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Active Partners

Active Partners

Venture Capital

Active Partners is a venture capital firm with consumer-side experience.

Portfolio

22

companies

Investment by month

By category

  • FinTech£40.0M
  • TravelTech£36.6M
  • Uncategorised£20.5M
  • AI/ML£16.5M
  • eCommerce£11.6M
  • Other£21.8M

By location

  • London£106M
  • Berlin£21.3M
  • Birmingham£6.5M
  • Bristol£5.6M
  • Cardiff£3.2M
  • Other£4.0M

Portfolio companies

BI

Bolt Insight

Bolt Insight provides AI-powered consumer research and intelligence platforms for global brands.

CF

Code First Girls

Code First Girls provides free coding education and employment for women entering the technology sector.

C

Coopah

A mobile application providing personalised run coaching and training plans.

CC

Creature Comforts

Combines physical veterinary clinics with digital care services to modernise pet healthcare.

E

Eterlast

Eterlast develops Web3 gaming ecosystems focused on boxing and rugby.

G

Glowb

Glowb simplifies the domestic solar installation process for homeowners.

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H

Heidi

Online ski operator offering flexible holiday packages.

LT

Limitless Travel

Limitless Travel arranges accessible holidays and cruises for disabled travellers.

L

Lovetovisit

Lovetovisit provides a digital ticketing platform for local attractions and events.

LP

Luxury Promise

Luxury Promise runs a live shopping and e-commerce platform for pre-owned luxury items.

M

MEplace

MEplace operates holistic nurseries focused on early childhood mental and physical development.

M

Marleybones

Marleybones produces shelf-stable fresh dog food packaged in sustainable cartons.

MM

Materials Market

Materials Market runs a digital marketplace for heavy-side building materials.

MyEdSpace

MyEdSpace

MyEdSpace provides scalable online education and tutoring led by elite teachers.

P

Patch

Patch develops neighbourhood workspaces and community hubs on local high streets.

P

Plend

Plend provides ethical consumer loans using open banking data.

S

Subdial

Subdial operates a digital platform for trading and managing pre-owned luxury watches.

T&

Taylor & Hart

Taylor & Hart provides a bespoke, transparent design process for fine jewellery.

TravelLocal

TravelLocal

TravelLocal provides an online marketplace connecting travellers directly with local experts for bespoke holidays.

Unravel

Unravel

Unravel runs a video commerce platform that turns creator content into travel bookings.

Valla

Valla

Valla provides an artificial intelligence platform for workplace rights and legal access.

Vinterior

Vinterior

Vinterior runs an online marketplace for curated vintage furniture and home accessories.


Team

PB

Paddy Byng

Jason Mahendran

Jason Mahendran

Jason serves as CEO and Managing Partner at Growth Partner, following board roles across multiple consumer brands. His background includes previous experience at Active Partners.

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TP

Tom Profumo

Partner

Tom is a partner at Active Partners and an angel investor, alongside holding board positions at organisations including Code First Girls and the National Trust for Scotland.

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Nick Green

Nick Green

Seed Investor

Nick brings investor and commercial experience from Active Partners, Weezy, and Zebra Fuel. He also operates as an angel investor and founder.

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NE

Nick Evans

Managing Partner

Billy Fox

Billy Fox

Early-stage Investor

Billy is a partner and early-stage investor at Active Partners, following previous roles as an analyst and origination associate at the firm.

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CS

Courtney Sawatzke

Investor

Courtney brings early stage consumer investment experience from Active Partners, following a fellowship at ZX Ventures and an MBA from London Business School.

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Spencer Skinner

Spencer Skinner

Managing Partner

Spencer is managing partner at Active Partners and chairs Honest Burgers and Secret Cinema. His background includes board roles at Leon Restaurants and IMPOWER Consulting, alongside early experience as a manager at PwC.

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Recent investments

£7.0M

The £7m investment was led by Pembroke VCT with participation from 212, Active Partners, Velocity, and TIBAS Ventures.

"When we launched Bolt Insight in 2019, our mission was to bring real consumer voices into the heart of business decision-making. With the launch of BoltChatAI in 2022, we proved that AI-moderated qualitative research could deliver rich insight at unprecedented speed and scale."
— Hakan Yurdakul, CEO and Co-Founder
Series A
£11.2M

White Star Capital led the Series A round with backing from Educapital, Emerge, Active Partners, and Coalition Capital.

"We set out to combine the best teachers, leading technology, and the power of social media to build a platform that delivers the education that young people want and deserve. Our model makes learning affordable and ends the postcode lottery of achievement. With this funding and the support of our investors, we can take the next step in making world-class education available to every child in the UK, and now in the US. It brings us one step closer to being able to provide free access for every UK child on free school meals, which we set as a long-term company goal."
— Sean Hirons, Co-founder
Seed
£2.0M

The seed round was led by Ada Ventures, Active Partners and Portfolio Ventures to support platform growth and tool development.

"The legal world is experiencing its own watershed moment. AI is completely redrawing who can access justice – but ordinary people are being left behind. We’re flipping this on its head by putting powerful, tailor-made legal tools directly into workers’ hands, not just those with deep pockets."
— Danae Shell, CEO and Co-Founder
Other
£2.0M

Fuel Ventures led the investment round, which also saw participation from Active Partners and angel investors.

"The fragmented nature of the construction industry creates a frustrating trading environment for both customers and suppliers alike. Faced with an uncertain economic climate and ambitious government targets, maximising efficiency in the procurement process has never been more important. We are thrilled to be working with Active Partners, who bring a wealth of consumer-side experience, as well as Tom and James, whose expertise will play a pivotal role as we take this exciting next step in our journey."
— Samuel Hunt, Co-Founder and CEO
Series A
£5.3M

The Series A round was led by Nauta Capital with backing from several notable investors.

"The way people discover travel has changed. They don't sift through endless search results—they get inspired by creators who are exploring the world and sharing their experiences. Unravel bridges that gap, turning creator-shot videos into seamless, AI-powered booking experiences."
— Vijay Anand, CEO & Co-Founder