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Top 40 Sporting Goods VC Funds in United Kingdom

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 40 VC 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 40 Sporting Goods VC Funds in United Kingdom

Investor	Sporting Goods United Kingdom investments
1818 Venture Capital	4
Creandum	4
Foresight Group	3
Autotech Ventures	3
Angels Den	3
Ponooc	3
LocalGlobe	3
Elkstone Capital Partners	3
Northstar Ventures	2
Equity Gap	2
Porsche Ventures	2
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund	2
Catapult Ventures	1
Stonebridge PLC	1
ABN AMRO Ventures	1
Livingbridge	1
South East Angels	1
Redrice Ventures	1
Embryo Ventures	1
Superbet Ventures	1
Mobeus Equity Partners	1
SWIG Finance	1
Animoca Brands	1
SFC Capital	1
Scottish Enterprise	1
Ascension	1
Key Capital Partners	1
Co-FundNI	1
Hiro Capital	1
The FSE Group	1
North East Innovation Fund	1
Midlands Engine Investment Fund	1
Yes VC	1
Foresight Williams	1
North East Growth Capital Fund	1
British Design Fund	1
Boost Fund	1
Eka Ventures	1
Convergent Finance	1
Kelvin Capital	1

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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, Pre-Seed
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.
RideTandem — Tandem turns local transport providers into smart shuttles for work, education and more. The smart way to move your community.
WatchMyCompetitor — WMC is the market leading competitor monitoring tool. Use the latest AI tech and human analysts to monitor competitors and develop strategies.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Embat — Keep your cash flows, cash accounts, debt positions and forecasts monitored and automated real time.
atla — Advance the potential and safety of AI
Kosmik — Kosmik is the visual canvas for knowledge management. Kosmik allows you to write, create large media collections, browse the web and share it all with your team! No more folders, bookmarks or infinite message threads.

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

Portfolio highlights

Inoviv — Inoviv biomarker tests to support novel therapies
Live Group — Live Group delivers global events and communication strategies to create connections, spark moments, inspire action and deliver better ROI. Find out more.
Family Adventures Group — Family Adventures Group operates as a children's nursery and play provider.

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, Series B, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, Egypt

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.
Exponential Markets — Exponential Markets is developing a series of next-generation tradable financial instruments designed to offer new levels of hedging capabilities and risk management for participants in a variety of asset classes. The company's first product, the Exponential Used Vehicle Index (Bloomberg ticker: AUTO), is a first-of-its-kind tradable index forthe automotive sector that allows rental car companies, auto insurers, and auto lessors to hedge used vehicle price risk. The company's product roadmap includes cash-settled index derivatives for new and underserved markets, in addition to exploration of smart market applications.
Bumper — Split the cost of your car repairs and servicing into manageable monthly instalments with 0% interest. Fix it. Split it. Sorted.

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.

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.
Bringly — Sustainable & carefee multi-carrier urban delivery partner. You don't have to chose between the benefits of a delivery platform or a carrier. Enjoy the best of both to provide the most sustainable, fast & affordable last mile delivery options.Our shipping network of bicycle couriers and electric vehicles makes it possible to deliver quickly, locally and CO2-neutral.
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.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Qogita — A leading global wholesale supplier that offers a wide variety of products, brands, and categories across geographies.
Catalog — Catalog is the first plug-and-play tool exclusively designed to digitise small-to-medium B2B merchants ordering process. With Catalog, B2B SMBs are equipped with the tool they need to reclaim their time, engage with buyers in meaningful ways and boost growth.
Victory League — The virtual home for football fandom.

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, Medical
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Lative — Lative automates capacity planning, maximizing profitable sales growth & revenue efficiency for high-performance revenue teams.
Cytidel — Cytidel helps security teams reduce breaches, save time, and stay secure. Vulnerability Management and Cyber Risk Management, and Threat Intelligence Specialists
Kerno — Instantly identify the root cause of any critical issue in your Cloud apps and get back to business in minutes, not hours.

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, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

DayaTani — DayaTani supplies farmers with comprehensive services to increase their productivity.
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.
Circadacare — Circadacare offers a broad approach to circadian lighting products for the care home industry. We are one of the most reliable circadian lighting company in UK.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

ilosta — Ilosta specializes in developing novel technology to reduce the cost, time, and dangers associated with monitoring the health of engineering structures and extending their lifespan without requiring human intervention.
QuickBlock — Interlocking blocks is the best way to summarise how QUICKBLOCK works to a novice. Our interlocking blocks click together to build desired structures.
Mocean Energy — At the forefront of global wave energy industry, Mocean Energy pioneers technology for accessing the untapped potential of ocean waves.

Porsche Ventures is a venture capital arm of Porsche that invests in companies from early-stage through growth. The firm was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Nozomi Networks — Nozomi Networks keeps operational technology cyber resilient with OT network and endpoint visibility, threat detection, and AI-powered analysis.
Atomic Industries — Building the future of manufacturing, end-to-end automation of tool and die making
Bumper — Split the cost of your car repairs and servicing into manageable monthly instalments with 0% interest. Fix it. Split it. Sorted.

