Investor Profile: SFC Capital

Ed Stevenson

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Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Key Details

Name: Ed Stevenson
Investment company name: SFC Capital
AUM: £150m
No. of Portfolio companies: 500+
No. of Portfolio companies in the North of England: 61
Average no. of deals per year: 100
Team size: 15
Website: sfccapital.com
Location(s): London
Name three notable portfolio companies: Onfido, Cognism, Lunio

Fund name: SFC Angel Fund SEIS
Investment ticket range: £100k - £500k
Stage: Pre-seed/ Seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Location: London
Other investment criteria: SEIS-eligible

What do you look for in an investee business? 🔗

At SFC, we are looking at outstanding SEIS-eligible businesses across all sectors in the UK. Our investment criteria include:

Strong founding team, with ideally at least two co-founders
Some early traction in form of revenue, engagement or letters of intent
An attractive market with a clear path to creating valuable IP

Why founders choose you as an investor? 🔗

We make sure our portfolio companies have everything they need to scale and grow.

Quick decision making and investment execution
Large volume of investments and the ability to invest across all sectors
SFC has a follow-on fund reserved for investments into existing portfolio companies
One of the most active regional investors in the UK, including a £25m fund from the Regional Angels Programme
A community of 500+ portfolio companies and access to our events and workshops.
A helpful portfolio team with deep expertise in the startup and scaleup ecosystem, from pre-seed to Series B and beyond.