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.
Pembroke VCT is a London venture capital firm with €294M AUM, 59 active companies and 12 exits.
- ·6 exits in the last 5 years · consistent DPI cadence.
- ·Average hold across 12 realized deals: 5 years.
- ·Best return: 16.0x MOIC on ME+EM (2022).
- ·Top sector focus: Consumer (45% of portfolio).
Sector breakdown
71 companiesKey facts
Recent exits
Pembroke VCT exited N Family Club in 2025 after 7 years.
Pembroke VCT sold Boat to Informa Group in 2024 after 11 years.
Pembroke VCT sold ME+EM to Highland Europe in 2022 after 7 years.
Pembroke VCT exited Sourced Market in 2022 after 8 years.
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 VCTRealizedEvergreen2013€294M59 assets12 exitsEvergreen2013 · 13yr€294M5912
Unrealized
59 held| Company | 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 E-commerce · UK | 2018 |
| Hackney Gelato Consumer · UK | 2020 |
| Heist Consumer · UK | 2017 |
| HotelMap TMT · UK | 2018 |
| JustWears Consumer · UK | 2021 |
| Kaizan SaaS · 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 SaaS · 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 E-commerce · UK | 2014 |
| Ro&Zo Consumer · UK | 2022 |
| Roto VR TMT · UK | 2019 |
| Rubies in the Rubble Consumer · UK | 2019 |
| Ryft Fintech · UK | 2025 |
| Seatfrog E-commerce · UK | 2023 |
| Second Home Real Estate · UK | 2014 |
| Secret Food Tours Hospitality · 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 SaaS · 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 E-commerce · UK | 2016 |
| With Nothing Underneath (WNU) Consumer · UK | 2024 |
Realized
12 exits| Company | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bel-Air Inc Consumer · UK | 2016 | 2017 | – | – | – |
| Boat TMT · UK | 2013 | 2024 | Trade Sale | Informa Group | – |
| Cheekfrills Consumer · UK | 2015 | 2017 | – | – | – |
| Dilly & Wolf Consumer · UK | 2014 | 2018 | – | – | – |
| La Bottega Consumer · UK | 2016 | 2019 | Secondary | The Equity Club | – |
| ME+EM Consumer · UK | 2015 | 2022 | Trade Sale | Highland Europe | 16.0x |
| N Family Club Consumer · UK | 2018 | 2025 | Trade Sale | – | 2.9x |
| Pasta Evangelists Consumer · UK | 2020 | 2021 | Trade Sale | Barilla Group | – |
| Penfield Consumer · UK | 2014 | 2016 | Trade Sale | – | – |
| Plenish Consumer · UK | 2013 | 2021 | Trade Sale | Britvic | 2.3x |
| Sourced Market Consumer · UK | 2014 | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Zenos Mobility · UK | 2014 | 2019 | – | – | – |
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What investment strategy does Pembroke VCT focus on?
- Pembroke VCT focuses on VC, Growth strategies in the private equity space.
- How many portfolio companies does Pembroke VCT have?
- Pembroke VCT has 59 active portfolio companies and 12 completed exits and 1 fund tracked on GP Intel.
- Where is Pembroke VCT headquartered?
- Pembroke VCT is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
- What is Pembroke VCT's assets under management?
- Pembroke VCT manages approximately €294M in assets under management.
- When was Pembroke VCT founded?
- Pembroke VCT was founded in 2013.
- What sectors does Pembroke VCT invest in?
- Pembroke VCT invests across Consumer, TMT, Business Services.
- What are Pembroke VCT's recent exits?
- Recent realized exits by Pembroke VCT include: Boat (2024) to Informa Group; ME+EM (2022) to Highland Europe, 16.0x; Pasta Evangelists (2021) to Barilla Group; Plenish (2021) to Britvic, 2.3x; La Bottega (2019) to The Equity Club.
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