Bridges Ventures

The Venture Funds invest in ambitious growth business in the following four investment themes: Underserved Areas, Environment, Education & Skills and Health & Well-being.

While the vast majority of our investments are in underserved areas, many also have a positive social and environmental impact in the other three sectors of focus.

Underserved Areas

We invest in ambitious businesses in the 25% most deprived wards in the UK where we can make a difference by creating jobs and/or stimulating the local economy.

Focus: Generalist, but experienced in leisure and hospitality; consumer products and services; business and financial services; manufacturing and distribution

Environment

Focus: Protection of the environment; efficient industrial processes; promotion of resource efficiency

Education & Skills

Focus: Vocational training; broadening accessibility and outcome of education and training through innovative delivery methods; solutions addressing NEETs and excluded pupils

Health & Well-being

Focus: Domiciliary provision; community services; outsourcing of specialist services; promotion of health & well-being to a broad range of communities