Second major liquidity event in just over a month highlights Haatch’s continued momentum

[London, UK – 16 April 2025] — Award-winning venture capital firm Haatch today announced the successful exit of its position in Native Teams, a platform that enables remote workers and freelancers to get hired, paid, and managed compliantly across borders. The exit was executed as an all-cash secondary transaction and delivered a 7.4x return to investors in Haatch’s SEIS fund.

This marks Haatch’s second major exit in five weeks, following the sale of Re-flow in March for 6.55X, and further demonstrates the firm’s focus on driving real liquidity for early-stage investors.

“Returning capital to investors is everything. We’re proud to back founders like Jack and businesses like Native that not only scale globally but also deliver meaningful, tangible returns for investors — and do so within just a few years. This exit reinforces our belief in the power of SEIS to drive both innovation and investor outcomes.”

Scott Weavers-Wright OBE, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Haatch

Haatch first backed Native Teams in 2022 through its SEIS fund. Since then, Native has grown to support teams and workers in more than 50 countries, offering a seamless platform for employment, compliance, and payments. The decision to exit was driven by inbound demand for secondary shares and an opportunity to return capital efficiently to early backers.

The 7.4x return was generated over just three years, exceeding the SEIS qualifying period and making the gains entirely Capital Gains Tax (CGT) exempt.

This news comes at a pivotal time for Haatch, which recently closed its largest-ever EIS fund and is preparing to launch its latest SEIS campaign on Crowdcube later this month.

“Our mission is simple: back exceptional founders early and create liquidity faster than the rest of the market. “We believe this kind of success shouldn’t be the exception — it should be the standard.”

Fred Soneya, Co-Founder and Managing Partner

About Haatch:

Founded by Scott Weavers-Wright OBE and Fred Soneya in 2013 as an angel co-investment joint venture under the ‘Haatch Angel’ brand, Haatch is now an award-winning pre-seed and seed-stage fund manager backing B2B SaaS businesses solving deep pains and/or creating large impact for organisations.

In 2018, Haatch launched the Haatch EIS fund before launching the Haatch SEIS fund in 2021. These funds provide investors with access to what Haatch deems an extremely exciting early-stage and scale-up investment portfolio. Haatch now has a portfolio of over 100 companies, into which it has made 150+ investments, with a total portfolio valuation exceeding £1 billion.

Haatch is made up of entrepreneurs and operators, with over $200 million of exits between them. Over 1,500 entrepreneurs, business leaders, and C-suite executives have invested in Haatch’s funds, and the firm continues to lead the way in lowering the barrier to invest in VC, allowing a broader range of investors to participate in high-growth early-stage ventures.

Additionally, Haatch has secured a £20 million total partnership with the British Business Bank through its Regional Angels Programme, following an initial £10 million commitment that has now been reinvested with an additional £10 million, further strengthening its ability to support

early-stage businesses across the UK.

Haatch also manages an £8 million co-investment fund with ESAIF (formerly D2N2), focused on backing breakout B2B SaaS businesses in the East Midlands, reinforcing Haatch’s commitment to supporting high-growth technology ventures in regional ecosystems.