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 | Presented by TALiNT Partners

• Winner – Committed Capital
• Runner up – Parkwalk Advisors
• One to Watch – EMV Capital

MOST IMPACTFUL REGIONAL INVESTMENT |
Presented by TALiNT Partners

• Winner – Praetura Ventures
• Runner up – Par Equity
• One to Watch – Foresight Group

 

BEST INVESTMENT PLATFORM | Presented by TALiNT Partners

• Winner –  Wealth Club
• Runner up – GrowthInvest

FINANCIAL ADVISER OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Fintel

• Winner –  Robert Lewis, Celtic Financial 
• Runner up – Stephen Jones, Clear Solutions
• One to Watch –Tim Latham, Equilibrium Financial Planning

 

BEST NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE | Sponsored by Mainspring Fund Services

• Winner – River Capital   
• Runner up – Seneca Partners
• One to Watch – Guinness Ventures

 

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

• Winner –  Fuel Ventures
• Runner up – SFC Capital

BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – LISTED | Presented by Shakespeare Martineau

• Winner – Downing 
• Runner up – TIME Investments
• One to Watch – Puma Investments

 

BEST BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – UNLISTED | Presented by Shakespeare Martineau

• Winner – Time Investments
• Runner up – Foresight Group

 

EMERGING BR INVESTMENT MANAGER – UNLISTED | Presented by Shakespeare Martineau

• Winner – Great Point
• Runner up – Praetura
• One to Watch – Deepbridge

 

BEST AIM PORTFOLIO SERVICE | Sponsored by MICAP

• Winner – Charles Stanley 
• Runner up – Close Brothers Asset Management
• One to Watch – Hawksmoor Investment Management

 

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER | Sponsored by Mills & Reeve

• Winner – Parkwalk Advisors 
• Runner up – Par Equity
• One to Watch – Mercia Asset Management

 

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – UP AND COMING | Presented by Mills & Reeve

• Winner – Praetura Ventures  
• Runner up – Vala Capital
• One to Watch – Love Ventures
• One to Watch – Symvan Capital

 

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – NEW ENTRANT | Presented by Mills & Reeve

• Winner – Octopus Investments  
• Runner up – OnePlanet Capital

 

BEST EIS INVESTMENT MANAGER – SPECIALIST | Presented by Mills & Reeve

• Winner – Deepbridge Capital
• Runner up – o2h Ventures
• One to Watch – One Planet Capital

 

BEST VCT INVESTMENT MANAGER | Sponsored by Defaqto

• Winner –  Albion Capital 
• Runner up – Foresight Group
• One to Watch – Mobeus VCTs

 

EXIT OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Beauhurst

• Winner – Mercia Asset Management
• Runner up – Foresight Group
• One to Watch – Gresham House Ventures

BEST INVESTOR RETURN | Presented by AKG Financial Analytics

• Winner – Foresight Group
• Runner up – Fuel Ventures
• One to Watch – Vala Capital

 

ESG CHAMPION OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by British Business Bank

• Winner – Triple Point
• Runner up – Foresight Group
• One to Watch – Volution

 

TEAM OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Fintel

• Winner –  One Planet Capital  
• Runner up – Praetura Ventures
• One to Watch – TIME Investments

 

REGIONAL VC OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Laws of Attraction Consultants

• Winner – Mercia Asset Management
• Runner up – Par Equity

EMERGING VC OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Mountside Ventures

• Winner – SCVC
• Runner up – Sure Valley Ventures
• One to Watch – Volution

VC OF THE YEAR | Sponsored by Adempi

• Winner – Notion Capital
• Runner up – Augmentum
• Runner up – MMC

GROWTH INVESTOR OF THE YEAR | Presented by The Evening Standard

• Winner – Foresight Group
• Runner up – Gresham House Ventures
• One to Watch – Albion Capital

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2023 ONES TO WATCH