Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund
Venture capitalLondon · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
The fund invests commercial equity of between £350,000 and £1,500,000 into promising, high-growth, revenue-generating businesses. Beyond capital, it offers broader resources to help companies achieve early commercial growth. Its newest £15m fund launched in late 2023 and is actively investing. Established with support from entrepreneur and Bayes Business School alumnus Peter Cullum, CBE, the fund aims to provide practical support to growing businesses and entrepreneurs from the Bayes network and the wider early-stage UK company ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 14 of 26 portfolio companiesSaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Climate Tech ×3Healthtech ×3IoT ×3Consumer ×2Cybersecurity ×2
HQs:United Kingdom×8United States×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCarradale Futures develops technology focused on healthcare, having run a hackathon themed around bridging gaps in modern healthcare.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB
Jake Arnold-Forster(Co-Founder and CEO)Matt Gee(Co-Founder)David Caswell(Chairman)David Lane(CTO)Dora Jewell(Managing Director)Paul Scott(Non-Executive Director)
FibreCRM builds CRM and client onboarding software for accountancy firms, integrating with existing practice management platforms to manage KYC and AML checks, capture client data, and sync workflows.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Accutrainee provides Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) placements and secondments for aspiring solicitors, seconding trainees to law firms and in-house legal teams as part of the SQE qualification route in England and Wales.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechLegalTech
Susan Cooper(CEO & Founder)
AirEx makes Floorvent, a smart underfloor ventilation and draught-proofing product that reduces heat loss through suspended floors, improving SAP scores and EPC ratings.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTPropTech
Bamboo Auctions provides an online property auction platform that powers digital auctions for estate agents and auctioneers, such as Clive Emson Auctioneers.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
BetterPoints builds behaviour change technology that combines recognised behaviour change techniques with an app and platform to baseline, stimulate and measure greener and healthier travel and activity habits.
Climate TechFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSWellness & Fitness
COAT manufactures and sells made-to-order paint products formulated with UK-sourced ingredients, positioning itself as a climate-positive and B Corp certified alternative to mass-produced paint.
Circular EconomyConsumerNew Materials
Humble Grape imports over 500 sustainable, organic and biodynamic wines from small family-run wineries worldwide, selling them online across Mainland UK and through five London wine shop-bar-kitchens.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLondon, GB
James Dawson
iDefigo provides rapidly deployable, IoT-based wireless visual surveillance solutions that transmit security-grade camera footage over cellular networks and manage it through a cloud-based platform, aimed at remote locations without power or Wi-Fi.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTReading, GB
Next-generation consumer electronics company offering premium features at competitive pricing.
Sentiment is a customer service platform that combines real-time messaging, chat, and email into a single interface for businesses to deploy across their messaging channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSalt Lake City, US
Leon Chaddock(CEO)Michael Jackson(Chairman)JM Blond(CFO)Jean-Marc Blond(CFO)
SmartResilience offers a climate risk management platform that combines historical datasets with climate modelling to quantify physical climate risks across scenarios, rank adaptation measures by ROI, and generate audit-ready disclosures for standards such as IFRS S2, TCFD, CSRD, ASRS and UK SRS.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Innovation in pest control combined with sustainability.
StaySafe provides lone worker safety software and monitoring services that protect employees working in isolated conditions through mobile apps, GPS tracking, panic buttons, and 24/7 monitoring hubs.
HealthtechIoTSaaS
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund invest at?
- Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund's typical check size?
- Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund typically writes checks of $445K – $1.9M.
- What sectors does Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund focus on?
- Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund located?
- Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund lead rounds?
- Yes, Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund leads investment rounds.
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