2020
WINNERS
Managing Director, Guy Tolhurst and special guest Claudia Winkleman hosted 200 movers and shakers from the UK’s vibrant SME investment community during the sixth annual Growth Investor Awards, this year held as a virtual Christmas celebration for the Industry.
The event included entertainment galore with an industry quiz, a game of Heads Up with Claudia Winkleman, magic from a Paul Daniels trained magician, and a Guess Who pop quiz before the accolades were announced.
The winners, runners-up and ones to watch were celebrated after a rigorous, two-stage judging process had whittled down 107 entries into 52 finalists and just 21 prestigious awards.
Industry Champion
Winner: Tim Hames
Exit of the Year
Winner: Mercia Asset Management
Runner up: Par Equity
One to Watch: Oxford Capital
Most Impactful Investment
Winner: Haatch Ventures
Runner up: Vala Capital
One to Watch: Committed Capital
Industry Game Changer
Winner: SeedLegals
Runner up: GrowthInvest
One to Watch: PensionBee
Best Investment Platform – Funds
Winner: GrowthInvest
Runner up: Wealth Club
Best Investment Platform – Companies
Winner: SeedLegals
Runner up: Envestors
One to Watch: QVentures
Wealth Manager of the Year
Winner: St. James’s Place
Runner up: Tavistock Wealth
Best SEIS Investment Manager
Winner: SFC Capital
Runner up: Ascension Ventures
One to Watch: Jenson Funding Partners
Best AIM Portfolio Service
Winner: Charles Stanley & Co
Runner up: Sarasin & Partners
One to Watch: Blackstone Sington
Best BR Investment Manager – Listed
Winner: Blackfinch
Runner up: Octopus Investments
Best BR Investment Manager
– Unlisted
Winner: Foresight Group
Runner up: Octopus Investments
Best EIS Investment Manager
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner up: Mercia Asset Management
One to Watch: Praetura Ventures
Mindful Investor of the Year
Winner: Connect Ventures
Team of the Year
Winner: Deepbridge Capital
Runner up: Octopus Investments
One to Watch: Praetura Ventures
Best New Product or Service
Winner: Nova Growth Capital
Runner up: Foresight Group
One to Watch: SuperSeed
Industry Rising Star
Winner: Nova Growth Capital
Runner up: Vala Capital
One to Watch: Haatch Ventures
Best Accelerator
Winner: Pi Labs
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Karen Sullivan (Puma Investments)
Runner up: Deepbridge Customer Service Team
Growth Champion of the Year
Winner: Moneybox
Runner up: Pasta Evangelists
One to Watch: Cera Care
Growth Investor of the Year
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner up: Parkwalk Advisors
One to Watch: Puma Investments