolla — Rolla helps beginners and fitness enthusiasts to improve their overall health & fitness. Take the next step and reach your goals with features tailored to your preferences and fitness level.

Venrex Investment Management is a UK-based venture capital firm that backs creative Founders to launch and build innovative businesses.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fashion, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.
OurRitual — Couple Goals Made Possible. Relationship Support For Busy People, Practical Tools & Expert Feedback
StructureFlow — StructureFlow is the innovative visual modeling platform for professional services, transforming how stakeholders think and communicate.

Superbet Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Superbet.

Investment focus

Fitness, Wellness, Health Care
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.

Investors in the Future HIRO Capital is a London / Luxembourg Venture Capital firm which invests in Spatial Computing, Simulation, Games, Esports, Sports Tech, Human Augmentation, AI and next gen Cloud. We are battle-scarred entrepreneurs who have founded

Investment focus

Gaming, Video Games, Software
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

Meeple Corp — The Meeple Corp Games Studio Homepage - Transforming analogue play for the digital world.
Sidero Labs — Sidero provides organizations with Talos Linux, the OS for Kubernetes, and Omni, the single pane of glass for enterprise-grade Kubernetes.
Maintain Altitude — Maintain Altitude is a new mobile game development company that loves both music and games. The company is based in the United Kingdom.

Investing in innovative companies with a long-term vision.

Investment focus

SaaS, Children, Computer
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.
Deployed — Scope of Work (SoW) and Statement of Work (SoW) authoring and automation for the #futureofwork
Cypher Coders — Coding lessons for children aged 6-12 years, taught live online or in-person in London. Interactive lessons, camps and clubs that develop skills in STEM, computing, communication, collaboration and creativity.

Key Capital Partners (KCP) is focused on the equity gap, making equity investments of between £2 million and £10 million in profitable, growing companies. They will invest across all sectors and in all types of later-stage transactions.

Investment focus

Facilities Support Services, Recruiting, Manufacturing
Private Equity, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SJA Group — SJA Group operates as a support services & facilities company.
Smarter Services — Smarter Services is a facilities management company offering services across the estate, student, build-to-rent and healthcare sectors.
ICE Technology Services — Decades of experience allow us to offer IT services & tech consultancy to clients in industries including cruise, helping them achieve business goals.

Scotland's business advice, support and funding agency. Explore our products and services to find the right support for your business and apply online today.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Seed, Grant, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Swurf — The work surfing platform. Making it easy for venues to welcome a new community of remote workers.
Gigged.AI — Get AI-powered, real-time visibility over your tech team capabilities to power internal mobility. Fill skill gaps with ease using our on-demand talent network.
Bright Ascension — Bright Ascension offers mission ready software in space and on the ground. Our integrated software is perfect for any satellite mission.

FSE C.I.C. is an independent not-for-profit Community Interest Company (C.I.C.) whose surpluses are reinvested in the business, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. FSE C.I.C. has a number of subsidiary companies to deliver its funds and services, which are collectively referred to as The FSE Group.All regulated activities are delivered through FSE Fund Managers Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Seed, Debt Financing, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Sendr — Sendr uses AI to enhance sales outreach with personalized messages and data-driven tools for higher buyer engagement.
Quintex — We provide energy saving and grease management solutions for industrial kitchens, over 8,000 systems installed in the UK and Europe in a variety of sectors.
Grace & Green — Grace & Green fight for access, inclusivity, and education, dismantling barriers to essential care. Because dignity shouldn't come with a price.

MEIF is an investment firm that operates equity and debt investment towards growth capital. The firm aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the Midlands and to realize the region’s potential to achieve economic growth through enterprise. It is a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local EnterprisePartnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands. MEIF provides over £250m of investment to boost small and medium business (SME) growth in the Midlands.

Investment focus

Health Care, Manufacturing, Software
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Thailand

Portfolio highlights

Lexverify — Lexverify uses artificial intelligence to detect potential legal and compliance concerns in communications. It assists businesses in proactively avoiding legal and regulatory concerns by harnessing the power of AI. Their objective is to make technological communication a benefit rather than a problem.
Centaur Robotics — Centaur believes mobility needs re-imagining to provide a real advantage for everyday human needs. Our vision is to challenge thinking through design and technology to create superhuman technology - that provides extra-ordinary mobility fit for humans in the 21st Century.
Purple Transform — Purple Transform operates as an artificial intelligence company. Purple Transform improves decision accuracy with digital intelligence.

