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Pembroke is a venture capital trust focusing on growth stage companies in the design, education, food, beverage & hospitality, wellness, digital services and media sectors.
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Kat Maconie, founded in 2008, designs and manufactures distinctive ladies’ boots and shoes
Kat Maconie
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Dropless
Dropless aims to bring digital and sustainable innovation, alongside exceptional customer service , to vehicle owners globally.
Credentially
Credentially eliminates many of the challenges associated with traditional sign-up methods and recruitment across healthcare.
Smartify
Smartify helps people make meaningful connections with art by providing museums with next generation digital technology.
Eave
EAVE was founded by former NHS Audiologist Dr David Greenberg to address occupational hearing loss challenges. The company’s patented technology uniquely combines real-time monitoring and reporting of noise exposure, personalised hearing protection and wireless communication into a single active ear defender product.
Pasta Evangelists
Founded by Genoa-born Alessandro Savelli in 2016, Pasta Evangelists’ mission is to provide the highest quality fresh pastas to homes across the country and soon internationally.
Plenish
Plenish, founded in 2012, is one of the leading providers of nut milks, now stocked in every major supermarket in the UK and is a fast growing product category.
HotelMap
HotelMap is a technology platform focusing on automating complex hotel bookings for trade show and conference attendees.
Roto VR
Roto VR is the world’s first interactive 360-degree chair. Founded in 2015, by video games industry veterans, Elliott Myers and Gavin Waxkirsh, Roto solves many of the current problems associated with using VR.
Boat
Recognised as a significant worldwide media group serving the superyacht industry, Boat International Media provides information and data services across traditional print, digital media and high quality events.
Bella Freud
Bella Freud is a fashion designer producing a range of high‑end men’s and women’s clothing and homewear, with a focus on knitwear.
Troubadour
Kat Maconie
Kat Maconie, founded in 2008, designs and manufactures distinctive ladies’ boots and shoes which are sold online, in department stores and in boutiques globally.
N Family Club
N Family Club offers a 7-days-a-week service that operates as a high-quality nursery during the week and as a family club at the weekends.
Secret Food Tours
Founded in 2013 by friends Nico Jacquart and Oliver Mernick-Levene, Secret Food Tours helps travellers discover the best bites in destinations all over the globe.
Sourced Market
Sourced Market, launched in 2007, is a retail, café and restaurant concept that offers a curated selection of locally sourced fresh produce replicating the products and ambience found at a farmers market.
Second Home
Second Home offers flexible and modern office space for fast‑growing technology firms and creative businesses.
Five Guys
Five Guys was founded in 1986 in the US.
Chilango
Chilango is an award-winning chain of quick-service Mexican restaurants based on successful US business models.
KXU
The ultimate boutique fitness experience in SW1.
KX
KX Gym, founded in 2002, is a private members’ gym and spa, which includes a restaurant and clubroom, located in Chelsea, London.
Boom Cycle
A high energy, music focussed, bike-based fitness experience.
Rubies in the Rubble
Rubies in the Rubble (Rubies) was founded by Jenny Costa in 2012 with the aim of becoming the go-to brand for sustainable condiments
Hackney Gelato
Hackney Gelato was established in 2015 by two former chefs, Enrico Pavoncelli and Sam Newman, who met whilst working at the renowned Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli. After spending a summer in Italy learning from masters of the craft, premium ice-cream brand Hackney Gelato was born.
PlayerLayer
PlayerLayer designs and manufactures customised sports kit for universities, sports clubs and schools.
Lyma
In 2018 LYMA launched the world’s most advanced nutraceutical, heralding a new era for the supplement industry.
Alexa Chung
The iconic model and designer, launched her own fashion label in May 2017.
Kinteract
Kinteract is a digital education platform that enables collaboration between teachers, students and parents, and provides guidance to aid child development.
Floom
Floom is a digital marketplace which has paved a new way for customers to connect with local, independent florists.
Chucs Bar + Grill
Chucs Bar & Grill is a Riviera inspired London restaurant chain.
Heist
Shapewear engineering in its purest, most powerful form.
Stilking
Stillking Films is a prolific producer of commercials, TV series, feature films and music videos.
Unbolted
Unbolted provides a platform for peer‑to‑peer secured lending.
