West Hill Capital
Venture capitalLondon · Seed–Late Stage · 15 people tracked
Investment thesis
West Hill Capital, part of West Hill Corporate Finance, originates, advises on and structures capital raisings and transactions for growth companies in the UK and overseas. It focuses on smaller deals in the £1-20m range and has raised around £600m across multiple sectors. Leveraging decades of financial services experience and a broad network, the firm provides access to a varied pipeline including EIS private placings and AIM IPOs. Partners frequently co-invest personally at the same price and terms as investors, aligning interests and demonstrating commitment. Deals are often structured so individuals can invest alongside major financial institutions while benefiting from EIS tax reliefs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 1 of 2 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×1Enterprise Software ×1SaaS ×1
Investments · 2 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFormalize offers a compliance operations platform that helps organizations manage and automate governance, risk, and privacy tasks across standards such as ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, and GDPR, including supplier audits, risk tracking, and incident logging.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsActon CapitalBlackFin Tech
European technology platform that raised €30 million in a Series B round, delivering roughly 6x returns to early West Hill investors.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFormalize · financialit.net · Oct 29, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2013
LLP designated member · since 2013
LLP designated member · since 2013
David Martin Hollidge — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to appoint and remove members limited liability partnership
Robert Forbes Caie — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to appoint and remove members limited liability partnership
Mark James Hickson — 25–50% of voting rights, right to share surplus assets 25 to 50 percent limited liability partnership, right to appoint and remove members limited liability partnership
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does West Hill Capital invest at?
- West Hill Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is West Hill Capital's typical check size?
- West Hill Capital typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
- What sectors does West Hill Capital focus on?
- West Hill Capital focuses on Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is West Hill Capital located?
- West Hill Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
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