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

Investment focus

Software, Food and Beverage, Sporting Goods
Seed, Funding Round, Debt Financing
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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.
Jet Engineering System Solutions — Delivering pop up, floating maritime 5G communications for a safe and secure, sustainable, smart operational, global blue economy.

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, Pharmaceutical
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Pickle Robot — We make robots that unload trucks without retrofitting the warehouse
Urban Machine — Urban Machine pioneers sustainable wood reclamation. The Machine leverages robotics and AI technology to transform the construction industry by reducing wood waste and promoting circular practices.
Pencil Biosciences — Next Generation Genome Editing Tool

Stonebridge PLC invests capital and expertise to build the consumer champions of tomorrow. Our holdings range from early-stage Venture Capital investments, all the way through to mature Private Equity strategies. We can invest anywhere from £250K to £25m into any single investment.

Investment focus

CRM, Fashion, Textiles
Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

BIOME9 — BIOME9 harnesses sophisticated generative AI to demystify the complex science of the canine gut microbiome through a home test.
Prevayl — Prevayl describes itself as a cutting-edge sports performance brand looking to empower consumers with their own biometric data by bringing together a “premium, discreet aesthetic with a seamless user experience” through wearable health technology.
The Growth Foundation — The Growth Foundation is a business consulting firm that assists clients with business development through branding, CRM, and finance.

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Investment focus

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

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.

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

Easology — New easy to use tablets - Samsung Galaxy easology. Easology makes your tablet easy with large text, big buttons, clear menus + more.
Evidenced — Evidenced is your interviewing copilot, guiding your team to the most accurate hiring decision with fewer interviews.
Toolbox — London-based startup simplifying the renovation experience for homeowners. We take care of every step of the process. Free bathroom design consultation, fixture and fitting sourcing & installation of your dream bathroom.

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

Investment focus

Fashion, Retail, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

FlexSea — FlexSea develops novel biomaterials derived from renewable marine resources to replace current primary plastic packaging.
Spacegoods — Spacegoods | The Next Generation Wellness Brand We create all-in-one mushroom & adaptogen blends that help you unlock your very best self - tastes great, super potent, made in England - try for yourself today...
The Self Space — Self Space offers contemporary mental health services. They also offer a range of session options including one on one therapy, couples therapy, student sessions, supervision, executive coaching, and team dynamics sessions. They provide therapy for some of the corporate industries, including tech, finance, advertising, marketing, hospitality andfashion.

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

Investment focus

CleanTech, SaaS, Retail Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed
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.
STAXY Ltd — STAXY is creating a sustainable future for travel by providing corporates and organisations with a mobility-as-a-service platform that enables employees and communities access to low-cost and convenient modes of transport.
TasteIndex — TasteIndex offers a simple system for consumers to find the products they love, with a recommendation system that is based on sensory intent science, chemical data, and AI. TasteIndex leverages the power of pattern recognition to effectively match supply and demand and is on a mission to become a global standard on taste for food and beverageproducts.

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.

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.

SWIG Finance is a not-for-profit company providing loans to South West SMEs and start-ups that can't raise sufficient funds from their bank.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Fittamamma — Award winning maternity activewear, postnatal workout clothes and nursing sports bras from FittaMamma. High impact sportswear proven to support your changing body to help you move through motherhood. Including maternity gymwear, maternity running clothes, buggy running and maternity yoga
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.

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, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GOMBLE — GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.
0G Labs — 0G Labs is a technology business that specializes in blockchain technology, emphasizing decentralization for a range of industries and societal issues.
Burnt — Creators of XION, The Blockchain Built To Make Crypto Human.

SFC Capital, the UK's most active seed investor (PitchBook, 2020), provides capital and support to British startups. By combining its Angel Network and Seed Funds, SFC has created a unique model that allows investors to get exposure to SEIS- and EIS-qualifying businesses, either directly or through a diversified portfolio curated and managedby SFC’s expert team. In 2020, SFC received a £10m allocation from Business Investments as part of the Regional Angels Programme in support of SFC's mission to back promising early-stage companies from every corner of the UK.SFC Capital is an Appointed Representative of SFC Capital Partners Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 736184).

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Graide — Give more feedback, faster than ever. Deliver assignments and get immediate insights into student performance. Use artificial intelligence to help you grade.
North AI — North AI operates as an AI start up company for media sector.
PulmoBiomed — Pulmobiomed has developed a best-in-class exhaled breath condensate device, capable of capturing Covid-19 particles in as little as 5 seconds. Pulmobiomed a biotechnology company is working with industry leaders in integrating their diagnostic capabilities into our PBM-Hale device. Pulmobiomed techn

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
Grant, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Itza — Itza offers digital learning media and technology business focused on teens.
ilosta — Ilosta specializes in developing novel technology to reduce the cost, time, and dangers associated with monitoring the health of engineering structures and extending their lifespan without requiring human intervention.
QuickBlock — Interlocking blocks is the best way to summarise how QUICKBLOCK works to a novice. Our interlocking blocks click together to build desired structures.

