Venture capital for refugee entrepreneurs in the UK
We back founders who had to start again.
We invest in people with lived experience of forced displacement who are building ambitious businesses in the UK – backing potential that others have overlooked.
- We invest
- £25k to £100k
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Applications close
- 13 December 2026
Three ways in
We're not just building a portfolio of talented displaced entrepreneurs, but a community that will help us find, support and back them at every step.
Are you starting or growing a business?
Find out who can apply, and what it means to take on venture capital.
Do you know a refugee entrepreneur?
Tell them about us. We've prepared messages that you can copy, or share in one tap.
Could you help entrepreneurs scale?
Offer a few hours of your expertise to refugee entrepreneurs. You choose how much time and when.
Why this fund exists
People forced to start their lives again have to solve big problems, often with very little. They learn fast and they bounce back. Many have what it takes to be hugely successful entrepreneurs.
Most investment never reaches them. Their professional networks reset, and they don't have the UK tech experience or familiar institutional names that open new doors. The problem is how we filter, not the talent itself.
So we built the Refugee Venture Fund to find these people, and to fund them.