Gresham House Ventures

We’re pleased to support the upcoming Mental Health Innovation Network (MHIN) event on 24 April, bringing together founders, investors and industry experts to explore one of the most important questions in mental health innovation: choosing the right capital. With our own Maya Ward joining the investor panel, the discussion will cover how different funding routes shape growth, governance and long-term impact. For founders and investors alike, understanding how capital aligns with mission has never been more important. #MHIN #mentalhealth #venturecapital #growthinvesting

Congratulations to our portfolio company Tembo for being named one of the fastest growing startups in the 2026 Sifted 100 UK & Ireland leader board for the third year in a row. Tembo is a digital savings and mortgage platform helping to tackle the UK’s homeownership affordability crisis. A fantastic achievement for the team and a strong reflection of the momentum behind the business. 

Veremark and MPB have been named in the FT1000: Europe’s fastest-growing companies 2026 ranking, ranked 185 and 740 respectively 📈 Compiled by the Financial Times and Statista, the FT1000 recognises companies with the strongest revenue CAGR over 2021 to 2024 based on verified submissions. 👤 Veremark helps employers make faster, safer hiring decisions through employment screening and background checks, supporting HR and compliance teams with a streamlined verification process. ♻️ MPB is a leading second-hand camera and video marketplace, improving access to quality kit while extending the life of products through reuse. Congratulations to both teams on the recognition, and to everyone behind the execution that has sustained this level of growth. #FT1000 #VentureCapital #Growth

“Mobility Mojo has made impressive progress in the last year following our initial tranche of investment, winning blue-chip clients and enhancing its product offering to help global businesses create even more inclusive, productive workplaces where all employees are empowered to deliver their best work.”   We’re pleased to share that Gresham House Ventures has now completed the second and final tranche of a €4.25mn investment into Mobility Mojo, a technology platform fast-growing SaaS platform helping organisations evaluate and enhance the accessibility of their buildings.   With businesses around the world increasingly recognising the importance of creating accessible, inclusive workspaces, Mobility Mojo reduces the time, inconsistency and costs associated with traditional paper-based audits by providing a standardised digital solution for capturing, tracking, and promoting accessibility. Today, the business works with more than 100 organisations worldwide, including Accenture, Eli Lilly and UBS.   The investment will be used to strengthen Mobility Mojo’s platform with new AI-powered tools, expand its team and accelerate its global expansion.   #VentureCapital #Tech #Accessibility

“AI is transforming how businesses operate and scale, but at Gresham House Ventures our focus remains on backing exceptional management teams, those best positioned to use AI effectively to drive growth.” 💬 Hamza Rafiq, Associate Director, Gresham House Ventures was speaking at our second Thames Valley roundtable event with Insider Media at EY’s Reading offices, bringing together founders, investors and advisers to share practical perspectives on raising finance, finding the right support, and investing in technology and people. A standout theme throughout the discussion was that people sit at the heart of scale-up success, and that means building the right team around the business at every stage. Graham Butler, Head of Talent at Gresham House Ventures, shared how our talent platform supports portfolio companies and why investor conviction often comes down to founders’ drive and capability, highlighting, for example, why we backed Spinners UK. Across the conversation, a few insights came through strongly: There’s no single fundraising “playbook” - routes to capital vary, but clarity of story, progress and team are consistent differentiators - Match the investor to the business (not just the cheque) - not all private equity is equal: some focus on leverage, others on building operational efficiency and customer experience to scale sustainably - Capital plus capability matters - investors and advisers who bring networks, experience and operational support can be as valuable as the funding itself - AI as a “force multiplier” - AI can free up time for higher-value work when embedded thoughtfully to improve customer experience and efficiency Most importantly, we remain excited about the ambition in the region and we continue to look for outstanding founders and high-potential businesses to back across the Thames Valley. Thank you to Insider Media, EY, and all participants for an open, experience-led discussion on what it really takes to scale: the right people in the right business. #ThamesValley #VentureCapital #Scaleups #Founders #AI #Growth #Investment #GreshamHouseVentures

Great to see this award shortlisting for portfolio company Metrion Biosciences. Best of luck for the awards evening on 19 March 🤞

