# British Gas: portfolio, investments and team

> British Gas is a corporate vc based in United Kingdom. 2 investments on record, latest Jun 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-gas (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# British Gas

Last cheque observed Jun 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Corporate VC

Series B Agriculture Farming Energy

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **5235** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$19M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## British Gas highlights

- 01 2 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Agriculture Farming Energy
- **Based in:** Leicester, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2012** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Power Plus Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-plus-communications)** Series B · DE · finsmes.com **$15M** With 1 other
- **2010** 1 round
- **Oct** **[AlertMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertme)** Series B · GB · alertme.com **$24M** With 4 others

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[AlertMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertme)** Bought by [British Gas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-gas) **$100M** Feb 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[AlertMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertme)** **$100M** Feb 2015

**[Semplice Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/semplice-energy)** **Undisclosed** Oct 2008

## The cheque

Series B

Median round joined **$19M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2012
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B *2*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2012

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## Quick answers about British Gas

### What does British Gas invest in?

British Gas invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture, Farming and Energy.

### How active is British Gas?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2012.

### How big are British Gas's cheques?

The median round it joins is $19M.

### Is British Gas investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2012.

### What kind of investor is British Gas?

British Gas is a corporate VC based in Leicester, United Kingdom.

### When was British Gas founded?

British Gas was founded in 1812.

### Where does this information on British Gas come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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