The Conduit Connect

What The Conduit Connect does

The Conduit Connect is a London-based, female-founded venture capital firm that operates as an impact investing platform targeting UK-based Pre-seed to Series A startups. Founded in 2018 as an investment platform connecting values-aligned investors with vetted impact opportunities, the firm launched the Conduit EIS Impact Fund in 2021 to deploy pooled capital into early-stage UK impact ventures across three pillars: Sustainable Industry (waste-to-value, biodiversity, energy transition, agri-tech, climate-tech), Integrated Health (digital/consumer health, mental health, diagnostics, precision healthcare, biotech), and Financial Resilience (EdTech, FinTech, fair access to goods and services).

The core product is the FCA-certified EIS Fund, with Fund IV targeting £10m in assets under management by end of tax year 2024. The firm also offers the Generation Impact Academy, a capacity-capped four-day impact investing course for young investors and family offices launched in July 2022, and a web-based investment platform surfacing deal flow and portfolio information to members. Revenue is generated through fund management fees and carried interest on the EIS Fund, with supplementary revenue from investor membership and the educational academy.

The firm is structured as Conduit Connect Limited, operates as an appointed representative of FCA-authorised Enterprise Investment Partners LLP (firm reference number FRN:826000), and is the sister organisation of The Conduit Club — a 4,000+ member global impact community with locations in London and Oslo. This affiliated ecosystem provides proprietary deal flow, a panel of six venture partners with sector specialisms in climate, health, and future of work, and institutional validation via the Innovate UK Investor Partnership Program (December 2023).

Name

The Conduit Connect

Legal name

Conduit Connect Limited

Website

https://theconduitconnect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Conduit Connect is a London-based, female-founded venture capital firm operating the Conduit EIS Impact Fund to back UK Pre-seed to Series A startups across sustainable industry, integrated health, and financial resilience, leveraging its affiliation with The Conduit Club's 4,000+ member impact community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Management

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Impact Investment & Development Investment Funds (BPADACAO)

Keywords

• Impact venture capital
• EIS fund management
• Pre-seed to Series A investing
• Impact investing platform
• Sustainable startup funding

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: Conduit Connect operates the Conduit EIS Impact Fund, managing venture capital investments in early-stage UK impact companies. Revenue is generated through fund management fees and carried interest from successful portfolio exits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Conduit Connect is an impact venture capital firm that manages the Conduit EIS Impact Fund, investing in Pre-seed to Series A UK-based startups with diverse founding teams across sustainable industry, integrated health, and financial resilience. It also runs the Generation Impact Academy (a four-day impact-investing course) and operates a web platform providing accredited investors with vetted deal flow, data rooms, and co-investment opportunities. Revenue is generated via fund management fees and carried interest on the EIS fund.

Product overview

The Conduit Connect is an impact investing platform and EIS fund manager operating as a female-founded venture firm. The core offering consists of the Conduit EIS Impact Fund (managing investments in Pre-seed to Series A UK start-ups), the Generation Impact Academy (educational course for investors), and a web-based investment platform providing access to vetted deal flow and portfolio companies. The platform connects values-aligned impact investors to opportunities in sustainable industry, integrated health, and financial resilience sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conduit EIS Impact Fund A UK-based Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund that invests in Pre-seed to Series A UK-based startups with diverse founding teams and scalable, impactful business models across sustainable industry, integrated health, and financial resilience. The fund carries the FCA-certified 'Sustainability Impact' label and is offered to accredited UK investors.
• Generation Impact Academy A four-day curated impact-investing course for young investors, family offices, and next-generation investors covering impact due diligence, building a theory of change, understanding SDG-aligned businesses, and network building with angel investors. Capacity is limited to 30 individuals per cohort.
• Conduit Connect Investment Platform A web-based investment platform providing accredited investors with access to vetted impact investment opportunities, deal flow, portfolio company information, and investor data rooms for the impact investing community.
• Direct Co-Investment Opportunities Direct investment opportunities offered to qualified investors in specific Conduit Connect portfolio companies alongside the Conduit EIS Impact Fund, enabling additional capital deployment into individual impact ventures.
• Investor Membership Membership programme providing high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and sophisticated investors with access to vetted impact investment opportunities and Conduit Connect community events.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Innovate UKmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2023Conduit Connect was selected alongside leading VC firms to partner with Innovate UK via its Investor Partnership Program to drive funding to early-stage UK-based impact businesses. This provides match-funding opportunities for portfolio companies.
• The Conduit ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Conduit Club is the sister organization of Conduit Connect, a global membership organization of 4,000+ impact investors and entrepreneurs with clubs in London and Oslo. This relationship provides proprietary deal flow and expert resources for portfolio founders and the investment team.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bridges Fund Management: UK-based sustainable and impact-focused fund manager investing across venture, growth, and private equity strategies. Direct comparable as a UK impact investment firm with multiple fund vehicles and a multi-specialist investment approach targeting climate, health, and inclusive growth themes.
• Bethnal Green Ventures: Early-stage UK VC backing tech-for-good founders at Pre-seed and Seed stage. Direct comparable in mission (impact-first), stage focus (earliest stage), and geography (UK), serving the same 'tech founders solving social/environmental problems' cohort.
• ClearlySo: UK impact investment advisory and platform connecting values-aligned investors with impact opportunities. Comparable as a UK-based intermediary facilitating impact investment deal flow, though positioned as a marketplace/advisor rather than a fund manager.
• Ascension Ventures (Worthwhile Capital): Early-stage UK impact VC backing founders tackling social and environmental challenges. Direct comparable in stage (Pre-seed/Seed), mission (impact-first), and target sectors (sustainability, health, inclusion).
• Parkwalk Advisors: UK-based EIS and SEIS fund manager investing in early-stage UK technology and impact ventures. Highly comparable as a UK EIS fund manager backing Pre-seed to Series A impact startups with a similar investor base of HNW individuals.

Broad incumbents

• Octopus Ventures: One of the UK's largest VCs with significant impact and sustainability mandates across Pre-seed to Series B. Highly comparable as a UK-based VC backing purpose-driven founders, though at materially larger scale (£1B+ AUM) than Conduit Connect.
• Big Society Capital: UK's largest social impact investor and wholesaler of capital to impact-focused fund managers. Comparable as a UK impact capital ecosystem leader, though operating at much larger scale as a fund-of-funds rather than a direct VC.
• Nesta: UK innovation foundation that invests in and supports impact-led startups across health, education, and sustainability. Comparable as a UK impact-finance actor targeting innovative early-stage ventures, though structured as a foundation rather than a pure VC fund.

Regional players

• Triodos Investment Management: European impact investment manager with funds spanning venture to private credit, focused on sustainability themes. Comparable as a multi-fund impact manager in Europe, though primarily active across continental Europe rather than UK-only.

Emerging players

• Seedrs (now Republic Europe): UK/EU retail investment platform enabling equity crowdfunding and private placements in early-stage ventures. Comparable as a UK-based private capital platform connecting investors to vetted startups, though operating a marketplace model rather than a managed fund.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-conduit-connect

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments12 records

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