China remains the world’s largest e-commerce market, with growth from approx. US$2.1T in 2020 to US$2.5T in 2025, and projections reaching US$3.5T by 2031.

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) can be one of the most compelling, tax-efficient ways to invest . Generous…

At Haatch, we first invested in Toothfairy back in 2021. Even then, it was clear that Deepak and Kian had the ambition, credibility and vision to tackle one of…

We’re proud to share that Haatch Co-Founder and General Partner, Fred Soneya has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Enterprise Investment Scheme…

We’re excited to share that CybaVerse has closed its £5 million Series A funding round, co-led by Pembroke VCT and Airbridge Equity Partners with participation…

Across the Haatch portfolio, the last few months have marked a clear inflection point in the UK venture market. After two years of recalibration, disciplined,…

For decades, pensions have been the backbone of retirement planning. Safe, tax-friendly and reliable, they even offered a neat inheritance perk: money left…

We are pleased to share that Haatch has successfully exited our position in Tangible Markets, marking our fourth profitable exit of 2025. This follows previous…

We’re delighted to announce another profitable exit from the Haatch portfolio. QIS Risk has been acquired by CoinRoutes , marking our fifth positive exit of…

Triffecta is a next-generation retail media execution platform built to solve the biggest barrier in the industry today: scale. It enables brands, retailers,…

Yottar is building a digital twin of the electricity network, using proprietary machine learning and live user data to forecast congestion and capacity across…

Inntelo AI is a hospitality technology company transforming how hotels operate and interact with guests. At its core is the Inntelo AI Concierge, an…

We’re thrilled to share that Haatch has been named Best SEIS Investment Manager at the 2025 Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) Awards!

At Haatch, we believe that innovation is a powerful force for change, and this is especially true for the inspiring women leading some of our portfolio…

Across our recent EIS funds, we’ve seen a clear shift: the companies we’re backing aren’t just early, they’re arriving with clearer signs of product-market…

ShopAi is the first Conversational Business Intelligence platform, designed to replace traditional dashboards and queries with natural conversation. Instead of…

We’re thrilled to share that Haatch has been named Seed VC of the Year at the 2025 UKBAA Awards, a prestigious recognition of the exceptional year our team has…

At Haatch, we look for companies that solve big, persistent problems in simple, scalable ways. Powdr is doing just that, transforming financial modelling from…

August is often thought of as a quiet month in venture, with markets slowing and investors away. Yet this year told a different story. Across Europe, notably…

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of representing Haatch at London Tech Week 2025. It’s always a privilege to be surrounded by some of the brightest…

Undoubtedly you will have heard or read about the emergence of AI Agents in the past few months, particularly with what it’s been able to unlock for companies…

We’re pleased to announce the exit of CareLineLive from the Haatch portfolio, marking our third exit in just three months. It is a strong testament to the…

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…

The UK lags behind when it comes to investing. While 63% of Americans own stocks, less than 25% of UK citizens do (Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 2023).…

At Haatch, our mission is simple: back, scale, and exit high-growth B2B SaaS businesses, delivering exceptional returns for our investors. Today, we’re excited…

Adclear is a regulatory technology company specialising in automating marketing compliance processes for fintech enterprises. Their platform is designed to…

Just 37 days ago, we shared news of our exit from Re-flow - an award-winning field management platform that delivered a 6.55x return to Haatch EIS Fund 4…

Persi is an AI-powered platform that’s redefining personalisation in e-commerce. It seamlessly integrates with retailers to deliver tailored product…

Turing Biosystems is at the forefront of transforming drug discovery and clinical translation through AI-driven, real-world patient data analysis. Their…

The recent FT Adviser article “Are Pensions Still Tax Efficient Amid IHT Changes?” raises a critical question - are pensions still the gold standard for…

We have secured an additional £10 million investment from British Business Investments (BBI), increasing their total commitment to £20 million and reinforcing…

We Are Fulfilment (WAF), a leading UK-based e-commerce fulfilment centre, is thrilled to announce a £400,000 investment from Haatch , supported by the East…

2024 was an incredible year for Haatch! Here’s a quick look at the highlights:

TalentMapper is a cutting-edge platform designed for businesses with 250+ employees. It provides HR teams with a comprehensive view of workforce skills and…

BILRS , a dynamic and innovative startup specializing in cross border bill payment solutions, is thrilled to announce its investment from Haatch , a renowned…

If you had asked me last year what I’d be doing in a year, I would never have guessed that I’d be working as an analyst at a VC firm. I’m incredibly grateful…

Haatch and D2N2 LEP collaborate on an £8m Fund to Fuel Growth in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire's Startup Ecosystem.

The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity—engaging in exploratory calls with ambitious founders, diving into investment memos while navigating new…

Martee AI provides demand forecasting solutions tailored to the food-on-the-go industry. By leveraging artificial intelligence, their platform analyses various…

Entrepreneurship and innovation are at the heart of everything we do at Haatch. As a team of ex-entrepreneurs and operators, we’re excited about doing things…

Over the weekend I did something to invest in my financial future and it was surprisingly easy.

Talentlynk is a cutting-edge recruitment technology platform revolutionising how recruitment consultants find and connect with top-tier talent. Emphasising…

Haatch , the award-winning B2B SaaS pre-seed and seed investor, is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Operating Partners to help further…

Haatch, the pre-seed and seed investor in B2B SaaS businesses, has announced several senior hires as it bolsters its partnership, fundraising and investor…

VC remains one of those industries shrouded in mystery, and while I truly believe there is no one size fits all method of “breaking in”, I hope that this blog…

“World class hiring is the most important driver of sales success”

Scott Weavers-Wright received his Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 13 June following the announcement in the…

When was the last time you saw a Funder Manager push the boundary of what’s possible?

