Big Issue Invest is a venture capital firm and venture debt provider. Team members are concentrated in London, England, United Kingdom. Among the 11 companies in the known portfolio are Lightning Reach, OVO, Arkbound Foundation, East Durham Community Initiatives, Emmaus and From Babies with Love.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Who to pitch at Big Issue Invest
Big Issue Invest portfolio companies (11)
- Lightning Reach
- OVO
- Arkbound Foundation
- East Durham Community Initiatives
- Emmaus
- From Babies with Love
- Genius Within
- Nickel Support
- Phoenix Social Enterprise
- SouthGen
- World Media Initiatives
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About Big Issue Invest
The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, Consumer and Healthcare, and focus areas Community, Social and Social Impact; known deals cluster at Seed.
Of the 14 people on file at Big Issue Invest, Holger Westphely (Head Of Lending), Linda Wickstrom (Investment Manager) and Thomas Bostock (Charity and Financial Support Specialist) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Big Issue Invest shares portfolio companies with 6 other investment firms, among them UnLtd, Southern Cross Austereo and BRISE Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is Big Issue Invest?
Big Issue Invest is a venture capital firm and venture debt provider whose team is concentrated in London, England, United Kingdom, with a known portfolio of 11 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Big Issue Invest invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Consumer and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Community, Social and Social Impact. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Big Issue Invest invest at?
The known deals of Big Issue Invest include Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Big Issue Invest?
3 of the 14 people on file at Big Issue Invest are listed as contacts for the firm. All 14 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Big Issue Invest?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 14 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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