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Gousto

Buoyed by its strong growth, Gousto achieved “unicorn” status in 2020 when it completed a funding round at a valuation of more than $1 billion

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Miss Group

With BGF as a minority partner, web hosting company Miss Group acquired seven businesses in under two years, quadrupling its earnings

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Stories of Growth

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Stories of
Growth

What it takes to build a business

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I’ve been in technology all my life

Paramjit Uppal, founder, AND Digital
Technology | South West
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What are Stories of Growth?

They are the inspirational stories of the entrepreneurs and business leaders in the BGF portfolio, past and present. In these interviews we explore the mindset of business founders, revealing the challenges, setbacks and successes that made them who they are today.

I saw the chance to do something I believe in

Rob Harris, CEO of Accsys Technologies
Infrastructure, construction & property services | London & South East

I get bored fast

Mattias Kaneteg, founder of Miss Group
Technology | North West

If you leave people uncertain for too long, they don't feel part of anything

Clare Roberts, CEO of Kids Planet
Education | North West

Find a mentor who's done it before

Dr Amrit Chandan, CEO of Aceleron
Energy, clean tech & transition | Midlands

You build resilience that you didn’t know you needed

Sarah Howell, CEO of Arecor
Life sciences | London & South East
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Why people choose BGF?

Whether it’s our long-term minority-only model, flexible funding across all stages of growth, or our local knowledge and access to talent. Learn why business founders choose us.

About BGF's approach

We've saved vulnerable people over 7 million trips to their local chemist

Mark Livingstone, CEO of Pharmacy2U
Healthcare | North East & Cumbria

I learned a sense of pride in the quality of work I deliver

Claire Barker, CEO of Equilaw
Business services | South West

It’s an addiction, opening stores

Colin McClean and David Ferguson, co-founders of Bob & Berts
Food & drink | Northern Ireland

It’s dog eat dog. Every organisation says they are better

Eoin Keary, CEO of Edgescan
Technology | Republic of Ireland

Today, everyone has a dog in their office, but we had our children

James Freedman, co-founder of Zone
Media | London & South East

Hire the best person you can have, not the best person you can afford

Andy Bird, CEO of Inoapps
Energy, clean tech & transition | Scotland

Find a reason every day to be happy

Brian McConnell, founder and CEO of Hydrock
Infrastructure, construction & property services | South West
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If you want to succeed, you have to go further than you're prepared to

Steve Birdsall, founder and CEO of Gaist
Advanced tech, AI & data | North West
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