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Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 mins to learn more

o2h Ventures ‘WINS’ Runner Up for ‘Best EIS Manager – Specialist’ at Growth Investor Awards 2023
Nov 25 2023

o2h Ventures is excited to announce its achievement as the Runner-Up at the prestigious and highly competitive Growth Investor Awards 2023 in the Best EIS Manager – Specialist category.

The category acknowledges and celebrates outstanding investment managers in the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) with a specialist focus on a particular area of underlying investments. The evaluation was based on assessing the success across business performance, investment inflows, impact on investors, adviser relations, and overall impact.

o2h Ventures deeply believe in the immense potential of the UK biotech sector and its pivotal role in making Britain a scientific Superpower by 2023. As a leading biotech specialist fund manager established in the heart of the biotech community, we are dedicated to nurturing and supporting early-stage biotech companies in the UK. 

We have curated a robust and diverse s/eis portfolio within the biotech sector for our valued investors. Currently, we are invested in 28 companies spanning biotech therapeutics and the intersection between biotechnology and AI/ML. For a deeper understanding of our portfolio, please see https://o2hventures.com/portfolio.

“It was a well-run event with over 500 people in attendance with many of the largest fund managers in attendance. We are of course happy to be recognised for the hard work that we have put in throughout this year and aim to do one better next year! – Sunil Shah, CEO at o2h Ventures

About the Growth Investor Awards 2023

Celebrating the role of the UK SME investment community in job and wealth creation, the Growth Investor Awards recognise those enabling start-up and ‘scale-up’ businesses to realise their full potential and drive Britain’s economic recovery.

Open to both companies and individuals, these Awards honour all those involved in putting investment to work in high-potential businesses – from those providing investment or helping to source it to those best optimising growth capital to scale.

To learn more about Growth Investor Awards, please visit, https://growthinvestorawards.com/ 

About o2h Ventures

The o2h Ventures ‘Human Health’ SEIS and KI EIS funds make tax-efficient investments in Pre-Seed and Seed stage companies that address human disease: we fund the development of novel therapeutic treatments; we help build new services and tools offerings throughout the biotech ecosystem, and we spur the creation of software & artificial intelligence that will change healthcare.

The o2h team are leaders in the biotech community and have been actively involved as investors, holding various board/industry positions as well as being engaged in grassroots scientific activity for over 20 years. o2h Ventures operates from their proprietary 2.7 acre Mill SciTech Park where they are developing a unique model for incubating small life science companies.

For more information or to invest in the fund, please visit www.o2hventures.com

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Your capital is at risk. Investing in early stage businesses involves risks, including illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of investment and dilution, and it should be done only as part of a diversified portfolio. o2h Ventures’ funds are targeted exclusively at sophisticated or high net worth investors who understand these risks and make their own investment decisions. Tax relief depends on an individual’s circumstances and may change in the future. In addition, the availability of tax relief depends on the company invested in maintaining its qualifying status. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. You should not rely on any past performance as a guarantee of future investment performance.
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Risk Information

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)