About The Summit Group
The Summit Group is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of May 2019, The Summit Group has invested in 9 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 High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Authenticate Overall, The Summit Group portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Broadcom and Medical Equipment Solutions. A lot of funds co-invest with The Summit Group, with names like Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. The Summit Group has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed, Series A & 1 more
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The Summit Group's List of Top Investments
The Summit Group has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investmentis in AuthenticateTheir portfolio spans across United Kingdom and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by The Summit Group:1. Broadcom
Platform offering data center fiber optic networks. It offers network, server, and storage connectivity. Its product portfolio includes cable modems, semiconductors for PON, DSL, NICs, filters and amplifiers, ASIC, wireless connectivity solutions, embedded processors, HDD, SSD controllers, enterprise fiber channel connectivity, data center switches, and routers. It offering includes storage, cybersecurity, mainframe solutions, and more.
Key facts about Broadcom
- Founded Year: 1991
- Location: California (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Oct 31, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 44,647 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, Alcor Fund and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jul 08, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. MedTrade
MedTrade is a developer of wound care and skin care products. It develops gelling fibres, superabsorbents, antimicrobial products, foam dressings, aerosols, skin protection products, wound contact layer, etc. The company's FDA registered.
Key facts about MedTrade
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Crewe (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Feb 28, 2019
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $30.4M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: US Bank, Tikehau Capital and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 13, 2019, $*****
3. Authenticate
Cloud-based quality control and traceability solution for the food supply chain. The company claims that its platform holds compliance data of various stakeholders in the food value chain such as manufacturers, suppliers, producers, processors, etc. And by mapping the suppliers, users can gain insights into the compliance data of its product value chain. Provides solutions to various food businesses such as retailers, manufacturers, hospitality, and producers.
Key facts about Authenticate
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Harrogate (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.5M
- Employee Count: 16 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mercia, Mercia Ventures and 48 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 13, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Booking Live
Platform for appointment scheduling. It provides features for content managment, resources such as staff, products and booking management, booking widget, notifications, waitlist management, and more. Their online booking software is designed for Local Government, Leisure Management, Activities and Tours, Courses and Events, Resource Management, and Education, Health.
Key facts about Booking Live
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Bristol (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3.5M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Creative UK, Development Bank of Wales and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 31, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Aria Networks is a developer of artificial-intelligence planning and optimisation software for the telecommunications industry. Aria’s software augments a telco’s operational support systems (OSS) with highly scalable and efficient analysis of network and service data. The principal applications addressed are in the areas of network service optimisation and short-to-long term strategic planning of network architecture and capacity. The company develops technology capable of analytical processes that exceed the abilities of either manual analysis or existing ‘linear’ software solution. This is achieved using a number of AI techniques, including neural networks and genetic algorithms.
Key facts about Aria Networks
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Bath (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $9.05M
- Employee Count: 10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Seraphim, Newable and 78 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 05, 2013, $*****
The Summit Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
The Summit Group has invested in 11 companies over the last 26 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Authenticate and most recent follow-on round was in Authenticate.The Summit Group's Investments by Stage
The Summit Group has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $429K, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $2.99M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $501K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The Summit Group's Investments by Sector
The Summit Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Business Services, Food and Agriculture Tech, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 5 Software companies, 5 Tech companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Business Services | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 1 |
Life Sciences | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
The Summit Group's Investments by Geography
The Summit Group has made most investments in United Kingdom (4).The Summit Group's recent investments
The Summit Group has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by The Summit Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2019 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9070 | ||
Nov 30, 2016 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2336 | ||
2007 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2155 | - | |
2000 | United Kingdom | Unattributed | 1300 | - | |
- | United Kingdom | Series A | 4947 | - |
Acquired companies in The Summit Group's Portfolio
2 companies from The Summit Group's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Broadcom in Dec 2025 by Syos Aerospace for $*****.Here are The Summit Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 22, 2025 | - | - | 2002 | |
Apr 02, 2020 | - | - | 5710 |
Team profile of The Summit Group
The Summit Group has a team of 1 member. The Summit Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of The Summit Group
Over the past 26 years, 6 investors have co-invested in The Summit Group's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of The Summit Group: 3 investors entered a company along with The Summit Group. These include investors like Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (1 company).
- Invested after The Summit Group: A total of 3 investors have invested in The Summit Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tikehau Capital (1 company), Development Bank of Wales (1 company) and Blackfinch Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to The Summit Group
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Authenticate Information Systems Raises £2.3M in FundingFinSMEs•May 13, 2019•Authenticate, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, The Summit Group
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