Through Co-Fund NI £12.5million will be made available to invest alongside business angels and business angel syndicates (hereafter referred to as "private investors" or "syndicates") into eligible SME's based in Northern Ireland. When matched 45% public with 55% private investors on a deal-by-deal basis this will give anoverall "fund" size of £28m.This initiative is provided by Invest Northern Ireland and part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the Invest for Growth and Jobs Programme 2014-2020.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

AMPLY Discovery — AMPLY Discovery is to develop new biological molecules for anti-infective health and nutrition applications in animal and human health.
GenoMe Diagnostics — GenoME Diagnostics - We are developing a blood test for an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of ovarian cancer.GenoME Diagnostics .
Cumulus Neuroscience — Cumulus Neuroscience has created a next-generation integrated physiological and digital biomarker platform.

Porsche Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in frontier technology to advance the industrial sector.

Investment focus

Automotive, Transportation, Information Technology
Series B, Seed, Series A
United States, Germany, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Cylib — The cylib process transfers waste from end of life batteries or production scrap into marketable products. Cylib covers all steps from the discharging of batteries up to hydrometallurgical extraction. Since the whole process is in one hand, also the processing of production scraps as well as black mass is possible.
Chemix — Chemix is using AI to develop breakthrough EV battery technologies.
Black Semiconductor — Black Semiconductor manufacture microchips with integrated electronic-photonic circuits using graphene technology.

Livingbridge is a leading mid-market private equity firm. We empower your business to unlock its true potential. This is investment done the right way, built on ambition and experience.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Consulting
Private Equity, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, Ireland, India

Portfolio highlights

T-Pro — T-Pro is a world leading document and patient workflow manahement platform for heathcare. Powered by state of the art AI speech technology, T-Pro reduces the burden of documentation for clinicians and automates patient noting and correspondence workflows.
CitNOW Group — Created to leverage innovation and help retailers and manufacturers deliver an outstanding customer experience, CitNOW Group is driven by the vision to transform the way the automotive world communicates.
Direct Ferries — Direct Ferries is an online platform that provides a selection of ferry routing information to its users.The platform allows its users to compare ferry crossings in its search and find fairs associated with them at the time of travel. Its network covers ports in Europe, with crossings available throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, North America,and South America. Furthermore, it allows its users to choose routes, as well as ferry deals information on their selected routes.

SWIG Finance is a social enterprise providing loans and support to small businesses in the South and West Country.

Investment focus

Women's, Consumer, Sporting Goods
Debt Financing
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Heidi — Heidi is an ATOL-protected business that offers flexible, great-value ski and snowboard holiday packages to hundreds of ski resorts throughout Europe.
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Curio Spirits — Curio Spirits is the home of a range of artisan, hand-crafted spirits that include the award-winning Wild Coast Gin, Coyaba Rum and vodkas.

Eka Ventures invests in late Seed/early Series A consumer technology companies that have a positive societal impact. This can be environmental (For example, reducing food waste) or social (For example, delivering elderly care)We are particularly fascinated with two business models: Vertically integrated direct to consumer brands, includingthose that have a logistics aspect to them Market networks We also like companies that power the two business models above We believe in the power of founders to drive this change

Investment focus

Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

OxCan — Enabling curative cancer treatment through early detection
XARlabs — Unlock Cutting-Edge Mixed Reality Technology for Enhanced 3D Surgical Experiences. A Revolutionary Surgical Mixed Reality Platform.
Medly AI — Medly AI is a multilingual tutor that uses AI, theory of mind, and reinforcement learning technology to supercharge students' abilities. With Medly AI, students can engage in conversational learning, practice past exam questions, and get immediate marking and feedback. Medly AI also works with teachers to enhance the classroom, so thatstudents can have more personalized, inclusive learning experiences, and teachers can focus on what they do best - teaching.It was founded in 2023 in London, England, United Kingdom.

Mobeus is a leading equity investor in UK-based SMEs. We partner with talented and determined management teams of businesses with strong growth potential.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Retail
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Intralink — Your international expansion made fast, easy and cost effective
Lace Partners — LACE Partners are a leading HR and Payroll transformation consultancy. We're able to support organisations with strategy through to execution.
Ellis Recruitment Group — Ellis Recruitment Group provides specialist IT staff to enterprises across the world. Through our four brands, we provide an unparalled recruitment service.

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