Portfolio
We currently hold 4 PE investments, 16 direct VC investments and a further c.20 VC investments through VC funds.
Investments are mainly in FinTech and tech-driven consumer product and service companies.
A SElection of our Investments
Bloom & Wild
Bloom & Wild has transformed the UK’s floral gifting market and is now expanding internationally.
First invested: May 2014
Urban Jungle
Urban Jungle is using technology to build an insurance provider that makes it clearer, easier and cheaper to insure buildings and contents.
First invested: November 2017
Desucla
Desucla provides fiscal representation and payment services in over 35 countries for companies of all sizes.
First invested: July 2019
Chapel Down
Chapel Down is England’s leading winemaker and is also now producing gin, vodka and award-winning beers & cider.
First invested: July 2013
Grubby
Grubby is the UK’s most-loved plant-based recipe kit.
First invested: March 2021
Impress
Impress is a new generation of invisible orthodontics. Tech-driven sales are growing quickly around Europe, and the business is now starting to expand globally.
First invested: April 2021
Sales Manago
SALESmanago is a no-code, Customer Data & Marketing Automation Platform used by over 3,000 midmarket and enterprise clients in 50 countries, including Starbucks, BMW and New Balance.
First invested: September 2021
Basket
Quietly working with a great team to build Basket – an app that will transform mobile shopping and improve online shopping. Launching into Beta in Q1 2022.
First invested: May 2020
Vertical Future
Vertical Future builds leading hardware and software solutions for the vertical farming world.
First invested: December 2021
Modulr
Modulr provide an API payments infrastructure so companies can efficiently automate and embed payments, unlocking operational efficiency and revenue drivers.
First invested: April 2022
Autometry
Autometry will make it simple for the tens of millions of recruiters and HR professionals to connect their WorkTech apps and automate their workflows
First invested: January 2022
TaxDesk
We created TaxDesk after buying a business unit out of KPMG in June 2023. We are now scaling it by expanding the product, developing sales and marketing functions, improving the tech and adding payments. First invested: June 2023