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Gresham House Ventures

Gresham House Ventures

Venture Capital

Gresham House Ventures is a growth equity investor that specialises in scaling businesses with models driven by technology, customer insight, or service excellence.

Portfolio

15

companies

AUM

£5.0M

under management


Portfolio companies

OnSecurity Technology

OnSecurity Technology

OnSecurity Technology provides IT security services and penetration testing platform solutions.

Patchworks

Patchworks

Patchworks provides a cloud native integration platform that connects e commerce systems and enterprise software.

TravelLocal

TravelLocal

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

Legatics

Legatics

Legatics provides a legal project management platform that simplifies and automates transactions.

Mable Therapy

Mable Therapy

Mable Therapy provides digital health and speech therapy services for children.

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Dayrize

Dayrize develops rapid product level sustainability impact assessment software for consumer goods brands and retailers.

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Cognassist

Cognassist delivers a software platform that identifies and supports hidden learning needs.

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Connect Earth

Connect Earth builds environmental data infrastructure for the financial sector.

Rotageek

Rotageek

Cloud-based workforce scheduling software for multi-site businesses.

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Fu3e

Fu3e provides adaptive management reporting software for the real estate sector.

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RevLifter

RevLifter provides an artificial intelligence platform for personalised retail promotions.

eConsult Health

eConsult Health

eConsult Health provides digital consultation platforms for healthcare providers.

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Funding Xchange

Funding Xchange provides a technology platform that connects businesses with lenders and streamlines SME finance.

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Clarilis

Clarilis offers advanced legal drafting automation technology for law firms and corporate legal teams.

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Rainbird

Rainbird provides an automation platform that scales complex business decision-making.


Team

Brendan Gulston

Brendan Gulston

Investment Director

Brendan brings investment experience from Gresham House Ventures, Livingbridge, and Canaccord Genuity.

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Tom Makey

Tom Makey

Investment Director

Tom brings investment experience from roles at Umbra Capital Partners, Gresham House Ventures, and Livingbridge. He previously worked in private equity transaction services and audit at KPMG.

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Henry Alty

Henry Alty

Investment Director

Henry is an investment director at Gresham House Ventures and MML Capital Partners, with board experience at Cosegic and Kickmaker. He previously held investment roles at Livingbridge and Foresight Group.

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Maya Ward

Maya Ward

Maya is an investment director at Gresham House Ventures. She previously held investment roles at Octopus Healthcare and corporate finance positions at KPMG.

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James Hendry

Associate Director

James brings investment experience from Gresham House Ventures and PwC.

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Thomas Makey

Thomas Makey

Investment Director

Thomas brings investment experience from Gresham House Ventures and Livingbridge, alongside earlier private equity and audit roles at KPMG.

Rupesh Patel

Rupesh Patel

Investment Director

Rupesh brings private capital and investment experience from roles including partner at VAR Capital and investment director at Gresham House Ventures. He has also held board observer and director positions across several firms.

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Simon Drane

Operating Partner

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Ed Wass

Portfolio Partner

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Benjamin Faulkner

Associate director

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Zixin Pan

Associate Director

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Adrian Furnham

Professor of Psychology

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Matt Jones

JK

Joe Krancki

Investment Director

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Grant Paul-Florence

Investment Director

SC

Steve Carle

GHV Operating Partner


Recent investments

Series A
£2.0M

Gresham House Ventures backed the round to support product development and go to market scaling.

"Coming off the back of a very strong year of financial growth and strategic transition under Jim's excellent leadership, we believe these additional strategic steps in taking further investment, and making key new appointments will position Patchworks for even stronger growth in 2024."
— Simon Drane, Chairman
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
£4.0M

The investment round was led by FINTOP Capital with participation from Gresham House Ventures.

"From our first conversation, it was clear that the FINTOP team really understood the legal technology space. They are a team of former technology operators, including Rick Kushel the former CEO of DealCloud (which was acquired by Intapp in 2018). They are uniquely positioned to support us to execute on our next phase of growth, of which expansion into the US market is an important part. With the additions of Mark and Chris, we’re confident we have a highly skilled Board that is passionate about freeing lawyers from the drudgery of deal administration with streamlined legal transactions. I can’t wait to work with them through this next phase of growth."
— Anthony Seale, CEO
Series A
£3.1M

The investment was led by Gresham House Ventures and will be used to scale technology and sales functions.

"Mable’s mission has always been to design therapy that puts children at its core, giving them the best chance to reach their full potential. Our pioneering technology has already helped thousands of families across the UK, and with this investment by Gresham House Ventures we can take this support even further."
— Martha Currie, Co-founder and clinical director
£4.0M

Gresham House Ventures backed the education and neuro-inclusion provider to fund its expansion into the corporate sector.

"Having established a market-leading education product, Cognassist is at the forefront of this rapidly developing sector and is well positioned to expand into the enterprise market. The Cognassist team is passionate about transforming how neurodiverse individuals are perceived and supported in the workplace, and we look forward to working with them to increase understanding and productivity across the UK."
— Joe Krancki, Investment Director
Seed
£4.5M

Gresham House Ventures led the seed financing for the London environmental data firm.

"Decarbonisation initiatives in the financial sector are growing rapidly which is why we need to further scale our product offering to help financial institutions measure and reduce the emissions of their customers,"
— Alexander Lempka, Co-Founder and CEO
Series A
£1.5M

Gresham House Ventures backed the retail integration platform with a follow-on investment to power international growth.

