Progress Partners is a London-based venture capital firm investing in ambitious technology companies across the United Kingdom and Europe. We back transformative founders from day one.
A strategic product management consultancy driving client success through expert advisory, hands-on product lifecycle management, and enterprise-grade product tools — including an industry-leading dashboard for tracking and optimising product development.
An independent, non-partisan campaign studio that builds evidence-based campaigns to fix broken systems. Active campaigns include Abolish Student Loans and Fix Planning — tackling the UK's most politically neglected crises with rigour and reach.
Using computer vision and AI to detect, map, and report road defects in real time. Pothole Patrol is modernising how UK councils and highways authorities maintain road infrastructure — faster, cheaper, and smarter.
We back founders before the world sees what we see. Early conviction is our edge — we don't wait for traction to validate the opportunity.
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Structural transformations
From product management consultancy to civic campaigning to smart infrastructure — we invest in companies rewriting the rules of their industries, not incrementally improving them.
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UK-first, global mindset
Britain's talent, regulatory leadership, and civic ambition make it the ideal home for building category-defining companies. We are rooted here and proud of it.
"The best investments don't look obvious until they already are."
— Progress Partners Investment Philosophy
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Progress Partners is a London-based venture capital firm with a singular focus: identifying and backing extraordinary founders solving real problems. We are long-term partners, not just capital providers.
2023
Founded
London
Headquarters
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Portfolio Companies
Pre-Seed → A
Investment Stage
Our World
Where ambition lives
London, United Kingdom
Where ideas take shape
Backing founders from day one
Capital & conviction
What Drives Us
Our values
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Integrity First
We are transparent with our founders, our LPs, and ourselves. Trust is built over decades and lost overnight — we guard ours carefully.
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Ambitious Thinking
We don't settle for incremental. We look for ideas that feel too bold to most, because the biggest returns come from bets nobody else dared to make.
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Partnership in Practice
We are the first call when things get hard. Our founders have our direct lines — always. We show up, roll up our sleeves, and work through challenges together.
Portfolio Highlights
Companies we've funded
Consultancy · Product Management
Vyrobek
A strategic product management consultancy offering expert advisory, full lifecycle product management, and enterprise dashboard tooling. Vyrobek's seasoned consultants guide product teams from discovery through to market success.
An independent, non-partisan campaign studio tackling the UK's most stubborn systemic problems with evidence and public pressure. Live campaigns: Abolish Student Loans and Fix Planning. No party affiliation. One agenda: things that work.
AI-driven road condition monitoring that helps UK local authorities detect and prioritise road defects before they become costly failures. Making British roads smarter and safer.
Progress Partners ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you visit progresspartners.uk or engage with us in connection with our venture capital activities. This policy is drafted in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who We Are
Progress Partners is the data controller responsible for your personal data. We operate from the United Kingdom. For any data protection queries, you can contact us at: [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
Identity data: name, title, company name, job title.
Contact data: email address, telephone number, postal address.
Professional data: LinkedIn profiles, pitch decks, business plans, and other information shared during our investment process.
Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and time spent on our website (collected via analytics tools).
Communications data: records of correspondence with us, including emails and calls.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 18.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:
Evaluating investment opportunities (Legitimate interests) — to assess and process inbound pitches and founder introductions.
Managing portfolio relationships (Contractual necessity / Legitimate interests) — to support our portfolio companies including Vyrobek, Progress Labs, and Pothole Patrol.
Operating our website (Legitimate interests) — to analyse website usage and improve our online presence.
Responding to enquiries (Legitimate interests) — to communicate with founders, investors, and the public who contact us.
Legal and regulatory compliance (Legal obligation) — to meet our obligations under applicable law.
4. Portfolio Companies
Progress Partners has funded and maintains active investment relationships with the following companies:
Vyrobek (vyrobek.com) — a product management consultancy and enterprise tooling company, providing strategic advisory, lifecycle product management, and dashboard software to clients.
Progress Labs (progresslabs.uk) — an independent, non-partisan campaign studio building evidence-based campaigns for systemic reform, including Abolish Student Loans (abolishstudentloans.co.uk) and Fix Planning (fixplanning.uk).
Pothole Patrol — an AI-powered road infrastructure monitoring company using computer vision to detect and report road defects for UK local authorities (in stealth).
Where personal data is shared with or processed by our portfolio companies, it will be subject to those companies' respective privacy policies. Progress Partners is not responsible for the data practices of its portfolio companies beyond the scope of its investor relationship.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:
Professional advisers (lawyers, accountants, auditors) under strict confidentiality obligations.
IT and hosting service providers who process data on our behalf under data processing agreements.
Regulatory authorities or law enforcement where required by law.
Portfolio companies where relevant to an investment or operational relationship.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy or as required by law. For founder and investor data connected to active relationships, we typically retain records for the duration of the relationship plus seven years. Website analytics data is retained for no more than 26 months.
7. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification — to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
Right to restrict processing — to limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to object — to processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
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9. International Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the UK or European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Standard Contractual Clauses) to protect your data to the same standard required by UK GDPR.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available at progresspartners.uk/privacy with the effective date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact:
Progress Partners
Email: [email protected]
Website: progresspartners.uk
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