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YFM Equity Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 66 cheques on record.

Deploying nowPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BWoman LedUnder-representedDisabled

Deploying now
92%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 66 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.2MCheque size, as they say$3.9M – $20MRounds led2 of 66Sole investor27 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
Pitch YFM Equity Partners

YFM Equity Partners highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Growth: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 27 rounds, median $5.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

YFM Equity Partners help ambitious UK small businesses scale up, accelerate growth, and fund ownership transitions with flexible equity solutions.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$3.9M – $20M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Woman LedUnder-representedDisabled
Based in
Bristol, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first66 appearances

  1. 2026

    12 rounds

  2. Sept
    XapienSeries B · GB · YFM Equity Partners$56MWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    BE DesignGrowth · GB · YFM Equity PartnersUndisclosedLed
  4. Jul
    NextWaveGrowth · GB · YFM Equity Partners$4.0MLed
  5. Jun
    Spotless WaterGrowth · GB$8.6MWith 1 other
  6. May
    GEEIQVenture · GB$6.8MWith 2 others
  7. Apr
    StudentCrowdSeries A · GB$9.4MWith 1 other
  8. Apr
    SwankyGrowth · GB$10MSole investor
  9. Apr
    inploiVenture · GB$4.1MSole investor
  10. Mar
    TiPJAR®Growth · GB$6.0MWith 1 other
  11. Mar
    SummizeVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  12. Jan
    SummizeSeries B · GB$55MWith 1 other
  13. Jan
    TeamFeePayVenture · GB$12MWith 1 other
  14. 2025

    6 rounds

  15. Oct
    FuuseVenture · GB$8.0MWith 2 others
  16. Jul
    DynaRiskSeries A · GB$4.7MSole investor
  17. May
    S4labourGrowth · GB$6.2MSole investor
  18. Apr
    VYPRGrowth · GB$6.4MSole investor
  19. Apr
    WorkbuzzVenture · GB$5.3MWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    StormHarvesterSeries A · GB$10MWith 4 others
  21. 2024

    3 rounds

  22. Sept
    Integrum ESGVenture · GB$4.5MSole investor
  23. Jun
    OhaloGrowth · GB$3.6MWith 3 others
  24. Jun
    Spotless WaterGrowth · GB$4.6MWith 1 other
  25. 2023

    4 rounds

  26. Sept
    GEEIQSeries A · GB$8.2MWith 2 others
  27. Feb
    DrDoctorSeries B · GB$12MWith 1 other
  28. Jan
    AutomateproSeries A · GB$6.1MSole investor
  29. Jan
    ElucidatGrowth · GB$2.4MSole investor
  30. 2022

    7 rounds

  31. Dec
    UnbiasedSeries A · GB$6.7MSole investor
  32. Nov
    BiorelateSeries A · GB$7.8MWith 3 others
  33. Nov
    MatillionVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  34. Oct
    PlandekSeries A · GB$5.1MSole investor
  35. Aug
    PanintelligenceVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  36. May
    Quality CloudsGrowth · GB$6.8MWith 1 other
  37. Mar
    Relative InsightGrowth · GB$6.5MWith 3 others
  38. 2020

    1 round

  39. Dec
    ARRACO Global MarketsGrowth$5.0MSole investor
  40. 2019

    5 rounds

  41. Nov
    PanintelligenceSeries A · GB · Uktech$5.8MWith 1 other
  42. Oct
    SharpCloudSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$5.8MSole investor
  43. Jun
    TonkotsuGrowth · GB · FinSMEs$6.4MSole investor
  44. Jun
    WooshiiGB · Wooshii$4.6MSole investor
  45. May
    Arcus GlobalGB · Businessweekly$2.5MSole investor
  46. 2018

    1 round

  47. Aug
  48. 2015

    2 rounds

  49. Nov
    KeTechVenture · GB$7.6MSole 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 team

We hold 70 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

SirigenBought by Becton DickinsonUndisclosedAug 2012
CellTranBought by York Pharma$109KOct 2008

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies YFM Equity Partners put money into.

Quick answers about YFM Equity Partners

What does YFM Equity Partners invest in?

YFM Equity Partners invests most often at Venture and Growth (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Woman Led, Under-represented and Disabled.

How active is YFM Equity Partners?

66 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has YFM Equity Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Xapien (Series B, Sept 2026), BE Design (Growth, Aug 2026) and NextWave (Growth, Jul 2026).

How big are YFM Equity Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.2M. It says it writes cheques of $3.9M to $20M.

Does YFM Equity Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 66 investments on record (3%).

Where does YFM Equity Partners invest?

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

Is YFM Equity Partners investing now?

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

Who does YFM Equity Partners invest alongside?

Most often Nesta (6 rounds together), Maven Capital Partners (4 rounds together) and Oxford Capital Partners (4 rounds together).

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