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Fearless Adventures
Micro-fund
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Fearless Adventures is a Wilmslow-based, founder-led venture capital firm investing in early-stage, founder-led direct-to-consumer (D2C) and tech-enabled businesses — particularly in the UK e-commerce and consumer tech space. The firm differentiates itself from traditional capital providers by offering a fully-embedded support model alongside investment: growth marketing, business intelligence, recruitment, fulfilment, financial management, and mentorship drawn from the founders' own multi-million-pound exits. Writing initial cheques of £50,000–£500,000 (up to £1m total), Fearless Adventures targets 8–12 investments per fund cycle via its EIS-qualifying structure, with a strong commitment to female-founded or co-founded businesses and underrepresented regions — particularly the North of England.
Notable quotes
“We're hugely excited to launch our first EIS fund, this allows fans of Fearless an exciting opportunity to invest in the next set of incredible businesses that we will welcome into the fearless portfolio.”
“From the first time I met the team, I recognised our shared vision to positively impact the world by investing responsibly and with a 'value-add' mentality. This is done by supporting young businesses and entrepreneurs seeking to raise investment and offering a range of guidance on how best to continue growing and flourishing their businesses.”
“We pride ourselves in supporting a diverse and inclusive business ecosystem. Our key principle is to ensure we have complete alignment with our partners. We structure our investments so that we are uniquely incentivised to deliver as much value to the founders and their companies as possible.”
Team
Rachel McDonald
Managing Director
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOUDYS | Seed | — | 2023-01-14 |
| Pets Purest | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Miniml | Seed | — | 2022-04-26 |
| Shipster | Seed | — | 2022-03-31 |
| WalkSafe | Seed | — | 2022-02-21 |
| Swim Society | Seed | — | 2022-01-01 |
| The Friendly Chemical Co | Seed | — | 2022-03-16 |
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