Corporate information

Company type

Venture fund, investing debt and equity in early-stage businesses aiming to eliminate the poverty premium in the UK.

Overview

The Fair by Design Fund is a venture fund that invests in organisations tackling the poverty premium. The early-stage businesses receiving investment from the Fund provide services in sectors such as energy, insurance, borrowing, transport and food. The fund’s investment process includes a focus group of people with lived experience of the poverty premium, run by Toynbee Hall. This group assesses the true customer fit of all ventures considered for investment.



Fund terms

Fund manager
Fund type
Fund term
10 years
Allowed extension
2 years

Funding rounds

Fund Closing GBP 14,700,000


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Profile Country Notes
Big Society Capital GBP 6,000,000 Initial investment.

Investment preferences

Focus countries
United Kingdom
Top investment portfolio themes
fintech (1)  


Investment activity status
Active investor

Selected investments

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Profile Country Date Funding
Wagestream Ltd Wagestream allows all employees, both salaried and hourly, to have complete control over when they get paid. Venture

Current team

Past employees

Selected Products / Customers

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