DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
One of 4 advisers that share blackrock.com; the firm is BlackRock. Blackrock Investment Management, LLC, Blackrock Asset Management Canada Limited, Kreos Capital Group VI L.P.. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.
corporate parent: Blackrock Holdco 2, Inc.
Importance
44
elevated
Active deployment
15
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
50
elevated
Freshness
99
high
Research priority
15
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- DRAPERS GARDENS, 12 THROGMORTON AVENUE, London, EC2N 2DLadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 44 20 77433000adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.BLACKROCK.COM
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- Latest Form ADV
- Dec 23, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 23 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $162Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Blackrock Cayman West Bay IV Limited (Shareholder), E; Blackrock Holdco 3, LLC (General Partner), F; Blackrock Cayman 1 LP (Sole Shareholder), E; Blackrock Cayman West Bay Finco Limited (Sole Shareholder), E; Blackrock, Inc. (Sole Shareholder), E; Blackrock Holdco 2, Inc. (Sole Shareholder), E; Blackrock Financial Management, Inc (Sole Shareholder), E; Blackrock International Holdings, Inc. (General Partner), F; BR Jersey International Holdings, L.P. (Sole Member), E; Blackrock Finance Europe Limited (Sole Shareholder Of The Applicant), E; Blackrock Group Limited (Sole Shareholder), F
- business phone
- 44 20 77433000adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
5 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series a 67%series d plus 33%
Stage at first entry
series a 67%series d plus 33%
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate 20%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 4
Funds and vehicles
0 reported
No vehicle on record yet. A fund arrives from Form ADV Schedule D 7.B.(1) or a Form D filing.
Investment team
8 current, 26 departed
Rachel Lord
Founder or executiveChief Executive Officer · since May 1, 2024
Colin Alistair Mcdonald
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer · since Dec 1, 2020
Justine Clair Anderson
Platform and operationsChief Operating Officer · since Sep 1, 2022
Nicholas John Gibson
Platform and operationsChief Compliance Officer · since Dec 1, 2020
Christian Clausen
PrincipalDirector · since Nov 1, 2017
Eleanor J de Freitas
PrincipalDirector · since Apr 1, 2014
Margaret Anne Young
PrincipalDirector · since Sep 1, 2014
Nicholas James Charrington
PrincipalDirector · since Oct 1, 2011
26 departed (kept with end dates)
- David Jakob Blumer · Chief Executive Officer · Jul 1, 2013 to Oct 30, 2017 Inference
- Stephen Harold Cohen · Chief Executive Officer · Sep 1, 2022 to May 29, 2024 Inference
- Quintin Rupert Salter Price · Chief Investment Officer · Nov 1, 2007 to Jun 23, 2015 Inference
- Andrew Crain · Chief Compliance Officer · Jan 1, 2011 to Jul 22, 2013 Inference
- Arthur Benjamin Archibald · General Counsel · Aug 1, 2019 to May 17, 2024 Inference
- Colin Roy Thomson · Chief Financial Officer, Director · Nov 1, 2007 to Jan 11, 2021 Inference
- Edward Francis Hart · Chief Operating Officer,Director · Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 26, 2013 Inference
- Enda Thomas Mcmahon · Chief Compliance Officer · Jul 1, 2015 to Dec 18, 2020 Inference
- Erica Louise Handling · General Counsel · May 1, 2015 to Mar 25, 2021 Inference
- Georgina Louise Fogo · Chief Compliance Officer · Jul 1, 2013 to Jul 15, 2015 Inference
- James Fenelon Desmarais · General Counsel · May 1, 2009 to Mar 27, 2015 Inference
- Kevin Robert Ironmonger · Chief Operating Officer, Director · Jan 1, 2014 to Jun 23, 2015 Inference
- Brenda Sue Sklar · Director · Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 26, 2014 Inference
- Charles Christopher Prideaux · Director · Apr 1, 2011 to Mar 26, 2014 Inference
- James Edward Fishwick · Director · Dec 1, 2011 to Mar 29, 2023 Inference
- Joseph Mark Thomas Linhares · Director · Apr 1, 2011 to Nov 14, 2013 Inference
- Mark Jeremy Melville Naylor · Director · Sep 1, 2012 to Mar 26, 2014 Inference
- Nicholas Charles Dalton Hall · Director · Dec 1, 2010 to Aug 24, 2017 Inference
- Patrick Michael Olson · Director · Jun 1, 2015 to Jan 31, 2020 Inference
- Rachel Lord · Director · Sep 1, 2017 to Mar 29, 2023 Inference
- Richard Michael Webb · Director · Jun 1, 2011 to Dec 21, 2017 Inference
- Roger Clark Tooze · Director · Jun 1, 2008 to Nov 14, 2013 Inference
- Rudolph Andrew Damm · Director · Nov 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2020 Inference
- Scott F Thiel · Director · Oct 1, 2011 to Mar 26, 2013 Inference
- Stacey Jane Mullin · Director · Mar 1, 2018 to Mar 29, 2023 Inference
- Timothy David Webb · Director · Aug 1, 2012 to Mar 26, 2014 Inference
Investments on record
5 edges, 5 companies, 0 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caplight | Series A · Series A | lead | unknown | $16.0M | unknown | Jun 24, 2026 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
| OpenYield | Series A · Series A | participant | unknown | $6.0M | unknown | Jun 10, 2026 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
| BibliU | Funding round | participant | unknown | $55.0M | unknown | Jun 2, 2026 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
| osapiens | Funding round | participant | unknown | $100M | unknown | Jan 14, 2026 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
| Job&Talent | Series F · Series D+ | participant | unknown | unknown | unknown | Apr 10, 2025 | Fact Press release wires (Business Wire, PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire public RSS) |
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
