We’re proud to share that Haatch has been selected by the British Business Bank to manage a new £7 million co-investment platform, designed to back the UK’s most exciting emerging angel syndicates.

This initiative, funded through the British Business Bank’s Regional Angels Programme will see capital deployed alongside five promising syndicates, supporting a broader, more diverse range of founders and companies across the UK. It builds on Haatch’s existing partnership with the Bank, bringing their total commitment to £27 million.

Powering the Next Generation of UK Investors

As an experienced early-stage investor and fund manager, Haatch is uniquely positioned to support emerging syndicates, particularly those without the regulatory infrastructure of traditional VCs or established networks.

These lean, high-impact groups are often closest to the most exciting opportunities in the market. Our role is to help ensure they have the capital, infrastructure, and confidence to lead, not follow.

The five syndicates selected by the British Business Bank include:

• HERmesa – A diverse community of 270+ women operators and entrepreneurs turned
angel investors backing women-led, tech-enabled startups at pre/seed. Led by Marla
Shapiro, Emma Blackburn and Wibke Stoffers.

• CircleRock Capital – A sector-agnostic platform offering access to leading early-stage
investments alongside top global venture capital firms, with a focus on Seed, Series A,
and Series B rounds.

• The Games Angels – A collective of seasoned gaming industry professionals dedicated
to investing in and supporting startups and companies shaping the future of gaming.

• Sie Ventures – Early stage investor backing diverse founding teams across UK and
Europe.

• 2050 Capital – A deep tech and science investment firm investing in transformative and
defensible innovation that impacts large fundamental sectors.

These syndicates reflect a broader evolution in the UK’s angel ecosystem—one that’s more diverse, more specialist, and more distributed beyond London.

A Platform Designed for Impact

At Haatch, we believe that great investors create outsized impact not just in financial returns, but in the companies and communities they help build.

“We’re thrilled to deepen our relationship with the British Business Bank and have the opportunity to co-invest alongside some of the UK’s most forward-thinking angel syndicates,” said Fred Soneya, Co-founder and General Partner at Haatch. “Together, we’re opening up access to capital for a wider range of founders, sectors, and geographies—and helping the next generation of angel investors scale their impact.”

This structure also breaks new ground for the Regional Angels Programme by enabling two female-led groups to significantly scale their investment activity, advancing the goals of the Invest in Women Taskforce and the Investing in Women Code, both of which the British Business Bank supports.

“This is a huge step forward for female investor-led groups,” said Jenny Tooth OBE, Executive Chair of the UK Business Angels Association. “We hope to see this opportunity extended to more emerging syndicates in the future.”

Unlocking Regional Growth & Inclusive Innovation

This partnership reflects our broader mission: to back exceptional founders from day one, and to build the infrastructure that enables more people, investors and entrepreneurs alike to participate in early-stage innovation.

With £27 million now committed through the British Business Bank’s Regional Angels Programme, Haatch is proud to be scaling our impact in the UK’s startup and investment ecosystem.