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The Fund is an EIS fund specialising in seed stage investments in the European marketplace, platforms and SaaS sectors. This is the third follow-on fund that Fuel Ventures Limited is advising since its founding in April 2015. The Fund will carry on with the goal of investing in early stage businesses. The Fund will also continue to invest in the rapidly growing sectors such as marketplaces, software and transactional businesses. By identifying and investing in such companies, I believe the Fund can deliver exceptional returns to the Fund’s investors.
Key Individuals - Mark Pearson is an award-winning digital entrepreneur and investor. In 2006 Mark began his career in e-commerce. From an initial investment of circa £300 Mark grew MyVoucherCodes into the second biggest voucher code brand in Europe (by revenue and audience) where the network served over two million users in eight territories across Europe and South America and the business employed circa 100 staff in the UK and India.
Mark is supported by a team of experienced investment professionals with backgrounds in venture capital, private equity and entrepreneurship.
Investment goal
Growth
Relative risk
High / Adventurous - Capital at Risk
Invests in
Marketplaces
Platforms
SaaS
Target Return
10x return after ten years
Not a reliable indicator of future income.
CURRENT STATUS - OPEN
Open to new investors. The fund is Evergreen. The minimum investment is £10,000 for advised Investors and £25,000 for non-advised Investors.
The Fund will seek to invest in ‘follow on’ investments into promising existing portfolio companies. The typical investment sizes are as follows:
Stage |
Description |
Typical Investment |
Typical Equity |
Board Seat |
Seed |
Investing in founders who have the ambition to build a global market leading company with the passion and ability to execute. |
£250,000 - £1,000,000 |
~20-40% |
Yes |
Growth |
Performance based follow-on investment to accelerate proven and repeatable models within the portfolio. |
£1,000,000 - £5,000,000 |
~20% |
Yes |
Outlined below is the Investment Manager and Investment Adviser’s four-stage approach used in identifying a potential Investee
Company.
Moteefe
Social commerce platform providing a solution for users to sell customised products through social media.
Thrift+
Thrift+ collect and sell your best unwanted clothes, donating part of the proceeds to charity and giving back as credit for the online Thrift+ store.
Tutor House
A marketplace connecting students and parents with high-quality, pre-vetted tutors who can provide online and offline tutoring.
Full initial charge | 0% |
Annual management charge | 0% |
Administration charge | 0% |
Performance fee | 20% |
Maximum adviser fee is 4.5%. These charges can be changed at the Investment Manager’s absolute discretion. No performance fee will be charged on any amounts below the hurdle rate.
Initial charge | 0% |
Annual management charge | 2% |
Please check the fees section of the Information Memorandum for full details. All fees and charges are stated exclusive of VAT, which may be applicable in some cases. Any fees and charges payable by the investee companies or the underlying businesses do not directly come out of your investment. However, they will effectively reduce the returns generated by investee companies and therefore directly impact your investment.
To invest, you must be an eligible investor. To be an eligible investor, you must be qualifying as one or more of the following:
Important information for private investors – Reliance on the information provided here to engage in any investment activity may expose an individual to a significant risk of losing all of the property or other assets invested. Your attention is drawn to the risk section contained within the Information Memorandum. Investments are typically in unquoted shares in small companies, the value of which can be volatile and are often difficult to sell. Nothing on this website constitutes investment, tax, financial, legal, regulatory, or other advice by Sapphire Capital Partners LLP.
The value of an investment may go down as well as up, and you may not get back the full amount invested, and you may therefore lose some or all of your investment.
If you are unsure of the suitability of any investment for your circumstances, please contact your independent financial advisor or other professional advisor authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) who specialises in advising on investments of this type. Tax reliefs depend on individual circumstances. There is no guarantee however that the tax reliefs (such as EIS reliefs, CGT reliefs or IHT relief) will be available on any investment made or that if it is initially available, it will not be subsequently withdrawn. Any references to tax laws or rates are based on current legislation, all of which are subject to change and are provided as a guide only. Prospective investors are advised to take their own investment and taxation advice and should consult their own professional advisors on the implications of investing.
Investments made in investee companies via funds managed by Sapphire Capital Partners LLP are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). For more details, please contact us or refer to their website: https://www.fscs.org.uk
Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
View the Fuel Ventures Limited website.
Investing in start-ups and early-stage businesses involves risks, including illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of investment and dilution. It should be done only as part of a diversified portfolio. Any investments are targeted exclusively at investors who understand the risks of investing in early-stage businesses and can make their own investment decisions. Any pitches for investment are not offers to the public.
Investments made in investee companies via funds managed by Sapphire Capital Partners LLP are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). For more details please contact us or refer to their website: https://www.fscs.org.uk
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Sapphire Capital Partners LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. You should be aware that values can go down as well as up and you may not get back all or any of the amount you originally invested.
Sapphire Capital Partners LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. You should be aware that values can go down as well as up and you may not get back all or any of the amount you originally invested.