Blackfinch Ventures
Venture capitalCheltenham · Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Blackfinch Ventures invests in ambitious founders reimagining industries across sectors such as deeptech, fintech and the energy transition, prioritising companies with traction, clarity and a scalable vision for impact. It supports high-growth small businesses throughout the UK, deliberately looking beyond London to back innovative firms in regional ecosystems. The firm's team blends experienced startup founders, technologists and finance professionals, and works closely with portfolio companies from investment through development to exit. Investors gain access to the high-growth small business sector via the firm's EIS portfolios and the Blackfinch Spring VCT, which invests at the growth stage and carries associated tax benefits.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 47 of 65 portfolio companiesSaaS ×25AI & Machine Learning ×21Enterprise Software ×14Deep Tech ×8Hardware ×8Marketing Tech ×8Cleantech ×5HR Tech ×5
HQs:United Kingdom×26United States×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×103 founders×24+ founders×1
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×4Chemistry ×4Computer Science ×3Engineering ×3Economics ×2Life Sciences ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 25 founders with career history
The University of Glasgow ×2University of Bristol ×2Unreasonable ×2
Investments · 66 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42024 · 12023 · 12022 · 32021 · 211 dated
Comparesoft uses artificial intelligence and human intelligence to match businesses with appropriate software solutions based on their specific needs.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB
Prasanna Kulkarni(Founder, Product Architect & CEO)Ryan Condon(Business Partner & Head of Content)
Spaceflux operates a global optical sensor network for space situational awareness, providing orbital tracking data (LEO to GEO), AI-driven analytics, and hardware nodes for civil and defence customers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechLondon, GB
Dr Marco Rocchetto(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)Marcel Debczynski(Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder)inProf. Ingo Waldmann(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inDr Robert Simpson(Chief Product Officer)inSimon Edrich(Chief Financial Officer)inJohn Cook(Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsForesight GroupFuture Planet CapitalSeraphim SpaceUK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Apitronix designs deterministic, real-time silicon for mission-critical systems, targeting automotive OEMs building software-defined vehicles and aerospace/UAV makers of flight-critical and autonomous flight systems.
Deep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors
Ken Tindell(Founder)in
Archangel builds laser (optical) communication systems that connect satellite networks in space with terrestrial networks, offering an alternative to radio frequency and subsea cable infrastructure.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsOxfordOxford Science Enterprises
Arctech is a contract research organisation (CRO) and co-development partner that helps organisations develop, test, and commercialise pest, vector, and disease detection and control technologies.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLondon, GB
Beings offers Aida, an AI-powered platform for qualitative research that captures, transcribes, evaluates, and summarizes research sessions and shares the resulting insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
BookingLive provides online booking and scheduling software for organisations in the course and class market, serving customers ranging from local and central government and large corporations to small family-run businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsCreative UK
Bracket provides a treasury management platform that connects to banks and ERPs to consolidate financial data and automate workflows, offering cash visibility, FX exposure capture, hedging insights, and forecasting.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSUK, GB
Co-investorsCornerstone VCFailup Ventures
Brooklyn Solutions is an enterprise software company led by experienced SaaS and financial services executives.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US
Jesse Lee(CEO & Co-Founder)Nick Francis(Chief Marketing and Technology Officer & Co-Founder)Colin Woodford(COO & Co-Founder)
CheMastery builds an automation platform for chemical synthesis that aims to standardize and reproduce chemical research and manufacturing processes, reducing manual laboratory work for chemists.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsRoboticsLondon, GB
Stefan Glatzel(Co-founder)inAnna Andreou(Co-founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesElbow Beach CapitalEntrepreneur FirstUndeterred CapitalFormic VenturesHERmesa+2 more
Culture Shift builds Report + Support, an anonymous and named workplace reporting platform used by HR, compliance, and legal teams to capture misconduct reports, manage investigations, and analyse reporting trends.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkGovTechHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSManchester, GB
Gemma McCall(CEO & Co-founder)inCarl Sadd(Co-founder)inChristine(Head of Culture Transformation)Chris(CTO)Ash(Chief Financial Officer)Hannah(Marketing Leader)
Co-investorsGC AngelsPraetura Ventures
Currensea is a UK travel card that links directly to a user's existing bank account via direct debit, letting travelers spend abroad in local currency without high FX fees and without opening a new account or managing a prepaid balance.
