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Seneca Growth Capital VCT
Investor · Haydock, United Kingdom · Europe
Seneca Growth Capital VCT Plc is a Venture Capital Trust launched in 2001, managed by Seneca Partners Limited, that holds a portfolio of unquoted and AIM/AQSE quoted growth capital investments across two share classes. It is a generalist investor in UK smaller companies, with the B Share Pool making new investments and the Ordinary Share Pool realising investments and returning proceeds to shareholders.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsgeneralistgrowth capitalaimsmall companiesvctunited kingdom
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Or find every investor that fitsSeneca Growth Capital VCT lists 13 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (41%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (12%) and Education (12%). 88% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside Alesta Yatırım, Ascension and BGF.
No funding round on record names Seneca Growth Capital VCT yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Seneca Growth Capital VCT's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 13. 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.
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 33th | 13 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 75th | 41% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1292%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company18%
- 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 41% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 12% | 5% |
| Education | 12% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 12% | 18% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
| Legal & Compliance | 6% | 2% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Seneca Growth Capital VCT head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
13 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Health develops, validates and manufactures rapid lateral flow and immunoassay tests, and provides accredited laboratory testing, stability studies and method validation | Healthcare & BiotechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Alderley Lighthouse Labs provides clinically led pathology services to private clinics, hospitals, GPs, NHS, pharmaceutical, and occupational health companies. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Fabacus digitally transforms businesses within the licensing and retail industries, empowering brands to digitalize product and licensing programs. | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Gelion delivers next-generation battery technologies | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Genedrive develops and implements rapid pharmacogenetic testing to improve patient outcomes | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides industrial IoT solutions and devices for data collection, automation, and control. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Oxford Biodynamics develops and commercializes clinical smart tests based on EpiSwitch technology for precision medicine | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| ProBiotix Health is a life sciences company that develops probiotic formulations to support cardiometabolic health | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| SilkFred sells clothing and dresses online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| SkinBioTherapeutics develops topical and oral solutions that support skin health from both the outside and the inside | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| SolasCure is developing Aurase Wound Gel, a biologic designed to debride and drive healing of chronic wounds. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Velocity Composites specialises in cutting edge composite material kits for aerospace, automotive OEMs, and renewable energy pioneers | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- senecavct.co.uk
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 13
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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