Wishi
Wishi is an innovative fashion technology business that brings together personal styling and online wardrobe management…
StylIndex
Stylindex is a platform that helps content producers find the best models, creative talent, and production resources for photoshoots, videos, and events.
Rated People
Rated People, founded in 2005, is one of the UK’s leading online market places for homeowners to find tradesmen for home improvement jobs.
Beryl
Beryl designs products which enhance bike safety.
ToucanTech
ToucanTech is a London based cloud software company used by schools, charities and companies as an online hub to manage all their community activities in one place.
Zenos
Penfield
Dilly & Wolf
La Bottega
Bel-Air Inc
Cheek Frills
Cheekfrills, founded in 2012, is a women’s underwear brand which focuses on premium everyday knickers.
19/05/2021
Pembroke VCT exits its investment in Plenish
Sale to Britvic represents 2.3x return on initial investment Pembroke VCT has exited its investment in Plenish, the award-winning plant-based milks and plant-powered juice brand. The innovative beverage brand, which was one of Pembroke VCT’s earliest investments, has been acquired by Britvic to boost its plant-based drinks portfolio and cater to the growing demand for […]
12/05/2021
Net Asset Value per B Ordinary Share
Pembroke VCT plc The Company announces that the unaudited net asset value per B Ordinary Share as at 31 March 2021 is 114.8p per B Ordinary Share. For further information, please contact: Andrew Wolfson / Chris Lewis Pembroke Investment Managers LLP (Manager) +44 20 7766 6900 Robin Smeaton The City Partnership (UK) Limited (Company Secretary) […]
12/05/2021
Investment Exit and Declaration of Special Dividend
Pembroke VCT plc In June 2013, Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) first invested in Plenish, the plant-based milks, cold-pressed juices and shots company. Since then, Plenish has continued to grow and the Company made further investments to support the founder Kara and her team with this growth. Plenish has now been sold to Britvic plc […]
10/05/2021
Pembroke VCT expands team with two new appointments
Stefania Ponzo joins as Portfolio Director and Angus Nodder as Investment Associate Pembroke VCT plc, the venture capital trust focused on building the businesses of tomorrow, has expanded the team with the appointment of Stefania Ponzo as Portfolio Director and Angus Nodder as Investment Associate, effective 4 May and 1 June respectively. These new appointments follow Pembroke VCT’s £40m record fundraise. Stefania will be working alongside Andrew Wolfson (CEO), focusing on existing investments within the Pembroke VCT portfolio. Stefania has twelve years’ experience in venture capital funds and private […]
13/04/2021
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 13 April 2021, 1,412,708 B Ordinary […]
06/04/2021
Pembroke VCT achieves record fundraise
Offer fully subscribed and now closed Pembroke VCT plc, the venture capital trust focused on building the businesses of tomorrow, is pleased to announce it has achieved a record fundraise, selling out of the £40 million offer, with the initial offer and overallotment facility now fully subscribed as at 29th March. Pembroke VCT gives investors the […]
06/04/2021
Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) On 3 April 2021, 1,227,086 B Ordinary Shares (the “B Shares”) were allotted by the Company. Applications for the B Shares had been received in connection with the Company’s offer for subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further […]
06/04/2021
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 3 April 2021, 20,528,651 B Ordinary […]
06/04/2021
Amendment to Investment Management Agreement
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) 1 April 2021 The Company and Pembroke Investment Managers LLP (the “Manager”), the Company’s investment manager, have today entered into an agreement amending and restating (the “IMA Variation”) the Company’s investment management agreement (the “IMA”). The IMA Variation relates to the indemnity that is given under the IMA by the […]
22/03/2021
Pembroke VCT invests £1.75m into Dropless, the eco-friendly vehicle maintenance company
Tech-driven mobile service providing all vehicle needs in one place Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has made an initial investment of £1.75 million into Dropless, the eco-friendly vehicle maintenance company revolutionising its sector. Dropless was launched in 2018 by co-founders Christian Duncan and Mike Grindy, to bring […]
16/03/2021
Offer for Subscription – over-allotment facility
Pembroke VCT plc The directors of Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) confirm that they have resolved to utilise the over-allotment facility of £20 million in relation to the Company’s Offer for subscription (the “Offer). This increases the amount that can be raised under the Offer to £40 million. A copy of the Prospectus is available, […]
16/03/2021
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 15 March 2021, 5,057,307 B Ordinary […]
11/03/2021
Founder Stories: ME+EM
Check out our interview with ME+EM founder, Clare Hornby. The successful womenswear brand founder and mother of two talks about where she gets her inspiration from for her collections, how she incorporates family life into the brand and what it’s been like to work with Pembroke over the years.
