- Investment Funds
- Amersham Investment Management Limited
- Atlantic Screen Media EIS
- Blackfinch
- Boundary Capital
- CHF
- Committed Capital Limited
- Deepbridge
- Enterprise Investment Partners
- Guinness Asset Management
- Jenson Funding Partners LLP
- Newable Ventures Limited
- Mariana Capital Markets LLP
- Par Equity
- Sapphire Capital Partners LLP
- Station 12 Asset Management
- Symvan Capital
- Vala Capital
- Velocity Capital Advisors Ltd
- Closed Funds
- AMIM Marechale Odexia
- AMIM OxTech Asteroid Series SEIS
- Anaerobic Digestion Renewable Energy EIS Fund (Marechale Capital). Fund raising now completed
- Ascend SEIS Fund V
- Blackfinch Asset Focused EIS
- Blackfinch EIS Media Portfolios
- Blackfinch SEIS Music Portfolios
- Epicure SEIS Fund
- Guinness AIM EIS
- Guinness Sustainable Infrastructure EIS
- Guinness Sustainable Energy EIS 6
- Highgate
- Hindsight Media EIS Fund
- Mariana Waste Management EIS
- Mariana Water Turbine EIS
- Seed Mentors
- Titan Storage EIS
Vala EIS Portfolio
Investment Objective
This Fund was created to invest in companies run by skilled entrepreneurs, who have the potential to build exceptional businesses.
- The investments are managed by a group of serial entrepreneurs.
- These entrepreneurs will personally invest in to the portfolio companies alongside the Vala Portfolio investors so that they are truly aligned with the success of the company.
- There are no ongoing management fees only an initial fee (charged to investee companies), which means Vala is wholly reliant on performance fees from profitable exits.
- 100% of the client’s subscription (after platform fees) will be invested in to qualifying companies.
Exit Strategy
The target exit range is 3-5 years after investment (though investors should expect that some companies might take longer to exit). Exits will be realised by sale of the shares, typically through a trade sale or a sale through Private Equity or an IPO.
| Company name | Date of exit | Total capital invested | Total capital realised | Value change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggregate for all investments | £38,555,000 | £117,753,333 | 205% | |
| Translocation Ltd | 1990 | £1,640,000 | £600,000 | -63% |
| Translocation Direct | Failed | £200,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Static 2358 Ltd | 2001 | £1,000,000 | £2,500,000 | 150% |
| PlayJam Ltd | 2001 | £18,150,000 | £45,333,333 | 150% |
| The Optimistic Network Ltd | 2005 | £4,500,000 | £35,000,000 | 678% |
| General Entertainment and Media Corp | Failed | £500,000 | £0 | -100% |
| General Public Entertainment Ltd | Failed | £300,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Flipside Televison Ltd | 2006 | £250,000 | £450,000 | 80% |
| Sail Croatia | Failed | £2,000,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Plum Baby | 2010 | £3,025,000 | £10,000,000 | 231% |
| Webflix Ltd | Failed | £200,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Ekwienox Yachting Ltd | Failed | £500,000 | £0 | -100% |
| ASPONE | 2014 | £2,500,000 | £9,000,000 | 260% |
| Goldfinn Ltd | Failed | £50,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Subreeze Ltd | Failed | £50,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Keenspirit Ltd | Failed | £50,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Fluroesent Media Ltd | Failed | £100,000 | £0 | -100% |
| Baydonhill | 2015 | £3,000,000 | £9,500,000 | 217% |
| Copernicus Adriatic LLP | 2018 | £200,000 | £4,200,000 | 2000% |
| Zapper Media Limited | 2014 | £40,000 | £120,000 | 200% |
| Benefits Express | 2015 | £80,000 | £650,000 | 713% |
| Hell Kite Films Ltd | 2016 | £150,000 | £300,000 | 100% |
| PlayJam Hong Kong | 2016 | £10,000 | £100,000 | 900% |
| Ark Games Ltd | Failed | £60,000 | £0 | -100% |
Fund Manager
Sapphire Capital Partners LLP is headed by Boyd Carson, who is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a former director of PwC in New York and Vasiliki Carson, formerly of Goldman Sachs in New York and Tokyo.
Fund Provider
Vala
The Vala EIS Portfolio builds on the expertise of a group of serial entrepreneurs, who over many years have given blood, sweat and tears to create, build and sell businesses across various industries. They have invested more than £25m of their own money into early-stage businesses and raised more than £45m from other investors for those companies. The £48m invested in to 36 companies that have exited has realised £142m.
Their philosophy is to stick by our portfolio companies through thick and thin, building relationships with founders that last a lifetime and support them through a successful exit. “We are investors, but first we are entrepreneurs.”
Fees
6% initial fee charged to investee companies (on behalf of investors).
Vala Capital will earn a performance fee, equal to 20% of any sale proceeds exceeding 100% of the amount invested.Kuber Specific Arrangements
N/A
For further information please do not hesitate to
contact us on:
+44 (0) 20 7952 6685
info@kuberventures.com
www.kuberventures.co.uk
Fund at a glance
Scheme Categorisation
Alternative Investment Fund
Target Return
£2 for every £1 invested
Scheme Strategy
Generalist Growth EIS
Investment Sector
General Enterprise
Target Diversification
Typically 6-10 companies
Nominee & Custody Arrangements
The Nominee: Woodside Nominees Limited
The Custodian: Woodside