“Home buyers, especially first-time buyers, are expected to save more, faster, while navigating an increasingly complex mortgage landscape. Tembo brings those pieces together in one platform.”   We’re pleased to share that Gresham House Ventures has led a £16mn funding round in Tembo, a digital savings and mortgage platform helping to tackle the UK’s homeownership affordability crisis.   At a time when housing affordability has become one of the UK’s most urgent economic and political challenges, Tembo is building an end-to-end platform designed to make getting onto (and moving up) the property ladder simpler, smarter and more achievable.   The investment will support continued expansion of the platform as it scales to meet rising demand from UK homebuyers.   Read more about our latest investment in an exclusive Sky News report by Mark Kleinman: https://lnkd.in/eC4KNaNm   #VentureCapital #Fintech #UKTech #Homeownership #FirstTimeBuyers #Savings #Mortgages

We’re pleased to share that we have led Veremark’s $26mn Series B funding round alongside Samaipata, ACF Investors, Stage 2 Capital and Salica Investments.   Veremark is the leading global workplace trust platform, providing employee background screening in 180+ countries and whistleblowing reporting capability to support workplace integrity through the employment cycle. Veremark enables their 6,000+ customers to implement employee background screening and whistleblowing reporting at scale, helping organisations reduce risk, protect culture, and maintain compliance across a global workforce.   The funding round will drive further investment in new products, AI and global expansion, and builds on strong recent momentum including 300% revenue run-rate growth in 2025 and the acquisition of Agenda Screening Services.   Joe Krancki and James Hendry, Investment Directors at Gresham House Ventures, said: “We’ve known the Veremark founders for many years and have seen them operate up close across different phases of growth. What consistently stands out is the quality of the team, thoughtful, values-driven, and genuinely world-class. As global hiring becomes more complex and AI increases the importance of trust and verification, Veremark is exceptionally well-positioned to support enterprises at scale. We’re excited to work with Daniel Callaghan, Angus Bankes, Daniel Braithwaite and the wider team as they build the leading global workplace trust platform.”   We’re grateful to those who supported the process, including: Confidas People, Coppett Hill Growth Advisory, Equator and Wilson Partners on due diligence; Shoosmiths advising Gresham House Ventures; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advising Veremark; and Goodwin advising Stage 2 Capital.   https://lnkd.in/ebdihyjH   #GrowthEquity #RegTech #HRTech #WorkplaceTrust #Compliance #Hiring #AI

We are pleased to announce the completion of a £4.5m VCT follow-on investment into ARKK, a market-leading Office of the CFO software provider specialising in regulatory reporting, tax automation and digital tagging. Since the VCTs’ initial investment in 2019, and under the leadership of CEO Jenny Himsley, ARKK has executed a highly successful transformation from a regulatory reporting services provider into a SaaS-led platform. Today, the business serves more than 60% of the FTSE across over 40 jurisdictions, reflecting both the strength of the product and its deep integration with customers’ critical finance workflows.   This additional capital will support the next phase of ARKK’s growth, including accelerated investment in AI to further enhance customer outcomes, drive scalable operating leverage, and expand the platform’s footprint within the enterprise market. With the global OCFO market estimated at c.£47bn in 2025, ARKK is exceptionally well positioned to capture a significant share of a large and growing opportunity. We would like to thank everyone involved in delivering completion ahead of year end, in particular Marieke Christmann, Mark S., Joe Savage, Masrur Rahman, Rob Bell and Tim Jones, and we look forward to continuing our partnership with the ARKK team as they build a category-defining OCFO platform.   #VCT #GrowthCapital #SaaS #OCFO #PrivateEquity #RegTech

The upcoming changes to Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) schemes mark one of the most significant shifts in UK equity incentives in years - and a potential step-change for founders of UK growth companies. By lifting company size thresholds, doubling grant capacity, and extending the exercise window to 15 years, the UK is effectively removing the “growth penalty” that pushed scaling businesses out of EMI just as their talent demands peaked. From April 2026, this means: ⬆️ Far more flexibility in building competitive talent packages 🪙 The ability to reward and retain larger teams ✅ A clearer path to aligning employees with long-term value creation These reforms reposition EMI as a genuine strategic asset - not just an early-stage tool, but a competitive advantage for growth-stage companies. Now is the moment for leadership teams to revisit their equity strategies ahead of 2026. Hats off to The Startup Coalition and The Entrepreneurs Network as well as the Venture Capital Trust Association (VCTA) for their efforts to drive this change (and a nod to our #GreshamHouseVCTs and #Baronsmead VCTs portfolio companies for all the evidential data they have provided over the years). Read our guide for ways to future-proof your option scheme: https://lnkd.in/epctkJwC #StartupLeadership #EquityStrategy #TalentRetention #GrowthCompanies Marieke Christmann Ashan Abeywickrema Graham Butler Trevor Hope Jens Düing