"We’ve been working with Patchworks for a few years now, utilising both their iPaaS and their new Stockr product. It’s great to see them grow and start to reach their full potential. They have supported our growth in the time we’ve been working with them and really helped us get to where we are today, including supporting us to grow 215 percent, and placing 6th in this year’s The Sunday Times Hundred 2022."
— Jack Humphreys
Seed
£3.5M

Gresham House Ventures has backed Fu3e with £3.5m to support product development and sales expansion.

"When first approached by Gresham House Ventures, we knew that we had immediate synergy and were aligned on ​​the potential of fu3e. as a real market disruptor. The value that the Gresham House Ventures team brings through funding and scaling expertise will accelerate fu3e.’s ability to increase industry awareness and expand market share. This comes at a pivotal time for an industry that is increasingly moving towards digitisation and rethinking and adapting the way employees work. Now, professionals are embedding technology into their decision-making, redefining skills, talent processes and practices to help them prepare for the future."
— Gavin Gleave, CEO
Seed
£3.0M

The £3m round was backed by Maven Capital Partners and Gresham House Ventures to support regional relocation and US growth.

"We are delighted to reaffirm our support for RevLifter and this additional investment cements our belief in the continued growth of the business. Maven manages a diverse range of funds and can use a combination of these, alongside working with other investors, to structure a flexible financial package that is tailored to the financial objectives of the business. This comprehensive offering is enabling RevLifter to tap into the digital talent pool in the North East of England and build an infrastructure which will allow it to scale."
— Michael Vassallo, Investment Director
Series A
£7.0M

Gresham House Ventures led the £7m Series A investment to support primary and secondary care expansion.

"This funding will help us keep pace with the product development we need to support cutting edge health technology across both primary and secondary care. NHS patients deserve an excellent digital experience when interacting with the health service and we now look forward to delivering the transformation needed."
— Murray Ellender, CEO
Seed
£3.3M

The Series A round was led by Gresham House Ventures and Maven Capital Partners to support international expansion and product development.

"RevLifter had the sensitive touch we needed. We were able to significantly increase our conversion rate and average order value across our targeted growth markets, including the United States, Japan and Korea. We are so thrilled with the success that we are rolling out further plans for the partnership."
— Carolina Paradas
Seed
£5.0M

Gresham House Ventures has backed the NHS triage software provider in a round supported by existing shareholders.

"At such a crucial moment for healthcare provision, funding the right businesses in this space is more important than ever. Founded by four innovative GP partners in South London, the eConsult platform has already proven the power of its clinically-led technology, as the most widely used digital consultation solution and the first choice for NHS GP surgeries,"
— Henry Alty, Investment Director
Series A
£7.8M

Downing Ventures and Gresham House Ventures led the oversubscribed financing round to support growing demand for digital SME lending.

"The current crisis has accelerated the trend towards digitisation and the use of intelligent decisioning that uses access to live data. We are delighted that our investors are seeing the significant opportunity to transform SME lending to make funding more accessible, more affordable and more sustainable through the deployment of our intelligent infrastructure."
— Katrin Herrling, CEO
Series B
£6.0M

The £6m Series B investment was backed by Gresham House Ventures and existing investor Mercia Asset Management.

"We have spent a long time looking at automation within professional and financial services. While the legal world has arguably been a late adopter of technology, firms are realising that automation is essential to driving both cost efficiency and resilience across distributed workforces. In Clarilis we have found an ambitious business with a market-leading solution and exceptional customer satisfaction as a result of its fully managed service. It exemplifies the type of technology-driven and scalable business model that our investment team look for. We’ve been impressed by the impact that Clarilis has already had in the market and as the business expands, particularly into the South East Asian market, we are excited to be bringing our experience to bear and to help facilitate its growth."
— Henry Alty, Investment Director
Series A
£8.0M

The funding round was led by Downing Ventures and Gresham House Ventures to accelerate the rollout of white label lending solutions for banks.

"We are delighted that Downing and Gresham House have joined us on our exciting journey to help reshape a sector that is rapidly adopting digital solutions using new data sources to enable the delivery of seamless, instant access to finance. This is creating the opportunity to provide small businesses with the same transparency and ease of access to finance that consumers have become accustomed to."
— Katrin Herrling, CEO
Other
£8.0M

Channel 4 backs TravelLocal through its Commercial Growth Fund alongside existing investors Active Partners and Gresham House Ventures.

"We are in an exciting period of growth at TravelLocal and are delighted to have Channel 4 join us as an investor. Our new TV ad has delivered great success so far and we’re excited about expanding the campaign to gain maximum exposure for our unique tailor-made holiday offering. We strongly believe that booking bespoke holidays with our handpicked, trusted local partners delivers the best holiday experience for our clients, as well as being fairer to these hidden stars of our industry."
— Tom Stapleton, CEO
Growth
£5.0M

Gresham House Ventures has backed the decision-making automation platform to fund ongoing commercial expansion.

"Rainbird is thrilled to introduce Gresham House to how our automation platform paves the way for any organisation to case-effectively synthesize best-practice decision-making and make it available at scale. We believe people are an organisation’s most valuable resource and businesses that combine human expertise with Rainbird will gain a definitive competitive advantage."
— James Duez, Executive Chairman