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Active Partners

Active Partners

Venture Capital

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


Recent investments

Seed
£900K

The funding round was led by JamJar Investments, with backing from Active Partners and Animal Health Angels.

"Marleybones is driven by our founding mission of making dogs healthier and happier. This investment will allow us to continue delivering on that promise and caring for more dogs than ever before. Having seen the benefits on my own dog Marley, and the customers we’re lucky enough to serve, we’re excited about what this investment unlocks for our community"
— Josephine Bager, Co-founder
Seed
£7.0M

Torch Capital, Hanaco, and Boost Capital Partners co-led the seed round to fund new London clinics and a proprietary care app.

"Our goal is healthier pets and happier vets. We want to fix the state of affairs for animals, customers and veterinary teams all at the same time because, right now, no one is winning. When you can access it, vet care in the UK is almost always exemplary, but the experience around it is broken."
— Russell Welsh, COO
Series B
£8.3M

The funding round was led by Puma Private Equity with participation from Active Partners and Gresham House Ventures to expand international operations.

"TravelLocal has performed very strongly again coming out of the pandemic as people travel extensively – and increasingly with a strong desire to do so in a more sustainable, meaningful way, that supports local people and economies. Our unique business model enables everyone to do just that. This funding round reflects the excellent growth opportunity we now have, and the first class team we have built to tackle it."
— Tom Stapleton, CEO
Seed
£3.0M

The funding round was led by JamJar Investments and will support the opening of new locations in Twickenham and High Wycombe.

"The founding idea is simple – that opportunities are not evenly accessible to all talented people in the country, because we have assumed for so long that co-locating in city offices is a necessary precondition to success,"
— Freddie Fforde, Founder