INVESTING
IN
GROWTH

We ensure that businesses with growth aspirations can access equity finance to reach their potential

WHO
WE
ARE

Clarendon Fund Managers Limited is a venture capital fund manager based in Belfast, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. We manage £94m of regional VC Funds in Northern Ireland including the £49.8m Co-Investment Fund. We have invested in over 100 companies since we began investing in 2001.

Our Portfolio Companies

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CO-INVESTMENT FUND

The Co-Investment Fund, managed by Clarendon Fund Managers, matches private investment into high-growth potential businesses based in Northern Ireland. We typically initially invest between £50k to £250k and support growth with follow-on investment.

INVESTMENT FUND FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland is seeking to invest in ambitious teams in high-growth companies across start-up, early, growth, and expansion stages of development.
Cheque sizes range from £250k to £3m.

SUPPORTING GROWTH

AuditComply received an initial £125,000 investment from the Co-Investment Fund, managed by Clarendon, in March 2015. Following seven additional follow-on investments that funded development of their innovative risk-management software, AuditComply received a strategic investment from the British Growth Fund and First Derivatives to accelerate growth.

OUR TEAM

Neil Simms

Neil Simms

Financial & Investment Director

Jim Curran

Investment Director

Brian Cummings

Brian Cummings

Investment Director

Damien Callaghan

Damien Callaghan

Chairman

LATEST NEWS

CFM and Ilimex

ILIMEX Announces Conclusion of Funding Round Raising £600,000 (c.€700,000) In Equity Finance

ILIMEX, the Northern Ireland-based provider of biosecurity and air sterilisation solutions, is pleased to announce the conclusion of a funding round which has raised additional equity finance of £600,000 (c. €700,000). This funding will be used to validate the performance of ILIMEX’s Flufence air sterilisation solutions and fund its entry into the agri-food sector with an initial focus on poultry and medicinal mushroom production.

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Join Clarendon Fund Managers as Portfolio and Finance Manager

Clarendon Fund Managers, a B Corp-certified venture capital firm based in Belfast, is looking for a Portfolio and Finance Manager to join our growing team. With a mission to back high-potential companies and drive economic growth in Northern Ireland, we support a diverse and inclusive culture where collaboration, impact and excellence are at the core of what we do.

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