Ufi VocTech Trust is an investment unit that focuses on the delivery and adoption of vocational learning.
Portfolio
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companies
CAPSLOCK
CAPSLOCK provides online cyber security bootcamps funded through income share agreements.
CAPSLOCK Education
Capslock Education provides intensive cyber-security bootcamps to reskill adults in the UK.
Alex Bishop
Investment Manager
Alex brings early stage impact investment experience as an associate director at Ufi Ventures and through board observer roles across multiple companies.
LinkedInThe pre-seed investment was completed across two tranches to support the scale of the company's bootcamp model.
"At Ufi, we continue to be enthused by the unique learner proposition at CAPSLOCK, enabling learners to access skills needed for work in high demand sectors in the UK, such as Cyber Security, whilst removing the upfront financial barriers to training, through their innovative Income Share Agreement model."
The Manchester-based cyber education institute raised the pre-seed round from a syndicate of investors and government schemes to scale its operations.
"At a time when the value of tech degrees is in decline, there is an urgent need for disruption in cyber-security education. At CAPSLOCK, we’re determined to drive this disruption. By unlocking the potential of adults in the UK, and eliminating the financial barriers to reskilling, we’re changing the face of cyber-security and making it more accessible to people of all backgrounds."