TechFund

TechFund is a venture capital fund that looks for startups building disruptive technology. It was conceived in the 1990s by entrepreneurs who felt the classical venture model was missing hands-on help for founders. It set itself up as a multi-stage fund that can start early and stay with a company through to a public listing or sale.

What TechFund offers

• Multi-stage investment: funding from early stage through to exit.
• Hands-on support: help building a team, rethinking a market and using an international network.
• Corporate connections: introductions to international corporate investors and partners.

Customers and markets

Startups in two sectors. In information technology it targets networking and communications and digital media. In clean energy it looks at distributed generation, energy efficiency, eco-intelligence and renewable energy technology.

Key facts

• Founded: concept dating from the 1990s
• Model: multi-stage fund run by people who have built companies themselves
• Sectors: information technology and clean energy