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 | Presented by All Street

• Winner – Vala Capital
• Runner up – Mercia Asset Management
• One to Watch – Foresight Group

MOST IMPACTFUL REGIONAL INVESTMENT | Presented by All Street

• Winner – Par Equity
• Runner up – Symvan Capital
• One to Watch – Downing

INDUSTRY GAME CHANGER | Sponsored by MICAP

• Winner – Fund Her North
• Runner up – Praetura Ventures
• One to Watch – Augmentum Fintech Plc

BEST INVESTMENT PLATFORM | Presented by The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

• Winner – Wealth Club
• Runner up – GrowthInvest
• One to Watch – Downing

FINANCIAL ADVISER OF THE YEAR | Presented by Lockie Consultants

• Winner – Lena Patel (ISJ Independent Financial Planning)
• Runner up – Jessica McGuigan (Kingswood)

WEALTH MANAGER OF THE YEAR | Presented by Share Communications

• Winner – Ascot Wealth Management
• Runner up – UBS Wealth Management

BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE | Sponsored by Mainspring Fund Services

• Winner – Capital Pilot
• Runner up – Vala Capital
• One to Watch – The Ingenious Group

BEST SEIS INVESTMENT MANAGER | Presented by The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA)

• Winner – Symvan Capital
• Runner up – Haatch Ventures
• One to Watch – QVentures

BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – LISTED | Presented by Shakespeare Martineau

• Winner – Puma Investments
• Runner up – Blackfinch Investments
• One to Watch – Stellar Asset Management

BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – UNLISTED | Presented by Shakespeare Martineau

• Winner – Triple Point
• Runner up – Time Investments

BEST AIM PORTFOLIO SERVICE | Presented by Intelligent Partnership

• Winner – Hawksmoor Investment Management
• Runner up – Close Brothers Asset Management
• One to Watch – Thorntons Investments

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER | Sponsored by Charles Russell Speechlys

• Winner – Parkwalk
• Runner up – Par Equity
• One to Watch – Guinness Ventures

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – UP AND COMING | Presented by Charles Russell Speechlys

• Winner – Fuel Ventures
• Runner up – Praetura Ventures
• One to Watch – Blackfinch Investments

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – NEW ENTRANT | Presented by Charles Russell Speechlys

• Winner – Love Ventures
• Runner up – OnePlanet Capital
• One to Watch – Regenerate Ventures

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – SPECIALIST | Presented by Charles Russell Speechlys

• Winner – Downing
• Runner up – Deepbridge Capital
• One to Watch – Seneca Partners

BEST VCT INVESTMENT MANAGER | Presented by the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)

• Winner – Foresight Group
• Runner up – Albion Capital
• One to Watch – Seneca Partners

EXIT OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Beauhurst

• Winner – MMC Ventures
• Runner up – Foresight Group
• One to Watch – Parkwalk

BEST INVESTOR RETURN | Presented by the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)

• Winner – Oxford Capital
• Runner up – Augmentum Fintech Plc
• One to Watch – Seneca Partners

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | Presented by Puma Investments

• Winner – Gina Hood
• Runner up – Andrew Hughes

ESG CHAMPION OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Shawbrook Bank

• Winner – Triple Point
• Runner up – Vala Capital
• One to Watch – Blackfinch Investments

TEAM OF THE YEAR | Presented by TALiNT Partners

• Winner – TIME Investments
• Runner up – Blackfinch Ventures
• One to Watch – Octopus Investments

VC FIRM OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Adempi Associates

• Winner – Antler
• Runner up – Notion VC
• One to Watch – Target Global

GROWTH INVESTOR OF THE YEAR | Presented by The Evening Standard

• Winner – MMC Ventures
• Runner up – Foresight Group
• One to Watch – Forward Partners