YFM Equity Partners

Venture Capital · Private Equity
92investments
6exits
$59.8Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
2,480open roles in its portfolio

Overview

YFM Equity Partners is a UK private equity and growth capital firm that backs small and medium-sized businesses. It provides growth funding and management buyout capital to entrepreneurs across the UK, including through the listed British Smaller Companies VCT funds it manages. The firm was founded in Leeds in 1982 as Yorkshire Fund Managers and has since expanded to a network of offices across England.

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
92
39 of them startups
Hiring now
23
2,480 open roles
Deals in 12 months
1
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
16
$59.8M raised
Exits
6
Focusshare of its companies
Software 12%Information Technology 11%Health Care 11%Cybersecurity 9%Artificial Intelligence 9%Sales & Marketing 8%Financial Services 8%Energy & Utilities 6%
Where its companies are
United Kingdom 28%United States 7%India 2%Poland 1%Germany 1%France 1%China 1%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 33%Series A 33%Series B 33%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 92 investments
AutomateProVenture round · 1 mo ago TWO ServicesVenture round · 1 mo ago XapienSeries B $56M · 1 mo ago · 8 roles SummizeVenture round · 2 mo ago BiorelateVenture round · 2 mo ago · 2 roles OhaloVenture round · 3 mo ago · 1 role FuuseVenture round · 3 mo ago Spotless WaterVenture round · 4 mo ago TeamFeePayVenture round · 4 mo ago inploiVenture round $3.8M · 6 mo ago · led a round swankyagencyVenture round · 7 mo ago · 3 roles MatillionVenture round · 15 mo ago · 19 roles
2,480 open roles at 23 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Egis Group401 new roles in 30 days Zeiss277 new roles in 30 days Elior UK172 new roles in 30 days MRI Software37 new roles in 30 days Bentley Systems34 new roles in 30 days HH Global33 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
DataXrayadded Oct 25
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
TA Associates 3 shared BGF 2 shared Clarendon Fund Managers 2 shared Techstart Ventures 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
BGF Founders Factory Phoenix Court Entrepreneur First SFC Capital Fuel Ventures Mercia Parkwalk Advisors
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 1 rounds in the press that name it

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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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Leeds United Kingdom
HQ
Leeds
4th Floor2 Bond CourtLeedsLS1 2JZ0113 244 1000
company site
London United Kingdom
Regional office
London
15 Alfred PlaceLondonWC1E 7EB0203 793 5096
company site
Manchester United Kingdom
Regional office
Manchester
3rd FloorABC Building21-23 Quay StreetManchesterM3 4AE0161 832 7603
company site
Reading United Kingdom
Regional office
Reading
Fora at Thames TowerStation RoadReadingRG1 1LX
company site