ConsumerFintechTravel & Hospitality
Craig Goulding(Founder)inJames Lynn(Founder)in
Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalSeedrs
Cyclr is an embedded integration platform (embedded iPaaS) that lets software companies build and deliver in-app integrations for their users.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSEast Croydon, GB
Philip Bryan(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative UKPraetura Ventures
Edozo provides a platform combining property data, mapping, and AI automation to accelerate commercial property valuations and occupier planning for UK valuation teams and real estate professionals.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsJuno Capital Partners
AI agents that work alongside employees to automate routine tasks and help workers focus on higher-value activities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US
Topias Soininen(Partner)
Co-investorsTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Failup Ventures
Futr AI develops a security-first AI communications platform offering zero-hallucination automated chat and multilingual live support across channels in 145+ languages.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSToronto, GB
Mindy Bruns(Executive Officer)Peter McRae(Director)Robert Landry(Director)Jason Ewart(Director)Alex McDougall(Executive Officer)Scott G. Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsPraetura Ventures
Good Life Sorted provides in-home support services connecting older adults with trained helpers for companionship and assistance with daily chores.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerHealthtechDorset, GB
Constantine Karampatsos(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inVerity Batchelder(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)
Co-investorsInreach Ventures
GT Wings builds AirWing, a compact and modular wind-assisted ship propulsion system ("Jet Sail") that can be retrofitted to existing vessels or integrated into newbuilds to cut fuel use, emissions, and compliance costs.
CleantechClimate TechHardware
Co-investorsOne Planet Capital
H2CHP develops fuel-flexible electricity generators that run on clean fuels to produce near zero-emission, decentralised power.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Co-investorsSustainable VenturesSyndicateRoom
MarTech3D converts manufacturers' CAD files into a content production workflow, letting product marketers create, update, and share consistent 3D product visuals for use on websites, virtual showrooms, events, and distributor networks.
Advanced ManufacturingE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Mark(Founder)
Measure Protocol provides advertising measurement and attribution solutions, helping clients understand campaign performance and complex marketing challenges.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Owen Hanks(CEO, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBlockchain Valley Ventures, LlcItalian Angels for Growth
Minimal is an engineering company that designs and builds purpose-built commercial vehicles, integrating software, manufacturing and vehicle design in one organization, with a roadmap toward autonomous vehicles for urban logistics.
Advanced ManufacturingLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
Clientshare is a platform that helps B2B enterprise service providers conduct structured business reviews and customer experience surveys with NPS, CSAT, and feedback collection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechLondon, GB
James WardDavid Griffiths
Neuranics develops magnetic sensing solutions using TMR (Tunneling Magnetoresistance) technology for XR hardware, wearable devices, and digital health applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechSemiconductors
Kia Nazarpour(Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder)Hadi Heidari(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)Siming Zuo(Innovation Manager & Co-Founder)
Odore offers a digital product-sampling platform that lets brands build no-code, branded sampling campaigns, manage end-to-end fulfillment with tracking, and collect zero-party data for audience targeting and retargeting.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Optera develops bio-inspired, event-based vision sensors and neuromorphic semiconductor chips paired with on-source processing algorithms to provide situational awareness in space and defence environments.
Deep TechDefense TechSemiconductorsSpace Tech
Co-investorsUK Innovation & Science Seed FundEmpirical VenturesForesightForesight GroupFuture Planet Capital
Payaca builds software for renewable energy and clean tech installers to manage and scale their operations, including workflow and quote generation for installation businesses.
CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBristol, GB
Matt Franklin(Founder)in
Co-investors1818 Venture Capital
Placed operates a job-matching platform that connects candidates with employers in the service and hospitality industry, aiming to replace traditional recruitment methods like job boards and recruiters.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesLondon, GB
Jennifer Johansson(Founder & CEO)inRoderick McKeown(COO)inMiroslav Bazitov(CTO)
Co-investorsTrue.Praetura Ventures
Proprli offers a software platform for real estate investment and management that supports collaboration, governance, compliance, and portfolio oversight among stakeholders.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Boudewijn Groot(Co-founder)inCoen(Co-founder)
Quin AI offers a product tour and demo experience for brands, presenting projected ROI and results.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsMetis VenturesStartersHub
Recruitment Smart offers VScreen, an AI-powered video interview platform for enterprise hiring that provides asynchronous video interviews for high-volume early-stage screening and AI-structured live video interviews for final-stage decisions.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlfabeatCapital Mills
RideTandem runs a technology platform that partners with local taxi, minibus, and coach companies to provide managed workplace and education shuttle services.
B2B MarketplacesClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Huw McLeod(Co-founder)inAlex Shapland-Howes(Co-founder & CEO)inTatseng Chiam(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsConduit ConnectSustainable Ventures
Spotless Water produces and distributes purified water (0.00 TDS) to professional and commercial customers including window cleaners, car detailers, solar panel cleaners, and aquatic hobbyists.
Circular EconomyCleantechConsumerIoT
Tim Morris(Founding Director)inMatt Boxold(Founding Director)Peter Sheene(Founding Director)inCourtney Constant(Founding Director)in
BoardSteve Morley-Ham(Chairman)
Co-investorsYFM Equity Partners
Supercritical develops a high-pressure, efficient electrolyser technology for producing green hydrogen, enabling industrial transition away from fossil fuels.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy
Matt Bird(Co-founder)inMike Russ(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesEarth Venture CapitalGlobal BrainLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalShell Ventures+1 more
Tangle offers a cloud-based ERP platform for manufacturers, covering operations, finance, and shop-floor workflows with role-based access, governed change controls, and integration options for accounting, purchasing, sales, inventory, and reporting.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Wayne Byrne(Co-founder)inAbe McIntosh(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsDune VenturesQualcommQualcomm Ventures
Teamed is a global employment and hiring platform that lets companies employ and pay workers across borders, with transparent invoicing, upfront currency conversion rates, and access to HR and legal experts.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Antony(Co-founder & CEO)Tom(Co-founder & CRO)
Co-investors1818 Venture Capital
Tended develops high-accuracy location technology combining wearable devices, geospatial data, and behavioural science to help organisations reduce their teams' exposure to risk in high-risk work environments.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTSaaS
Co-investorsBasinghall Partners
WatchMyCompetitor offers a customisable market intelligence platform that helps enterprise decision-makers track, analyse and act on insights about competitors, clients and regulators.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Richard Jackson(Co-Founder, CEO)inAmanda Sinclair(Co-Founder, Director)in
Co-investors1818 Venture Capital
illuma is an AI-based contextual decisioning system for digital advertising that interprets content, context and tone across publisher sites, apps and CTV to optimise ad buying and selling in real time.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechLondon, GB
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
32 Third Space LearningAdia ThermalBrooklyn SolutionsClientshareDiPOLEDotGT WingsIllumaKelpiMinimalPlacedQuantcoreQuinStaffcircleThird Space LearningTransreportUp Learn
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Archangel · startupdaily.net · Aug 17, 2026
Watchmycompetitor · industry-lens.com · Aug 11, 2026
Culture Shift · agriculture.com · Jul 21, 2026
Spotless Water · capitallaw.co.uk · Jun 27, 2026
Failup · fintech.global · Feb 13, 2026
Bracket · finsmes.com · Feb 12, 2026
Tangle · webpronews.com · Jan 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blackfinch Ventures made?
- Blackfinch Ventures has 65 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Blackfinch Ventures invest at?
- Blackfinch Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Blackfinch Ventures focus on?
- Blackfinch Ventures focuses on Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech.
- Where is Blackfinch Ventures located?
- Blackfinch Ventures is headquartered in Cheltenham, GB.
- Does Blackfinch Ventures lead rounds?
- Blackfinch Ventures has led 4 of the 9 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Blackfinch Ventures co-invest with?
- Blackfinch Ventures most often shares deals with 1818 Venture Capital, AlbionVC, Creative UK, among 35 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEIS and VC Basics: What is EIS? | Nic Pillow of Blackfinch Ventures w. Brian Moretta of Hardman & Co
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