About Solid Bond
Solid Bond is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Manchester, United Kingdom. As of Apr 2026, Solid Bond is an active investor, having invested in 5 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Retail to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Urfuture Overall, Solid Bond portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Saledock and Clicksit. A lot of funds co-invest with Solid Bond, with names like River Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Solid Bond has team of 4 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Solid Bond's List of All Investments
Solid Bond has a portfolio of 5 companies. Their most notable investmentis in This is UnfoldedTheir portfolio spans across and United Kingdom. They have invested in Retail, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of all investments by Solid Bond:1. Urfuture
Provider of an application connecting young people with entry-level job opportunities. The application offers career advice and personalized job matches. It facilitates communication between job seekers and employers through in-app chat and video calls. The application allows users to manage job applications and receive feedback.
Key facts about Urfuture
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.3M
- Employee Count: 16 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Syndicate Room, Solid Bond and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 17, 2026, $*****
Internet first brand offering multi-category apparel for women. The product catalog includes dresses, tops, t-shirts, pants, joggers, skirts, sweatshirts, and jackets. The brand claims to provide orders in recycled packaging and swapping of items after use.
Key facts about This is Unfolded
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.62M
- Employee Count: 16 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: FJ Labs, Techstart Ventures and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 08, 2024, $*****
3. Saledock
Provider of software suite solutions for in-store retail business. The software enables retailers to manage and provide solutions for inventory management, hardware and software POS solutions, rewards, loyalty management, customer management, orders, sales management, payment solutions, clienteling solutions, and more.
Key facts about Saledock
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: United Kingdom
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $190K
- Employee Count: 8 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Solid Bond and Bulldozer
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 17, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Clicksit
Clicksit is a mobile application enabling same day return service. People can request a return service using the app.
Key facts about Clicksit
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 5 as on Sep 30, 2021
- Investors: Solid Bond
- Highlight: Acquired
5. InHaus
Key facts about InHaus
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $332K
- Employee Count: 7 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Solid Bond
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 11, 2022, $*****
Solid Bond's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Solid Bond has invested in 5 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 3 years. As of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Urfuture and most recent follow-on round was in This is Unfolded.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Solid Bond's Investments by Stage
Solid Bond has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.05M.Solid Bond's Investments by Sector
Solid Bond has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail and Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 4 Tech companies, 3 Software companies, 2 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Business Services | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Solid Bond's Investments by Geography
Solid Bond has made most investments in United Kingdom (4).Solid Bond's recent investments
Solid Bond has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Urfuture.Here are the most recent investments by Solid Bond:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 17, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1401 | [+4] | |
Oct 08, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6703 | [+3] | |
Jan 17, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2607 | - | |
Oct 11, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1812 | - | |
Jul 25, 2022 | United Kingdom | Seed | 9693 | [+13] |
Acquired companies in Solid Bond's Portfolio
2 companies from Solid Bond's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Saledock in Apr 2025 by Celerant for $*****.Here are Solid Bond's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 29, 2025 | Jan 17, 2024 | Seed | 2074 | |
Dec 07, 2021 | - | - | 4889 |
Team profile of Solid Bond
Solid Bond has a team of 4 members including 2 Partners and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom. Solid Bond's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Solid Bond:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Mellor | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | Chorley | - | - |
Co-investors of Solid Bond
Over the past 4 years, 20 investors have co-invested in Solid Bond's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Solid Bond: Fhunded and Bulldozer have invested in rounds before Solid Bond. There is 1 company where Fhunded has invested before Solid Bond and 1 company where Bulldozer has invested before Solid Bond.
- Top Co-investors of Solid Bond: 18 investors entered a company along with Solid Bond. These include investors like River Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Solid Bond
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Recruitment app firm raises £1.7m seed round to rebuild entry-level hiring for AI eraTheBusinessDesk.com•Apr 17, 2026•Urfuture, River Capital, Fhunded, Host Capital and 4 others
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Unfolded Raises £1.2M Pre-Seed RoundAI Express•Oct 09, 2022•This is Unfolded, Techstart Ventures, FJ Labs, Sweetspot Capital and 2 others
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Unfolded raises funds to help cut fashion wasteDaily Business•Oct 06, 2022•This is Unfolded, Techstart Ventures, FJ Labs, Sweetspot Capital and 3 others
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Manchester sustainable e-commerce start-up Veo raises six-figure fundingUKBAA•Feb 24, 2021•Veo, Solid Bond, NorthInvest, Gov and 3 others
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Solid Bond Venture Builder Invests In Trio Of Start-upsInsider Media•Feb 16, 2021•Solid Bond, PixelMax, Veo, MapMate
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