Venture Capital
Venture Capital institutions typically do not consider investments of less than £1 million with many not considering investment of less than £5 million. This is due to two main factors:
- The high cost of each deal including due diligence;
- The need to impact on the Venture Capitalist portfolio performance (small deals tend not to generate this return).
The South East Growth Fund
The South East Growth Fund (SEGF) is a £30 million Venture Capital fund committed to investing in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South East England. The exact geographical area that we cover can be found in our Investment Criteria section.
Apax Partners
Apax Partners is a global private equity group that invests in five industry sectors. Founded more than 30 years ago, the firm uses its sector expertise, deep local presence and broad global platform to create value for its stakeholders.
ARCH Venture Partners
ARCH has partnered with entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and national research laboratories nationwide to build more than 110 successful companies, many of them from the concept stage.
British Venture Capital Association
The BVCA is the industry body for the UK private equity and venture capital industry. Membership of over 370 firms presents the overwhelming number of UK-based private equity and venture capital providers and their advisers. The BVCA has over 23 years of experience representing the industry, which currently accounts for 51% of the whole of the European market, to government, the European Commission and Parliament, the media, regulatory and other statutory bodies at home, across Europe and around the world.