The organisers of the 2017 Growth Investor Awards have announced the first set of finalists.
There were 37 finalists, named by Intelligent Partnership, within a number of award categories including Exit of the Year, Most Impactful Investment, Best VCT Investment Manager and Best AIM Investment Manager.
Winners get the chance to bounce up on stage and thank their mums at a black tie awards dinner on Wednesday 8 November at Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
More finalists get announced over the coming weeks, but for now we have:
Exit of the Year
- Endeavour Ventures
- Mercia Technologies
- Parkwalk Advisors
- Stellar Asset Management
- YFM Equity Partners
Most Impactful Investment, sponsored by Bates Wells Braithwaite Compliance
- Enterprise Investment Partners
- Growthdeck
- Oxford Capital
- Par Equity
Industry Game-Changer, sponsored by MICAP
- Abundance Investment
- CoInvestor
- Downing
- Mercia Technologies
- Seedrs
- Syndicate Room
Best Investment Platform
- Abundance Investment
- Downing
- Force Over Mass
- Kuber Ventures
- Seedrs
- Syndicate Room
Best SEIS Investment Manager, sponsored by RW Blears Solicitors
- Daedalus Partners
- Deepbridge Capital
- Goldfinch
- Symvan Capital
- Startup Funding Club
- Worth Capital
Best BPR Investment Manager, sponsored by Reyker Securities
- Downing
- Foresight Group
- Octopus Investments
- Puma Investments
- TIME Investments
- Triple Point
Best AIM Investment Manager
- Amati Global Investors
- Close Brothers
- Investec Wealth & Investment
- Puma Investments
- TIME Investments
- Unicorn Asset Management
Best EIS Investment Manager, sponsored by Mainspring Fund Services
- Calculus Capital
- CHF Media
- Mercia Technologies
- MMC Ventures
- Parkwalk Advisors
- Puma Investments
Best VCT Investment Manager
- Albion Ventures
- Amati Global Investors
- Beringea
- Foresight Group
- Mobeus Equity Partners
- YFM Equity Partners
Managing Director of Intelligent Partnership Guy Tolhurst said: “The Growth Investor Awards measure the impact of talent, technology and innovative thinking within Britain’s thriving smaller-company ecosystem. We want to honour all those industry leaders who day-in, day-out display the ability, bravery and commitment needed to back entrepreneurs and help drive Britain’s economic growth from the bottom up.
“This first set of finalists recognises those industry figures who are putting investment to work. And while it’s great to see so many well-established names and previous award winners returning, it’s tremendous to see so many new finalists entering the fray. Each of them has an inspiring story to tell, about making an impact beyond investment, and we’re delighted to be able to help them to share it.”
