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Pembroke VCT
Venture capital · London, United Kingdom · Europe
Pembroke VCT plc is a generalist Venture Capital Trust listed on the London Stock Exchange, established in 2013 and managed by Pembroke Investment Managers LLP. It backs growth-stage UK companies across consumer, technology and business services, and also offers investors a tax-efficient way to invest in smaller companies.
Invests inConsumer
In its own wordsconsumertechnologybusiness servicesmediawellnesshospitality
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Or find every investor that fitsPembroke VCT lists 53 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 7 funding rounds, 4 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 60% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Consumer (17%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (11%) and AI & Machine Learning (10%). 80% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside The FSE Group, Venrex and British Business Bank.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Pembroke VCT, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Pembroke VCT's whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 53. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 40% |
| Series A | 60% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 2 |
| '26 | 3 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 85th | 53 companies |
| Recent activity | 82th | 4 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 66th | 40% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 71th | 8% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 5th | 17% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer | 17% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 11% | 6% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 10% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Food & Agriculture | 9% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 5% | 2% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| The FSE Group | 3 |
| Venrex | 3 |
| British Business Bank | 2 |
| Channel 4 Ventures | 2 |
| Gresham House Ventures | 2 |
| Index Ventures | 2 |
| JamJar Investments | 2 |
| Mercia Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers53100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Pembroke VCT head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Pembroke VCT| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | Series B | |
| 11 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Series A Led | |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Series A | |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Seed Led |
Round details for Pembroke VCT
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Pembroke VCT's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
53 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Annie Mals creates children's books and related educational content, including stories about reducing ocean pollution. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Auddy provides an end-to-end podcasting solution for leaders and brands to build connections with their stakeholders through audio stories | Media & EntertainmentSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Bella Freud sells clothing and accessories for men and women. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Beryl operates a bike and scooter sharing scheme in UK towns and cities | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Bloobloom sells eyewear products, including eyeglasses and sunglasses, online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Chilango sells Mexican food, including burritos, hotboxes, and tacos, and offers catering and delivery services. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| COAT makes and sells paint, including interior and exterior paints, and related supplies. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Credentially automates healthcare onboarding and compliance processes, including pre-employment checks and credentialing, on a single platform. | Healthcare & BiotechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| CybaVerse provides a unified cyber security operations platform for businesses to manage their security operations and threat response. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Oct 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Cydar creates 3D surgical plans and guides procedures with surgical precision using AI-enhanced software. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dropless provides mobile car diagnostic, repair, and servicing | Mobility & LogisticsAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Eave monitors noise, dust, and vibration to predict, protect, and comply with regulations related to human, environmental, and machine health. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Exeros provides fleet safety cameras and video telematics solutions | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Five Guys makes and sells burgers, fries, shakes, and other food items | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Hackney Gelato makes and sells gelato to restaurants, shops, and individuals. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Heist sells tights, shapewear, and underwear online | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| HotelMap provides a hotel booking platform for events | Legal & ComplianceReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| JustWears sells men's active and everyday underwear | Consumer | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- pembrokevct.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 2 Oct 2025
- Companies checked
- 53
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