We are delighted to confirm a record year of Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fundraising, with £29.4 million deployed across 37 growth companies. This represents an increase from 2019/20 and 2018/19 in which £21 million and £28 million were deployed respectively.
Ian Warwick, Managing Partner at Deepbridge commented
We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new senior members to the team; Steve Shallcross, who joins Deepbridge as Chief Information and Technology Officer and Connor Grimes, who joins Deepbridge as Associate Investment Director, Technology.
2020 represented the tenth anniversary of the founding of Deepbridge Capital. Therefore, perhaps the perfect time to speak with Founder and Managing Partner, Ian Warwick, about the history and future plans for Deepbridge Capital.
Our Founder and Managing Partner, Ian Warwick, reflects on the news of the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh:
“A man that was ‘best cadet’ at the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, an officer that would go on to be mentioned in despatches and earn an honourable citation during Europe’s Darkest Hour. A Royal that would be at the heart of the Monarchy and the Commonwealth for the best part of a Century. A father, grandfather and great grandfather. But, as importantly, a man with a notable sense of humour and sense of purpose.”
We are pleased to confirm the latest £1.3million innovation SEIS funding round.
Companies receiving seed-stage funding include Actuation Lab, AEGIQ, AI Rehab, Askria, LogChain, Machine Eye Technology, Perswitch, SmallSpark Space Systems and Thinking Machine Systems.
Adrian Neilan, Investment Director, Technology, at Deepbridge commented:
Andrew Aldridge, Partner and Head of Marketing at Deepbridge, recently spoke with Business Leader Magazine to share his thoughts regarding the importance of investing in small tech firms in the UK to generate sustainable returns.
Investing in early-stage companies should be considered as high risk, but utilising the potential tax reliefs available under the Government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) can make such investments particularly appealing.
Firstly, Deepbridge’s EIS funds invest in companies in two specific areas – technology and life sciences - what excites you about them?
Voxsmart, which is part of the Deepbridge Technology Growth EIS portfolio, has been listed on the ‘Most Influential Financial Technology Companies’ of 2021.
Those chosen represent the brightest and most dynamic companies in the industry, listed in the first edition of Harrington Starr’s The Financial Technologist.
