Guinness Asset Management (Guinness Ventures)

Guinness Ventures, the venture arm of Guinness Asset Management (Guinness Global Investors), specialises in tax-efficient EIS, VCT, and SEIS products to back UK-based scale-up companies. Since 2010, the team has deployed over £340m into more than 200 EIS, VCT, or IHT qualifying companies, focusing on Series A-ready businesses with at least £1m of annual revenue, strong management teams, exceptional growth prospects, and highly defensible business models. The firm targets diversified portfolios across business services, enterprise technology, consumer brands, and health innovation — sectors where the UK leads globally — with a current emphasis on B2B SaaS. Guinness Ventures takes a grounded, evidence-based approach: it backs companies with proven commercial value and sound fundamentals, then provides hands-on support — including board engagement, network introductions, and strategic guidance — to help founders scale internationally. The broader Guinness Global Investors group (£8.5bn AUM) is 100% employee-owned, independent, and a signatory to the UN PRI, integrating ESG considerations across all investment decisions.