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British Design Fund

Venture Capital

British Design Fund works with ambitious British product start-ups who are ready to scale-up and build thriving stand-out businesses.


Recent investments

Pre-Seed
£800K

British Design Fund backed the London robotics startup as it prepares to deploy monitoring hardware in international markets.

"We believe the ocean is central to solving the climate and nature emergency. Not only can seaweed capture up to 20x more carbon than terrestrial trees but when farmed responsibly it can also provide a sustainable food source and aid biodiversity, while empowering coastal economies."
— Joyeeta Das
Seed
£150K

British Design Fund has backed Huddersfield manufacturing startup Holdson in its latest funding round.

"With our Electroform machine, we are meeting a clear need within post-processing in the additive manufacturing industry for a cost-effective and sustainable way to polish and finish metal surfaces to a high level of precision. While existing solutions are costly and slow, our patented process is up to six times faster, providing a 90% reduction in surface roughness in just 10 minutes."
— Aaron Holt, Cofounder
£150K

The investment from British Design Fund will support the commercialisation of brain imaging technology designed to reduce human error in industrial environments.

"Human error is a factor in almost all workplace accidents and our mission at FC Labs is to get to the heart of the problem, with a simple, low cost solution."
— Mathew Norbury, founder
Seed
£150K

British Design Fund led the investment to support the rollout of artificial intelligence and neurotechnology tools designed to mitigate industrial accidents.

"Human error is a factor in almost all workplace accidents and our mission at FC Labs is to get to the heart of the problem, with a simple, low cost solution."
— Mathew Norbury