UKTV Ventures

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent BBC StudiosHQ London, United Kingdom

UKTV Ventures is the corporate venture arm of BBC Studios, an internet and media company. It is based in London, United Kingdom. It invests from seed to Series B. Sectors it names: consumer and retail.

Commitment by parentS2: GBP 8M
Companies backedS3: 11

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Series B

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Item	Value
Stage range	Seed to Series B
Sectors	Consumer and retail
Geography	Europe
Offices	London, United Kingdom

Sources: S2 UKTV Ventures about the fund.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	GBP 8M	Commitment by parent	Stated by the firm or its parent	S2
Companies backed	11	companies	Stated by the firm	S3
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	11	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S3

Sources: S2 UKTV Ventures about the fund; S3 UKTV Ventures investments.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Offices: London, United Kingdom

Investment regionsS2

Europe

LeadersS4

Brendan KilcawleyDirector of UKTV VenturesFind on LinkedIn Firm page

UKTV Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	BBC Studios	Reported by Wikipedia: UKTV (headquarters	S6
Parent industry	Internet and media	Reported by Wikipedia: UKTV (headquarters	S6
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom	Reported by Wikipedia: UKTV (headquarters	S6
Status	Active	Single source	S4
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S2
Headline size	GBP 8M (Commitment by parent)	Single source	S2
Companies backed	11	Single source	S3
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B	Single source	S2

Recent rounds

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Source
2025-01-14	Rest Less	Not stated	GBP 1.5M	S4
2024-04-22	Elder	Not stated	GBP 1M	S5

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 11 companies.S3

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the UKTV Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
301 Inc	1	PitPat
ITV AdVentures	1	PitPat

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the UKTV Ventures list

11 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S3 Read the firm's list.

Beelivery
ClickMechanic
Elder
Hopster
KinKind
Pitpat
Raffolux
Rest Less
StoryTerrace
The Farewell Guide
WeAre8

History

2024UKTV Ventures invested GBP 1 million of airtime in Elder.S5
2025UKTV Ventures invested GBP 1.5 million of airtime in Rest Less.S4

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.uktvventures.co.uk/
Portfolio www.uktvventures.co.uk/projects

Sources

S1UKTV Ventures home pageFirm
S2UKTV Ventures about the fundFirm
S3UKTV Ventures investmentsFirm
S4UKTV: UKTV Ventures partners with Rest Less (14 Jan 2025)Firm
S5UKTV: UKTV Ventures partners with Elder (22 Apr 2024)Firm
S6Wikipedia: UKTV (headquarters, parent BBC Studios)Third-party report

Disclaimer and corrections

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