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Envestors
Finance and Risk Capital
Impact for scaleups
11
UK companies backed
55%
Investments outside of London
5
Growth-stage investments
Key sectors
Established in 2004, Envestors is an FCA-regulated financial adviser that connects investors with scaleup businesses in the UK. It provides a white-label digital investment platform used by accelerators, incubators and angel networks, and has facilitated over £100 million of investment into more than 500 companies through its network.
Between 2018 and June 2025, the fund participated in 11 fundraisings for 11 UK-based companies. Their average turnover was £12.3m with an average of 39 employees.
Recent investments by Envestors include £5.80m in Evios, a firm that sells and installs electric vehicle charging stations and Libertine, a firm that develops internal combustion engines wherein Envestors participated in a £770k funding round.
Envestors’ platform updates include features like a self-service deal publishing tool for startups, which provides real-time feedback on deal attractiveness and investor engagement. Additionally, they are working towards integrating more robust due diligence systems and planning for secondary market features to provide greater liquidity for crowdfunded investments. This ongoing innovation is part of Envestors’ effort to simplify the funding process and ensure startups get the visibility they need to reach their investment goals.
Its Envestry for Scaleups provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform which can be used to automate the application process for businesses seeking support, showcase investment opportunities to investors in a secure area and allow its investors to track opportunities and manage their portfolio.
A key update is the publication of their Innovator Founder Visa Annual Report 2025, which showcases their success in attracting high-calibre, international founders to the UK, with their endorsed businesses having collectively secured over £40m in investment and generated over £19\m in revenue. This highlights Envestors’ commitment to fostering the UK’s start-up ecosystem by acting as a crucial gateway for innovative, globally-sourced talent and capital.
