British Design Fund 2

The British Design Fund 2 invests in and provides support for UK product design and manufacturing companies. As per John Mathers (a director of Twenty20 Mentoring and former Design Council CEO), the UK has become “the second-largest design sector in the world and the largest design industry in Europe”.

The Fund is driven by a mentoring team with strong retail and product experience, and this team (headed by Damon Bonser and John Mathers) maintains several close partnerships and relationships with design institutions and accelerators such as Design Council’s Spark2, the New Designers Show, Luma ID design agency, and the Central Research Laboratory. Through these initiatives, as well the Fund’s wider network and ongoing marketing activities, the Fund has access to a selection of investment opportunities in the product design and manufacturing sector for the Fund to potentially invest in.

• The Fund will leverage the expertise of the team that comprises Twenty20 Mentoring Limited, in order to successfully research, identify, invest in and grow early-stage UK based companies in the product design and manufacturing sector.
• Twenty20 Mentoring Limited will act as the Company Mentor to the Investee Companies. The Company Mentor will provide Mentoring Services and other services to the Investee Companies under a mentoring services agreement between the Company Mentor and the Investee Companies. The Company Mentor will also act in collaboration with other industry practitioners, investors, and advisers to support the Investee Companies.
• The Fund has access to a selection of investment opportunities in the product design and manufacturing sector for the Fund to potentially invest in.
• The Company Mentor team’s combination of expertise in industry, strategy, legal, business development, and financing seeks to reduce the risk in commercialising innovation and to help enable the Investee Companies to gain rapid penetration in their market.
• The Company Mentor will seek to ensure that the Investment Manager is assisted by there being:
  • A pre-investment selection process;
  • A strong PR campaign
  • Ongoing access to deal flow; and
  • Driving results through relevant post-investment support.

To invest, you must be an eligible investor. To be an eligible investor, you must be qualifying as one or more of the following:

• You meet the FCA’s definition of a professional investor.
• You meet the FCA’s definition of a certified high net worth investor.
• You meet the FCA’s definition of a self-certified sophisticated investor.
• You meet the FCA’s definition of a self-certified restricted investor.
• You are a client of an FCA authorised firm that will provide advice on the suitability of the product in question.

Risk Warning

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