We talk to Fred Soneya, partner at Haatch, about backing business-to-business software startups. What do they look for in an investment, and how do they find these early-stage companies? What are some examples? And how do you exit these investments? Watch now to learn more…
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. SEIS investments are high risk and illiquid. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
“We back around 100 startups each year, building innovative and diversified portfolios for our investors who also benefit from SEIS and EIS tax relief. Our sweet spots tend to be areas like deep tech and AI – where we’re the UK’s most active investor – climate tech, where we’re Europe’s most active investor – fintech, where we’re this year the UK’s most active investor – and then areas like life sciences, biotech and medtech, which are core tenets of the UK’s industrial strategy.” Meet Ed Prior of SFC Capital, the investors behind the popular Startup Funding Club SEIS and EIS funds. In this interview:
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The opinions expressed in this episode are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. SEIS and EIS investments are high risk and illiquid. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
“The companies we invest in, the stage we invest, and the diversification in the portfolio” – all these things make Triple Point Venture VCT different to other Venture Capital Trusts, in the view of Seb Wallace, partner at Triple Point Ventures. Watch this interview to learn more:
For more information on Triple Point Venture VCT – including our review, documents and how to invest – please see https://wealthclub.co.uk/y/triple-point-vct
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The opinions expressed in this episode are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. Venture Capital Trusts are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
Guinness Ventures has backed personal care brand Fussy, cocktails-in-a-can MOTH, and CBD drink Goodrays – all at an early stage of the companies’ growth. What is their EIS fund and what does it invest in? We meet Lisa Fox to find out. In this episode:
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The opinions expressed in this episode are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. EIS investments are high risk and illiquid. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
Pembroke VCT is a Venture Capital Trust with investments in consumer, business services and technology. Established 12 years, the portfolio includes maturing growth companies such as Lyma and has previously had success backing brands like Plenish, Pasta Evangelists (there have also been failures). Watch this discussion with Head of Investments, Fred Ursell, and Head of Growth & AI, Felix Danczak. What are they “obsessed with” when it comes to finding the right companies to invest in? What are some examples of current investments? And what are the top three reasons investors might consider this VCT? In this episode:
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We talk to Tom Phillips of YFM about the British Smaller Companies Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). Where do they invest, what stage, what sector, and how is it going? Why should investors consider them?IMPORTANTThe opinions expressed in this episode are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. VCTs are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.For more details on British Smaller Companies VCTs, including documents & how to invest, see https://wealthclub.co.uk/y/british-smaller-companies/
“Within innovation, that’s where you’re going to find returns” – we get the views of Will Horlick, manager of Molten Ventures VCT, which makes venture capital investments in early-stage technology businesses. With portfolio examples encompassing quantum computing, space tech, core banking systems, chip manufacturers, and four recently exited businesses this interview explains that strategy to potential investors. Watch now… In this interview:
For more details, including documents and how to invest, see https://wealthclub.co.uk/y/molten-ventures-vct
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. Venture Capital Trusts are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
The Guinness Venture Capital Trust now has 22 investments, plans to pay its maiden dividend in April 2026, and has just had its first exit. We talk to Guinness Ventures CEO Shane Gallwey to find out how they approach investing. Why is £1 million of revenue such an important filter for Guinness Ventures? Is stage more important than sector? And what sectors do they think UK is strongest in? In this interview:
For more information, including documents and how to invest, please see https://wealthclub.co.uk/y/guinness-vct.
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. Venture Capital Trusts are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
Stephen Johnson of Mercia Ventures is at the helm of the Northern VCTs – a trio of Venture Capital Trusts that have been going since 1995, focusing on the UK’s regions, looking for early stage technology and B2B software businesses. Where have they been investing recently? What kind of exits have they had? Ultimately, should you invest in the Northern VCTs in 2025/26?
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For more details on the Northern VCTs, including documents & how to invest, see https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/venture-capital-trusts/northern-vcts/.
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
Haatch’s founding team is made up of four entrepreneurs with $200m of personal exits behind them. For their EIS fund, they focus on one thing: B2B software companies with recurring revenue. What are some examples, why does this work for them, and why should investors consider their funds? Fred Soneya, partner at Haatch, explains all in the first of our Meet The Investor series for 2025/26.
