BGV Bethnal Green Ventures

What is BGV Bethnal Green Ventures?

Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV) is an investment fund that stands as Europe’s leading early-stage tech for good VC, located at 20-30 Whitechapel Road, London. They specialize in seed and early-stage investments, with investment amounts ranging from a minimum of £42,000 to a maximum of £140,000. BGV is focused on backing ambitious teams that leverage technology to address significant social and environmental issues, aiming to create a positive impact on people and the planet at a large scale.

Since their inception in 2012, BGV has positioned themselves at the forefront of the tech for good movement, priding themselves on combining practical optimism and commitment to solve real-world problems with a fair but rigorous application process that encourages diversity among founders.

As a certified B Corp, BGV holds itself to high standards of transparency and integrity, encapsulating their commitment to not just what they accomplish, but also how they achieve it. They often serve as the first investor for founders, guiding early-stage ventures through a development program and providing platform support for growth, as well as offering follow-on investments up to Series A/B.

BGV's vision encompasses the belief that businesses which can deliver scalable and meaningful positive outcomes will evolve into the most valuable ones in the future. They champion tech startups with an impact at its core and look for founders who share their big ambitions and understand the challenges such as the climate crisis, inequality, and health issues.

Through their annual impact reports and principles, they set better standards for the industry, while their investments support the growth of ventures that aim to sustainably transform agriculture, produce with aeroponics, or foster a fairer future of work. BGV's thesis centers on building a sustainable planet, a better society, and fostering healthy lives, while revolutionizing the way food is produced or work is conceptualized, thus shaping the farms of the future and asking a more equitable society.

What they say:

We invest in ambitious teams using technology to tackle social and environmental problems and drive positive outcomes for people and planet at scale.