Bramble Partners
Investment Thesis
Bramble Partners is a London-based food-system firm with three arms: Bramble Intelligence (strategic advisory), Bramble Investments (venture fund) and the parent Bramble Partners. Its stated mission is to build a thriving food system that generates prosperity, restores the environment and provides nourishing food for everyone. The thesis is that the global food system is entering a decade of structural change, driven by artificial intelligence, climate change, public policy, GLP-1 weight-loss therapies and the advancing science of diet, and that entirely new profit pools are emerging as a result. Bramble backs entrepreneurs placed to capture them, with a "soil to gut" view of the value chain. It describes profit as feeding purpose: profitability lets companies deliver change at scale.
Focus Areas
The fund names three main categories: Sustainable Production (agricultural and fishing technologies, alternative production systems both regenerative and intensive), Health and Nutrition, and Circularity (including waste reduction). Early press also mentioned reporting and data technology. The fund targets companies that increase healthy life-span, limit environmental damage from food, improve food security under climate change, and deliver superior returns.
Stage Focus and Check Size
Bramble Fund I is a £100m venture and growth fund (originally launched with a £50m target in early 2024) with a 10-year horizon. It invests Series A to Growth in the UK and Europe, and favours companies with proven product-market fit that are ready to scale. The website states £1m to £5m per initial investment on the home page and £1.5m to £5m on the investments page.
Lead Tendency and Decision Process
The firm positions itself as a value-add investor and says it wants outsized impact through involvement, which suggests it leads or co-leads rounds. This is not stated outright, so lead tendency is recorded as unknown. Mark Hudson chairs the investment committee, so decisions run through a committee of founding partners.
Recent Activity
In September 2026 Tesco committed £20m as anchor investor in Bramble Fund I, part of a first close on the way to the £100m target. Additional backing reportedly comes from business leaders including former Schroders CEO Peter Harrison. Bramble's first investment is KluraLabs, a British packaging technology company that extends food shelf life; KluraLabs announced a roughly £8m round in February 2026 with Bramble investing and advising. Public records show only this one investment so far, so the fund is early in deployment.
Portfolio Highlights
Only KluraLabs is publicly named. The portfolio page lists no company logos; its images are decorative.
Team
Henry Dimbleby is founding partner and managing partner. He co-founded the Leon restaurant chain (sold to EG Group in 2021), was lead non-executive board member at Defra from 2018 to 2023, led the independent National Food Strategy review, and co-founded Chefs in Schools. Omar Habbal is founding partner of Bramble Investments and leads deal flow ([email protected]). Mark Hudson is chair of the investment committee and founding partner of Bramble Investments. Chris Mitchell is founding partner of Bramble Intelligence. Archie Mason is partner at Bramble Investments and CFO. Victoria Stevens is partner at Bramble Intelligence. Startup databases also credit Anya Claxton as a co-founder.
Founder Preferences
Founders with a scaling business, proven product-market fit and a mission-aligned, profitable model in UK and European food. The team offers operating experience, food-science and commercialisation expertise, policy and government networks, talent strategy and, informally, a route to Tesco's retail relationships. Founders should ask how much influence Tesco has over the fund and whether any exclusivity is expected.
Geographic Focus
UK and Europe. The fund is regulated in the UK through an appointed-representative structure under Robert Quinn Advisory LLP, with US placement via Butler Capital Partners.
Gaps
Full LP list, individual check history, and lead versus follow behaviour are not public. Pre-seed and seed companies are out of scope. Cold decks go to [email protected].