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, 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.

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

Manufacturing, Health Care, Recruiting
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.
Jellyfish Pictures — Founded in 2001, Jellyfish Pictures is a BAFTA, Emmy and Annie award winning global Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) studio.

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

Kinsetsu — Kinsetsu provides intelligent tracking solutions to help organisations automate and optimise tasks and services.
CV6 Therapeutics — CV6 Therapeutics is a drug development company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of human diseases.
GenoMe Diagnostics — GenoME Diagnostics - We are developing a blood test for an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of ovarian cancer.GenoME Diagnostics .

Founded by Luke Alvarez, Ian Livingstone and Cherry Freeman, Hiro Capital is a Luxembourg/London technology Venture Capital fund which invests in European and UK innovators in Games, Esports and Digital Sports.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Atom Switch — Atom Switch is an independent developing studio providing design, development, and consulting for mobile and web apps, games, advertising.
Loric Games — Loric Games operates as a gaming studio that offers players story-driven experiences. The company aims to inspire players that seek adventure within fantastical worlds that are brought to life through shared story-driven experiences.
Incredibuild — Incredibuild accelerates your development on-prem and the cloud to give you shorter builds, faster iterations, and better products.

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. Finance East Limited delivers funding for businesses based in the East of England region.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Amutri — Visually communicate design and engineering with high quality 3D experiences that are instantly useful.
Seriously Low Carb — Award Winning. Consumer brand of choice. Real food that's Keto and Low Carb friendly. The home of the Seriously Low Carb Loaf, the Seriously Low Carb Pizza and now lots of other products too.
Luxury Cottages — Find a luxury holiday cottage to rent in the UK. Our handpicked holiday homes at Luxury Cottages are carefully selected by our luxury travel experts.

North East Innovation Fund looks for strong teams with scalable opportunities .

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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.
Luminous Group — At Luminous Group, we strive to deliver digital transformation to complex manufacturing industries to achieve efficiency and greater outcomes. Learn more.
Dragonfly Insulation — Dragonfly Insulation is a Newcastle University spin-out that was founded to scale up aerogel manufacturing using an innovative and streamlined manufacturing technique with low energy consumption in order to offer a variety of aerogel products.

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

Ostique — Innovative game-changers in the ostomy world, Ostique provide products for ostomates that rebalance your everyday life. | Unique ostomy care
CyberQ Group — Work with an award winning cyber security service provider and ensure your business remains resilient to any cyber attacks.
Silverback Gym Wear — Shop Silverback Gymwear the home of men's & women's gym clothes designed for strongman & bodybuilding. Exclusive artist designs & supreme quality gym clothing.

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, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Flexnode — Digital Infrastructure Reimagined where data meets the built environment
Steady Energy — Steady Energy aims to decarbonize the energy-intensive heating industry starting with residential and district heating.
Upscalers — Upscalers is a community of European angel investors who've founded or scaled fast-growing startups before. We're focused on building relationships and co-invest up to 500K in Pre-Seed and Seed startups across Europe and the US.

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.

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

JUMP UP — JUMP brand agency Newcastle are brand experts, offering brand strategy, creative design and bespoke, user-focussed website design and digital solutions.
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

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, Information Technology, Security
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Germany

Portfolio highlights

FC Labs — Our wearable neurotechnology and AI-powered platform empower anyone to improve their brain fitness to unlock better health, wellbeing and performance.
Holdson — In the world of metal 3D printing, post-processing is critical to achieving the desired finish, durability, and performance of components. Our mission is to
Samudra Oceans — Welcome to Samudra Oceans Limited, UK's pioneering force in climate technology. Explore our sustainable seaweed solutions and commitment to revolutionising blue carbon credits.

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

YesRef — The easy way to find and pay referees
Fanslide — Fanslide develops a live in-play fantasy football application.
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.

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

Jude — Hey, we're Jude. A healthcare start-up on a mission is to bring bladder care into the mainstream.
OxCan — Enabling curative cancer treatment through early detection
Axle Energy — Connect home energy assets with flexibility incentives. Lower costs and lower CO2.

We help great companies transform into global leaders

Investment focus

Sports, Sporting Goods
Post-IPO Equity, Series A, Post-IPO Secondary
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Agilitas Sports — Agilitas Sports operates as a sportswear and athleisure solutions platform.
Onward Technologies —
Jagsonpal Pharmaceuticals —

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.
Snappy Shopper — Order your favourite products from your local convenience store, for delivery from as little as 30 minutes with Snappy Shopper. Your every day essentials are only a click away - order your grocery delivery online or through our app.
Sofant Technologies — Sofant is developing a low cost RF MEMS technology that solves power consumption and heat problems in high frequency phased array antenna systems.

Investors by industry

Media (entertainment)

EdTech

Consumer

Climate