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BGF invests in growing businesses in London, providing the growth capital, support and long-term mindset needed to accelerate progress.
We focus on strong management teams, business potential and our ability to help you accelerate.
We’ve invested over £1 billion in businesses in London and the South East, including startups at an earlier stage of their journey through to companies with decades of trading history. And we’re always ready for the next one.
It’s investment as it should be.
Funding businesses in London & South East

Early Stage to Growth investment
- BGF first backed recipe box delivery service Gousto in 2015 and has provided eight rounds of follow-on investment to date.
- Our funding and support has helped to drive organic growth, technology enhancements, sales & marketing, a second fulfilment centre and large-scale recruitment drive.
- Gousto achieved “unicorn” status in 2020 with a valuation of over $1 billion.

Early Stage investment
- BGF invested £4m in PredictImmune as part of a joint funding package in 2019.
- The company specialises in prognostic tools for guiding treatment of immune-mediated diseases such as Crohn’s disease.
- Our investment has supported PredictImmune’s international commercial operations and continued development of new tools.

BGF is a minority investor in SPOKE, the fast-growing direct to consumer menswear brand.
- The London-based business specialises in chinos. They use a handy “Fit Finder” tool to help customers find the right size, which is 10x bigger than average.
- Funding will drive SPOKE’s technology, product innovation, brand building and international expansion.

The innovative gym chain Gymbox has received £25m of BGF funding since July 2014.
- Based in London, the company is renowned for its unique style and world class facilities.
- Since BGF’s first investment, Gymbox has enjoyed rapid growth while the number of clubs it operates has risen from 5 to 11.
BGF has consistently increased its investment momentum over the past 10 years and has experienced a notable step up in deal activity this year including a number of high-profile investments and successful exits.


Freddie Mitchell
Investor / London

Alisha Bissoondoyal
Investor / London

Patrick Duffy
Investor / London

James Davis
Research & Intelligence / London

Ed Jeans
Investor / London

Sofia Paci
Direct Origination / London

Matthew Connor
Investor / London

Micaela Ovando
Executive Assistant / London

Lydia Brooker
Executive Assistant / London

Sam Parry
Investor / London

Gayle Tang
HR / London

Joanna Smart
Portfolio / London

Tom Gilchrist
Investor / London

Lucy Wilson
Marketing / London

Nikita Johnson
Executive Assistant / London

Luke Rajah
Investor / London

James Archer
Portfolio / London

Arif Saleem
Legal / London

Karolina Sokolowska
Investor / London

Natasha Murray
/ London

Sonia Powar
Investor / London

Simon Steward
Head of Digital / London

Nina Pullinger
Front of house / London

Charlotte Moses Rains
BGF Foundation / London

Marta Lozano
Investor / London

Talia Hoffman
Portfolio Administration / London

Nicol Fraser
Head of London and South East / London

Dylan Kaye
Direct Origination / London

Daria Polunina
Portfolio team / London

Kathryn Rothwell
HR / London

Darren Duporte
HR - Talent Acquisition and EDI Lead / London

Roshni Bandesha
Head of ESG / London

Dennis Atkinson
Investor / London

John Coburn
Expertise on-Demand Manager / London

Kris Isherwood
Non-executive director / Birmingham, London

Jim Strang
Non-executive director / London

Steven Poulter
Shareholder Director – Barclays / London

Lucy Edwardes-Jones
Investor / Early Stage / Cambridge / London / Cambridge, London

Alex Birch
PR Manager / London

Kiran Dharni
Front of House / London

Rowan Bird
Investor / London

Katharine Cooper
Executive Assistant / London

Daina Spedding
Investor / London

Clare Altmann-Richer
HR / London

Simon Blackaby
Investor / London

Claire Lamb
Director of HR / London

Chris Morgan
Investor / London

Matthew Simcox
Portfolio team / London

Rob Keywood
IT / London

Adam Philippsohn
Investor / London

Amar Pazir
IT Operations Manager / London

Kate Todd
Executive Assistant / London

Sophie Birch
Talent Network / London

Zahir Kasmani
Investor / London

Cara Vrahimis
Executive Assistant / London

Nick Morris
Facilities Manager / London

Tyrell Beveridge
IT / London

Russell Perman
Front of House / London

Andy Watts
Portfolio team / London

Adam Hussey
Business Systems Manager / London

Sarah Ledwidge
Portfolio team / London

Naomi Fieldus
Portfolio Exchange / London

Mia Lester
HR / London

Mo Alexander
Talent Network / London

Stephen Welton
Chair of the BGF Foundation / London

John Swarbrick
/ London

Olivia Neill
Executive Assistant / London

Neil Johnson
Deputy Chairman & Senior Independent Director / London

Liz Warburton
Head of Marketing & Communications / London

Paul Stevens
Head of Quoted Investments / London

Matthew Reed
Chief Operating Officer / London

Mark Bryant
Portfolio team / London

Lindsey Aneizi
Head of Investor Relations / London

Leigh Edgar
Head of Operations / London

Ian Downing
Portfolio team / Birmingham, Cambridge, London

Charlotte Ward
Executive Assistant / London

Alistair Brew
Head of Investment Operations / London

Alex Snodgrass
Investor / London

Frankie Modoo
Executive Assistant / London

Fen Pengelley
Executive Assistant / London

Fiona Gibson
Portfolio team / London

Matt Singh
Investor / London
Get business investment in London & South East
If your business is looking for growth funding to help reach your potential, get in touch with BGF. Our experienced growth and quoted teams based at Embankment invest in businesses in most sectors across London and the South East. Find out more about how backing from BGF could fund new opportunities for your business.
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