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As an online equity-based crowdfunding and co-investment platform, we match entrepreneurs, who have great ideas and potential, with investors who are looking to build strong investment portfolios. We also have professional partners who work alongside entrepreneurs to ensure that their businesses are investor-ready.
GrowthFunders
2y ago
Following the news that UK inflation rates hit decade-highs of 4.2% in October, the pressure for experienced investors to mitigate their capital losses via alternative routes has heightened amid what the Governor of the Bank of England has labelled a ‘very uneasy situation’. ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
The Chancellor’s 2021 Autumn Budget spelled changes to R&D, business rates and environmental sustainability policies to name but a fraction of the ground covered, but in the short period since the long awaited announcement, we have examined 3 key takeaways venture capital investors specifically can draw from the Budget ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
Following years of rising house prices and further speculation surrounding potential upcoming tax rises, identifying the investments best-angled to minimise inheritance tax has become a growing priority ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
In the midst of the largest annual Budget deficit of the last 75 years, recent speculation surrounding how the Chancellor will look to recuperate the government’s £266bn overspend has been rife, with experienced investors expected to be impacted by a number of the changes put forward in today’s Autumn Budget announcement ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
Following what has been a challenging period for many an SME and investor alike, emerging from the pandemic recent data suggests the UK startup scene is in its strongest position in decades, fuelling the expectation of record new unicorn companies in the coming years ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
Reinvestment relief is one of a range of generous tax incentives the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) offers, but even some experienced investors aren’t aware of the full extent to which this relief can minimise their tax bill ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
The UK government’s recent dividends tax hike has encouraged even more investors to seek out alternative routes to shield their capital in preparation for Britain’s “highest tax burden in 70 years ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
Though one of the most commonly repeated idioms on the topic of portfolio diversification, the advice of “not putting all of your eggs in one basket” simply doesn’t suffice when strategising an adequately balanced portfolio as an experienced investor in 2021. ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
Earlier this year in the Chancellor’s 2021 Budget announcement, many investors were surprised to find a lack of mention of a change in the rate of capital gains tax (CGT), but experts across the industry have suggested investors “shouldn’t sit tight” ahead of forecasted increases in 2022/23 ..read more
GrowthFunders
2y ago
Earlier this month Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak called upon the nation’s investors in an open letter angled towards “seizing the moment” in the midst of a growing shift towards investing in early stage companies ..read more