Herald Investment Management is an institutional investor (Conventional VCs) founded in 1993 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Herald Investment Management is an accelerator and venture capital that invests in early stage start-ups primarily in the UK. The firm invests in tech focused companies operating in areas such as Media & Entertainment, SaaS and also in offline companies engaged in the sector such as Communication. Some of the notable portfolio companies are Natilik, Zinc Media Group, Bango, Critical Blue, etc. It typically invests between £250,000 and £3 million per company. The firm manages Herald Investment Trust, Herald Worldwide Technology Fund and two venture capital fund. Notable portfolio companies: Natilik, Zinc Media Group, Bango, Critical Blue.

Stage

growth, late-stage, public small/mid-cap, growth, late-stage, public small/mid-cap

Check size

$5B or less market cap at entry (often much smaller)

AUM

£1.4bn (as of Dec 2025)

HQ

London, United Kingdom

Founded

1993

Website

https://heralduk.com

LinkedIn

https://linkedin.com/company/herald-investment-management-limited

Twitter

http://twitter.com/heraldinvest

What they look for

publicly quoted smaller companies with global revenues, high-growth in tech themes (AI, IoT, cloud), diversified portfolio >250 holdings

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