BGF
bgf.co.uk Direct investor
BGF is an investment firm providing patient, minority capital to SMEs and early-stage deep tech and life sciences companies in the UK and Ireland. It offers growth funding and support, with a focus on long-term value creation.
BGF is a private equity firm headquartered in United Kingdom, founded in 2011. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in deep Tech, life Sciences, technology and healthcare. Its stated cheque size is £3m-£30m initial investment (Growth); £3m-£10m investment (Early Stage). £3bn under management and 650 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“We aim to support a large, diverse portfolio of businesses to fulfil their growth ambitions, while contributing to the economic resilience of the country.”
— BGF, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Private equity
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom
- Invests in
- UK, Ireland
- Sectors
- Deep Tech, Life Sciences, Technology, Healthcare, Climate & Sustainability, Education, Specialist Manufacturing, Food & Drink
- Cheque size
- £3m-£30m initial investment (Growth); £3m-£10m investment (Early Stage)
- Founded
- 2011
- Assets under management
- £3bn
- Portfolio
- 650 companies
Team, as BGF publishes it
- Andy Gregory Chief Executive Officer
- Ben Barker Chief Investment Officer
- Alex Garfitt Investment Partner
- Alex Snodgrass Investment Partner
- Alistair Brew Regional Investment Partner
- Barry Jackson Regional Investment Partner
- Alastair Pilgrim Head of Technology
- Ann McCarthy Head of Legal
- Ben Coleman Head of Finance
- Anita Dougall Non-Executive Director
Names and roles exactly as listed on bgf.co.uk. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Most shared portfolio companies with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 52 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.
- Abac Capital 2 shared companies: unpri.org, bcorporation.net
- Astanor Ventures 2 shared companies: unpri.org, bcorporation.net
- Industry Ventures 2 shared companies: unpri.org, diversity.vc
- MMC Ventures 2 shared companies: unpri.org, diversity.vc
- Sapphire Ventures 2 shared companies: biocatch.com, diversity.vc
- ActiveCap - Capital Partners, SCR, S.A. 1 shared company: unpri.org
- Bolster Investment Partners 1 shared company: unpri.org
- Carthona Capital 1 shared company: unpri.org
- Clean Growth Fund 1 shared company: unpri.org
- DBL Partners 1 shared company: unpri.org
and 42 more — the graph.
Limited partners that disclose a commitment
From the LP's own published fund list — the LP is the source, not the manager.
- California Public Employees' Retirement System → CapVest Equity Partners V SCSp · vintage 2023 · $345,650,893 committed · source
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page BGF publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.bgf.co.uk/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, invests_in_geographies, sectors, description, founded, portfolio_count, status, confidence
- https://www.bgf.co.uk/looking-for-funding/stage_min, stage_max, cheque_size
- https://www.bgf.co.uk/about/thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, aum
- https://www.bgf.co.uk/team/people
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Record 258 · added 2026-08-28 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence high
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