09/03/2021
Pembroke portfolio company Boom Cycle partners with KOBOX
Creating UK boutique fitness ‘supergroup’ United Fitness Brands to accelerate growth Pembroke VCT the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, is pleased to announce that portfolio company Boom Cycle, England’s first boutique cycling chain, has partnered with KOBOX to launch the boutique fitness ‘supergroup’ United Fitness Brands. Boom Cycle was […]
04/03/2021
March 2021 Newsletter
Welcome to our March Newsletter with the latest news and information from our new and existing portfolio companies.
02/03/2021
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 2 March 2021, 2,313,963 B Ordinary […]
02/03/2021
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each pursuant to the Dividend Investment Scheme The Company announces that on 2 March 2021 it allotted 495,139 B Ordinary Shares at a price of 109.2p per B Ordinary Share to certain shareholders under the Company’s Dividend Investment scheme. Following the allotment, the […]
16/02/2021
Pembroke VCT invests £1m into healthcare software Credentially
Platform facilitating faster healthcare provider registration to be scaled-up in the UK Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has made an initial investment of £1 million into Credentially, the platform that automates healthcare hiring, onboarding and compliance. During the pandemic, the company has worked with the NHS to […]
16/02/2021
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 15 February 2021, 1,406,860 B Ordinary […]
21/01/2021
Net Asset Value per B Ordinary Share
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) The Company announces that the unaudited net asset value per B Ordinary Share as at 31 December 2020 is 113.2p per B Ordinary Share. For further information, please contact: Andrew Wolfson / Chris Lewis Pembroke Investment Managers LLP (Manager) +44 20 7766 6900 Doreen Nic The City Partnership (UK) Limited […]
18/01/2021
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 18 January 2021, 1,564,669 B Ordinary […]
15/01/2021
Pembroke VCT exits its investment in Pasta Evangelists
Majority stake in innovative pasta delivery business acquired by Italian food giant Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the consumer brands of tomorrow, has successfully exited its investment in Pasta Evangelists, which delivers restaurant-quality pasta direct to customers by post. The innovative meal kit business has agreed a deal whereby Italian firm, […]
15/01/2021
Investment Exit and Declaration of Interim Dividend
15 January 2021 Pembroke VCT plc In January 2020 Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) invested £2m in Pasta Evangelists. Pasta Evangelists has been sold to the Barilla Group and Pembroke VCT plc has received £4.5m for the sale of its entire equity holding. The Board of Pembroke VCT plc has resolved to pay an interim […]
12/01/2021
Founder Stories: PLENISH
Check out our interview with Plenish founder Kara Rosen. We have been invested in Plenish for over 7 years – we talk to Kara about how she started the juice and nut milk brand and her challenges along the way.
07/01/2021
Directorate changes
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of two non-executive directors, Mark Stokes and Louise Wolfson, effective from 1 January 2021. Mark Stokes has over 30 years experience in financial services and 20 years at Executive Committee level. He is currently Chief Commercial Officer at United Trust Bank, and […]
04/12/2020
Founder stories: LYMA
Check out our interview with LYMA founders Simon and Lucy Goff. We talk about how the business came about and the launch of the revolutionary hospital strength laser.
03/12/2020
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 3 December 2020, 988,308 B Ordinary […]
01/12/2020
Total Voting Rights
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) In accordance with the FCA Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) would like to notify the market of the following. As at 30 November 2020, Pembroke VCT plc’s issued share capital consists of 102,410,922 B Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any […]
23/11/2020
November Newsletter
Welcome to our new-look Newsletter, and the latest news and information from our new and existing portfolio companies.
