Pembroke VCT
Pembroke VCT plc is a London-listed Venture Capital Trust launched in 2013 and managed by Pembroke Investment Managers LLP, part of Oakley Capital and authorised and regulated by the FCA. It backs early-stage and growth UK consumer, lifestyle, wellness, design and technology brands, holding net assets of GBP 251.7m at 31 March 2025.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 71 portfolio companies (59 active · 12 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Pembroke VCT has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Pembroke VCTEvergreen2013 · 13yr€294M59 active · 12 realized
Unrealized
59 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Chung | Consumer | UK | 2016 |
| Annie Mals | Consumer | UK | 2022 |
| Auddy | TMT | UK | 2022 |
| Bella Freud | Consumer | UK | 2013 |
| Beryl | Mobility | UK | 2014 |
| Bloobloom | Consumer | UK | 2022 |
| Bolt Insight | TMT | UK | 2025 |
| Chilango | Hospitality | UK | 2013 |
| Chucs Restaurants | Hospitality | UK | 2013 |
| COAT | Consumer | UK | 2021 |
| Credentially | Software | UK | 2021 |
| CybaVerse | Cybersecurity | UK | 2025 |
| Cydar Medical | HealthTech | UK | 2022 |
| Dropless | TMT | UK | 2021 |
| Eave | Industrials | UK | 2020 |
| Exeros | TMT | UK | 2025 |
| Five Guys | Hospitality | UK | 2013 |
| Floom | TMT | UK | 2018 |
| Hackney Gelato | Consumer | UK | 2020 |
| Heist | Consumer | UK | 2017 |
| HotelMap | TMT | UK | 2018 |
| JustWears | Consumer | UK | 2021 |
| Kaizan | Software | UK | 2026 |
| Kat Maconie | Consumer | UK | 2013 |
| Kinteract | EdTech | UK | 2019 |
| KX | Consumer | UK | 2013 |
| KXU | Consumer | UK | 2017 |
| LYMA | Consumer | UK | 2018 |
| Mindset AI | Software | UK | 2025 |
| My Expert Midwife | Consumer | UK | 2022 |
| OnePlan | Software | UK | 2021 |
| PEAK:AIO | Software | UK | 2025 |
| Peckwater Brands | TMT | UK | 2021 |
| PlayerLayer | Consumer | UK | 2017 |
| Popsa | Software | UK | 2018 |
| Rated People | TMT | UK | 2014 |
| Ro&Zo | Consumer | UK | 2022 |
| Roto VR | TMT | UK | 2019 |
| Rubies in the Rubble | Consumer | UK | 2019 |
| Ryft | Fintech | UK | 2025 |
| Seatfrog | TMT | UK | 2023 |
| Second Home | Real Estate | UK | 2014 |
| Secret Food Tours | Consumer | UK | 2018 |
| ServeFirst | Software | UK | 2025 |
| Smartify | Software | UK | 2020 |
| Smartr365 | Fintech | UK | 2024 |
| Stillking | TMT | UK | 2014 |
| Stitch & Story | Consumer | UK | 2019 |
| Stylindex | TMT | UK | 2018 |
| TALA | Consumer | UK | 2022 |
| Thriva | HealthTech | UK | 2019 |
| ToucanTech | Software | UK | 2020 |
| Transreport | Software | UK | 2024 |
| Troubadour | Consumer | UK | 2019 |
| Unbolted | Fintech | UK | 2016 |
| United Fitness Brands | Consumer | UK | 2013 |
| VIEVE | Consumer | UK | 2022 |
| Wishi | TMT | UK | 2016 |
| With Nothing Underneath (WNU) | Consumer | UK | 2024 |
Realized
12 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel-Air Inc | Consumer | UK | 2016 | 2017 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Boat | TMT | UK | 2013 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Cheekfrills | Consumer | UK | 2015 | 2017 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Dilly & Wolf | Consumer | UK | 2014 | 2018 | Liquidation | – | – |
| La Bottega | Consumer | UK | 2016 | 2019 | Liquidation | – | – |
| ME+EM | Consumer | UK | 2015 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | – |
| N Family Club | Consumer | UK | 2018 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | – |
| Pasta Evangelists | Consumer | UK | 2020 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Penfield | Consumer | UK | 2014 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | – |
| Plenish | Consumer | UK | 2013 | 2021 | Trade Sale | ||
| Sourced Market | Consumer | UK | 2014 | 2022 | Liquidation | – | – |
| Zenos | Industrials | UK | 2014 | 2019 | Liquidation | – | – |
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About Pembroke VCT
Pembroke VCT is an alternative investment platform with capital deployed across 3 active fund vehicles, headquartered in London. The firm deploys capital across European mid and small-cap businesses spanning TMT, consumer, software, financials, education and business services.
Investment thesis
The platform combines complementary investment strategies, deploying capital across TMT, consumer, software, financials, education and business services businesses in the United Kingdom and broader European market. Multi-strategy capital deployment enables flexibility across the business lifecycle, with the partnership culture supporting management teams through growth, transmission and selective M&A across multiple fund vintages and asset classes.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include Floom (TMT, 2025) and N Family Club (TMT, 2025). The platform tracks 3 fund vehicles, 42 active portfolio companies and 31 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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