Harwell Capital

Harwell Capital is a venture capital investor that concentrates on UK technology companies. It provides accelerator-style funding and strategic backing to established businesses built on scientific or engineering technology. It is a subsidiary of the Heligan Group.

Services

• Co-investment: family office investors can take part in deals alongside the firm.
• Discretionary portfolios: a managed route into a spread of technology companies.
• Deal-by-deal access: high-net-worth investors can join individual deals on an execution-only basis, at lower entry levels than traditional venture funds.
• Strategic support: help for management teams it backs as they scale.

Customers and markets

It targets proven businesses with proprietary technology that tackle real problems in clearly defined markets, led by teams with a record of scaling companies. On the investor side it serves family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Past portfolio companies named on its site include Detego, AMN, Genesis, Lontra and Muso.

Key facts

• Structure: the investment vehicle sits in the Cayman Islands, with a UK LLP behind it
• Parent: Heligan Group, set up in 2015
• Legal adviser: Ogier