About Ufi Ventures

Ufi Ventures is the investment arm of Ufi.

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 catalyse investment in the technologies that will support a more skilled and productive workforce.

Utilising Ufi’s depth of experience in the development of technology to build adult's skills for work, we support our growing portfolio through access to our wide expert pool and network. Our sector expertise give us a unique perspective on how to scale innovations in the space, and we open up our comprehensive network of educators, developers, designers, employers, investors and policy makers to support our investees with strategic growth.

Unlike most funding partners, at Ufi Ventures we invest our own capital. This allows us to focus everything we do on social impact.

Ufi Ventures is an impact-focused investor, investing in companies with the potential to transform learning for work in the UK. We look to invest in companies with the ambition to make a positive impact in line with our Theory of Change, using VocTech, to:

• Help adults in the UK to access and progress in work through improved skills
• Help employers in the UK to improve their business performance through improving the skills of their workforce
• Grow the VocTech sector by demonstrating attractive financial returns from investing in it

Every company in our ventures portfolio benefits from Ufi’s unrivalled experience in supporting the development of digital technologies to help adults get the skills they need for work, as well as access to our wide network of vocational technology experts.

Ufi Ventures invest up to £150k in seed stage ventures.
At this stage we’re looking for:

• A committed and ambitious management team driven by social impact
• Early revenue
• A clear understanding of the problem you are solving and competition
• A vision of how to achieve impact and scale