Perivoli Innovations
Impact investorSt. Helier · Pre-Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Perivoli Innovations is a venture investment trust whose returns fund the Perivoli Foundation, a UK charity primarily focused on Africa. It requires its investments to have a positive social impact and concentrates on four impact areas. The trust has made over sixty investments, participated in more than 250 funding rounds, and generally follows on with existing portfolio companies. Several early investments have surpassed USD 100 million valuations, while others have been written down to zero. The overarching purpose is to generate returns that support the philanthropic ambitions of the Perivoli Foundation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 37 of 50 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×12SaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×7Biotech ×7Climate Tech ×7Deep Tech ×7Enterprise Software ×7Medical Devices ×6
HQs:United Kingdom×15United States×3Kenya×2Belgium×1Malawi×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 17 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×83 founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
Cass Business School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×6Computer Science ×5Economics ×4Finance & Accounting ×3Medicine ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history
Alphasights ×2McKinsey & Company ×2University of Oxford ×2
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 12021 · 22015 · 15 dated
Adaptavate develops bio-based, drop-in building materials designed to reduce or remove CO₂ emissions in construction, including Breathaboard (a wallboard alternative) and Breathaplasta (lime-based plasters).
Climate TechConstruction TechNew Materials
Thomas Robinson(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsOne Planet CapitalCounteractLow Carbon Innovation Fund
Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersSystemiq CapitalSYSTEMIQ
Arbolus operates an expert network platform that structures real-world professional experience into data-driven insight, drawing on a community of 200K+ experts and over 1 million data points.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSLondon, GB
Sam Glasswell(Co-founder)inWill Leeming(Co-founder)in
Co-investors13books CapitalFuel VenturesPlug and Play Ventures
Arifu offers a mobile chatbot that delivers educational content on topics such as entrepreneurship, financial management, business management, and e-commerce, accessible via SMS and chat apps like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp with or without internet.
EdTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsGlobal Partnerships
Mobile app providing health education and personalised chronic disease management in Sub-Saharan Africa, built by clinicians, doctors and software designers in East Africa and Europe.
Carry1st provides payment processing, game distribution, and marketing services for publishers entering African and Middle Eastern markets.
B2B MarketplacesFintechGaming
Lucy Hoffman(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesSony Ventures CorporationAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapria Ventures+11 more
Classlist is a private online community app that connects parents at the same school, offering schools a moderated social network as an alternative to WhatsApp and Facebook groups.
EdTechSaaSSocialOxford, GB
Susan Burton(Co-founder)inClare Wright(Co-founder)in
Cloudline develops autonomous airships powered by solar and battery technology for carbon-free aerial operations.
Climate TechDeep TechRobotics
Co-investors4Di CapitalEnza CapitalThe Raba PartnershipTimon CapitalVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)Glynn Capital Management
ContentCal was a London-based SaaS platform for planning, approving, scheduling and publishing social media content, acquired by Adobe.
Marketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFuel VenturesGuinness Ventures
Tiburon, US
Tracey Turner(Executive Officer, Director)inCrispin Murira(Executive Officer)in
BoardJames Sorenson(Director)Saskia van der Mast(Director)Peter van As(Director)Gerald Held(Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Endeavor CatalystEnza CapitalGoodwell InvestmentsKoa Labs
Cotton Mouton Diagnostics operates a UKAS-accredited laboratory offering endotoxin testing services for liquid pharmaceutical products, including method development, validation, and low endotoxin recovery studies.
BiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesCardiff, GB
Jenna Bowen(Co-founder & Senior Executive Officer)inChris Allender(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)in
Co-investorsCambridge Angels group
Diffblue offers an AI-powered solution that automatically generates Java unit tests, freeing developers from manual test writing.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAlbionVCOxford Science Enterprises
Downforce Technologies operates a data-driven platform that measures soil organic carbon, soil health and biodiversity using high-resolution remote data instead of physical soil sampling.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechDeep Tech
Co-investorsDragonfly Enviro CapitalEquatorVirescent Ventures
London studio making phone-first interactive crime dramas, best known for its Scriptic mobile shows.
Co-investorsMoonfire Ventures
Evolito develops and manufactures electric propulsion and power generation systems for aerospace, including electric engines, motors, and motor control systems for type-certifiable and volume-manufactured applications.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsOxford Science Enterprises
Greenspark provides a no-code integration platform that enables e-commerce businesses to automate environmental impact actions—such as tree planting, plastic rescue, and carbon offsetting—at the point of sale.
Circular EconomyClimate TechE-commerceImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Lenny Leemann(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalGreat Stuff VenturesQC·VENTURESFuel VenturesPitchdrive
A commerce company that sells and expands consumer products across Amazon, direct-to-consumer channels, and retail stores, managing customer touchpoints and international expansion.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechWhite Bear Lake, US
Riccardo Bruni(Founder)inAlessio Bruni(Founder)in
Co-investorsalphabet angelsD4 VenturesDIP CapitalFuel VenturesPROOFRaptor Group+10 more
Three-word geolocation system for mapping the world
London
Chris Sheldrick(Founder)inJack David Waley-Cohen(Co-founder)inMohan Ganesalingam(Co-founder)
BoardJan Dietmar Trescher(Director)Abdul Guefor(Director)inTracy Louisa Doree(Director)
Co-investorsBeyond1435 GmbHChannel 4 VenturesDeutsche Bahn Digital VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalGerman Media PoolIngka Investments+4 more
Ilara Health provides healthcare solutions for providers across Africa, bringing accessible medical services to the continent.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesKenya, KE
Co-investorsAngaza CapitalCapria VenturesTLcom CapitalVillgro AfricaChandaria CapitalDOB Equity+2 more
Inductosense designs and manufactures ultrasonic sensor technologies for internal corrosion and erosion monitoring in industrial assets.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareIoTBristol, GB
Dr. Cheng-Huan Zhong(Founder)Professor Anthony Croxford(Founder)Professor Paul Wilcox(Founder)Matt Butcherin
Co-investorsAramco VenturesFuture Planet Capital
TextMine builds AI-powered software that extracts and structures data from business-critical documents for enterprises, with a focus on financial services and legal teams.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTech
Charles Brecque(Co-founder)inAmber Akhtar(Co-founder)inMary Catherine Di Nunzio(CLO)in
Lifted is a UK platform for health and social care providers to find, onboard, sponsor, and retain care workers while staying compliant with Home Office and CQC requirements.
