The most successful businesses of tomorrow will be the ones that can prove the positive outcomes they create.

We support ventures with measurable and scaleable impact.

£70M

further investment raised by BGV companies in 2023

7

successful exits from the portfolio at end of 2023

75%

of portfolio companies say they wouldn't be as far along without BGV's support

Word from a portfolio founder


"You guys were our first believers, and you followed that with two further investments. You helped us design our impact framework, which impressed another investor enough to bring them in."

- Ariane Alexander-Sefre, Co-founder of Spoke

Impact reports

Every year we publish an impact and learning report. In these reports we share our latest data, insights, learnings and initiatives.

Impact & Learning Report 2023

Our Impact & Learning Report 2023

What's new?

  • Deep dives into the impact of three portfolio companies.
  • Improved analysis of the backgrounds of founders we've invested in.
  • What our new fund means for the way we approach impact.

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Lead by example

In 2015 we were the first VC to become a B Corp in the UK. As a B Corp we are held to the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. We also advocate for systemic change as part of a number of other initiatives.

Based on the B Impact assessment, we earned an overall recertification score of 114.7 in 2021.

Committing to improving female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and finance.

Advocating for a change in UK law so that every company aligns their interests with those of society and the environment.

Committing to anti-harassment and discrimintation for a more inclusive and equitable startup fundraising environment.

Matching our pensions with our values.

Diversity & inclusion

Diversity and inclusion isn’t an add-on for us. It’s a thread that runs through everything we do. We rank second globally for our diversity and inclusion efforts.

Find out more

Breaking the mould of the tech founder stereotype.

43%

of founders identify as a woman

42%

of founders identify as coming from an ethnic minority background

19%

of founders identify as LGBTQ+