Women are setting up businesses like never before, but female founders still only account for a fraction of business investment. One way to change this is to employ more women in investment teams. #IWD #IWD 23

Applications are now fully open for our 2023 internship programme! If you’d like an internship in our Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Communications, Research & Intelligence, Talent Network and Technology teams, apply here: trkr.app/campaign/infra…

This Xmas we're launching the BGF Foundation with a min commitment of £1.5m from BGF and the portfolio over the next 3 yrs. The foundation will help small & mid-sized charities to scale up their impact. Watch our video to find out more: tinyurl.com/58kxzzrd

Our 2023 investment internship programme is open to applications! Places available in Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester and Reading. They run for eight weeks starting in June 2023.
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BGF has completed a £15m investment into international freight logistics and express courier specialist ITD Global.
In the last year, the business has facilitated the delivery of more than 11 million parcels to addresses in the UK and overseas. bgf.co.uk/bgf-backs-heyw…

We're delighted to be the lead investor in a new £20m diversity-focused fund, Cornerstone VC. We’re focused on supporting activities that make a meaningful difference to representation in the funding ecosystem. Here’s to working together to make a change. bit.ly/3PPnJAJ

It’s ten years since BGF first invested in the care business Springfield Healthcare. We’ve now invested over £30 million to help finance six purpose-built or converted care homes and villages. Hear from CEO, Graeme Lee about their journey. ow.ly/bawE50JWJSL

BGF and ScaleUp Institute are proud to announce the return of Scaleup Week! Four days of virtual events that explores how growing businesses can navigate towards a more sustainable, diverse and prosperous future. Register for free now ow.ly/EiPa50K1XNo #ScaleupWeek2022

BGF’s funding helped vehicle technology company Lightfoot build its fleet business and drive recruitment. We invested in 2018 and exited in 2021 following a period of successful growth. Hear from Founder, Mark Roberts about Lightfoot's journey to date. ow.ly/RGSA50JWJIR

Congrats to Andy Gregory who has been appointed as CEO of BGF, effective 1 Sept 2022, and Stephen Welton who will step up to Non-Exec Chair on 1 Jan 2023. This is an important and exciting step in the next phase of BGF’s growth. Read the full story here: tinyurl.com/2p8btw3y

With our support, dialysis provider Renal Services grew 30% a year before completing a successful exit to a trade buyer. In this interview, founder Stefano Ciampolini talks about the Renal Services journey. ow.ly/oQTq50JJpQB

After investing in Inoapps since 2013, we were delighted to see it move to the next stage of its journey this year in partnership with private equity. In this interview, founder and CEO Andy Bird talks about the Inoapps story. ow.ly/HNjA50JJpGM

Welcome to this year’s BGF interns, pictured in Birmingham this week. This is the third year BGF has offered a paid internship programme. The 16 interns will work with us for eight weeks across eight BGF offices. We hope you enjoy your time with us! #internship #10000blackinterns

We’re proud to have supported the growth journey of online chemist Pharmacy2U, providing acquisition finance and follow-on funding. In this interview, CEO Mark Livingstone explains why he chose BGF as an equity partner. ow.ly/uV0g50JJppF

We are delighted to announce our annual results for 2021, which highlight a record year for BGF in our 10th year of operations.

In 2021, BGF delivered a strong run of investment activity, backing 67 new companies and successfully exiting 39 businesses.

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Congrats to BGF portfolio company BROKEN LINK HIJACKED which has today received the Royal Warrant for supplying innovative contact centre technology solutions to the Royal Collection Trust. A fantastic achievement for a brilliant business - well done to all involved!

.BGF backed Bayfields Opticians makes further acquisitions insidermedia.com/news/yorkshire…

Pleased to welcome specialist training business Alpha Development to our portfolio today, to support its expansion into the United States and further product development:
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Kicking off the week with a £12m investment into Evolution Aqua, a market leader in the outdoor pond and aquatic filtration space: bgf.co.uk/bgf-backs-evol…

BGF Named Most Active Investor In Women-Led Scale-ups By ScaleUp Institute BGF
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