Fair by Design is a venture capital firm focused on eliminating the "poverty premium" in the UK, which refers to the extra costs low-income individuals pay for essential services. Their strategy involves investing in early-stage, scalable technology businesses that develop solutions to reduce costs and enhance accessibility in sectors such as energy, credit, insurance, transport, and food and household goods, aiming for systemic change and improved affordability for low-income households.
67% of their portfolio is in Fintech. They made 1 investments in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $62.8M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
$19.7M
Top Stage
Unknown
Last 12 Mo
1
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
6 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Wagestream | Unknown | — | May 2025 |
| SSuperFi | Pre-Seed | $1M | Jul 2023 |
| Wagestream | Growth | $134M | Apr 2022 |
| Wagestream | Series C | $175M | Apr 2022 |
| HHomeppl | Unknown | $2.1M | Nov 2020 |
| SSwitchee | Seed | $1.7M | Jun 2018 |
Top Co-Investors
BlackRock3 shared
Balderton Capital3 shared
Northzone3 shared
Silicon Valley Bank2 shared
Ascension Ventures2 shared
Smash Ventures2 shared
Contrarian Ventures1 shared
Mustard Seed1 shared
Citi Ventures1 shared
QED1 shared
British Business Bank1 shared
Force over Mass1 shared
Antler1 shared
Last updated: 16 April 2026