What West Hill Capital does

West Hill Capital is a London-based venture capital and private equity firm that provides EIS-qualifying high-growth investment opportunities to private individuals, family offices, and high net worth investors in the UK. The firm operates through a dual-entity structure: West Hill Capital LLP executes smaller transactions with capital raisings of £1-20m, while the affiliated West Hill Corporate Finance Ltd provides independent corporate finance advisory services including M&A, capital raisings, and restructurings. Together, the firms and their principals have advised on over £20bn of transactions across multiple decades, including landmark deals such as KKR's $1.7bn take-private of Willis, the Metro Bank IPO, Crystal Amber Fund, and the Macau Property Opportunities Fund IPO, and have deployed approximately £600m into 60+ portfolio companies across the UK and continental Europe (with particular strength in Danish technology). West Hill is FCA-regulated (FCA: 612467) and operates exclusively for UK Professional Investors.

The firm's business model centers on originating, advising on, and structuring venture capital investments in early to growth-stage companies, primarily in technology, financial services, insurance, compliance/regtech, medtech, clean energy, and deep tech. Investment opportunities are distributed through a curated network of professional private investors, family offices, and intermediaries via direct relationships and a live offers registration portal, rather than broad marketing. All six partners personally co-invest at the same price and on the same terms as external investors, creating strong alignment of interests. The firm has no disclosed parent company and operates as an independent partnership.

West Hill generates returns through capital appreciation and successful exits from portfolio companies. Documented outcomes include 17.5x on Humio (acquired by CrowdStrike for $400m), 12.5x on Fleet Mortgages (acquired by Starling Bank for £50m), up to 4x on Pardus Underwriting (acquired by Brown & Brown), 6x on Formalize (partial exit at €30m Series B in October 2025), 4.2x on Datamaran, and 30x on Unibio for early investors. Recent activity includes leading the $15m Series A+ for ATLANT 3D Nanosystems (March 2025), participating in the €30m Series B for Formalize (October 2025), and the Pardus exit to Brown & Brown (October 2025).

Name

West Hill Capital

Legal name

West Hill Capital LLP

Website

https://westhillcapital.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West Hill Capital is a London-based venture capital and private equity firm providing EIS-qualifying investments (£1-20m) to UK high net worth individuals, family offices, and professional investors. Founded in 2013, it has deployed £600m into 60+ technology and financial services companies with notable exits delivering up to 17.5x returns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Private Equity

NAICS

Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Services (B2B) Growth Equity (FSANACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB), Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital) (BPAHADAG), Capital Raising Advisory (Equity & Equity-Linked) (FSAEAGAC)

Keywords

• Venture capital investments
• EIS qualifying investments
• Private equity firm
• Corporate finance advisory
• Growth stage funding

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Investment Returns: West Hill Capital generates returns through capital appreciation and exits from portfolio companies. Notable exits include Humio (acquired by Crowdstrike for $400M, 17.5x return), Fleet Mortgages (acquired by Starling Bank for £50M), Pardus (acquired by Brown & Brown, up to 4x return), and Formalize (partial exit at 6x returns).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

West Hill Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm that provides EIS qualifying high-growth investments to private individuals, with capital raisings ranging from £1-20m targeting high-growth UK and European technology and financial services companies. The affiliated West Hill Corporate Finance Ltd provides independent corporate finance advisory including M&A, capital raisings, and restructurings. Partners personally co-invest alongside external investors on the same terms.

Product overview

West Hill Capital operates as a dual-entity investment firm consisting of West Hill Capital (EIS qualifying venture capital investments with capital raisings of £1-20m) and West Hill Corporate Finance (independent corporate finance advisory services). The firm focuses on providing high-growth investment opportunities to private investors and advising on transactions across financial services and various sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• West Hill Capital EIS/SEIS Venture Capital Investments Private equity and venture capital firm providing EIS qualifying high-growth investment opportunities to private individuals, with capital raisings ranging from £1-20m. Partners personally co-invest alongside investors on the same terms. Targets innovative UK and European technology, financial services, insurance, medtech, and cleantech companies.
• West Hill Corporate Finance Advisory Wholly independent corporate finance advisory business led by experienced industry professionals, offering M&A advisory, capital raisings, and restructurings across financial services and other sectors. Backed by partners with prior HSBC Financial Institutions team leadership experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17.5x return for West Hill SEIS/EIS investors in Humio exit to Crowdstrike
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• West Hill Corporate Finance LimitedcoreOthersWest Hill Capital LLP is an appointed representative of West Hill Corporate Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). West Hill Corporate Finance provides corporate finance advisory services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Octopus Ventures: One of the largest UK VCs with deep EIS and seed/growth expertise; directly comparable to West Hill Capital in target (UK high-growth tech) and product (EIS-qualifying early-stage investments), but at substantially greater AUM scale.

Direct peers

• Albion Capital: UK growth and venture capital manager offering EIS and VCT structures to private investors; directly comparable to West Hill in business model (small-cap growth equity via tax-advantaged UK schemes) and target customer (HNWI, family offices).
• MMC Ventures: London-based early-stage VC investing in UK and European technology businesses; comparable to West Hill in deal size, sector focus (B2B SaaS, fintech, enterprise tech), and stage (seed/Series A).
• Episode 1 Ventures: UK pre-seed and seed investor backing early-stage technology companies; closely comparable in check size and stage to West Hill Capital's smaller (£1-5m) EIS-eligible investments.
• Notion Capital: Pan-European VC focused on B2B SaaS and enterprise technology; overlaps with West Hill's technology portfolio (e.g., Humio, Datamaran, Formalize, Instinct Digital) in both sector and stage.
• Dawn Capital: European B2B SaaS-focused VC investing at Series A and beyond; comparable in portfolio overlap (enterprise software, fintech) and European footprint to West Hill Capital.
• Parkwalk Advisors: UK growth investor focused on university spinouts and EIS-qualifying deep-tech; directly comparable in EIS-led structure, UK technology focus, and small-check early-stage model.
• Foresight Williams Technology Funds: UK EIS and VCT fund manager investing in early-stage UK technology and engineering businesses; comparable in tax-advantaged structure and early-stage UK technology focus to West Hill Capital.

Emerging players

• Seedrs / Republic Europe: Crowdfunding / private investment platform providing EIS access to retail and HNWI investors; comparable in EIS-enabled investor base but operating a marketplace model rather than a curated, principals-led deal selection approach.

Others

• Acton Capital: European growth equity firm investing in B2B software; a co-investor alongside West Hill in Formalize and a comparable institutional capital source for the same portfolio companies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WestHillCapital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments61 records

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