HealthtechHR TechSaaS
Andrew Hill(Cofounder)Rachael Crook(Founder)in
Co-investorsForm VenturesFuel Ventures1818 Venture CapitalKluz Ventures
Lifted builds a platform designed for homecare providers to manage recruitment, compliance, and operational challenges in the care industry.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSaaS
Rachael Crook(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalKluz VenturesFuel Ventures
Micrima develops Mi~Scan, a handheld, radiation-free medical device that measures breast tissue density during an in-person appointment, and Mi~Score, a service that turns those measurements into density maps and trackable personal insights.
FemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesBristol, GB
Imogen(Partnerships & Growth Manager)
Co-investorsOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Venture Founders
Delivers software development courses to students on campus and online in Africa.
Navenio provides infrastructure-free indoor location tracking for healthcare settings using smartphone sensors and AI, enabling hospitals to monitor staff movements and integrate location data into clinical applications without requiring dedicated infrastructure or hardware.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoTSaaSOxford, GB
Niki TrigoniinSarfraz NawazinGareth Murton-MooreAnthony Contiin
Co-investorsBig Pi VenturesQBN CapitalFuture Planet Capital
Orbit Discovery provides peptide discovery solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, serving both large pharmaceutical firms and smaller biotech enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechOxford, GB
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesOxford Technology ManagementBorealis Ventures
OrganOx develops the metra platform, a device that extends organ preservation time for liver transplants by maintaining continuous perfusion with oxygenated blood-based solutions, enabling surgeons to better assess organ viability and make more informed transplant decisions.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesOxford, GB
Prof. Peter Friend(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersBusiness Growth FundHealthQuest CapitalIntuitive VenturesLauxera Capital PartnersLongwall Venture Partners LLP+1 more
Unable to determine from the page provided.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesTyler, US
Co-investorsBig Pi Ventures
Outfund provides revenue-based financing and fixed-term loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs, offering capital without equity dilution based on real-time analysis of their revenue and cashflow data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Daniel Lipinski(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuel VenturesSalica Investments
Oxford Brain Diagnostics provides CDM Insights, a clinical software platform that analyzes MRI scans to detect and monitor microstructural changes in the brain for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesOxford, GB
Dr Steven Chance(CEO & Co-Founder)Professor Mark Jenkinson(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsFuture Planet Capital
Oxford Space Systems designs and manufactures deployable antennas for satellites, focused on reducing mass and improving stowage efficiency and performance.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechHarwell, GB
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalFuture Planet CapitalLongwall Venture Partners LLPMartlet CapitalOxford Investment Opportunity Network+4 more
Oxford PV develops perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cell technology aimed at increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic modules.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Co-investorsLongwall Venture Partners LLP
OxSonics is a clinical-stage therapeutics company developing a platform technology intended to improve the delivery and penetration of anti-cancer drugs into solid tumours.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
Co-investorsLongwall Venture Partners LLP
Perivoli Schools Trust trains nursery school teachers across eight English-speaking Southern African countries to use play-based learning with recyclable materials, aiming to reach 200,000 teachers by 2035.
AgTechEdTechImpact & Social Good
James Alexandroff(Founder)Maya Kafuwa(Joint CEO)Titan Madomba(Joint CEO)
Spin-out from the Universities of Oxford and Munster developing a novel semiconductor chip.
Vaysh Kewada(Founder)in
Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesSilicon CatalystApplied VenturesDeeptech Labs
T-Cypher Bio develops drugs with curative potential, focusing on antibody development, T cell biology, and TCR discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalLifeArc VenturesOxford Science Enterprises
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ClinivaDigitalfashionframeworkInductonsenseMomentum BioscienceOutfundPerivoli Rangeland Institute
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsContentCalacq. by Adobe
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHeroes · cuinsight.com · Aug 11, 2026
Salience Labs · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 18, 2026
Ilara Health · launchbaseafrica.com · Sep 25, 2025
OrganOx · media.signalsfs.com · Sep 14, 2025
Cotton Mouton Diagnostics · uk-cpi.com · Jul 29, 2025
Arbolus · blog.arbolus.com · May 12, 2025
Adaptavate · finance.yahoo.com · Apr 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Perivoli Innovations made?
- Perivoli Innovations has 50 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Perivoli Innovations invest at?
- Perivoli Innovations invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Perivoli Innovations focus on?
- Perivoli Innovations focuses on Biotech, Climate Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, IoT, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- Where is Perivoli Innovations located?
- Perivoli Innovations is headquartered in St. Helier, GB.
- Who does Perivoli Innovations co-invest with?
- Perivoli Innovations most often shares deals with Future Planet Capital, Oxford Science Enterprises, Fuel Ventures, among 77 tracked co-investors.
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