Growth is a complex problem to solve.

Back in the Autumn budgets, the Chancellor announced that there would be changes made to the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) for the better. Something…

Crowdcube , the world’s largest equity crowdfunding platform, and Haatch , the award-winning B2B SaaS pre-seed and seed investor, launch a partnership that…

Embarking on the journey of launching and growing a B2B SaaS startup is an exhilarating endeavour, but it comes with its unique set of challenges and…

Haatch is an award-winning pre-seed and seed investor focused on B2B SaaS businesses solving deep pains in the present and/or creating massive impact for…

As a start-up founder, you know the value of having to run everything, simultaneously. There is no better way of accelerating learning. Full stop.

Data Literacy Academy , which transforms organisations through data literacy upskilling of all employees, has raised more than half a million dollars in its…

Less than 3 weeks to go until the Haatch EIS Fund closes for the tax year-end tranche!

We're excited to announce our investment in Kuai Commerce as part of their oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round, raising $2.4m to build its social commerce solution…

Building a company is hard. Do it alone and you also find it’s an incredibly lonely place to be. I know this as I did it.

AeroCloud - the intelligent airport management platform that improves collaboration and efficiencies - announced it has raised $12.6 million in Series A…

Haatch Ventures is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeremy Luzinda to Principal.

You’ve raised a Pre-seed, the clock is now ticking before you run out of cash and you need to prove you’ve got something to raise your Seed round.

The 2022 Growth Investor Awards took place last night, with a gala dinner and awards ceremony to recognise the best of the growth investing community.

With a recession looming, investors face some difficult decisions on where to invest their money. It may seem counter-intuitive, but perversely it could be a…

The most important part of scaling a business centres around the need to build a solid and scalable organisational framework that supports great communication,…

British Business Investments , a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank , today announces up to a £10m commitment to Haatch Ventures…

This morning we announced that British Business Investments , a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank , has made a commitment of up…

Native Teams , the work payments platform for remote and flexible work, has raised €2M.

The early stage start-up ecosystem is this week set for a massive boost with the launch of the first fund designed to take advantage of a near doubling of…

Haatch is an award-winning pre-seed to series A investor founded in 2013 backing entrepreneurs building the next generation of digital companies.

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in two categories for Best EIS Investment Manager - Specialist and Best SEIS Investment…

Haatch Ventures started the Celebrating Entrepreneurs video series because we owe a great deal to entrepreneurs. At the launch of the series, Fred Soneya,…

One of my favourite sayings is; " It takes years to make an overnight success " and today as Buymie announce an industry-leading first-of-its-kind partnership…

It has been said that the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation by 5 years. But what is digital transformation? At Haatch, we believe it is…

Scott Weavers-Wright has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) as announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022 in recognition…

"Ninety percent of selling is conviction and ten percent is persuasion."

A 101 in SPVs for Founders

Busy fools – the reason why you’re not growing profits – why pricing is key.

Video and social will be the amongst the biggest drivers of economic value for eCommerce.

The Haatch Ventures HQ, The Hub based in Stamford, Lincolnshire also serves as a hot-desking and collaborative workspace for our portfolio companies and other…

From the man that turned down an acquisition offer from Amazon

2021 saw interesting trends in community organisation. Like-minded people congregated all over the world in new ways, online and offline. Notably the…

The UK is embedded in the history of eCommerce

We know the retail grocery market very well, having sold a company to Morrisons, so we were very excited when Haatch were introduced to Devan Hughes , back in…

As a founder you’ll be wired to get it done. In the early days if you don’t do it then it gets left undone.

Haatch and Wealth Club have led an investment round of £1.67 million into Advanced Commerce, alongside other private and institutional investors.

We were thrilled to welcome Sophie Weavers-Wright to the Haatch team in November as Head of Platform & Portfolio. Now three months into the role we sat down…

Haatch Ventures has co-led an investment round into Primis , alongside Frontline and angel investors.

Sophie Weavers-Wright has joined Haatch as Head of Platform, from Quotient (previously Elevaate) where she led Self Serve Tier 1’s within the Sponsored Search…

Haatch Ventures has led an investment round in UnderstockMe, a new B2B surplus food marketplace.

PepTalk , the global team culture platform has just completed a $1.4 million funding round and has announced plans to hire an additional 15 roles across sales,…

Mark Bennett, Partner at Haatch looks back at the year so far and what is to come for our investors.

Haatch Ventures are delighted to have been shortlisted as a finalist for Most Impactful Investment and Best New Product or Service categories at the 2021…

Our latest insights piece is from Jeremy Luzinda, Investment Associate at Haatch.

It was Benjamin Franklin that uttered the immortal idiom ‘in this world nothing is certain except death and taxes . It appears however, that he was wrong.

Haatch launched their first SEIS Fund in March this year, to complement their flagship EIS Fund. The new SEIS Fund was oversubscribed within 2 weeks, showing…

Plend , the UK’s first social lending marketplace, has secured £700,000 of investment from early-stage VC’s Tomahawk , Ascension , and Haatch , as well as…

Haatch Ventures has led an investment round in Betmate , a social betting platform allowing users to place bets against one another.

Incredibly it has now been almost two years since I closed the doors on my first ‘ proper exit’ , leaving behind the incredible team at Zazzle/Stickeyes Group…

Building a funded start up is a unique experience. If you’re more used to bootstrapping your way to victory then you’ll know that a tight cash position makes…

Haatch is this week launching a brand new fund for 2021 - a SEIS fund designed to tap into the 'explosion' in early-stage start-up opportunities.