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British Design Fund

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 34 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries ADesignConsumer ProductsManufacturing

Deploying now
73%of best year11cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$377KRounds led0 of 34Sole investor10 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
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British Design Fund highlights

  1. 01

    11 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 74% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $575K

What they do

The Fund works with extraordinary entrepreneurs to scale their products, accelerate growth and build long term value – both for investors and businessFrom their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
DesignConsumer ProductsManufacturing
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Sept
    SmartyPlantsSeed · GB$201KWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    Versatile RobotXPre-seed · GB$1.3MWith 1 other
  4. Aug
    EcoNomad SolutionsVenture · GB$311KWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    Permia SensingCrowdfunding · GB$55KSole investor
  6. Jun
    Cordon TechnologiesSeed · GB$1.3MWith 1 other
  7. Jun
    LabCycleGrant · GB$329KWith 2 others
  8. Apr
    Corryn BiotechnologiesSeed · GB$662KWith 3 others
  9. Feb
    SmartyPlantsSeed · GB$260KWith 1 other
  10. Jan
    Permia SensingGrant · GB$500KSole investor
  11. 2025

    13 rounds

  12. Dec
    Fresh CheckVenture · GB$201KWith 1 other
  13. Nov
    Enteral Access TechnologiesSeed · GB$659KWith 1 other
  14. Oct
    PEEQUALSeed · GB · Silicon Canals$1.2MSole investor
  15. Oct
    SagesSeed · GB$250KWith 1 other
  16. Oct
    MilbotixGrant · GB$27KWith 1 other
  17. Sept
    HoldsonGrowth · GB · Praetura Ventures$2.0MWith 5 others
  18. Sept
    Good BoostVenture · GB$269KWith 1 other
  19. Jul
    Phare LabsVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  20. Jul
    CryogenxSeed · GB$2.2MSole investor
  21. Jun
    FlomarkSeed · GB$409KWith 1 other
  22. Jun
    Samudra OceansVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. Apr
    ManholeMetricsVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  24. Apr
    Matoha InstrumentationSeed · GB$1.9MSole investor
  25. 2024

    3 rounds

  26. Sept
    Corryn BiotechnologiesSeed · GB$738KWith 2 others
  27. Jun
    AeropowderVenture · GB$192KWith 2 others
  28. Feb
    KoalaaSeed · GB$1.2MWith 1 other
  29. 2023

    6 rounds

  30. Nov
    Samudra OceansPre-seed · GB$1.0MWith 2 others
  31. Oct
    FC LabsSeed · GB$184KSole investor
  32. Sept
    Scintam EngineeringVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    SolarisKitSeed · GB$187KWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    Zak MobilityVenture · GB$650KSole investor
  35. Jul
    BoxxDocksPre-seed · GB$193KWith 1 other
  36. 2022

    3 rounds

  37. Sept
    White Motorcycle ConceptsSeed · GB$344KSole investor
  38. Sept
    GravitilabSeed · GB$1.0MSole investor
  39. Mar
    SpokesafePre-seed · GB$197KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who they invest alongside

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

Innovate UKVC firm7rounds togetherSFC CapitalAngel network7rounds togetherCarbon13Accelerator2rounds togetherCrowdcubeVC firm2rounds togetherMassChallengeAccelerator2rounds togetherN1VC firm2rounds togetherParkwalkVC firm2rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies British Design Fund put money into.

SmartyPlants$201K · Sept 2026Versatile RobotX$1.3M · Aug 2026EcoNomad Solutions$311K · Aug 2026Permia Sensing$55K · Jul 2026Cordon Technologies$1.3M · Jun 2026LabCycle$329K · Jun 2026

Quick answers about British Design Fund

What does British Design Fund invest in?

British Design Fund invests most often at Seed and Venture (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Design, Consumer Products and Manufacturing.

How active is British Design Fund?

34 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has British Design Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: SmartyPlants (Seed, Sept 2026), Versatile RobotX (Pre-seed, Aug 2026) and EcoNomad Solutions (Venture, Aug 2026).

How big are British Design Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $377K.

Does British Design Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does British Design Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%).

Is British Design Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does British Design Fund invest alongside?

Most often Innovate UK (7 rounds together), SFC Capital (7 rounds together) and Carbon13 (2 rounds together).

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