VENTURE CAPITAL

BGF

London, United Kingdom

Minority-stake investor with 15 offices across the UK and Ireland. Growth deals are £3m to £30m for firms with profits of about £1m+ (or £3m+ ARR in tech); its early-stage arm puts £3m to £10m into IP-protected deep tech and life sciences.

What BGF backs

Stages
Seed, Series A, Series B and later, Growth
Sectors
Deep tech and hardware, Biotech and life sciences, and any other
Where
UK, Ireland
How much
£3m to £30mGrowth stage: £3m to £30m initial investment. Early stage (late seed to Series B, deep tech or life sciences): £3m to £10m. Irish growth companies apply via bgfireland.ie.

Companies it has backed

  • Gousto
  • Blue Light Card
  • OrganOx
  • Amdaris
  • Phlux
  • Caristo Diagnostics
The full list on BGF's site

Lately

Active: invested £16.6m in Reading-based Workbooks (IT Brief, 12 Jan 2026); said in Oct 2025 it plans to invest over £3bn over five years.

Sources

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