SMH Venture Finance Limited

investment firm

About

SMH Venture Finance Limited is an independent private equity business that invests in small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Details

Industries
Finance,FinTech,Venture Capital
Founded date
Jan 1, 1982
Operating Status
Active
Also Known As
YFM Venture Finance
Investor Type
PE,Venture Capital

They are the UK's most active investor in SMEs, and have been successfully backing businesses since 1982. This experience and expertise means they can arrange funding quickly and efficiently. As a group they have over £300 million under management across a number of funds. These funds have been backed by The European Investment Fund, High Street Banks, large corporates, pension funds, private individuals, and public sector bodies and the European, UK Government and regional development agencies.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
30
12
SMH Venture Finance Limited has made 30 investments. Their most recent investment was on Apr 13, 2010, when Pro-Cure Therapeutics raised $1.08M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Series Unknown $1.08M Biotechnology
Series B $196K Compliance
Series Unknown $2.16M Electronics
Series Unknown Automotive
Dec 8, 2008 Paraytec
Series C $1.01M Hardware

Exits

SMH Venture Finance Limited has had 10 exits. SMH Venture Finance Limited most notable exits include Object Matrix ,   2sms

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Jan 24, 2023 Object Matrix M&A Software Detail
Oct 28, 2021 2sms M&A Messaging Detail
Jun 16, 2021 New Net Technologies M&A Compliance Detail
May 21, 2019 Aconite Technology M&A Computer Vision Detail
Sep 24, 2018 Paraytec M&A Hardware Detail