Haatch

Haatch's Stamford, Lincolnshire base — far from the London venture circuit — is central to its model. The firm targets founders in underserved UK regions where British Business Bank co-investment mandates align, and where Haatch's own operational network, built through Weavers-Wright's retail and technology exits, surfaces pre-institutional companies. Partner Jonathan Keeling's prior role at Crowdcube also offers visibility into early-stage equity crowdfunding pipelines.

Haatch participates in designated co-investment programs alongside British Business Investments and the Regional Angels Programme, both arms of the British Business Bank. The arrangement enables Haatch to co-deploy capital into SEIS- and EIS-qualifying companies, leveraging public balance sheet support to de-risk early-stage rounds while retaining private-venture economics.

Haatch concentrates on pre-seed and seed rounds, often as the first institutional capital into a company. Its partnership with the British Business Bank's Regional Angels Programme enables a hybrid model where crowdfunding, angel, and institutional capital can be sequenced in a single fundraising event — particularly suited to startups raising under SEIS limits.

Co-founders Scott Weavers-Wright OBE and Fred Soneya make the core investment decisions as General Partners. Weavers-Wright brings operational experience from building and exiting Kiddicare and Elevaate, while Soneya contributes venture-structuring expertise through his board seat at EISA, the UK trade body governing SEIS and EIS policy.