Symvan Capital is an award-winning technology venture capital firm investing in companies that seek to have a material impact in their industry with the potential to deliver exceptional investment returns within a realistic time frame.
Symvan provides investors the opportunity to access today’s most exciting early stage tech companies that aim to become tomorrow’s most exciting growth companies.
Symvan’s team is based in London but has a global reach through both its advisers and investments in companies operating across Europe and North America. Portfolio companies address problems and opportunities that are global in nature, so national borders mean very little to us as investors. Symvan seeks to offer investors access to dynamic companies from start-up to scale-up stage, which can also be described as investing from ‘seed’ stage to ‘Series A’ stage. This accords with Symvan’s Life Cycle Approach whereby we aim to seed a company, and then introduce them to third-party angel investors, before making further ‘scale-up’ investments to get them onto a significant growth path. Although high return investing also involves high risks, the Symvan Select due diligence process has been very effective thus far in minimising the risk of failures.
The UK has never had a problem with innovation, punching well above its weight in terms of inventions and university research. However, it is also the country that invented both the computer and the world wide web but didn’t commercialise either of them. Symvan seeks to help do its bit to address this imbalance, through investing and nurturing companies that have not been well served by either the tax-efficient market or by the traditional venture capital industry. Symvan invests in the best companies at an early stage followed by active mentoring and follow-on funding whilst empowering and guiding the best entrepreneurs. The final product aim is remarkable growth and high exit values within an actively risk-managed environment, leading to outstanding investor returns. And all of this is provided in an environment characterised by transparency and authenticity.
At present Symvan’s funds appeal to both sophisticated and high net worth individuals, and those in the wealth management community who seek to invest in businesses for more than just tax breaks and actively seek exceptional performance.
Symvan Capital Limited is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 685262).
For further information please visit www.symvancapital.com
Symvan Technology EIS Fund
Symvan Technology SEIS Fund
Symvan Capital; Allenbridge and Hardman reports available for the following:
Allenbridge Review – Symvan Technology EIS Fund
Hardman&Co – Symvan Capital Full Manager Report
An investor qualifies as an High Net Worth investor if they have
(a) An annual income to the value of £100,000 or more;
(b) Net assets to the value of £250,000 or more. Net assets for these purposes do not include:
(i) the property which is their primary residence or any loan secured on that residence;
(ii) any rights under a qualifying contract of insurance within the meaning of the Financial
Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001; or
(iii) any benefits (in the form of pensions or otherwise) which are payable on the termination of their service or death or retirement and to which they are or (or their dependants are), or may be, entitled.
An investor qualifies as ar Self-Certified Sophisticated Investor if at least one of the following applies:
a) they are a member of a network or syndicate of business angels and have been so for at least the last six months prior to the date below
b) they have made more than one investment in an unlisted company in the two years prior to the date below
c) they are working, or have worked in the two years prior to the date below, in a professional capacity in the private equity sector, or in the provision of finance for small and medium sized enterprises
d) they are currently, or have been in the two years prior to the date, below a director of a company with an annual turnover of at least £1 million