Perivoli Innovations
Impact investorSt. Helier · Pre-Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked
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 website
What they invest in
from 24 of 51 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×7Biotech ×6Deep Tech ×6Enterprise Software ×6Medical Devices ×6Climate Tech ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×13United States×3Kenya×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×63 founders×2
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12015 · 12 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 Capital
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)Will Leeming(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFuel Ventures13books Capital
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 CorporationAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapria VenturesCRE Venture Capital+9 more
Building a network of digitally connected, nurse-staffed health clinics in Kenya.
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)
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)Crispin Murira(Executive Officer)
BoardJames Sorenson(Director)Saskia van der Mast(Director)Peter van As(Director)Gerald Held(Director)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Endeavor CatalystEnza CapitalGoodwell Investments
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)Chris Allender(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)
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
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)
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
Co-investorsalphabet angelsD4 VenturesDIP CapitalFuel VenturesPROOFRaptor Group+2 more
Three-word geolocation system for mapping the world
Chris Sheldrick(Founder)inJack David Waley-Cohen(Co-founder)inMohan Ganesalingam(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBeyond1435 GmbHChannel 4 VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalGerman Media PoolIngka InvestmentsIntel Capital+3 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
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 TrigoniSarfraz NawazinGareth Murton-MooreAnthony Conti
Co-investorsBig Pi VenturesQBN CapitalFuture Planet Capital
University of Bristol spin-out monitoring corrosion and defects in structures using battery-free, wireless ultrasonic sensors.
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)Amber Akhtar(Co-founder)Mary Catherine Di Nunzio(CLO)in
Software platform for care workers visiting the homes of elderly people and their families.
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
Developed a blood test that can determine within 18 hours whether a patient has septicaemia.
Delivers software development courses to students on campus and online in Africa.
Oxford Computer Science spin-out interpreting mobile phone geo-location to track movement to one-meter accuracy.
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
Neil Butt(CEO)
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesOxford Technology Management
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
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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)
Co-investorsFuel VenturesSalica Investments
UK-based digital online lending platform focused on the e-commerce industry.
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
Sean Sutcliffein
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalFuture Planet CapitalLongwall Venture Partners LLPMartlet CapitalOxford Investment Opportunity Network+4 more
Co-investorsLongwall Venture Partners LLP
Co-investorsLongwall Venture Partners LLP
Spin-out from the Universities of Oxford and Munster developing a novel semiconductor chip.
Vaysh Kewada(Founder)in
Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesSilicon Catalyst
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
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioContentCalacq. by Adobe
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHeroes · cuinsight.com · Aug 11, 2026
Ilara Health · launchbaseafrica.com · Sep 25, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Perivoli Innovations made?
- Perivoli Innovations has 52 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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, Longwall Venture Partners LLP, among 73 tracked co-investors.
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