INVESTING
IN
GROWTH

We ensure that businesses with growth aspirations can access equity finance to reach their potential

WHO
WE
ARE

Clarendon Fund Managers Limited is a venture capital fund manager based in Belfast, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 

 

We manage £140 m of regional VC Funds in Northern Ireland, including the £95m Co-Investment Fund. We have invested in over 130 companies since we began investing in 2001.

Our Portfolio Companies

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CO-INVESTMENT FUND

The Co-Investment Fund, managed by Clarendon Fund Managers, matches private investment into high-growth potential businesses based in Northern Ireland. We typically initially invest between £100k to £500k and support growth with follow-on investment.

INVESTMENT FUND FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland is seeking to invest in ambitious teams in high-growth companies across start-up, early, growth, and expansion stages of development.
Cheque sizes range from £250k to £3m.

SUPPORTING GROWTH

AuditComply received an initial £125,000 investment from the Co-Investment Fund, managed by Clarendon, in March 2015. Following seven additional follow-on investments that funded development of their innovative risk-management software, AuditComply received a strategic investment from the British Growth Fund and First Derivatives to accelerate growth.

OUR TEAM

Neil Simms

Neil Simms

Financial & Investment Director

Jim Curran

Investment Director

Brian Cummings

Brian Cummings

Investment Director

Damien Callaghan

Damien Callaghan

Chairman

LATEST NEWS

In Memory of Dr Alan Mawson

It is with great sadness that Clarendon marks the passing of Alan, a colleague, mentor and friend to so many across our firm and the wider venture capital community in Northern Ireland. Over 25 years he shaped not only Clarendon, but the careers and lives of countless people who had the privilege of working with him.

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