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BigSis is building a broad portfolio of chemical-free insect control solutions that are more effective and more enduring than chemical insecticides. These solutions are based on the sterile insect technique (SIT): sterile males of the pest are released to mate with wild females and so control the population. BigSis’ proprietary automated insect rearing system makes SIT 90% cheaper per hectare; this provides a platform to address dozens of commercially important insect pests worldwide and to substitute the majority of the $17bn chemical insecticide market. BigSis SIT is so safe and so benign that there is little or no regulatory requirement in many jurisdictions. BigSis first solution, launched in the UK in 2023 and delivered as a season-long service, targets the huge unmet need to control the invasive SWD (spotted wing drosophila) fruit fly which can devastate high-value soft fruit crops. BigSis has raised over £6.5 million to date in EIS-eligible rounds and aims to raise a Series B funding round of £7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Blackfinch is an established UK provider of tax efficient investment solutions. Our philosophy is based on transparency and simplicity. Our services provide real solutions to real financial planning challenges faced by individuals today.  We have been operating in the UK retail investment market since 1992. Our focus has been primarily on tax efficiency, and our track record reflects a growing client base, with group assets under administration and management  in excess of £500 million.

Bodii is an early stage health tech company that uses technology to help physiotherapy patients recover from injuries in an insightful, engaging and empowering manner. We are focused on complementing the recovery journey by allowing patients to use the Bodii Flex, a range of motion wearable to measure their marginal gains at home. There are extremely high barriers for patients in the industry presently with wait times averaging close to two months and the highly unsustainable cost of private care at approximately £40-60 per 30min session.

We have raised an early round of funding via a venture studio deal together with Nova Growth Capital that has allowed us to go from idea to MVP during the second half of 2022 while continuously validating our value proposition within the industry. We have raised an early round of SEIS/EIS funding and are looking to continue raising EIS funding from Q2 2023.

Bovill is a regulatory consultancy providing support to firms regulated by the FCA. Our Private Equity and Venture Capital team works with a range of EIS fund and portfolio managers. We understand how regulation affects early stage and growth investment activities and are able to provide expert and pragmatic solutions.
We cover a wide range of topics including financial promotions, client money, financial crime, regulatory changes, and new products and services. We can also help firms to identify if their activities are likely to require authorisation and can guide them through the application process.
Bovill actively supports the EIS industry through lobbying, educational work and panel events.

Built Ventures believes they owe it to both entrepreneurs and investors to create an environment that will enhance their experience and chance of success. This belief led the team to the unique space of venture building, and this same belief led to the launch of the Nova Cofoundery SEIS & EIS Fund for external investors.

Built Ventures is a multi award winning firm. Investors have the opportunity to benefit from Built Ventures and their venture building partner, The Venture Studio. Collectively the management teams at Built Ventures and The Venture Studio have been supporting and building successful startups with ambitious founders since 2008. Since 2018, Built Ventures has worked with 40+ companies, across multiple sectors including HealthTech, FinTech, EdTech, PropTech, SportTech and RetailTech

Martin Fox has been in financial services marketing all his working life.  After a range of roles at Legal & General, he became Marketing Director at Prolific, and then General Manager Marketing at Pearl. He then took the opportunity to set up the strategic marketing arm of a London agency, where he launched ABN AMRO into the UK retail market, and launched Just Retirement from scratch. Today he runs Bulletin Marketing, and has a wide portfolio of financial services clients, across product providers, banks, investment houses, EIS managers, wealth managers, family offices and service providers.  He is one of the judges of the Sustainable and Ethical Investment Awards run by Incisive Media, and he also chairs the judging committee of the EIS Association Awards.  He is now also chair of the EISA Financial Planning Committee.

Bulletin Marketing are a specialist financial services marketing agency.
Based on decades of experience, we help companies become more profitable by:
– ensuring that they have a clear marketing strategy, that is created to support the plans of the business
– sharpening their proposition so that it is compelling for the target audiences
– agreeing who the target audiences really are
– finding the most effective ways to engage with the target audiences.
It is an approach that works. For some clients we even act as a part time marketing director.
And … we know the EIS marketplace very well!!

Bure Valley Group is the private investor network and EIS platform that allows you to follow the lead of experienced investors into early-stage companies. All our opportunities are funded to a minimum of 30% before they appear on the platform, meaning an investment has serious backing before you commit. We understand EIS is an exciting concept, but we also understand the importance of putting the investors’ interests and compliance at the core of the activity. Extensive due diligence is carried out by the team; valuations and entrepreneurs are questioned in depth; and opportunities scrutinised before we seek firm commitments to fund a significant proportion of a target fund-raise, by our existing investor network. Once these commitments are in place, our platform allows every-day investors to invest directly into these pre-vetted, early-stage companies and SMEs. Shadow Founder’s ability to call on an established network of business angels and other professional investors, including family offices, venture capital and other authorised financial institutions, to commit to an opportunity before it is presented on the platform, provides comfort for investors.

Calculus are pioneers of the EIS industry, having launched the UK’s first approved EIS Fund in 1999. Our focus has remained consistent: building portfolios of entrepreneurial, UK growth businesses and creating value for our investors through our multi-award winning EIS funds and VCT.

Calculus focus on the fastest growing sectors in the UK – technology, healthcare and media companies. We have been able to produce significant results for our clients via tax free dividends for our VCT investors, or tax free capital gains for our EIS investors. We are proud to have been awarded ‘Best EIS Fund Manager’ by the EIS Association five times over.