London-based Fuel Ventures, a VC Firm focused on high-growth tech businesses, announced today its fourth successful exit with a partial sale of their Arbolus position, delivering returns of €47 million for its investors, up to 5.8x.
Since receiving investment from Fuel Ventures’ early stage EIS fund in 2019 and 2020, Arbolus, the expert knowledge platform, has reportedly seen revenue growth of 3,313%.
Mark Pearson, Founder and Managing Partner of Fuel Ventures, commented: “We’re thrilled with our latest exit, which underscores our approach to backing visionary founders and innovative companies. Delivering significant returns to our investors remains our primary focus, and we look forward to sharing more successes soon.”
Founded in 2014, Fuel Ventures is a VC Firm that specialises in providing Seed funding to early-stage technology companies. It invests in founders who have the “ambition to build a global, market-leading company, with the passion and ability to execute“.
Fuel provides entrepreneurs with expertise and insights in business development, marketing and brand-building through its experience of building, scaling and exiting global companies. Since its inception, Fuel Ventures has invested over €270 million into more than 188 startups.
Previous notable exits from the Fuel Ventures Portfolio include:
- ContentCal, acquired by Adobe for €101 million with returns of 7.8x and 6x, respectively.
- Capdesk, acquired by Carta for €80 million, delivering returns of 8x and 3.5x, respectively.
- Naytal, acquired by Maven Clinics who were last valued at €1.5 billion.
Fuel Ventures continues to hold several high-potential positions, notably FinTech innovator Volt, initially backed in January 2020 at a €4.7 million valuation. Volt was most recently valued at €333 million following a significant €54 million funding round led by IVP.
Pearson concluded: “As the Fuel Ventures portfolio begins to mature, we are seeing more potential to exit our positions and deliver significant returns. There is, for example, a term sheet on the table for another portfolio company that will potentially be our largest exit to date.
“The government’s continued commitment to the EIS structure in the Autumn budget has given those looking for tax-efficient investments a renewed confidence to back high-growth businesses in the UK. Results like this one shine a spotlight on the opportunity for EIS investors.”
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