# British Design Fund: portfolio, investments and team > British Design Fund is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 34 investments on record, 11 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-design-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # British Design Fund Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 34 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Seed Series A Design Consumer Products Manufacturing Follow British Design Fund and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fbritish-design-fund) Deploying now **73%** of best year **11** **cheques in 12 months**, 34 on record Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$377K** Rounds led **0 of 34** Sole investor **10 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%** Pitch British Design Fund ## British Design Fund highlights - 01 11 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 74% of its rounds - 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 business From their own website - **Type:** VC firm - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Design Consumer Products Manufacturing - **Based in:** London, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **34 appearances** - **2026** 9 rounds - **Sept** **[SmartyPlants](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartyplants)** Seed · GB **$201K** With 1 other - **Aug** **[Versatile RobotX](https://millionrounds.com/company/versatile-robotx)** Pre-seed · GB **$1.3M** With 1 other - **Aug** **[EcoNomad Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/economad-solutions)** Venture · GB **$311K** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Permia Sensing](https://millionrounds.com/company/permia-sensing)** Crowdfunding · GB **$55K** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Cordon Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/cordon-technologies)** Seed · GB **$1.3M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[LabCycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/labcycle)** Grant · GB **$329K** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Corryn Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/corryn-biotechnologies)** Seed · GB **$662K** With 3 others - **Feb** **[SmartyPlants](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartyplants)** Seed · GB **$260K** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Permia Sensing](https://millionrounds.com/company/permia-sensing)** Grant · GB **$500K** Sole investor - **2025** 13 rounds - **Dec** **[Fresh Check](https://millionrounds.com/company/fresh-check)** Venture · GB **$201K** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Enteral Access Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/enteral-access-technologies)** Seed · GB **$659K** With 1 other - **Oct** **[PEEQUAL](https://millionrounds.com/company/peequal)** Seed · GB · Silicon Canals **$1.2M** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Sages](https://millionrounds.com/company/sages)** Seed · GB **$250K** With 1 other - **Oct** **[Milbotix](https://millionrounds.com/company/milbotix)** Grant · GB **$27K** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Holdson](https://millionrounds.com/company/holdson)** Growth · GB · Praetura Ventures **$2.0M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[Good Boost](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-boost)** Venture · GB **$269K** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Phare Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/phare-labs)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Jul** **[Cryogenx](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryogenx)** Seed · GB **$2.2M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Flomark](https://millionrounds.com/company/flomark)** Seed · GB **$409K** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Samudra Oceans](https://millionrounds.com/company/samudra-oceans)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Apr** **[ManholeMetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/manholemetrics)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Apr** **[Matoha Instrumentation](https://millionrounds.com/company/matoha-instrumentation)** Seed · GB **$1.9M** Sole investor - **2024** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[Corryn Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/corryn-biotechnologies)** Seed · GB **$738K** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Aeropowder](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeropowder)** Venture · GB **$192K** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Koalaa](https://millionrounds.com/company/koalaa)** Seed · GB **$1.2M** With 1 other - **2023** 6 rounds - **Nov** **[Samudra Oceans](https://millionrounds.com/company/samudra-oceans)** Pre-seed · GB **$1.0M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[FC Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/fc-labs)** Seed · GB **$184K** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Scintam Engineering](https://millionrounds.com/company/scintam-engineering)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Sept** **[SolarisKit](https://millionrounds.com/company/solariskit)** Seed · GB **$187K** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Zak Mobility](https://millionrounds.com/company/zak-mobility)** Venture · GB **$650K** Sole investor - **Jul** **[BoxxDocks](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxxdocks)** Pre-seed · GB **$193K** With 1 other - **2022** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[White Motorcycle Concepts](https://millionrounds.com/company/white-motorcycle-concepts)** Seed · GB **$344K** Sole investor - **Sept** **[Gravitilab](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravitilab)** Seed · GB **$1.0M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Spokesafe](https://millionrounds.com/company/spokesafe)** Pre-seed · GB **$197K** Sole 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. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$377K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$575K** Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 10 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *16* - Venture *9* - Pre-seed *4* - Grant *3* - Crowdfunding *1* - Growth *1* - Series A said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) 7 - [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) 7 - [Carbon13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) 2 - [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) 2 - [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 2 - [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) 2 **Pitching British Design Fund?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 UK** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk)[**SFC Capital** Angel network **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital)[**Carbon13** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13)[**Crowdcube** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**N1** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1)[**Parkwalk** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk)[**Techstars** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) ## Recently backed The latest companies British Design Fund put money into. [**SmartyPlants** $201K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartyplants)[**Versatile RobotX** $1.3M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/versatile-robotx)[**EcoNomad Solutions** $311K · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/economad-solutions)[**Permia Sensing** $55K · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/permia-sensing)[**Cordon Technologies** $1.3M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cordon-technologies)[**LabCycle** $329K · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/labcycle) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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