# MMC Ventures
MMC Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 that invests at early stage, principally seed and Series A, in enterprise AI, fintech, data-driven health, and data infrastructure, and cloud, and it was still actively investing as of 2026.[1](https://mmc.vc/about-us/) The firm operates a long-running Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund for private investors alongside institutional limited partnership funds, and its portfolio companies have included [Gousto](https://www.edgepedia.org/gousto), Synthesia, Interactive Investor, and Current Health.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf) • [3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/)
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000, London; MMC Ventures Limited, company number 03946009[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03946009/officers) |
| Founders | Bruce Macfarlane, Alan Morgan, and Allan Cockell (initials MMC)[3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/) |
| Headquarters | 24 High Holborn, London[1](https://mmc.vc/about-us/) |
| Strategy | Early-stage, initial tickets £1-5m, first checks up to £10m, support up to £20m[1](https://mmc.vc/about-us/) • [5](https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mmc-ventures-2025/) |
| Assets under management | Around $1 billion (June 2026)[3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/) |
| Known portfolio | Gousto, Synthesia, YuLife, Bloom & Wild, Interactive Investor, Current Health[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf) • [6](https://funding.tech.eu/investors/MMC%20Ventures) |
| Status | Active; current general partners Mina Samaan, Oliver Richards, and Simon Menashy[1](https://mmc.vc/about-us/) |
## History and people
MMC Ventures Limited was incorporated in March 2000. [Companies House](https://www.edgepedia.org/companies-house) records Bruce Macfarlane and Allan Cockell as directors from 13 March 2000; Cockell resigned on 22 December 2010.[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03946009/officers) The firm's name reflects its three founders: Bruce Macfarlane, who had headed UK Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch; [Alan Morgan](https://www.edgepedia.org/alan-morgan), who joined after 28 years at McKinsey & Co; and Allan Cockell.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf) • [3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/) The firm's memorandum describes Morgan as a co-founder in 2000, while Companies House records his appointment as a director of MMC Ventures Limited on 14 April 2008.[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03946009/officers) • [2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf)
Leadership has changed hands in 2025. Bruce Macfarlane and Alan Morgan resigned as directors of MMC Ventures Limited on 31 March 2025.[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03946009/officers) The firm's current general partners are Mina Samaan, Oliver Richards, and Simon Menashy.[1](https://mmc.vc/about-us/) The register shows Simon Menashy appointed a director on 6 February 2019, Oliver Richards on 1 July 2021, Mina Samaan on 1 April 2025, and Ameerul Miah and Anna Slemmings, both on 28 July 2025.[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03946009/officers)
## Strategy
MMC describes itself as a research-led early-stage investor able to write first checks of up to £10 million, with its deepest experience leading Series A rounds over more than 20 years.[1](https://mmc.vc/about-us/) Its stated sector focus is enterprise AI, fintech, data-driven health, and data infrastructure and cloud.[1](https://mmc.vc/about-us/) The ScaleUp Institute records that MMC targets an initial investment of £1-5 million, can support knowledge-intensive companies with up to £20 million, and invests approximately £30 million per annum.[5](https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mmc-ventures-2025/) From January 2018 to June 2025, MMC participated in 94 fundraisings across 54 companies; those companies averaged £39.8 million in turnover and 87 employees.[5](https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mmc-ventures-2025/)
## Funds, by the numbers
The firm's flagship retail vehicle is its EIS Fund, launched in 2005,[3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/) which invests under the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme tax rules. According to the firm's information memorandum, MMC manages funds for private individuals and institutions and has over $1 billion under management, with 8 full and partial exits in the three years to 2022-23 returning over £120 million to EIS investors.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf) The EIS structure has a minimum subscription of £25,000, targets roughly 10 companies per 12-18 month subscription, and MMC acts as its own alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) under AIFMD.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf)
In 2019 the firm raised a £100 million Scale Up Fund, created to invest in later-stage portfolio companies once they had grown beyond EIS investment limits and to offer EIS investors liquidity through secondary share sales.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf)
The EIS Fund's scale is reported differently by two intermediaries. The ScaleUp Institute states that in March 2025 the remaining EIS portfolio was valued at £500.8 million, reflecting 75 companies invested since 2010.[5](https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mmc-ventures-2025/) Wealth Club, a commercial distributor of the fund, states that since 2010 the fund has invested £375.7 million in 78 companies, achieved 22 full or partial exits, returned £173.4 million, and held a remaining portfolio valued at £473.6 million as of March 2026.[3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/) As of June 2026, Wealth Club reports MMC managing around $1 billion across its EIS funds, institutional limited partnership funds, and a business-angel syndicate, targeting initial investments of £1-10 million.[3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/)
## Portfolio and exits
MMC's investments include Gousto, Synthesia, YuLife, and Bloom & Wild.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf) • [6](https://funding.tech.eu/investors/MMC%20Ventures) Tech.eu's funding explorer records 144 distinct MMC rounds across 101 companies from 2005 to 2026, totalling €1.8 billion in rounds joined, with the largest portfolio rounds including [YuLife](https://www.edgepedia.org/yulife) at €177 million and [Synthesia](https://www.edgepedia.org/synthesia) at €175 million.[6](https://funding.tech.eu/investors/MMC%20Ventures)
Exits cited by the firm include the £1.5 billion acquisition of Interactive Investor by Abrdn and the sale of Current Health to [Best Buy](https://www.edgepedia.org/best-buy); Wealth Club reports the Current Health sale, in November 2021, at $400 million with an average return on investment of 4.9x.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf) • [3](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/) On its EIS exit record, MMC quotes the commercial rating service MICAP: a March 2022 review quoted in its information memorandum called it the strongest exit record across 53 EIS funds on MICAP's Fund Finder, with 16 profitable exits at a realized 2.48x and total value to paid in of 2.58x; the firm's current website cites the strongest exit record across 48 funds, with 21 full or partial exits at 2.66x.
## Public capital and programs
On the private side, the EIS Fund channels capital from individuals at a £25,000 minimum subscription, with MMC acting as AIFM under AIFMD.[2](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf)
## Recent developments
The 2025 director changes mark a generational handover: founders Macfarlane and Morgan left the board on 31 March 2025, with Samaan appointed the next day and Miah and Slemmings in July 2025.[4](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03946009/officers) The ScaleUp Institute records 2025 investments in Nexcade AI (a £1.93 million round) and [Cloudsmith](https://www.edgepedia.org/cloudsmith) (an £18.1 million round), exits through Atlas Metrics, MUBI, and Peak, and MMC's "State of Agentic AI: Founder's edition" research published in November 2025.[5](https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mmc-ventures-2025/) Tech.eu's data shows MMC rounds continuing into 2026.[6](https://funding.tech.eu/investors/MMC%20Ventures) MMC was the first commercial venture capital firm in the UK to qualify as a B Corp.[5](https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mmc-ventures-2025/)
## References
1. [About Us | MMC](https://mmc.vc/about-us/)
2. [MMC Ventures Information Memorandum (EIS Fund 2022-23)](https://mmc.vc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MMC-Ventures-EIS-Fund-IM-2022-23-V2.pdf)
3. [MMC Ventures EIS Fund - Review | Wealth Club](https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/eis-investments/mmc-ventures-eis-fund/)
4. [MMC Ventures Limited people - Companies House](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03946009/officers)
5. [MMC Ventures - ScaleUp Institute](https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mmc-ventures-2025/)
6. [MMC Ventures · Tech.eu Funding Explorer](https://funding.tech.eu/investors/MMC%20Ventures)
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