13/11/2020
Half-yearly report for the six months ended 30 September 2020
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) The Directors are pleased to attach the Company’s Half-yearly Report for the six months ended 30 September 2020. Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the associated PDF document. https://www.pembrokevct.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Pembroke-Interim-RA-2020-v11-clean-Final.pdf For further information, please contact: Andrew Wolfson / Chris Lewis Pembroke Investment Managers LLP […]
12/11/2020
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each pursuant to the Dividend Investment Scheme The Company announces that on 12 November 2020 it allotted 339,764 B Ordinary Shares at a price of 110.11p per B Ordinary Share to certain shareholders under the Company’s Dividend Investment scheme. Following the allotment, the […]
11/11/2020
Pembroke VCT invests £1 million into Smartify
Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has made an initial investment of £1 million into Smartify, the app named by New Scientist as the ‘Shazam and Spotify for art’. Smartify, founded in 2015 by four friends; Anna Lowe, Thanos Kokkiniotis, Nick Mueller and Ron Rijmoet, helps people make […]
05/11/2020
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 4 November 2020, 663,661 B Ordinary […]
02/11/2020
Total Voting Rights
In accordance with the FCA Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) would like to notify the market of the following. As at 31 October 2020, Pembroke VCT plc’s issued share capital consists of 101,407,497 B Ordinary Shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in Treasury. Therefore, the […]
27/10/2020
Pembroke VCT invests £2 million into Eave hearing protection system
Pembroke has made an initial investment of £2 million into Eave, a UK-based tech startup which has developed a unique hearing protection system for construction workers. Eave was founded in 2015 by Dr David Greenberg to address occupational hearing loss challenges, through the development of its hearing protection system. Eave’s patented technology uniquely combines real-time […]
23/10/2020
Net Asset Value per B Ordinary Share
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) The Company announces that the unaudited net asset value per B Ordinary Share as at 30th September 2020 is 113.1p per B Ordinary Share. On November 12th the Company will pay a dividend of 3.0p per B Ordinary Share, the record date for which was 9th October 2020. This will […]
23/10/2020
Issue of equity
Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 22 October 2020, 336,706 B Ordinary Shares (the “Shares”) were allotted […]
08/10/2020
Transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated a) Name MR DAVID TILL 2 Reason for the notification a) Position/status DIRECTOR b) Initial notification /Amendment INITIAL NOTIFICATION 3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, […]
08/10/2020
Issue of equity
Pembroke VCT plc (the “Company”) Issue of B Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“B Ordinary Shares”) pursuant to an Offer for Subscription for up to £20 million of B Ordinary Shares with an over-allotment facility for up to a further £20 million of B Ordinary Shares (the “Offer”) On 8 October 2020, 885,245 B Ordinary […]
Our Team
Jonathan Djanogly
Non-Executive Chairman
Jonathan Djanogly is a (non-practising) solicitor and was, for over ten years, a corporate ...
Laurence Blackall
Independent Non-Executive Director
Laurence Blackall has had a 30 year career in the information, media and communication...
Louise Wolfson
Non-Executive Director
Louise is a senior corporate lawyer who was previously a partner at Allen & Overy LLP and Pinsent Masons LLP.
Mark Stokes
Non-Executive Director
Mark Stokes has over 30 years experience in financial services, and 20 years at Executive Committee level.
David Till
Non-Executive Director
David Till co‑founded the Oakley Capital Group in 2002 with Peter Dubens.
John Paton
Investment Committee Member
John Paton is the Chairman & Co-Founder of IVA Ventures which focuses on investments and advisory in established media as well as seed and early stage digital companies.
Ruth Kennedy
Investment Committee Member
Ruth Kennedy is a brand consultant advising clients in the luxury goods and services sectors to meet their business development objectives.
Andrew Wolfson
CEO & CIO
Andrew Wolfson is CEO and is responsible for executing the firm’s strategy…
Chris Lewis
CFO & COO
Chris joined Pembroke in September 2019. Prior to joining Pembroke he was CFO at Downing.
Eleanor Courteney-Harris
Executive Team Assistant
Eleanor (Ellie) joined Pembroke as Executive Team Assistant in 2020.
Fred Ursell
Investment Manager
Fred joined Pembroke in 2019, having previously worked at Grant Thornton within the Growth Finance team.
Rosie Samuels
Investor Relations & Marketing
Rosie joined Pembroke in 2019 having previously worked as a PR account executive.
Simon Porter
Investment Director
Simon joined Pembroke in 2017. Prior to joining he was an Associate at Oakley…