S Investment 2 shared · recurringSoftbank, Inc. 2 shared · recurringYouTube 2 shared · recurringWestCap 1 shared · one timeTemasek 1 shared · one time · they led 1Ping an 1 shared · one time · they led 1Blackstone 1 shared · one timeUnion Square Ventures 1 shared · one timeHyde Park Angels, Inc. 1 shared · one timeNotion Capital 1 shared · one timeUpper90 1 shared · one timeHummingbird Ventures V US GP LLC 1 shared · one timeFlux Capital 1 shared · one timeCollab+currency Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeManhattan West Asset Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeArtis Ventures Management, L.P. 1 shared · one timeCadenza 1 shared · one timeArtis Capital Management, L.P. 1 shared · one timeTechaviv Management Co. 1 shared · one timeActivant Capital Group LLC 1 shared · one timeNelstone Ventures Advisors 1 shared · one timeHOF Capital 1 shared · one timeElectric Capital Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timePA Capital Management LLC 1 shared · one timeBramalea Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeDoorga Capital 1 shared · one timeARK Invest 1 shared · one timePvglobal 1 shared · one timeRPS Ventures 1 shared · one timeMayfield 1 shared · one timeFIN Capital 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1Leap Global Partners 1 shared · one time · we led 1Citi 1 shared · one timeBank of America 1 shared · one timeLeveL Markets 1 shared · one time · they led 1Draper Associates 1 shared · one timeCanapi Ventures 1 shared · one timeClocktower Ventures 1 shared · one timeArmira Growth 1 shared · one timeGoldman Sachs Alternatives 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
48 dated events
- May 29, 2024Stephen Harold Cohen (Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- May 17, 2024Arthur Benjamin Archibald (General Counsel) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- May 1, 2024Rachel Lord joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Executive Officer
- Mar 29, 2023Rachel Lord (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 29, 2023Stacey Jane Mullin (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 29, 2023James Edward Fishwick (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Sep 1, 2022Justine Clair Anderson joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Operating Officer
- Sep 1, 2022Stephen Harold Cohen joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Executive Officer
- Mar 25, 2021Erica Louise Handling (General Counsel) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Jan 11, 2021Colin Roy Thomson (Chief Financial Officer, Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Dec 18, 2020Enda Thomas Mcmahon (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Dec 1, 2020Colin Alistair Mcdonald joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Financial Officer
- Dec 1, 2020Nicholas John Gibson joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Compliance Officer
- Jan 31, 2020Rudolph Andrew Damm (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Jan 31, 2020Patrick Michael Olson (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Aug 1, 2019Arthur Benjamin Archibald joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as General Counsel
- Dec 21, 2017Richard Michael Webb (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Nov 1, 2017Stacey Jane Mullin joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Operating Officer
- Nov 1, 2017Christian Clausen joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Oct 30, 2017David Jakob Blumer (Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Aug 24, 2017Nicholas Charles Dalton Hall (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Nov 1, 2016Rudolph Andrew Damm joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Jul 15, 2015Georgina Louise Fogo (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Jul 1, 2015Enda Thomas Mcmahon joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Compliance Officer
- Jun 23, 2015Kevin Robert Ironmonger (Chief Operating Officer, Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Jun 23, 2015Quintin Rupert Salter Price (Chief Investment Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- May 1, 2015Erica Louise Handling joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as General Counsel
- Mar 27, 2015James Fenelon Desmarais (General Counsel) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 1, 2015Patrick Michael Olson joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Operating Officer
- Sep 1, 2014Margaret Anne Young joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Apr 1, 2014Eleanor J de Freitas joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Mar 26, 2014Brenda Sue Sklar (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 26, 2014Timothy David Webb (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 26, 2014Mark Jeremy Melville Naylor (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 26, 2014Charles Christopher Prideaux (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 1, 2014David Jakob Blumer joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Jan 1, 2014Kevin Robert Ironmonger joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Nov 14, 2013Roger Clark Tooze (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Nov 14, 2013Joseph Mark Thomas Linhares (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Jul 22, 2013Andrew Crain (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Jul 1, 2013Georgina Louise Fogo joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Compliance Officer
- Mar 26, 2013Edward Francis Hart (Chief Operating Officer,Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 26, 2013Scott F Thiel (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
- Mar 1, 2013Brenda Sue Sklar joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Sep 1, 2012Mark Jeremy Melville Naylor joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Aug 1, 2012Timothy David Webb joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
- Mar 30, 2012Blackrock first filed Form ADV (ERA)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 1, 2008Roger Clark Tooze joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Director
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Corporate venture (candidate, 50%, cls-1)corporate parent: Blackrock Holdco 2, Inc.
Evidence
86 observations from 1 source