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Adam Barker promoted to Investment Manager

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Adam Barker to Investment Manager.

Adam has been an integral part of our investment team since joining in 2018. Over the past few years, he has taken a leading role in several investments with particular emphasis on insurance tech and sports tech. 

He has contributed significantly to portfolio management and strategic projects at Guinness Ventures and continues to play a central role in shaping our investment strategy. He continues to work closely with founders to help scale exceptional businesses.

Adam has recently led a number of new investments – we look forward to sharing more on these very soon!

Congratulations to Adam on this well-deserved promotion.

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23 February 2026
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Guinness launches Founders SEIS service

Guinness launches Founders SEIS service

At Guinness Ventures, we back Britain’s most promising founders. Our new Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) service supports high-potential, early-stage businesses that are addressing large markets.

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19 January 2026
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Guinness VCT declares maiden dividend of 3.0p per share

Guinness VCT declares maiden dividend of 3.0p per share

Guinness VCT declares maiden dividend of 3.0p per share

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18 November 2025
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Celebrating Excellence: George Whear

Celebrating Excellence: George Whear

We’re delighted to share that George Whear, Associate at Guinness Ventures, has been shortlisted for Investment Company Rising Star of the Year at the 2025 Investment Company of the Year Awards.

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