2021
WINNERS
TV personality Claudia Winkleman hosted 450 movers and shakers from the UK’s vibrant SME investment community during the seventh annual Growth Investor Awards.
The ceremony included a keynote address delivered by Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Glen MP.
UK Founder Member of “B Corp” and a B Lab Ambassador, Senior Advisor to Blueprint for Better Business and Non-Exec Director of Pensions for Purpose, John Featherby, also delivered a keynote at the ceremony.
The winners, runners-up and ones to watch were celebrated after a rigorous, two-stage judging process had whittled down the entries into 102 finalists and just 18 prestigious awards.
Exit of the Year
Winner: Par Equity
Runner up: 24Haymarket
One to Watch: Foresight Group
Most Impactful Investment
Winner: Parkwalk
Runner up: Deepbridge Capital
One to Watch: EMV Capital
Industry Game Changer
Winner: Deepbridge Capital
Runner up: Praetura Ventures
Best Investment Platform
Winner: Wealth Club
Runner up: GrowthInvest
One to Watch: Envestors
Best AIM Portfolio Service
Winner: Charles Stanley & Co
Runner up: Hawksmoor Investment Management
One to Watch: Sarasin & Partners
Financial Adviser of the Year
Winner: Nick Combes (Holder and Combes)
Runner up: Lena Patel (ISJ Independent Financial Planning)
One to Watch: Taylor Beavis (Universe Financial Advice)
Wealth Manager of the Year
Winner: St. James’s Place Wealth Management
Runner up: Tavistock Wealth
One to Watch – Ascot Wealth Management
Best SEIS Investment Manager
Winner: Symvan Capital
Runner up: Worth Capital
One to Watch: Nova Group Capital
Best BR Investment Manager – Listed
Winner: Charles Stanley & Co
Runner up: Octopus Investments
One to Watch: Puma Investments
Best BR Investment Manager – Unlisted
Winner: TIME Investments
Runner up: Triple Point
One to Watch: Puma Investments
Best EIS Investment Manager
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner up: Parkwalk
One to Watch: Par Equity
Best VCT Investment Manager
Winner: Octopus Investments
Runner up: Albion Capital
One to Watch: Mercia Asset Management
Best New Product or Service
Winner: Parkwalk
Runner up: Vauban
One to Watch: Octopus Investments
British Business Bank Mindful Investor of the Year
Winner: Eka Ventures
Team of the Year
Winner: Puma Investments
Runner up: Blackfinch Investments
One to Watch: Playfair Capital
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Dr Savvas Neophytou, Partner & Head of Life Sciences at Deepbridge Capital
Runner up: Matt Currie, Investment Director at Seneca Partners
One to Watch:Olivia Greenberg, Chief Growth Officer at Nova Growth Capital
ESG Champion of the Year
Winner: Foresight Group
Runner up: Triple Point
One to Watch: Blackfinch Investments
Growth Investor of the Year
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner up: Par Equity
One to Watch: Augmentum Fintech Plc