Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited

Corporate venturepart of BlackRockSEC exempt reporting adviserClassification candidate· LondonBLACKROCK.COM

Corporate venture, based in London, reporting $49B of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.

Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.

Reported fund assets
$49B
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
4
Investment team
11
Latest vintage
2005
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Ask DFX about thisView relationshipsFind contactsInvestments (16)Team (23)Funds
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

29 additional team members, 45 additional co-investors and affiliates, 2 additional investments, funds and LPs, 43 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 4 companies
    new in 12 months

    4 new companies in the last 12 months. Latest round Caplight Series A ($16M round, led) on 24 Jun 2026.

    A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.

    Factfunding announcements, Form D, the firm's portfolio pageFor Founders, co-investorsInvestments →
  2. 1 round
    led by Kunal Khara

    Kunal Khara leads the most rounds on record: 1 round, latest Caplight Series A (24 Jun 2026).

    The partner who leads is the one to reach; the rest of the team follows a lead partner's call.

    Factfunding announcements naming the partnerFor Founders, co-investorsTeam →
  3. 2 deals
    with S Investment

    Invests most often alongside S Investment (2 shared deals) and Softbank (2 shared deals).

    pair last observed on record 17 Sep 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.

    Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
  4. 2 of 3
    enter at seed or A

    Enters mostly at seed to Series A: 2 of 3 first entries on record.

    rounds to 24 Jun 2026 · Tells a founder whether their round is one this firm writes.

    Derived3 rounds with a stated stage, against the firm's siteFor FoundersInvestments →

People to know

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  • Kunal Khara
    Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Aladdin Product
    Why: Managing director
    No route on file yet
  • Christian Clausen
    Director
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet
  • Eleanor J de Freitas
    Director
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

62 connected entities5 observed rounds4 dated rounds shown here, 2025 to 2026

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.

Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Person
›How strength and recency are read

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

See how you connect to Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited

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Investing

16 companies on record, 4 new in 12 months

Investments on record

16 companies, 1 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
CaplightSeries A · Series AleadKunal Khara (confirmed)$16.0MunknownJun 24, 2026Fact Press release
OpenYieldSeries A · Series Aparticipantunknown$6.0MunknownJun 10, 2026Fact Press release
BibliUFunding roundparticipantunknown$55.0MunknownJun 2, 2026Fact Press release

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 companies, 12 months 4

Team

23 current, 57 departed

Decision makers

who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Kunal Khara · Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Aladdin Product
    Why this person: Managing director; Named with investment responsibility; Led 1 round on record
  • Christian Clausen · Director
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility
  • Eleanor J de Freitas · Director
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team

23 current, 57 departed
26 departed (kept with end dates)

Contacts

1 firm phone

1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

0 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed

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.

Limited partners

0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
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.

Known LPs and allocators

0 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
No allocator names this firm or its funds in a public disclosure DFX holds.

Relationships across DFX

61 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph

Co-investors

61 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm

Compare portfolios with S Investment, Softbank, Inc., YouTube or any firm. Co-investors across the market

Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph Show
Across DFX
  • The same institution is held on Real Estate Funds, matched by identifier. See which records
Across the graphs

Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited is the same institution as 1 record in Real Estate Funds.

Real Estate Funds1

The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.

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Evidence and history

48 dated events, 99 observations from 2 sources

Timeline

48 dated events
  1. May 29, 2024
    Stephen Harold Cohen (Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
    Person leftPeopleInferenceStephen Harold CohenForm ADV
  2. May 17, 2024
    Arthur Benjamin Archibald (General Counsel) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
    Person leftPeopleInferenceArthur Benjamin ArchibaldForm ADV
  3. May 1, 2024
    Rachel Lord joined Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited as Chief Executive Officer
    Person joinedPeopleFactRachel LordForm ADV
  4. Mar 29, 2023
    Rachel Lord (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
    Person leftPeopleInferenceRachel LordForm ADV
  5. Mar 29, 2023
    Stacey Jane Mullin (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Blackrock Investment Management (uk) Limited
    Person leftPeopleInferenceStacey Jane MullinForm ADV

Identity and regulatory footprint

Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Aug 3, 2026 · 24 private fundsShow
Headquarters
London, United Kingdomadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
BLACKROCK.COM
SEC adviser type
Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
Private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
Latest Form ADV
Aug 3, 2026
Private funds reported
24 (0 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$157Badviserinfo.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), owns 75% or more; Blackrock Group Limited (Sole Shareholder); Blackrock Finance Europe Limited (Sole Shareholder Of The Applicant), owns 75% or more

Classification history

Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShow
  1. Sep 24, 2026
    Corporate venture (candidate, 50%)
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Corporate venture (candidate, 50%)

Evidence

100 observations from 2 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
SEC exemption claimedPrivate fund adviserDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserAug 3, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2012-03-30Aug 3, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2012-03-30Dec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30Oct 1, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-08-03Aug 3, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-12-23Dec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds0Aug 3, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds0Dec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
HeadquartersLondon, United KingdomDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Legal formCorporationDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Private funds reported24Aug 3, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported23Dec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$157BAug 3, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$162BDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported0Aug 3, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported0Dec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteSep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteDec 23, 2024FactForm ADV
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersCorporate venture, candidate · 4 filing advisers share this firmShow
Importance
44
elevated
Active deployment
15
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Corporate venture · candidateSEC exempt reporting adviser

Corporate parent: Blackrock, Inc.

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.

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: 1 · funds: 0.08 · people: 0.2 · investments: 0.26 · co investors: 0
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.5 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: 2026-06-24
emerging manager
fund count: 1 · reported gav: $49B · first adv filing: 2012-03-30 · years since first filing: 14.5

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Record history

29 identity changes, 1 dated event on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Fund refused
    2026-09-15
  • Fund refused
    2026-09-14
  • Fund refused
    2026-09-14

+27 more changes on this record's ledger

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