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Hugo Vaux of Guinness Ventures explains why SEIS matters for private investors, founders and the UK’s early-stage investment ecosystem.

Insights from Ashley Abrahams on the 2026 HSBC Innovation Banking VC Term Sheet Guide, covering EIS, VCT, Series A trends, valuations, and the UK scale-up gap.

Guinness Ventures is pleased to announce its lead investment in Cerca Magnetics Limited, a pioneering neurotechnology company developing next-generation wearable brain imaging systems powered by quantum sensors.

JAAQ featured in Series A Stories:. "JAAQ wants to be the infrastructure layer between "I think something's wrong" and actually getting help. Bupa's already embedded it for 1.5 million lives."

We spoke to Jonathan Waghorn, portfolio manager on the Guinness Global Energy and Guinness Sustainable Energy strategies at Guinness Global Investors about the ongoing energy crisis. 

An overview of co-investment in private markets, how it works, and how investors can access individual opportunities alongside institutional capital.

A clear overview of the 2026 EIS changes, how the rules are evolving, and what this means for investors and portfolio construction.

A summary of upcoming EIS, VCT and SEIS deadlines, and what investors need to consider before the tax year-end.

A clear guide to the Guinness EIS, explaining how EIS funds work, the tax reliefs available, and the risks of investing in early-stage UK companies.

How Guinness Ventures is increasing investment into female founders in the UK, with data, portfolio examples and our approach to Series A funding.

A comprehensive guide to Knowledge Intensive EIS funds, including EIS tax reliefs, EIS carry back, capital gains deferral relief and the benefits of a single EIS5 certificate within an HMRC approved structure.

"Kim Kardashian put my £16m baby brand on the map". Akin Onal’s firm, backed by Guinness Ventures, generated £16.1 million in sales last year. He says the birth of his daughter has given him fresh inspiration and ideas.

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