The new Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund is focused on supporting early-stage companies developing EdTech solutions in five key areas ⤵️ 💚 Green economy skills development 🤖 Digital transformation & Industry 4.0 💡 Reskilling and upskilling in traditional industries 🤝 Inclusive skills development 📚 Future of work and lifelong learning Learn more about our Challenge Fund now: https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB #ChallengeFund #Ventures #VocTech #GetAdultsLearning #Investment
Ufi Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
London, England 1,523 followers
Investing in early-stage companies using #tech #EdTech to give adults and businesses the skills needed for work.
About us
We are the UK’s specialist investor in VocTech ventures, investing between £75k and £1m in early stage companies that are building digital technologies to give people and businesses the skills needed for work, now and in the future. Utilising Ufi’s depth of experience in the development of technology to build people’s skills for work, we support our portfolio through access to our wide expert pool and network. At a time when new technology is driving significant change in the way we work and the skills needed, we see a great opportunity to be investing in the technologies that will support a more skilled and productive workforce. We look for companies that are targeting positive impact in two ways: 1) Helping adults in the UK to access and progress in work through improved skills 2) Helping employers in the UK to improve their business performance through improving the skills of their workforce.
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https://ufi.co.uk/ufi-ventures/
External link for Ufi Ventures
- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Specialties
- Vocational Technology, Impact Through Innovation, E-Learning, EdTech, HRTech, and Skills for work
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Last year, we diversified our portfolio by investing in a number of sectors key to improving adult learning and skills development Our portfolio spans a variety of sectors including: → Green & Environment → Health & Care → Public & Third Sector → Food & Hospitality → Coding & Tech → Professional Services → Transport & Logistics → Construction & Trades As we move into 2025, we're excited to keep the momentum going as we deepen our impact and continue investing in companies that use vocational technology to improve skills
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The new Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund is focused on supporting early-stage companies developing EdTech solutions in five key areas ⤵️ 💚 Green economy skills development 🤖 Digital transformation & Industry 4.0 💡 Reskilling and upskilling in traditional industries 🤝 Inclusive skills development 📚 Future of work and lifelong learning Learn more about our Challenge Fund now: https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB #ChallengeFund #Ventures #VocTech #GetAdultsLearning #Investment
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The new Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund is focused on supporting early-stage companies developing EdTech solutions in five key areas ⤵️ 💚 Green economy skills development 🤖 Digital transformation & Industry 4.0 💡 Reskilling and upskilling in traditional industries 🤝 Inclusive skills development 📚 Future of work and lifelong learning Learn more about our Challenge Fund now: https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB #ChallengeFund #Ventures #VocTech #GetAdultsLearning #Investment
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Introducing the Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund... The UK's labour market is at a challenging point. It doesn't have the skills it needs. At the same time, the economy is rapidly changing, and the workforce of tomorrow needs to be ready Here's what we're going to do: invest in digital solutions to help the UK gain the skills needed The Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund will support early-stage #VocTech companies to drive scalable skills development for a transitioning economy. The fund will prioritise businesses with market-ready products that show early signs of commercial success. Initial investments start at £250,000 Learn all about the Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund and how to send your pitch ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB #ChallengeFund #GetAdultsLearning #Investment #VocTech #DigitalSkills
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We hope you all enjoy a restful break Before we wind down for the year, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone we have partnered with, supported, and worked alongside this year 💙 It's been a great year and we're grateful for those who stand by us as we champion adult learning and skills development in the UK Enjoy the break and we'll see you all again in the New Year 😊!
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Earlier this year, we proudly invested in Greenworkx 💚 As we see an increase in demand for green skills, we recognise that many people are underprepared to fill these roles so we're pleased to support Greenworkx in helping to close the green skills gap Greenworkx helps people find and apply for green jobs in various industries, as well as equipping people with the technical knowledge and skills to thrive in these roles #GreenSkills #GreenJobs #FutureOfWork #Investment
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Our portfolio company, Springpod, lets prospective students try a university course before they apply 🎓 This innovative careers platform gives students a virtual taster of work experience or degree platforms. 90% of students who complete a Springpod programme leave feeling confident about finding a job in the future Learn more about Springpod here ⤵️ https://www.springpod.com/ Learn about our investment in Springpod here ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eU5NkB33 #FutureOfWork #Vocational #VocTech #WorkTech #EdTech #Startup
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Our Challenge Fund is open for pitches 📢 We are proud to launch our Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund — a pool of investment capital to support early-stage companies using vocational technology to make a positive and scalable impact on skills development for our transitioning economy Investments starting at £250k (with follow-on investment available) aim to help the UK gain the skills it needs We will prioritise businesses with market-ready #VocTech products that show early signs of commercial success Learn more about the Challenge Fund and how to pitch to us ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB This fund is part of the broader VocTech Challenge programme by Ufi VocTech Trust and is additional to our core Ventures fund, which we continue to manage and support #ChallengeFund #GetAdultsLearning #VocTech #EdTech #Investment
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This is your chance to own a share in TaskHer for as little as £10 📢 Tha TaskHer crowdfund is now live, giving you the chance to invest in the incredible work they do to support tradeswomen Since their initial launch in 2022, TaskHer has... ⚡️ launched x4 trades and partnered with COAT Paints 📰 been featured in Vogue, The Times, BBC, The Metro and more 🍎 taken on investment from investors who bring expertise from Apple, Meta, Amazon, and Stripe 👷♀️ built an amazing community of over 600 incredible tradeswomen We invested in TaskHer in December 2022 alongside Bethnal Green Ventures and Resolution Foundation Explore the TaskHer crowdfund here ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/ekfUxvrK It's been a great journey so far and we're excited to see where this next phase takes you, Anna Moynihan and Paul Moynihan ☺️ #Investment #VocTech #GenderGap #FutureOfWork
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