Muve placed in 2024 edition of Times 100
Congratulations to David Jabbari and the amazing team at Muve for being listed in The Sunday Times 100, annual ranking of Britain’s fastest-growing private companies, for the second year running!
Strava aquire ACF portfolio company FATMAP
FATMAP operates a global mapping technology for outdoor pursuits. ACF first invested in 2018 and we have seen the business go from strength to strength as it has created a best-in-class HD, 3D digital map of the world culminating it is sale to Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform used by more than 100 million people globally.
Fundamentals of Angel Investment
Celebrating 10 years of investment backing a portfolio of over 100 companies, ACF Investors publish the Fundamentals of Angel Investment with 10 top tips for Angel investors
Liverpool based LivingLens exit to Medallia
LivingLens, a video capture and analytics platform was backed by ACF Investors in its first institutional round of investment and was successfully sold to Medallia, a global leader in experience management…
Santander invests £350m in Ebury
Ebury has been backed by ACF Investors over multiple rounds and provides foreign exchange, money transfer and other currency services to small and medium businesses and their banking partners…
Gousto cooks up $1bn valuation
Recipe box firm Gousto has been backed by ACF Investors since 2013 and now provides 5 million meal deliveries a month and is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK.
Goldman Sachs leads $160m investment in to Form3
Cloud based native payments-as-a-service provider Form3 has been backed by ACF Investors since our initial £750k investment in 2017. Today, Form3 is trusted by some of UK and Europe’s biggest Tier1 banks and fastest-growing FinTech’s to handle their critical payments architecture.
Looking for investment
ACF Investors is a £100M Venture Capital fund investing in exceptional entrepreneurs from around the UK across most sectors. Key to our investment approach is to align our interests with sector focused angel investors who are making a meaningful commitment to the round. We work in partnership with these investors to share due diligence, agree investment terms and provide ongoing support post investment.
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Sector Smart Angel Investor(s)
– The Angel CoFund works alongside syndicates of angels with relevant sector and investment experience who are performing reasonable due diligence prior to investment
– The Delta Fund is able to accelerate the investment process where angels have deeper sector knowledge and are making significant investments
Meaningful Investment
– The Angel CoFund requires a syndicate of at least 3 sector focused angel investors including a lead providing at least £40,000 in tothe round
– The Delta Fund requires a lead investor with deep sector experience to provide at least £70,000 in to the round
Alignment of Interest
– Both the Delta Fund and the Angel CoFund will only make equity investments alongside Angels who have not participated in previous rounds
– Both funds will invest via the same or aligned share classes with other investors participating in the round
– The focus on all investments should be capital growth rather than income
Sector Smart Angel Investor(s)
– The Angel CoFund works alongside syndicates of angels with relevant sector and investment experience who are performing reasonable due diligence prior to investment
– The Delta Fund is able to accelerate the investment process where angels have deeper sector knowledge and are making significant investments
Meaningful Investment
– The Angel CoFund requires a syndicate of at least 3 sector focused angel investors including a lead providing at least £40,000 in tothe round
– The Delta Fund requires a lead investor with deep sector experience to provide at least £70,000 in to the round
Alignment of Interest
– Both the Delta Fund and the Angel CoFund will only make equity investments alongside Angels who have not participated in previous rounds
– Both funds will invest via the same or aligned share classes with other investors participating in the round
– The focus on all investments should be capital growth rather than income
