BGF Ventures
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| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded 📆 | 2015 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | York Buildings, 13 York Buildings, London, WC2N 6JU United Kingdom |
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Key people | Simon Calver, Harry Briggs, Rory Stirling, Stephen Welton |
| Total assets | £200M |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 8 |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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BGF Ventures is a London, UK-based venture capital firm that invests early-stage, primarily in UK-based technology and Internet startup companies.[1][2]
BGF Ventures is a subsidiary of BGF, the Business Growth Fund, with £2.5B of capital under management. The firm claims to be the second most active venture capital fund in the UK in 2016.[3]
History[edit]
BGV Ventures was founded in May 2015 to augment the reach of Business Growth Fund with a focus on smaller, more technology driven companies. They recruited a team of former venture capitalists to specialize in these investments, taking a minority non-controlling stake versus the typical private equity method of investing for controlling stakes in companies.[4]
Awards[edit]
In November 2016, the fund was awarded the Alternative Funder of the Year award as well as the Private Equity/Venture Capital Deal of the Year award at the Insider Central and East of England Dealmakers Awards 2016.[5]
Partners[edit]
The partners of the firm are Simon Calver, formerly CEO of Lovefilm and Mothercare,[6][7] Harry Briggs,[8] previously at Balderton Capital,[9] and Rory Stirling, previously a partner at MMC Ventures.[10]
Investments[edit]
BGF Ventures has invested in 13 startups since its inception in 2015.[11] Notable investments have included:
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Hunting for next Google". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ http://uk.businessinsider.com/bgf-ventures-startup-investing
- ↑ "Tech investors are tapping into a £2.5 billion fund created by Britain's 5 biggest banks". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ↑ "Business Growth Fund recruits heavyweights to lead new technology venture capital fund - Real Business". Real Business. 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Business Growth Fund scoops investment award » SMEInsider". SMEinsider.
- ↑ Rankin, Jennifer (24 February 2014). "Mothercare chief executive quits". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/06/05/halt-in-decision-making-is-crippling-business-as-brexit-referend/
- ↑ https://techcrunch.com/contributor/harry-briggs/
- ↑ "Harry Briggs leaves Balderton Capital after 6 years". Tech.eu. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Business Growth Fund recruits heavyweights to lead new technology venture capital fund - Real Business". RealBusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "BGF Ventures on CrunchBase". Crunchbase. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ http://techcrunch.com/2016/11/15/firefly-takes-5-6m-series-a-for-its-learning-support-platform-for-schools/
- ↑ "Gousto raises 9m with backing of Business Growth Fund and MMC Ventures". Growth Business UK. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/08/marvel-lous/
- ↑ "NewVoiceMedia to spend big to go Stateside following $30m fundraise". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "UK's Network Locum raises £5.3 million in first post-Brexit deal". Tech.eu. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ http://uk.businessinsider.com/network-locum-has-raised-53-million-from-bgf-ventures-2016-7
- ↑ https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/28/paddle-banks-3-2m-for-an-ecommerce-platform-targeting-saas-startups/
- ↑ http://www.forbes.com/sites/cheriehu/2016/06/20/rolis-27-million-series-b-round-brings-us-closer-to-a-connected-music-ecosystem/
- ↑ "BGF Ventures leads $6.5m round in Tapdaq | Unquote". Unquote.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/05/toys-by-post-firm-toucan-box-turns-to-grown-ups-after-27m-invest/
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