Basecamp Investments
Patient capital for the
renewal of people and places.
Basecamp is a venture investment vehicle backing founders whose work restores people, places, and possibility across Jersey, the UK, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and beyond.
What we believe
A different kind of venture capital.
We treat venture investing as an act of cultural creation: not only what returns we make, but what we make possible. Six principles shape how we work.
Proximity before scale
We would rather go deep than broad. We invest where we can walk closely with founders and stakeholders, not from a distance.
People before place
We follow trusted relationships into opportunity, not the other way around. Relational trust is the foundation for meaningful risk.
Formation alongside funding
Capital is only part of what we offer. We invest in founders and communities as much as in financial outcomes.
Patience over exits
We commit capital with a ten-to-fifteen-year horizon and favour dividends, purpose-driven exits, and founder buybacks over rigid timelines.
Meaningful risk
As stewards, not owners, of capital, we run toward harder problems: ventures that reshape culture rather than default to preservation.
Responsibility for outcomes
We stay involved. We do not look away when outcomes are financially strong but ethically or relationally weak.
Where we invest
Five sectors. Five geographies. A concentrated portfolio.
We look for ventures that serve the underserved, restore what has been broken, and build toward a more humane economy.
Sectors
- Technology that enables human flourishing
- Clean energy and regenerative agriculture
- Financial tools for the underbanked
- Workforce and education platforms
- Media and storytelling
Geographies of relational proximity
Jersey & UK
Home base and closest relationships
Sierra Leone
Deep family connection; long-term partners
Uganda
Innovation and creation care
Africa-wide
Scalable, pan-regional ventures
Global
Digital infrastructure and platforms
Stage & shape
How we deploy.
- Initial ticket
- £100k–£500k
- Stage
- Pre-Seed – Series A
- Time horizon
- 10–15 years
- Portfolio
- 10–20 active
With capacity for follow-on
Where relational proximity matters most
Through market cycles
Concentrated, not diversified
Invitation
If you are building something that restores, we would like to hear from you.
We read every note personally. Founders, co-investors, and partners who share our values are always welcome.