BGF Ventures

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Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses.

Use: Go2Market;
Date closing: -
Amount: 1M £ - 20.0M £
Industry focus: All
Total budget: 80M £
Entity type: Venture Capital
Vertical focus: All
Website: www.bgfventures.com/

Status:
Open
Funding type: Equity investment; Loan; Other;
Geographic focus:
Public/Private: Private
Stage focus: Series A;
Applicant target: Startup; SME;

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Overview

BGF is the UK and Ireland’s most active and dynamic investor of equity capital in growing companies, backing entrepreneurs and innovators.

BGF is a different kind of investor, dedicated to supporting growth and value creation in entrepreneurial companies. They exist to inspire business leaders, innovators and value creators to build strong, sustainable businesses.

Their equity share is typically between 10-40, and the company remains in control with BGF acting as a junior partner alongside management teams and shareholders. They initially invest between £1m and £20m, with significant follow-on funding as required. Also, they provide a mix of equity and loan notes for growth and/or cash out to existing shareholders.

They invest in a range of companies, from earlier stage SMEs of £1m revenues, to those with £100m+ revenues, and across all sectors.

Business Growth Fund has raised a total of $694.2M across 3 funds, their latest being UK Enterprise Fund. This fund was announced on Nov 24, 2022 and raised a total of £80M.

Applicants willing to get in touch with BGF can do it by following this link.

Portfolio: Planixs, Garrison, Gaist, Orbex.

Last updated on 2023-01-17 18:57