2018 GROWTH INVESTOR AWARDS
Broadcaster Claudia Winkleman presented 16 hotly contested titles to winners of the 2018 Growth Investor Awards at a dinner for 470 industry leaders at the Royal Lancaster in London on November 7.
Kevin Hollinrake, Member of Parliament for Thirsk and Malton, gave the first keynote speech of the evening followed by seasoned entrepreneur and adventurer Caspar Craven.
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When
Wednesday, November 6
Where
Royal Lancaster Hotel
Dress code
Black tie
Watch 2018 video highlights
ABOUT THE AWARDS
Celebrating the role of the UK SME investment community in job and wealth creation, the Growth Investor Awards recognise those enabling start up and ‘scale up’ businesses to realise their full potential and drive Britain’s economic recovery.
Open to both companies and individuals, these Awards honour all those involved in putting investment to work in high potential businesses – from those providing investment or helping to source it to those best optimising growth capital to scale.
An independent panel of judges look for those demonstrating innovation in investment products and services; impact on investee performance; and how growth capital is deployed.
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“The work that entrepreneurs and investors do is vital. And the jobs they create add twice as much value, on average, as other jobs in the economy.”
Chris Philp, MP
Entrepreneur and PPS to HM Treasury Ministers
“Awards like these play a key role in highlighting how committed investors can support growing companies with both finance and know-how.”
The RT Hon Margot James MP
Former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at BEIS
“Every single stage of our journey has depended on capital that has wanted to invest in us and allow us to develop.”
Alex Cheatle
CEO and Founder of TEN Group and keynote speaker, Growth Investor Awards 2017
Our esteemed partners and supporters
Beauhurst is a platform that helps professionals access data, research and insight on the UK’s startups and high-growth companies. Our customers include some of the UK’s leading organisations in professional services, higher education, banking and government.
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body and public policy advocate for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK. Our aim is to aid understanding around the activities of our members, promote our industry to entrepreneurs and investors as well as to Government, the EU, trade unions, international media and the general public.
The CFE promotes the role of entrepreneurs in creating economic growth and social well-being. It is home to national enterprise campaign, StartUp Britain. The Centre is an independent non-profit think tank founded and chaired by Sunday Times columnist and serial entrepreneur Luke Johnson and housed within the Legatum Institute – a non-partisan think tank best known for its annual Prosperity Index.
Citigate Dewe Rogerson is a leading international consultancy specialising in financial and corporate communications, with considerable experience and insight in the alternative investment management sector. We frequently engage with financial advisers to monitor market sentiment and we’re proud to support Intelligent Partnership in its mission and year-round programme to increase awareness and understanding of alternative investments in the adviser community.
The EIS Association (EISA) is the official trade body for the Enterprise Investment Scheme. EISA is a highly effective not for profit organisation which exists to aid the provision of capital to UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS).
The ScaleUp Institute is a private sector, not-for-profit company focused on making the UK the best place in the world to scale up a business. Our ambition is that Britain becomes the most fertile ground for businesses, not only to start up but to scale up and grow.
The Supper Club is the UK’s leading membership club exclusively for fast growth entrepreneurs and CEOs. Membership offers access to an extraordinary group of likeminded peers, providing a relaxed and confidential community to inspire, support and challenge each other.
The Entrepreneurs Network is a think tank for the ambitious owners of Britain’s fastest growing businesses and aspirational entrepreneurs. Through research, events and the media, we bridge the gap between entrepreneurs and policymakers to help make Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business. We are the Secretariat of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Entrepreneurship.
The UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) is the national trade association for angel and early-stage investment, representing over 160 member organisations and around 18,000 investors. Business angels in the UK collectively invest an estimated £1.5 billion per annum and are therefore the UK’s largest source of investment for startups and early-stage businesses seeking to grow.
The UK Crowdfunding Association was formed in 2012 by fourteen crowdfunding businesses. Our aims are to: a) Promote crowdfunding as a valuable and viable way for UK businesses, projects or ventures to raise funds; b) Be the voice of all crowdfunding businesses in the UK (donations, loans and equity) to the public, press and policymakers; and c) Publish a code of practice that is adopted by UK crowd funding businesses.