The Capital Fund: Venture Capital (VC) investment for SMEs in Greater London, UK

A leading provider of financial e-learning solutions to the investment and retail banking market.

Specialises in providing innovative software for managing business applications on chips in smart cards, tokens or mobiles.

Provides mobile response services to the world's advertisers.

Provides server appliances (hardware and software) designed and integrated for specific tasks such as network management, messaging and security.

Avanti Communications is a supplier of satellite communications services for business and residential customers. Its consultancy division specialises in the fields of telecommunications, multi-media and satellite services.

In April 2007, Avanti Communications Group plc was demerged from its previous parent company Avanti Screenmedia Group plc.

In February 2008, The Capital Fund sold its remaining stake in Avanti Communications.

Branded TV services for the High Street retail market, the leisure market and the bar and club markets.

In July 2004, Avanti Screenmedia Group plc became quoted on AIM. Since then it has raised over £30m.

Developing safe, specific, effective and adaptable biological agents, targeted at markets where current chemical drugs are failing or ineffective.

Restaurant roll-out based around a Scottish restaurant whisky bar, combined with cigars and live jazz.

Serves the international marketing and media industry through business publications, masterclasses and events including VFM, the Valencia Festival of Media.

Platform technology to enable call centre staff to reduce customer churn by identifying and categorising competing offers, resulting in significant customer retention improvements. Addresses markets such as mobile telecoms and tripleplay.

IT services company providing print-on-demand software, digital rights management and creative services to enable clients to integrate, manage and exploit digital assets, especially imagery.

Expanding operator of cafes, food halls and catering operations within museums, arts institutes, hotels and businesses.

Leading recruitment consultancy specialising in the pensions, insurance, actuarial and financial planning markets.

The UK’s leading provider of HIV and HepC diagnostic testing for clinics and clinical trials.

Develops, produces, sells and distributes back-office, management and administration software tools for the transport and logistics sector.

Provides advanced technology-enabled solutions for digital dictation, medical transcription and speech recognition, primarily to UK hospitals.

Developing a pipeline of pre-clinical drugs and targets and providing its unique structural biology and chemistry services to major pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms.

Tour operator specialising in luxury spa and premium family holidays.

Roll-out of premium pizza eat-in, take-out and home delivery concept, selling 'pizza by the metre' cooked in wood-fired ovens. Now with outlets across London.

Restaurant roll-out providing fast, freshly made hummus served with toppings and pitta bread.

Provides patient care messaging and health promotion solutions to the NHS, using mobile phones.

Using proprietary patented technology and knowhow, provides the pharmaceutical industry with end to end medical imaging services for clinical trials, from protocol.

Premium range of laptop cases and work bags designed for fashion and function.

Mobile marketing and commerce platform provider, specialising in the property, marketing and media sectors.

International branding, design and print management agency.

Hosted, on-demand software used to manage marketing operations in corporate marketing departments, ad agencies and other marketing service companies.

Development and commercialisation of a platform technology for P450 toxicity screening with applications in the pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetics industries.

Children's shoe retail chain, selling through concessions and standalone stores, catering for children from baies to teenagers with all styles of shoes (Sport, Fashion and Classic), including inhouse brand Max & May.

Provides web-based health, safety and environmental software solutions.

Developer of bio-glass powders for dental applications such as whitening, desensitising or cutting teeth.

Developer of a novel low cost pump for use in medical and consumer goods applications.

Development of stem cell technologies for drug discovery and regenerative medicine.

Works with the pharmaceutical industry to apply its patented site-specific PEGylation technology (TheraPEG) to optimise therapeutic molecules for the treatment and cure of important diseases, improving half-life without compromising biological activity.

Secure instant messaging for enterprises, including via mobile phones.

Develops, markets, sells, installs and supports Data Loading, Data Extraction and Reporting systems for SAP R/3.

The development and manufacture of a diagnostic instrument for the point of care measurement of HbA1C. This measurement is used in the monitoring of diabetics.

Web-based software for the management of intellectual property rights.

Development, production, sales and distribution of information management software tools.

Provision on a global basis of product licensign and brand extension services for entertainment and consumer brands.

In January 2009 The Licensing Company was acquired by a UK private equity fund.

The Company gathers and sells rich data on UK city centre retail businesses and other points of interest.

Expanding chain of private health clinics, currently located in London, Coventry and Nijmegen, which offers an integrated approach to back pain management and works with major private medical insurers / case managers on specific programmes.

Develops, markets, sells and supports product authentication and tracking systems to assist global brand owners in the fight against counterfeiting and grey marketing.

Development, production, sales and distribution of reporting, analytics and marketing automation software for the real-time optimisation of on-line web-based sales channels.

In July 2004, Touch Clarity raised £3.6m in further financing from Alta Berkeley and Jerusalem Venture Partners. The funding allowed Touch Clarity to continue to expand its business and open a US Office.

In February 2007 Omniture, a leadingprovider of online business optimization software, acquired Touch Clarity.

UK Explorer develops, produces, sells and distributes wired and wireless Internet access solutions for the hospitality and travel industries.

In February 2005 Spectrum Interactive, the UK’s leading independent payphone and internet kiosk operator, acquired UK Explorer. The Capital Fund made a 30% internal rate of return on its investment.

Collaboration solutions provider, including video conferencing delivered over a dedicated network.

A world leader in the field of real time 3D surface imaging technology and equipment for use in radiotherapy treatment.

An advertising and marketing agency which specialises in advising clients on the use of television, national and local press, magazines, the internet, direct mail and posters, for business development purposes. WFCA has particular expertise in direct marketing.

In January 2006, WFCA became quoted on AIM.