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Blackfinch Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 43 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BVenture Capital & Private Equity

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100%of best year14cheques in 12 months, 43 on record
Since the last cheque35days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.9MRounds led1 of 43Sole investor9 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 90%
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Blackfinch Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    14 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $1.2M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Gloucester, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first43 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Sept
    Metris EnergySeed · GB · EU-Startups$5.0MLed
  3. Aug
    Noggin HQSeed · GB$3.1MWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    OpteraSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$4.0MWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    Spotless WaterGrowth · GB$8.6MWith 1 other
  6. May
    H2CHPSeed · GB · Northstar Ventures$1.1MWith 3 others
  7. Apr
    SpacefluxSeed · GB$4.7MWith 2 others
  8. Apr
    Third Space LearningVenture · GB$5.9MWith 2 others
  9. Apr
    Archangel LightworksSeries A · GB · Firms' own news pages$13MWith 7 others
  10. Feb
    KelpiVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Feb
    Fulfilment.comSeed · GB$5.5MWith 1 other
  12. Jan
    FutrGrant · GB$35KWith 1 other
  13. Jan
    SpacefluxVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. Jan
    BracketSeed · US$7.0MSole investor
  15. 2025

    6 rounds

  16. Dec
    GT WingsVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  17. Aug
    TransreportVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  18. May
    TendedSeed · GB · Praetura Ventures$2.7MWith 2 others
  19. Apr
    Tangle.ioSeed · US$880KSole investor
  20. Mar
    Supercritical Solutions LtdSeries A · GB · Kibo Invest$17MWith 12 others
  21. Jan
    Adia ThermalPre-seed · GB$1.7MWith 4 others
  22. 2024

    5 rounds

  23. Sept
    Quin AISeed · GB$2.0MWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    CurrenseaCrowdfunding · GB$4.2MSole investor
  25. Jun
    Spotless WaterGrowth · GB$4.6MWith 1 other
  26. May
    Measure ProtocolVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    BeingsPre-seed · GB$1.4MWith 1 other
  28. 2023

    8 rounds

  29. Nov
    Kokoon TechnologyCrowdfunding · GB$27KWith 3 others
  30. Aug
    OdoreSeed · GB$5.0MWith 3 others
  31. Jul
    RideTandemSeed · GB$3.0MWith 4 others
  32. Jul
    WatchMyCompetitorVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Jun
    Martech3DSeed · GB$621KSole investor
  34. Apr
    edozoVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  35. Apr
    ProprliSeed · NL$750KSole investor
  36. Feb
    OnePulseSeries A · GB$505KWith 1 other
  37. 2022

    6 rounds

  38. Dec
    TeamedSeed · GB$3.1MSole investor
  39. Nov
    Placed AppVenture · GB$4.8MWith 2 others
  40. Aug
    PayacaSeed · GB$613KSole investor
  41. Jun
    StaffCircleSeries A · GB$3.7MWith 2 others
  42. May
    ComparesoftSeed · GB$1.4MWith 1 other
  43. Apr
    CyclrVenture · GB$7.2MWith 2 others
  44. 2021

    3 rounds

  45. Sept
    Culture ShiftSeed · GB$2.1MWith 1 other
  46. Sept
    IllumaSeries A · GB$1.5MSole investor

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The team

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What they claim to have backed

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0 of 49 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Blackfinch Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Blackfinch Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Blackfinch Ventures

What does Blackfinch Ventures invest in?

Blackfinch Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Blackfinch Ventures?

43 investments on record, 14 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Blackfinch Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Metris Energy (Seed, Sept 2026), Noggin HQ (Seed, Aug 2026) and Optera (Seed, Jun 2026).

How big are Blackfinch Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.9M.

Does Blackfinch Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 43 investments on record (2%).

Where does Blackfinch Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (90%) and the United States (8%).

Is Blackfinch Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 14 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Blackfinch Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Praetura Ventures (7 rounds together), Foresight Group (4 rounds together) and Innovate UK (4 rounds together).

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