2022
WINNERS
TV personality Claudia Winkleman hosted 450 movers and shakers from the UK’s vibrant SME investment community during the eighth annual Growth Investor Awards.
The ceremony included a keynote address delivered by the Minister for Trade Policy, the Rt. Hon Greg Hands MP.
Team GB’s Chef de Mission for the Paris Olympics 2024, Mark England OBE, 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 112 finalists and just 23 prestigious awards.
Most Impactful Investment
Winner: Vala Capital
Runner up: 24Haymarket
One to Watch: Foresight Group
Most Impactful Regional Investment
Winner: Par Equity
Runner up: Symvan Capital
One to Watch: Downing
Industry Game Changer
Winner: Fund Her North
Runner up: Praetura Ventures
One to Watch: Augmentum Fintech Plc
Best Investment Platform
Winner: Wealth Club
Runner up: GrowthInvest
One to Watch: Downing
Financial Adviser of the Year
Winner: Lena Patel (ISJ Independent Financial Planning)
Runner up – Jessica McGuigan (Kingswood)
Wealth Manager of the Year
Winner: Ascot Wealth Management
Runner up: UBS Wealth Management
Best New Product or Service
Winner: Capital Pilot
Runner up: Vala Capital
One to Watch – The Ingenious Group
Best SEIS Investment Manager
Winner: Symvan Capital
Runner up: Haatch Ventures
One to Watch: QVentures
Best BR Investment Manager – Listed
Winner: Puma Investments
Runner up: Blackfinch Investments
One to Watch: Stellar Asset Management
Best BR Investment Manager – Unlisted
Winner: Triple Point
Runner up: TIME Investments
Best AIM Portfolio Service
Winner: Hawksmoor Investment Management
Runner up: Close Brothers Asset Management
One to Watch: Thorntons Investments
Best EIS Investment Manager
Winner: Parkwalk
Runner up: Par Equity
One to Watch: Guinness Ventures
Best EIS Investment Manager – Up and Coming
Winner: Fuel Ventures
Runner up: Praetura Ventures
One to Watch: Blackfinch Investments
Best EIS Investment Manager – New Entrant
Winner: Love Ventures
OnePlanetCapital
Regenerate Ventures
Best EIS Investment Manager – Specialist
Winner: Downing
Runner up: Deepbridge Capital
One to Watch: Seneca Partners
Best VCT Investment Manager
Winner: Foresight Group
Runner up: Albion Capital
One to Watch: Seneca Partners
Exit of the Year
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner up: Foresight Group
One to Watch: Parkwalk
Best Investor Return
Winner: Oxford Capital
Runner up: Augmentum Fintech Plc
One to Watch: Seneca Partners
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Gina Hood
Runner up: Andrew Hughes
ESG Champion of the Year
Winner: Triple Point
Runner up: Vala Capital
One to Watch: Blackfinch Investments
Team of the Year
Winner: TIME Investments
Runner up: Blackfinch Ventures
One to Watch: Octopus Investments
VC Firm of the Year
Winner: Antler
Runner up: Notion VC
One to Watch: Target Global
Growth Investor of the Year
Winner: MMC Ventures
Runner up: Foresight Ventures
One to Watch: Forward Partners