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Big Society Capital

112 employees

Big Society Capital is developing a strong, diverse and sustainable social investment market in the UK.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Financial Services3
Finance3
Savings2
Housing2
Sustainability2
Health and Social Care2
Charities2
Loans to charities2
Ethical Bank2
Social Bank2
Social Enterprises2
Ethical Banking2
Sustainable Banking2
Charity Sector2
Not For Profit2
Banking2
Loans2
Charity Loans2
Charity2
Lending2

Funding rounds participated in

$3M sweet spot round size

Most of their 4 investments are in rounds between $2M and $3.2M

Investor type

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

civic and social organizations

Sectors

Financial Services
Finance
Social investment and Impact Investing
Venture Capital

Date founded

2012

Investments made

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First Ark Social Investment raised $2.8M on September 27, 2019

Investors: Access, Big Lottery Fund, Growth Fund and Big Society Capital

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Charity Bank raised $3.2M on June 5, 2017

Investors: Big Society Capital

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Charity Bank raised $6.4M on October 5, 2016

Investors: Big Society Capital

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Spacehive raised $2M on November 7, 2014

Investors: SI2 Fund and Big Society Capital

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