The firm behind 50+ UK venture funds.Sapphire Capital Partners Fund | Fund Incubator & Manager
The firm behind 50+ UK venture funds.
We are the FCA-authorised investment manager behind them. You find the companies worth backing. We handle everything else.
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B Corp score, 80 to certify
Building, backing and operating UK venture funds since 2009.
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Trusted by UK fund managers.
pippa Gawley
“Sapphire demonstrated professionalism and expertise in launching our funds.”
ben ashworth
"Their expertise and advice guaranteed a smooth launch and continuous management."
Join the visionaries behind these funds.
We help sector experts launch early-stage venture funds, providing the FCA permissions, documentation and administration they cannot get on their own. Many stay with us for years and several funds.
B Corp Certified: Sapphire scores 93.1
First certified in 2022 and recertified with an improved score in 2025, we are among the circa 2,700 UK B Corps and one of only a handful of FCA-authorised investment managers that are also B Corps. In a sector defined by financial returns, we believe how we operate matters just as much as what we deliver.
“Over the past year, Sapphire has repeatedly shown that we made the right choice.”
“Sapphire has played a vital role in Fuel Ventures' evolution over the past decade.”
“Sapphire demonstrated professionalism and expertise in launching our funds.”
“Sapphire has consistently managed the British Design Fund with expertise and professionalism.”
“Our time working with Sapphire has enabled us to get the fund off the ground and launched.”
Thinking from the inside.
Latest articles on launching a fund and market analysis.
Boyd Carson co-founded Sapphire in 2009 and has since helped launch more than 50 UK venture funds. He is an Honorary Professor of Venture Capital, teaches on Harvard University's graduate venture capital course, and holds Sapphire's FCA compliance oversight role.
Ready to build your fund?
Fifteen minutes with Boyd Carson to talk it through. No preparation needed.