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Growth capital, designed for you

Growth funding that’s different by design

Businesses deserve a better kind of equity partner. Someone to help them scale, without taking control. To challenge them, without driving them too hard, too fast. To treat them with the honesty, respect and empathy they deserve. That’s why we exist. Having backed over 300 companies across all stages and sectors of the economy, we have the insight and experience to help you pursue growth opportunities, providing flexible funding, fresh thinking and useful introductions.

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Clare Roberts

Kids Planet

£22m invested since 2016.

BGF funding has enabled Kids Planet to expand rapidly - it now operate 44 nurseries across the North of England & Midlands.

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July 2020 / BGF News & Features

A Wilderness Way partners with BGF

A Wilderness Way (AWW), a provider of specialist residential childcare and crisis...
July 2020 / Investment news

MIP Diagnostics secures £5.1m in funding to expand...

Nanotechnology business, MIP Diagnostics, has completed a £5.1m funding round to accelerate...

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A local partner, who knows your region

BGF is a local investor. With 16 offices across the UK and Ireland, we’re close to the companies and teams we support. We’ve also worked to create contemporary spaces for networking, dinners, meetings and more.  Today, investee companies use our office network to host everything from customer events to training days and media launches.

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Investment news

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June 2020 / BGF News & Features

ROI secures investment from BGF

ROI has secured a £3m investment from BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, to support…
May 2020 / Investment news

BGF exits DOS after exceptional growth

BGF has exited Direct Online Services (‘DOS’), the UK’s leading ecommerce retailer of kitchen worktops, following an acquisition by Broadview…
April 2020 / Investment news

BGF makes new investment in Gousto

Gousto, the UK’s leading recipe box company has raised an additional £33 million in a funding round led by investors:…

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Industry recognition

    • Insider Dealmakers Award 2019
    • WINNER Deal of the Year; North West
    • WINNER Dealmaker of the Year; Midlands
    • HIGHLY COMMENDED Emerging Dealmaker of the Year; Midlands
    • WINNER Private Equity /Venture Capital Deal of the Year; Northern Ireland
    • Barclays Entrepreneur Awards 2019
    • WINNER Outstanding Contribution to Entrepreneurship Award
    • Thames Valley Deals Awards 2019
    • WINNER Small deal of the year