# YFM Equity Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> YFM Equity Partners is a private equity based in United Kingdom. 66 investments on record, 12 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# YFM Equity Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 66 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Private equity

Seed Series A Series B Woman Led Under-represented Disabled

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**92%** of best year **12** **cheques in 12 months**, 66 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.2M** Cheque size, as they say **$3.9M – $20M** Rounds led **2 of 66** Sole investor **27 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%**

Pitch YFM Equity Partners

## YFM Equity Partners highlights

- 01 12 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Growth: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 27 rounds, median $5.0M
- 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:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Woman Led Under-represented Disabled
- **Based in:** Bristol, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **66 appearances**

- **2026** 12 rounds
- **Sept** **[Xapien](https://millionrounds.com/company/xapien)** Series B · GB · YFM Equity Partners **$56M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[BE Design](https://millionrounds.com/company/be-design)** Growth · GB · YFM Equity Partners **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **Jul** **[NextWave](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextwave)** Growth · GB · YFM Equity Partners **$4.0M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Spotless Water](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotless-water)** Growth · GB **$8.6M** With 1 other
- **May** **[GEEIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/geeiq)** Venture · GB **$6.8M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[StudentCrowd](https://millionrounds.com/company/studentcrowd)** Series A · GB **$9.4M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Swanky](https://millionrounds.com/company/swanky)** Growth · GB **$10M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[inploi](https://millionrounds.com/company/inploi)** Venture · GB **$4.1M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[TiPJAR®](https://millionrounds.com/company/tipjar)** Growth · GB **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Summize](https://millionrounds.com/company/summize)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Summize](https://millionrounds.com/company/summize)** Series B · GB **$55M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[TeamFeePay](https://millionrounds.com/company/teamfeepay)** Venture · GB **$12M** With 1 other
- **2025** 6 rounds
- **Oct** **[Fuuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuuse)** Venture · GB **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[DynaRisk](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynarisk)** Series A · GB **$4.7M** Sole investor
- **May** **[S4labour](https://millionrounds.com/company/s4labour)** Growth · GB **$6.2M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[VYPR](https://millionrounds.com/company/vypr)** Growth · GB **$6.4M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Workbuzz](https://millionrounds.com/company/workbuzz)** Venture · GB **$5.3M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[StormHarvester](https://millionrounds.com/company/stormharvester)** Series A · GB **$10M** With 4 others
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Integrum ESG](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrum-esg)** Venture · GB **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Ohalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ohalo)** Growth · GB **$3.6M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Spotless Water](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotless-water)** Growth · GB **$4.6M** With 1 other
- **2023** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[GEEIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/geeiq)** Series A · GB **$8.2M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[DrDoctor](https://millionrounds.com/company/drdoctor)** Series B · GB **$12M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Automatepro](https://millionrounds.com/company/automatepro)** Series A · GB **$6.1M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Elucidat](https://millionrounds.com/company/elucidat)** Growth · GB **$2.4M** Sole investor
- **2022** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Unbiased](https://millionrounds.com/company/unbiased)** Series A · GB **$6.7M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Biorelate](https://millionrounds.com/company/biorelate)** Series A · GB **$7.8M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Matillion](https://millionrounds.com/company/matillion)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Plandek](https://millionrounds.com/company/plandek)** Series A · GB **$5.1M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Panintelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/panintelligence)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Quality Clouds](https://millionrounds.com/company/quality-clouds)** Growth · GB **$6.8M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Relative Insight](https://millionrounds.com/company/relative-insight)** Growth · GB **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **2020** 1 round
- **Dec** **[ARRACO Global Markets](https://millionrounds.com/company/arraco-global-markets)** Growth **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Panintelligence](https://millionrounds.com/company/panintelligence)** Series A · GB · Uktech **$5.8M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[SharpCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/sharpcloud)** Series A · GB · FinSMEs **$5.8M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Tonkotsu](https://millionrounds.com/company/tonkotsu)** Growth · GB · FinSMEs **$6.4M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Wooshii](https://millionrounds.com/company/wooshii)** GB · Wooshii **$4.6M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Arcus Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcus-global)** GB · Businessweekly **$2.5M** Sole investor
- **2018** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Collaborative Project Management Services (CPMS)](https://millionrounds.com/company/collaborative-project-management-services-cpms)** Growth **$5.8M** Sole investor
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[KeTech](https://millionrounds.com/company/ketech)** Venture · GB **$7.6M** 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 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 listed **2 in all**

**[Sirigen](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirigen)** Bought by Becton Dickinson **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**[CellTran](https://millionrounds.com/company/celltran)** Bought by York Pharma **$109K** Oct 2008

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$6.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.0M**

Led 2 of 66 rounds **3%**

- **Said size:** $3.9M – $20M
- **Sole investor:** 27 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *24*
- Growth said *15*
- Series A said *13*
- Series B said *5*
- Seed said *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Nesta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nesta-ventures) 6
- [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) 4
- [Oxford Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital) 4
- [Ascension](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension) 3
- [Blackfinch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackfinch-ventures) 2
- [Enterprise Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Nesta** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nesta-ventures)[**Maven Capital Partners** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners)[**Oxford Capital Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-capital)[**Ascension** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascension)[**Blackfinch Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackfinch-ventures)[**Enterprise Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/enterprise-ventures)[**GFR Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gfr-fund)[**IQ Capital Partners** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital-partners)[**Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund)[**Partnerships UK** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partnerships-uk)[**Seraphim Space** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space)[**Techstart Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstart-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies YFM Equity Partners put money into.

[**Xapien** $56M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xapien)[**BE Design** Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/be-design)[**Spotless Water** $8.6M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotless-water)[**GEEIQ** $6.8M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/geeiq)[**StudentCrowd** $9.4M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/studentcrowd)[**inploi** $4.1M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/inploi)

## 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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