Venture capital firm

Big Issue Invest

Social investor providing repayable finance to social businesses and charities across the United Kingdom

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TrustList summary

Big Issue Invest supports social businesses and charities in the United Kingdom. It aims to create social, economic and environmental impact, and belongs to the Big Issue Group.

Services

Repayable finance: loans and larger investments for social organisations.
Support for start-ups: funding for new social ventures.
Support for established organisations: finance for groups that are already running.

Who it serves

Investees share the Big Issue Group's mission of opening social and economic opportunities for people affected by poverty in the UK. It has backed over 550 organisations since 2005.

Key facts

Working since: 2005
Organisations supported: over 550
Region: United Kingdom

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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Rankings

Big Issue Invest is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #5 on 1, #20 on 1 and #22 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Big Issue Invest has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 3 rankings

#5of 9
Edinburgh
It is one of 2 here listing healthtech.
Of the 9 here, 2 also cover climate tech and 2 also cover biotech; 5 also work in London and 2 also work in Manchester.
Behind Epidarex Capital, ahead of Shackleton Ventures.
#20of 147
Healthtech investors
Of the top 64 here, 16 also cover partners and 13 also cover growth stage; 10 also work in New York City and 10 also work in San Francisco.
Behind Norwich Ventures, ahead of Claremont Creek Ventures.
#22of 244
London
It is one of 3 here listing healthtech.
Of the top 64 here, 8 also cover private equity and 6 also cover SaaS; 10 also work in Silicon Valley and 8 also work in Hong Kong.
Behind Helios Investment Partners, ahead of Top Tier Capital Partners.