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Blackfinch Ventures Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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3 investments· FEB 2026Show all

Investment

Invested in Arctech Innovation, a founder-led digital detection hardware company, as part of a £4.5m three-company deployment.

Arctech Innovation

Arctech Innovation Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesFEB 13, 2026

FEB 13, 2026

Investment

Invested in Fulfilment.com, an e-commerce SaaS business, as part of a £4.5m three-company deployment.

Fulfilment.com

Fulfilment.com Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesFEB 13, 2026

FEB 13, 2026

Investment

Invested in Bracket, a fintech with a disruptive approach to FX and treasury, as part of a £4.5m three-company deployment.

Bracket

Bracket Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesFEB 13, 2026

FEB 13, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Spaceflux was awarded multimillion-pound UK government contracts for sovereign space surveillance and tracking.

Spaceflux

Spaceflux Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesNOV 20, 2025

NOV 20, 2025

Team Change

Hired Dr Simon Porter as Principal, joining from Pembroke VCT and Active Partners with 11+ years of VC and corporate finance experience.

Dr Simon Porter joined as Principal

Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesSEP 16, 2025

SEP 16, 2025

Essay

Published a thesis piece on the three themes behind 18 recent deals.

18 Deals. 3 Themes. Behind the Thinking of One of Europe's Most Active Investors

Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesAUG 12, 2025

AUG 12, 2025

Investment

Invested in Spaceflux's raise to accelerate its growth as a key global player in space domain awareness.

Spaceflux

Spaceflux Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesJUL 25, 2025

JUL 25, 2025

Investment

Co-invested £2m alongside Praetura Ventures in Tended, a Lincoln-based railway worker safety tech company.

Tended

Tended Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesMAY 7, 2025

MAY 7, 2025

Team Change

Dr Dan Appleby was appointed CIO overseeing Blackfinch Ventures as part of a leadership transition.

Dr Dan Appleby appointed CIO overseeing Ventures

Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesAPR 30, 2025

APR 30, 2025

New Fund

Closed the UK tax year with a record fundraise of over £30m and £18m deployed across 17 early-stage companies.

Record tax-year fundraise of over £30m

Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesAPR 30, 2025

APR 30, 2025

Milestone

Portfolio company Supercritical secured a £14m round led by Shell Ventures and Toyota Ventures.

Supercritical

Supercritical Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesMAR 11, 2025

MAR 11, 2025

Essay

Published a thesis essay arguing oil majors retreating from clean energy doesn't spell trouble for the energy transition.

Too far, too fast, too furious: oil majors retreating from clean energy

Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesMAR 3, 2025

MAR 3, 2025

Investment

Invested in Adia Thermal to accelerate heat pump adoption.

Adia Thermal

Adia Thermal Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesJAN 30, 2025

JAN 30, 2025

Investment

GT Wings secured a £1m equity investment to advance maritime wind propulsion innovation.

GT Wings

GT Wings Blackfinch Ventures

blackfinch.venturesDEC 20, 2024

DEC 20, 2024

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