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o2h Ventures Shortlisted for Two EISA Awards 2025: Impact and Ecosystem Champion
May 31 2025

Cambridge, UK

o2h Ventures is proud to announce its dual nomination as a finalist at the EISA Awards 2025, recognised for both the EISA Impact Award and Ecosystem Champion categories. These nominations reflect o2h Ventures’ commitment to investing in groundbreaking biotechs and fostering a robust early-stage investment ecosystem in the UK.

 

EISA Impact Award: Recognition for Exonate Investment

The EISA Impact Award nomination highlights o2h Ventures’ investment in Exonate, a pioneering biotech company developing a first-in-class, non-invasive eye drop treatment for retinal vascular diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema. The nomination reflects Exonate’s potential for delivering a lasting impact on human health and the alignment of the investment with o2h Ventures’ broader mission to advance science impacting human health.

 

Ecosystem Champion: Building the Future of UK Biotech

The Ecosystem Champion nomination highlights o2h Ventures’ multifaceted contributions to the UK’s early-stage investment landscape. Beyond funding, o2h Ventures provides mentorship, team-building, and commercialization support, particularly for life sciences ventures. Its collaborative approach with university spinouts and visionary founders helps translate academic research into scalable, venture-backed businesses with real-world clinical and commercial impact.

 

Sunil Shah, CEO of o2h Ventures, commented:

“These nominations are a meaningful recognition of our dual focus on creating impact through investment while fostering a thriving ecosystem. Our collaboration with Exonate exemplifies how strategic investment and active partnership can accelerate the translation of innovative science into life-changing therapies for patients with critical unmet needs. This reinforces our ongoing commitment to supporting emerging biotech innovators who are pushing boundaries in healthcare.”

 

The EISA Awards 2025 ceremony will take place on 19th June at the House of Lords, celebrating excellence across the Enterprise Investment Scheme community, including fund managers, investors, advisors, and ecosystem builders.

For more information about the EISA Awards and to view the full list of finalists, please visit: https://eisa.org.uk/events/eisa-awards-2025 

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Due to the potential for losses, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers this investment to be high risk

What are the key risks?

1 – You could lose all the money you invest

• If the business you invest in fails, you are likely to lose 100% of the money you invest. Most start-up businesses fail.

2 – You are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong

• Protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in relation to claims against failed regulated firms, does not cover poor investment performance. Try the FSCS investment protection checker here. (https://www.fscs.org.uk/check/investment-protection-checker)

• Protection from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) does not cover poor investment performance. If you have a complaint against an FCA-regulated firm, FOS may be able to consider it. Learn more about FOS protection here. (https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/consumers)

3 – You won’t get your money back quickly

• Even if the business you invest in is successful, it may take several years to get your money back. You are unlikely to be able to sell your investment early.

• The most likely way to get your money back is if the business is bought by another business or lists its shares on an exchange such as the London Stock Exchange. These events are not common.

• If you are investing in a start-up business, you should not expect to get your money back through dividends. Start-up businesses rarely pay these.

4 – Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

• Putting all your money into a single business or type of investment for example, is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.

• A good rule of thumb is not to invest more than 10% of your money in high-risk investments (https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart/5-questions-ask-you-invest)

5 – The value of your investment can be reduced

• The percentage of the business that you own will decrease if the business issues more shares. This could mean that the value of your investment reduces, depending on how much the business grows. Most start-up businesses issue multiple rounds of shares.

• These new shares could have addition rights that your shares don’t have, such as the right to receive a fixed dividend, which could further reduce your chances of getting a return on your investment.

If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself, visit the FCA’s website here (https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart)