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A new era in venture capital.

It’s time to propel more tech businesses through their most pivotal growth stage.

Growth-focused investment.

Alicorn’s unique investment model blends venture capital funding with private equity techniques. Bespoke, purpose-constructed deals that unlock growth in late stage companies.

  • Secondaries.

    Alicorn specialises in secondary investments to unlock opportunity, provide much-needed liquidity release and give leaders the freedom to refresh their cap table.
  • Targeted expertise.

    More than capital. Alicorn’s talented team boasts an exceptional track record of instigating growth, unpicking inhibitors and providing expert-level support to leaders.
  • Follow-on funding.

    Flexible, agile and adaptable. We’re not a silent investor – we’re fans of opportunity, so we back leaders with the capital they need, when they need it.
  • Risk-adjusted returns.

    Our focused fund delivers investors risk-adjusted returns, from an approach that shields investors from fundamental risk. Alicorn invests in great leaders, proven technologies and in tested markets.

Alicorn invests and acquires stakes in growth-stage businesses, spanning our expert niches in high-tech, deep-tech and beyond. We inject capital, expertly advise and leverage our partners and network to unlock growth.

The Alicorn advantage.

Backing growth technologies we know – in growth areas we’re experts in.

  • Focused investment for risk-adjusted returns.

    We invest in established verticals, priming late-stage businesses for acceleration. Our focused portfolio reflects verticals we know.

  • Secondaries, backed by growth funding.

    We specialise in risk-adjusted secondary private equity, unlocking growth in tech businesses by addressing inhibitors.

  • Deep knowledge in technology.

    Our team’s track record speaks for itself. Alicorn’s team have been building, investing and operating businesses across software and hardware verticals for decades.

Priming technology to flourish on the big stage.

  • Purpose-constructed deals for realising late-stage growth.

    We invest in established verticals, priming late-stage businesses for acceleration. Our focused portfolio reflects verticals we know.

  • Capital when you need it.

    Risk-adjusted by our secondary, private equity approach that unpicks growth inhibitors for businesses in the later stages.

  • Keep leaders in control.

    Our team’s track record speaks for itself. Alicorn’s team have been building, investing and operating businesses across software and hardware verticals for decades.

  • Solutions–not more problems.

    We’re pragmatic problem-solvers, not a silent investor. We’re here to provide capital, support and solutions to on-the-ground problems.

Focused strategies – seizing opportunity.

Our investment model focuses on opportunity: supporting confident leaders in realising strategic initiatives. We’re experts in:

Adaptable funding (initial and follow-on).

A flexible approach that finds high-potential assets (businesses), and uses our talent and expertise to increase value and maximise returns.

Leading bridge rounds.

Support when you need it. Gear your business up towards a major fundraising milestone with bridge rounds, led by Alicorn and our partners’ extensive networks.

Cap table recycling & early liquidity release.

A flexible approach that finds high-potential assets (businesses), and uses our talent and expertise to increase value and maximise returns.

Build investment.

Alicorn constructs deals that maximise opportunity – be that through follow-on funding, pure venture capital, secondaries, bridge capital, or through additional funding rounds, we’re a growth partner – not a silent investor.