When was Growth Lending founded?

Growth Lending was founded in 2011.

Where is Growth Lending's headquarters located?

Growth Lending's headquarters is located in London (United Kingdom).

How many companies has Growth Lending invested in?

Growth Lending has invested in 21 companies, including Konsileo & Voneus.

Which companies has Growth Lending invested in lately?

GoodShape & IndependencePlus are the latest investments by Growth Lending.

What sectors does Growth Lending focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Growth Lending's portfolio are Enterprise Applications (6 investments) and HealthTech (3 investments).

How many exits has Growth Lending been involved in?

Growth Lending's portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 3 acquisitions.

Growth Lending - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio & Investment Trends

Growth Lending, established in 2011, is a private debt fund primarily based in London, United Kingdom. It specializes in financing Conventional Debt round of companies based in United Kingdom. Its portfolio includes 21 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech sectors.

As of Aug 2026, Growth Lending has witnessed 4 portfolio exits so far. Its most notable investments include companies like Konsileo, Voneus and Journey.

Its latest investment was a $10.7M Conventional Debt round in GoodShape on Mar 05, 2026.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

London, United Kingdom

Portfolio Companies

Konsileo, Voneus & 19 more

Sectors of Investment

Enterprise Applications, HealthTech & 14 more

Stages of Investment

Conventional Debt, Series A & 4 more

Locations of Investment

United Kingdom, Australia & 1 more

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Growth Lending has a portfolio of 21 companies. Their most notable investments are in REalyse and ACS Clothing.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Telecom and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Conventional Debt, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Growth Lending:

1. Konsileo

Provider of multi-category insurance brokerage services for commercial purposes. It offers advisory to sole traders and risk mitigation. It provides a brokerage data-interfaced platform that allows users to connect with consumers and manage client relationships.

Key facts about Konsileo

Founded Year: 2015
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $19.7M
Employee Count: 215 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Committed Capital, 2050 Capital and 29 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 20, 2024, $*****

2. Voneus

Provider of full fibre and wireless broadband connectivity. This company delivers internet access through a combination of fibre and wireless technologies to residential and business customers. Services include the installation and maintenance of network infrastructure to facilitate high speed data transmission. The company manages the delivery of broadband packages and provides technical support for connection hardware.

Key facts about Voneus

Founded Year: 2011
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $152M
Employee Count: 134 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Tiger Infrastructure Partners, Macquarie and 6 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 30, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Journey

Provider of guest experience & digital marketing solutions for the hospitality industry. The platform enables users to direct booking through digital marketing and acquisition. It offers features including interface design, copywriting, conversion, and more. The platform offers an e-commerce platform for hotels & resorts, a content management system, email marketing, data dashboards, and more.

Key facts about Journey

Founded Year: 2007
Location: Cheltenham (United Kingdom)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $5.74M
Employee Count: 163 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Growth Lending, Averroes Capital and 5 Others
Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 11, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. BaseKit

BaseKit Platform is online web development platform for designers and small businesses. Has a flexible layout structure and allows users to create a site directly from a Photoshop design, or customise a pre-made site themes to get online faster. Some of the customers include Telefonica, Hotstar, Moviestar.

Key facts about BaseKit

Founded Year: 2008
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2011
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $25.9M
Employee Count: 32 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Seedcamp, Nauta Capital and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 03, 2022, $*****

5. REalyse

Cloud-based data analysis solution for the real estate industry. It provides real estate professionals a platform to find residential real estate properties with customized filters. The company analyses multiple data points to help professional discover trends and monitor risk related to the investments. It provides access to various data including prices, rents, yields, demographics, market activity, economics, debt, and more. It also provides tools to share and present the analysis to other stakeholders.

Key facts about REalyse

Founded Year: 2016
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $4.48M
Employee Count: 22 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investors: Round Hill Capital, PI LABS and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 23, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Growth Lending has invested in 21 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in GoodShape.

Here are Growth Lending's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	3	0	3
2025	2	0	2
2024	3	0	3
2023	0	0	0
2022	4	0	4
2021	5	0	5
2020	0	0	0
2019	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1

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Growth Lending has made 11 investments in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $5.4M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.6M and 3 investments in Venture Debt stage with an average round size of $4.25M.

Here are Growth Lending's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Conventional Debt	11
Series A	3
Venture Debt	3
Post IPO	1
Seed	1
Others	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Growth Lending has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Business Services, HealthTech, Vertical SaaS and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Tech companies, 6 Software companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Growth Lending's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	6
Business Services	5
HealthTech	3
Vertical SaaS	3
Financial Services	2
Others	12

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Growth Lending has made most investments in United Kingdom (18), followed by Australia where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Growth Lending's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United Kingdom	18
Australia	1
Canada	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Growth Lending has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. GoodShape and IndependencePlus are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Growth Lending:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Mar 05, 2026	GoodShape	United Kingdom	Conventional Debt	8900	-
Jan 20, 2026	IndependencePlus	United Kingdom	Conventional Debt	2248	-
Jan 19, 2026	Darceyquigley	United Kingdom	Conventional Debt	4920	-
Jul 04, 2025	Arishta	United Kingdom	Conventional Debt	3293	-
Jan 29, 2025	Finyx	United Kingdom	Seed	6817	Ekwithree

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1 of Growth Lending's portfolio company became public - Britannia Life Sciences. It got listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), in Dec 2017 at marketcap of undefined

Here are Growth Lending's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Britannia Life Sciences	Dec 01, 2017	Apr 13, 2022	Post IPO	7900

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3 companies from Growth Lending's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was MedDBase in Jan 2025 by Cority for $*****.

Here are Growth Lending's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
MedDBase	Jan 23, 2025	Oct 08, 2021	Series A	6112
Atech	Nov 08, 2024	Jul 23, 2021	Conventional Debt	6113
ACS Clothing	Nov 25, 2022	Jun 28, 2021	Unattributed	2001

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Over the past 9 years, 25 investors have co-invested in Growth Lending's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Growth Lending: ACF Investors, Committed Capital and 13 others have invested in rounds before Growth Lending. There are 2 companies where ACF Investors has invested before Growth Lending and 1 company where Committed Capital has invested before Growth Lending.
Top Co-investors of Growth Lending: 2 investors entered a company along with Growth Lending. These include investors like Jenson Ventures (1 company).
Invested after Growth Lending: A total of 8 investors have invested in Growth Lending's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Global Connectivity (1 company) and Juan Lobato (1 company).