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.

+16M

lives positively impacted by our portfolio

5

successful exits from the portfolio at end of 2022

100%

of portfolio companies at Series A or beyond can demonstrate causality of their impact

Word from a portfolio founder

"The BGV programme gave me concrete and actionable deliverables that helped me with business planning and prepared me for my next funding round."

- Isabelle Gough, CEO and Co-founder, Cercula (BGV 2021 cohort)

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 2021

Our Impact & Learning Report 2022

What's new?

  • Insights on tech for good leadership from BGV portfolio founders.
  • A thematic analysis of BGV’s impact.
  • Our approach to portfolio and platform support.

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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.

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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+