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Impact

Institutional funds

Funds

We believe the most scalable companies will solve the world's biggest challenges

1

Ascension Fund III

UK/ Europe/ North AmericaRaisingDeploying

Fund size | £20m

Fund vintage | 2024

2

Impact Fund II (Fair By Design)

UKClosed (not raising)Fully deployed

Fund size | £16m

Fund vintage | 2018

Portfolio snapshot

A selection of our institutional fund companies

Founders we’ve backed across energy, fintech and health — building category winners that improve people’s lives.

Downstream and co-investors, including some of the world’s top funds

Sofina
Balderton
LocalGlobe
Northzone
Smash Capital
Insight Partners
General Catalyst
Bessemer Venture Partners
20VC
Project Europe
Y Combinator
Active Partners
Deal flow

Among the UK’s most active pre-seed investors

Ten years embedded in the venture ecosystem has built a founder and investors network that drives our investment flywheel — and an AI-powered sourcing engine gives us full market coverage, so a focused team can see more of the market and back the few with real conviction.

11,000+
companies scanned a year
6,500
deals screened a year
1,400+
first meetings a year
c.25
new investments a year

300 founders in our portfolio send us the exceptional peers they meet — a proprietary deal source no one else can replicate.

01 · Source

Proprietary flow from LPs, venture partners and 300+ portfolio founders — amplified by an AI scraper scanning 11,000+ companies a year.

02 · Select

A proprietary AI scoring model and psychometric founder benchmarking sharpen conviction before we commit.

03 · Support

Hands-on backing from the earliest stage, where partnership matters most.

04 · Scale

Reserved follow-on into clear breakouts — more shots on goal across a diversified portfolio.

Track record

Including 6 exits ≥ 5× and 3 ≥ 9×

15
exits since 2018
4.0×
mean multiple
4.1
years to exit
70+
holdings ≥ 200%
Recognition

Independently ranked among the UK’s leading early-stage investors

3rd
most active London VC
Beauhurst, 2025
Top 10
best-performing investor
Sifted 100, 2025
#1
most active UK impact fund
Beauhurst, 2024

Backed by

Nationwide
British Business Bank
Better Society Capital
Comic Relief

Interested in investing?

We're always looking for aligned LPs who share our vision.