About Beacon Capital
Beacon Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jun 2025, Beacon Capital has invested in 40 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Definely Overall, Beacon Capital portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Azimo, Crimson Education and Topia. A lot of funds co-invest with Beacon Capital, with names like Revaia sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Beacon Capital has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Beacon Capital's List of Top Investments
Beacon Capital has a portfolio of 40 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Chaser and Autologyx.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, China and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Beacon Capital:1. Cognism
Cognism is a solution that allows enterprises to generate and manage leads from social media. The platform allows sales reps to monitor, track and manage leads, and get updates about any news regarding these leads. It also provides a lead scoring and analytics solution. The platform leverages machine learning and natural language processing techniques to analyze news, social media content, and calendar events and use these insights for generating leads.
Key facts about Cognism
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £50M - £100M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $130M
- Employee Count: 453 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Blue Cloud Ventures, Venezia Capital and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Definely
Developer of software tools for reviewing and drafting legal contracts. These applications integrate into word processing software to assist with the management of definitions, provisions, and cross-references within complex documents. The software highlights potential implications of changes across clauses and schedules to support the document review process. Users can export tracked changes and comments into lists to facilitate collaboration during the drafting phase. The tools provide functionality for proofreading and managing document versions to maintain consistency throughout the lifecycle of a legal agreement.
Key facts about Definely
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $42.5M
- Employee Count: 99 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Octopus Ventures, The Raine Group and 63 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of a customer data and experience platform for retail. The platform combines a customer data platform with cross-channel experience orchestration and delivery. It offers data ingestion, consolidation, identity resolution, consent management, and advanced segmentation. The platform also provides experience orchestration, real-time customer audiences, broadcast builder, personalization, and cross-channel journey building.
Key facts about Ometria Technologies
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $71.4M
- Employee Count: 147 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Chamaeleon, Octopus Ventures and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Azimo
Azimo is a banking channel for cross-border money transfers. Allows users to access current pricing lists, track transactions, and transfer funds through debit & credit cards. It gives users the option to donate a portion of the money they transfer to charities working in developing countries. Also, offers news articles & blogs for assisting users.
Key facts about Azimo
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $68.8M
- Employee Count: 47 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: GR Capital, TempoCap and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Feb 04, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Provider of application consulting services for students seeking higher education. They assist students with university admissions strategy, including school selection and application deadlines. The company offers extracurricular and leadership mentoring to help students build their profiles. Essay writing development is provided, from ideation to final drafts. Students receive feedback from former admissions officers.
Key facts about Crimson Education
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Auckland (New Zealand)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $114M
- Employee Count: 2,011 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Verlinvest, Altered Capital and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 23, 2024, $*****
Beacon Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Beacon Capital has invested in 40 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Definely and most recent follow-on round was in Life Bit.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Beacon Capital's Investments by Stage
Beacon Capital has made 7 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.5M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.51M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $30M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 7 |
Series A | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Beacon Capital's Investments by Sector
Beacon Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Vertical SaaS, Auto Tech and Big Data - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 36 Tech companies, 30 Software companies, 28 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 18 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Big Data - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Beacon Capital's Investments by Geography
Beacon Capital has made most investments in United Kingdom (10), followed by Spain where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 10 |
Spain | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Beacon Capital's recent investments
Beacon Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Beacon Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 09, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series B | 8638 | [+6] | |
Jul 13, 2022 | Spain | Series A | 9535 | [+2] | |
Oct 21, 2021 | United Kingdom | Series A | 1620 | [+6] | |
Apr 30, 2020 | United Kingdom | Series A | 2742 | [+2] | |
Nov 11, 2019 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6401 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Beacon Capital's Portfolio
Beacon Capital has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Crimson Education. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Crimson Education which became a unicorn in 2024, 1 years before Beacon Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Beacon Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Provider of application consulting services for students seeking higher education | 2013 | Auckland | Series D | htipiua |
Acquired companies in Beacon Capital's Portfolio
8 companies from Beacon Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Hands HQ in Aug 2025 by Health & Safety Institute for $*****.Here are Beacon Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 06, 2025 | - | - | 3413 | |
Jun 25, 2025 | - | - | 3136 | |
Apr 28, 2022 | - | - | 2050 | |
Mar 28, 2022 | - | - | 3931 | |
Apr 06, 2021 | - | - | 9963 |
Team profile of Beacon Capital
Beacon Capital has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners located in United Kingdom. Beacon Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Beacon Capital
Over the past 14 years, 136 investors have co-invested in Beacon Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Beacon Capital: CRE Venture Capital, M12 and 64 others have invested in rounds before Beacon Capital. There is 1 company where CRE Venture Capital has invested before Beacon Capital and 1 company where M12 has invested before Beacon Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Beacon Capital: 44 investors entered a company along with Beacon Capital. These include investors like Revaia (1 company).
- Invested after Beacon Capital: A total of 26 investors have invested in Beacon Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1 company), InfraVia Capital Partners (1 company) and Octopus Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Beacon Capital
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Humanising Autonomy Raises $11 Million Series A Funding to Change How Machines Understand People GloballyPR Newswire•Oct 21, 2021•Humanising Autonomy, Beacon Capital, Emellience Partners, Unisys and 5 others
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Autologyx raises £1m in fundingBanking Technology•May 30, 2019•Autologyx, Blue Prism, Beacon Capital, Angel CoFund and 2 others
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NowWeComply Raises $1.2M in Pre-Series A FundingFinSMEs•Sep 29, 2015•Now We Comply, Beacon Capital, London Co-Investment Fund
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NowWeComply Raises $1.2MBeacon Capital•Jul 08, 2015•Now We Comply, Beacon Capital, London Co-Investment Fund
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Cloud compliance saas platfom NowWeComply raises $1.2m - Tech City NewsTechCityNews•Now We Comply, Beacon Capital, London Co-Investment Fund
