What Augusta Ventures does

Augusta Ventures is a UK-headquartered third-party litigation funding company founded in 2013 following Lord Justice Jackson's 2010 Civil Litigation Costs Review. The firm provides non-recourse financing to claimants in commercial litigation, arbitration, competition and antitrust matters, group and class actions, and infrastructure, construction and energy disputes. Augusta serves four primary customer groups: law firms seeking capacity to take on contingency work; corporates seeking to monetise or de-risk disputes on their balance sheets; individual claimants needing access to justice against well-capitalised opponents; and consumer groups running collective redress actions. Named engagements include funding for Hausfeld on the Which? v Qualcomm collective action on behalf of ~29 million UK consumers worth £480m+, £25m portfolio facilities with Pinsent Masons and HFW, a £10m facility with Acuity Law, and a $40m Polish-market partnership with LWB for Swiss franc mortgage claims.

Augusta's core products are Case Funding (non-recourse, per-matter financing), Law Firm Funding (facilities underwriting firm-level operating costs on contingency matters), and Portfolio Funding (cross-collateralised multi-case facilities that allow risk distribution across outcomes of multiple claims). In 2025 the firm unveiled an AI-driven analytics platform for litigation case evaluation and portfolio management, alongside an existing client-facing Settlement Tool. Revenue is generated through success fees — the greater of a multiple of funds released or a percentage of damages and costs recovered — only collected on successful outcomes. Augusta also offers ATE insurance provision embedded within its funding arrangements. The portfolio cross-collateralisation model is reported to reduce success fees by 15-30% versus single-case funding and to account for over 40% of the litigation funding market in deal volume.

The firm operates from London (UK headquarters), Sydney and Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada), an additional Poland location, and a Singapore platform, with key personnel including co-founders Louis Young (CEO) and Robert Hanna (Managing Director), and CFO Chris Eden. Augusta is a founder member of the Association of Litigation Funders (ALF) in the UK and a member of the Association of Litigation Funders of Australia (ALFA). It is backed by one of the world's largest investment management companies, has raised £250m (June 2021) and $115m (September 2019) in disclosed funding rounds, deploys over £585m of capital across 252 claims, and reports a 66% success rate. The firm has been ranked as a tier-two funder in Legal 500 UK 2023, has been recognised across multiple editions of Chambers and Partners, and is identified as a key market player alongside Burford Capital and Omni Bridgeway.

Name

Augusta Ventures

Legal name

Augusta Ventures Limited

Website

https://augustaventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Augusta Ventures is a UK-founded, London-headquartered third-party litigation funder providing non-recourse case, law firm, and portfolio funding for commercial disputes, group actions, and international arbitration. It serves law firms, corporates, individuals, and consumer groups across the UK, Australia, Canada, Poland, and Singapore.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Litigation Funding

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Finance / Legal Assets Special Situations Funds (FSANAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private Credit — Litigation / Legal Finance (FSAHAJAL)

Keywords

• Litigation funding
• Litigation finance
• Arbitration funding
• Third party funding
• Portfolio funding

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Litigation Funding Success Fees: Augusta provides non-recourse funding for litigation costs and only collects a return on investment in the event of a successful outcome. If the case is lost, the loss is borne by Augusta alone. Success fees are calculated as the greater of either a multiple of funds released or a percentage of damages and costs recovered.
2. Portfolio Funding Cross-Collateralisation: Under portfolio arrangements, Augusta's investment is cross-collateralised across all cases in the facility. This model creates efficiency and lowers the risk profile, potentially resulting in lower success fees than single-case funding.
3. Law Firm Financing Facilities: Augusta provides finance directly to law firms through facilities structured to underwrite operating costs while acting for clients on a contingency basis. Repaid from realised contingent work proceeds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Augusta Ventures is a third-party litigation funder that provides non-recourse financing to claimants, law firms, corporates, and consumer groups pursuing legal disputes. Its three core offerings are Case Funding for individual claims, Law Firm Funding facilities to underwrite contingency practices, and Portfolio Funding that cross-collateralises multiple cases. Funding is repaid only on a successful outcome through a success fee, with capital deployed across commercial litigation, competition, group actions, infrastructure/construction/energy, and international arbitration in the UK, Australia, Canada, and other jurisdictions.

