BGF Ventures

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BGF achieves record year for exits; continues to...

BGF achieved a record year for realisations in 2022, having exited 40

tepeo raises £10.5 million to transform the way...

tepeo, the British designer of the Zero Emission Boiler (ZEB®), has secured

BGF Achieves Record-Breaking Annual Results in 2021

A local partner, who knows your region

We believe that the most effective and sustainable way to generate investment activity is to build relationships with entrepreneurs on a local level BGF’s regional investment teams operate from 16 offices – this physical infrastructure provides us with full national coverage and, importantly, proximity to local business communities

Connecting our portfolio with talent

The BGF Talent Network, one of the largest pools of board-level non-executives in the UK and Ireland, surpassed 6,000 members in 2020 Our network is able to support companies with ad hoc advice, commercial insight and interim leadership Each introduction is carefully researched and considered to ensure the best person for the job is put forward

BGF leads major investment in Makers to champion diversity and talent in tech

Makers, the London based provider of tech talent, has raised £7 million in a funding round led by BGF alongside…

BGF invests £5 million in Northern Irish façade specialists, Clarke Group

BGF has invested £5 million in Clarke Group, a building façade specialist based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to support its…

BGF backs Environmental Essentials for future growth

BGF has committed a further £2 4 million to support Environmental Essentials’ buy-and-build growth strategy Environmental Essentials, one of the UK’s… Want to join some of the nation’s most ambitious and successful companies? We’re always looking for the next brilliant business to back

Elaine Warburton OBE has over 25 years’ healthcare, biotechnology and entrepreneurial Elaine Warburton OBE, Entrepreneur & Investor An entrepreneur, innovator, investor and humanitarian, Elaine has co-founded two ground-breaking companies – QuantuMDx Group and ReadyGo Diagnostics Elaine is passionate about supporting fellow entrepreneurs and women in STEM was awarded an OBE for services to innovation in healthcare

Elaine Warburton will be hosting Scaleup week sessions:

Globalisation on pause? How scaleups can navigate today's uncertainty Founding Partner, Passion Capital Eileen Burbidge MBE is an American venture capitalist and a founding partner at Passion Capital The London-based VC fund has made 70 tech investments worth $134 million since its launch in 2011

A Computer Science graduate, Burbidge has worked in roles at companies including Yahoo!, Apple, Sun, and Skype Burbidge sits as Chair of Tech City UK (the part-Government funded body promoting Britain’s digital economy)

She is also HM Treasury Special Envoy for Fintech and a Tech Ambassador for Mayor of London’s office

Eileen Burbidge will be hosting Scaleup week sessions:

Head of Sustainable Finance, Capital Markets Claire is responsible for leading the portfolio of sustainable finance related projects across London Stock Exchange Group’s Capital Markets business which includes equities, fixed income and ETFs Claire has played an important role in the development of model ESG disclosure and reporting guidance for London Stock Exchange listed companies and initiatives such as an ESG Disclosure Tool, the publication of a guide to green finance and Green Economy Mark for AIM and Main Market companies

Claire’s background is in the fund management industry and in equity capital markets, working with private and listed companies Claire is a member of an industry Taskforce on the Scaling of Voluntary Carbon Markets