For more details on Haatch EIS fund, including documents & how to invest, see: https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/y/haatch-eis
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. EIS investments are high risk and illiquid compared to mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
“I’d really seen an industry come out of nowhere, right at the beginning in terms of the internet gaming industry, and that’s where climate tech is today.” We talk to Matthew Jellicoe of OnePlanetCapital about investing in early-stage climate tech companies. In this episode:
For more details, including documents & how to invest, see https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/seis-investments/oneplanetcapital-seis/
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. SEIS investments are high risk and illiquid. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
“We’re looking to back individuals who’ve worked in an industry, experienced an acute pain point and built a software solution to address that”… Seed-stage investors Harveer Bharaj and Robert Walsh of QVentures give some examples of companies they’ve backed to date – including a £100m exit story (there have also been failures). In this episode:
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Continuing our Private Markets / Private Equity series of interviews: What about Private Credit? What is it, what does it have to offer investors, and how can they get involved? This episode gives a high-level overview of the Private Credit asset class with James Vanek of Apollo Global Management.
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Bill Nixon, founder of Maven Capital Partners, talks to us about the Maven VCTs following a year of several exits. In this interview:
For more details on Maven VCTs, including documents & how to invest, see
https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/y/maven-vcts
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. VCTs are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
“The average revenue of businesses we invested in last year was around £5 million. We focus predominantly on scale-up businesses, so it’s more the stage businesses are at rather than a specific sector.” Meet investor Shane Gallwey, of Guinness Ventures – why do they focus on this stage of a company’s growth, what are some recent examples, and how are previous years’ investments doing? In this episode:
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. EIS investments are high risk and illiquid. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
“We have been around for quite a few decades – this is my third economic cycle – and it does feel a bit different…” What does the investor in Lucky Saint, Dash Water, Monica Vinader and MPB think about the venture capital environment in 2024/25? We talk to Karen McCormick of Beringea – the transatlantic manager of the ProVen VCTs (Venture Capital Trusts). In this episode:
For more details on ProVen VCTs please see www.wealthclub.co.uk/ProVen.
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice. Venture Capital Trusts are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
RC Brown’s AIM Inheritance Tax Service invests in AIM companies that can be held in an ISA and provide IHT relief. Where are they currently finding good opportunities on AIM? What are some examples of recent investments, and maturing ones from years past? And could 2025 be a good time to invest? Hear from seasoned stock picker Oliver Brown.
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For more information on the RC Brown AIM Inheritance Tax Service, please see https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/aim-iht-isas/rc-brown-aim-iht-isa/.
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. AIM portfolios are higher risk and less liquid than main stock market investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
“We are at the dawn of almost a new industrial revolution, where these very intelligent machines, powered by AI, are able to do almost unimaginable tasks in the real world, and that will transform the global economy.” – Dominic Keen explains why he invests in robotics, AI, automation and energy transition companies, and what the Britbots funds aim to do for their investors – with examples of the technologies they’ve backed to date. In this interview:
For more details on the Britbots funds, including documents & how to invest, see
https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/y/britbots-seis/ or
https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/y/britbots-eis/
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The opinions expressed in this episode are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. EIS and SEIS investments are high risk and illiquid. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
Haatch’s team has invested in approaching 100 early stage companies. What have they learned to date? What business models and sectors do they specialise in? Where do they now focus their efforts when it comes to helping companies post-investment? We meet Fred Soneya to talk through their approach to SEIS investing. In this interview:
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. EIS and SEIS investments are high risk and illiquid compared to mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.
What are the lessons from backing 500+ startups? Meet Ed Prior of SFC Capital – hear how they find and work with investee companies, some examples of their recent investments, some successes to date. In this interview:
For more details on Startup Funding Club’s SEIS and EIS funds, including documents & how to invest, see:
https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/y/startup-funding-club-seis-fund
https://www.wealthclub.co.uk/y/startup-funding-club-eis-fund
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The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee’s own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. SEIS and EIS investments are high risk and illiquid compared to mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.