About
Bridges was founded in 2002 by Sir Ronald Cohen, Michele Giddens and Philip Newborough – driven by a shared belief that business and investment can help address some of our most pressing social and environmental challenges. Over the subsequent two decades, we have raised over £1.7bn across our three private markets strategies, and played a significant role in building the global market for this kind of investing.
We have been a certified B Corporation since 2015; our most recent score put us in the top 1.5% of all B Corps globally (‘Best for the World’). We have been a signatory of the PRI since 2009, receiving the maximum 5 stars in every eligible category of our most recent assessment. We have also received a number of industry awards, including ‘Impact Investor of the Year’ at the British Private Equity Awards.
Investment criteria
Pre-seed
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Seed
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Series A
Invests
Series B
Invests
Growth
Invests
- Sectors
- FintechCommunity, Non-profit & ImpactSaaS & SoftwareVenture Capital & Private Equity
- Geographies
- Ghana · India · Israel · Nigeria · Sierra Leone · Turkey · United Kingdom · United States
- Round role
- Leads and co-leads rounds
Highlights
Highlights coming soon
Notable work and milestones will show up here.

