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

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland passes the £100m milestone

The British Business Bank has announced

the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland has surpassed £100 million in total investment, marking 75 investments into 64 businesses since launching in November 2023. The fund has deployed more than £44 million to date, helping unlock in excess of £62 million in private sector investment alongside it.

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