Active: new fund Mar 2025 Verified 4 Nov 2026
DSW Ventures
Manchester-based early-stage VC, part of DSW Capital plc, that backs SEIS/EIS-qualifying start-ups in the UK regions up to Series A. Invests for British Business Investments, family offices and angels through an EIS portfolio service and annual SEIS funds, often as single or lead investor.
- Type
- SEIS/EIS fund
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
- Backs
- B2B software, Biotech and pharma
- Does not back
- Fintech, Consumer products
- Sectors
- Biotech, Media, SaaS and software, Deep tech, Consumer
- SEIS / EIS
- SEIS and EIS
- Portfolio mix
- B2B software 43%; Biotech and pharma 26%; Consumer products 4%; Climate and energy 4%; Marketplaces 4%; Medtech and digital health 4%; Consumer apps 4%; Deep tech 4%; Hardware 4% (n=23)
- Website
- dsw.vc
Contacts on file
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