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