2023
WINNERS
TV personality Claudia Winkleman hosted 550 movers and shakers from the UK’s vibrant SME investment community during the ninth annual Growth Investor Awards.
The evening opened with powerful words from Founder Guy Tolhurst on the power of collective enthusiasm followed by our keynote speech delivered by the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business, Kevin Hollinrake MP.
Multi-exit entrepreneur Debbie Woskow OBE opened the show with a rousing reminder on the grace and grit required to achieve success.
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: Commited Capital
Runner up: Parkwalk Advisors
One to Watch: EMV Capital
Most Impactful Regional Investment
Winner: Praetura Ventures
Runner up: Par Equity
One to Watch: Foresight Group
Best Investment Platform
Winner: Wealth Club
Runner up: GrowthInvest
Financial Adviser of the Year
Winner: Robert Lewis, Celtic Financial
Runner up: Stephen Jones, Clear Solutions
One to Watch: Tim Latham, Equilibrium Financial Planning
Best New Product or Service
Winner: River Capital
Runner up: Seneca Partners
One to Watch: Guinness Ventures
Best SEIS Investment Manager
Winner: Fuel Ventures
Runner up: SFC Capital
Best BR Investment Manager – Listed
Winner: Downing
Runner up: TIME Investments
One to Watch: Puma Investments
Best BR Investment Manager – Unlisted
Winner: TIME Investments
Runner up: Foresight Group
Emerging BR Investment Manager – Unlisted
Winner: Great Point Media
Runner up: Praetura
One to Watch: Deepbridge
Best AIM Portfolio Manager
Winner: Charles Stanley
Runner up: Close Brothers Asset Management
One to Watch: Hawksmoor Investment Management
Best EIS Investment Manager
Winner: Parkwalk Advisors
Runner up: Par Equity
One to Watch: Mercia Asset Management
Best EIS Investment Manager
Winner: Praetura Ventures
Runner up: Vala Capital
One to Watch: Love Ventures
One to Watch: Symvan Capital
Best EIS Investment Manager – New Entrant
Winner: Octopus Investments
Runner up: OnePlanet Capital
Best EIS Investment Manager – Specialist
Winner: Deepbridge Capital
Runner up: o2h Ventures
One to Watch: One Planet Capital
Best VCT Investment Manager
Winner: Albion Capital
Runner up: Foresight Group
One to Watch: Mobeus VCTs
Exit of the Year
Winner: Mercia Asset Management
Runner up: Foresight Group
One to Watch: Gresham House Ventures
Best Investor Return
Winner: Foresight Group
Runner up: Fuel Ventures
One to Watch: Vala Capital
ESG Champion of the Year
Winner: Triple Point
Runner up: Foresight Group
One to Watch: Volution
Team of the Year
Winner: One Planet Capital
Runner up: Praetura Investments
One to Watch: TIME Investments
Regional VC of the Year
Winner: Mercia Asset Management
Runner up: Par Equity
Emerging VC of the Year
Winner: SCVC
Runner up: Sure Valley Ventures
One to Watch: Volution
VC of the Year
Winner: Notion Capital
Runner up: Augmentum
Runner up: MMC
Growth Investor of the Year
Winner: Foresight Group
Runner up: Gresham House entures
One to Watch: Albion Capital