Product overview

Augusta Ventures operates as a litigation and dispute funding platform offering three core funding solutions: Case Funding (non-recourse financing for individual legal claims), Law Firm Funding (facilities for law firms operating on contingency), and Portfolio Funding (cross-collateralised multi-case facilities). The company also provides an AI-driven analytics platform for portfolio financing assessment and an illustrative Settlement Tool within its client-facing platform. Augusta funds claims across multiple jurisdictions and specialist areas including commercial litigation, competition and antitrust, group and class actions, infrastructure, construction and energy, and international arbitration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Case Funding Non-recourse funding for all or part of the cost of conducting legal claims by litigation or arbitration, covering law firm fees, counsel fees, expert fees, and other disbursements. Available at any stage of dispute resolution for law firms, corporates, and individuals.
• Law Firm Funding Finance facilities provided directly to law firms to underwrite operating costs while acting for clients on a contingency basis, repaid from the firm's realised contingent work proceeds. Designed to give law firms the financial strength to take on cases without client means testing.
• Portfolio Funding Funding arrangement where Augusta pays the cost of conducting multiple cases through a single cross-collateralised facility, allowing clients to pursue several claims simultaneously with risk distributed across outcomes and potential for lower success fees than single-case funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• 66% success rate on funded claims
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hestia/Lengiewicz Wrońska Berezowska i Wspólnicy (LWB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2021$40m partnership announced with Polish law firm LWB to fund Swiss franc mortgage cases. This represented Augusta's entry into the Polish market for litigation finance, working with an established local law firm.
• HFW and KPMGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020Augusta joined forces with HFW and KPMG to support businesses impacted by COVID-19, providing a combined offering of legal and financial advisory services with litigation funding support.
• Acuity LawminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 October 2019Acuity Law signed a £10m litigation funding deal with Augusta, providing access to capital for the firm's contingency fee work.
• HFWcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 July 2019Augusta agreed a £25m portfolio litigation funding facility with HFW, enabling the law firm to access funding for client matters and expand its contingency-based practice.
• Pinsent MasonscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 July 2019Augusta agreed a £25m portfolio litigation funding facility with Pinsent Masons, one of the UK's major law firms. This enables Pinsent Masons to offer litigation funding to its clients as part of its service offering.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Pogust Goodhead: Mass tort and group action specialist that has rapidly scaled funding capabilities. Comparable to Augusta's group/class action work, including consumer-driven collective actions like the Qualcomm case.

Direct peers

• Therium Capital Management: UK-based litigation funder offering case and portfolio funding across Europe and Australia. Directly competes with Augusta's portfolio funding proposition and law firm partnerships.
• Calunius Capital: London-based litigation funder focused on commercial disputes and arbitration. Overlaps with Augusta's core commercial litigation and international arbitration mandates.
• Burford Capital: World's largest publicly traded litigation funder with multi-billion-dollar AUM. Directly competes with Augusta across commercial litigation, arbitration, and portfolio funding, and is referenced as a key benchmark competitor.
• IMF Bentham: Leading Asia-Pacific litigation funder, strong in Australia. Directly comparable to Augusta's Australian operations and cross-jurisdictional commercial dispute funding.
• Parabellum Capital: Litigation funder providing case and portfolio funding for commercial disputes. Comparable mandate profile to Augusta, particularly on portfolio facilities for law firms.
• Omni Bridgeway: Major global litigation funder with multi-jurisdictional operations. Competes head-to-head with Augusta in arbitration, commercial litigation, and class actions, and is cited alongside Augusta as a key market player.
• Harbour Litigation Fund: UK-listed litigation funder focused on commercial litigation and arbitration. Competes with Augusta on UK single-case and portfolio mandates for similar claimant profiles.
• Woodsford Litigation Funding: Global litigation funder with operations across the UK, US, and Asia. Comparable in scope to Augusta, serving law firms, corporates, and individuals with non-recourse funding.
• LITFIN Capital: Litigation finance firm offering single-case and portfolio funding to law firms and corporate claimants. Competes with Augusta on similar commercial litigation mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Augustafinance
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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