On 24th June 2026, the winners of the 2026 EISA Awards were announced. Held at the House of Lords, the awards recognised outstanding achievements and contributions to the UK’s early-stage investment ecosystem.
It was another fantastic evening celebrating the very best founders, investors, advisers and ecosystem champions from across the EIS and SEIS community.
Thank you to our headline sponsor Sage, our category sponsors as listed below, and our members for such a special evening.
Lord Flight Rising Star Award sponsored by Jenson Ventures
Winner: Bernice Brooks, Guinness Ventures
Runner-up: Ben McMeekin, Sapphire Capital Partners
Ecosystem Champion sponsored by IUK
Winner: SeedLegals
Runner-up: PXN
Diversity Champion sponsored by TIME Investments
Winner: Jenson Ventures
Runner-up: Female Founders Rise
EISA Impact Award sponsored by Shoosmiths
Winner: Committed Capital with Kortext
Runners-up: o2h with Atelerix and Ascension with Sprive
Best Financial Planner sponsored by Calculus Capital
Winner: Stuart Beaver, Cazenove Capital
Runner-up: Harry Bell, Raymond James Wealth Management and Stephen Jones, Clear Solutions Wealth Management
Best New Fund sponsored by Price Forbes
Winner: Anotherway Ventures
Runners-up: AI Venture Flows and Sapphire Capital Partners
Best Accountant sponsored by SAGE
Winner: Cooper Parry
Runner-up: Wilson Partners
Best Tax Adviser sponsored by JP Jenkins
Winner: Philip Hare & Associates
Runner-up: Cooper Parry
Best Legal/Regulatory Adviser sponsored by Fieldhouse
Winner: Adempi
Runner-up: SeedLegals
Best SEIS Investee Company sponsored by SFC Capital
Winner: Finexer
Runner-up: Pollen Careers
Best EIS Investee Company sponsored by RW Blears
Winner: Healthera
Runner-up: PeriPear
Best SEIS Investment Manager sponsored by Exact Libris
Winner: SFC Capital
Runners-up: Ascension and Haatch
Best EIS Investment Manager sponsored by Apex
Winner: PXN Group
Runners-up: Mercia and SFC Capital
Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Kin Group
Winner: Sheng Liu, VoltShare
Runner-up: Sophie O’Brien, Pollen Careers
Best University for Entrepreneurship & Spinout Support sponsored by Parkwalk
Winner: Imperial College London
Runner-up: University of Edinburgh
Huge congratulations to all our winners and finalists!
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If you would like to be involved in the 2027 EISA Awards as a sponsor, please get in touch with the team.
We will announce future awards updates, entry deadlines and event information through the EIS Association’s LinkedIn page and website, so be sure to follow us here for the latest news.