How we work
Our unique investment process builds a resilient and future-proof Founder community
What to Expect as a Founder
In working with potential investee firms, we follow a rigorous process. Founders will typically go through the stages below so we can get to know each other and make sure it's the best fit for success;
- Pitch deck review
- Initial founder calls followed by internal discussion
- Detailed pitch session with senior Ventures team
- Filtering Investment Committee then term sheet
- Data room opens so that full due diligence and legals can begin
- Final Investment Committee and deal completion
- Appoint value-add Non-Exec Director (NED) and provide support to firm
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Driving growth of UK businesses
We look for innovative firms with the ambition to shape our future. We invest in a broad range of sectors and technologies, including hardware, industry and software-as-a-service.
Other than medical technology and life sciences, we are keen to see businesses in any sector. As part of this wide range, we see particular potential in the global growth markets of deeptech, fintech and the energy transition.
Deeptech
Deeptech covers science-based innovations that solve complex problems using advanced technologies. Often requiring significant research and development, these solutions span fields like artificial intelligence, robotics and quantum computing. They have long-term commercial potential and the capacity to drive fundamental change across industries.
Fintech
Fintech describes technology-driven innovation in financial services. From digital payments and personal finance apps to alternative lending platforms, fintech solutions improve how individuals and businesses manage money. They offer greater accessibility, efficiency and transparency—transforming traditional finance and unlocking new opportunities for growth.
Energy Transition
The Energy Transition refers to innovations that accelerate the transition away from fossil fuel consumption, not just in energy generation, but across all sectors of the economy. These technologies span how energy is created, stored, distributed and consumed to power buildings, transport and industry. Businesses operating in the energy transition help drive the low carbon economy while offering long-term investment potential.
Watch our 2024 Portfolio Highlight Reel
2024 was a great year for the companies in the Blackfinch Ventures portfolio. To celebrate, we brought together an exclusive audience to hear directly from our founders about their biggest achievements, including key milestones like signing major partnerships and delivering impressive growth. Attendees voted for the Audience Choice Award, won by Kelpi, and our Ventures investment team awarded Placed with the Portfolio Company of the Year award.
Building Strong Partnerships
Blackfinch is a hub of tech expertise. The Blackfinch Ventures team combines experienced startup founders, technologists and finance professionals, including three PhDs. Their experience spans mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investing and small startups and they have already delivered an early successful exit for Blackfinch.
This means that alongside the necessary crunching of numbers, we're also able to deeply empathise with our founder community. We've faced the same heady combination of excitement and challenge that comes with getting a passion or idea off the ground and we know it's rarely a straight-forward road. We use our personal skill sets to add value to our investees, helping them develop ideas, test concepts and find additional applications for future growth.
Ready to partner up?
If you like what you see, and you have an existing start-up or scaling technology business, then we're keen to hear from you.
Share your passion with us and we'll let you know if we can help you thrive.