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Please note: EIS Association is not a regulatory body and membership of EIS Association is not an endorsement of an organisation.
Contact:
Tom Wilde
Partner
Tom is a partner in the tax department at Shoosmiths LLP and heads up the firm’s enterprise investment scheme and venture capital trusts practice. Tom is a Solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser with extensive experience advising a wide range of investors and investee companies on structuring and implementing tax efficient investments, reorganisations and exits in compliance with the EIS and VCT regimes. Shoosmiths LLP is a major UK law firm with 10 offices across the UK.
Web address:
http://shoosmiths.co.uk/
Email address:
tom.wilde@shoosmiths.co.uk
Contact:
Peter Black
CEO
Snowball Alternative Finance is part of the Snowball Group of companies, an independent corporate advisory and funding specialist.
Snowball is the UK’s only truly independent debt and equity raising advisor who purely act in the clients best interests, as they do not take commissions / fees from funders.
They raise finance from £250k to £30m for trading businesses and property entities and take deals from funding strategy to business plans and models and all the way to raising the debt and/or equity required.
Unparalleled access to more than 600 funders and investors across the UK.
They have years of experience so understand exactly what funders and investors are looking for.
Snowball also provides hands-on advice for business sales, acquisitions, MBOs/EOTs, equity fundraising, and valuations — guiding shareholders and management teams through every stage of the transaction to maximise value and deliver successful outcomes.
Snowball is the UK’s only truly independent debt and equity raising advisor who purely act in the clients best interests, as they do not take commissions / fees from funders.
They raise finance from £250k to £30m for trading businesses and property entities and take deals from funding strategy to business plans and models and all the way to raising the debt and/or equity required.
Unparalleled access to more than 600 funders and investors across the UK.
They have years of experience so understand exactly what funders and investors are looking for.
Snowball also provides hands-on advice for business sales, acquisitions, MBOs/EOTs, equity fundraising, and valuations — guiding shareholders and management teams through every stage of the transaction to maximise value and deliver successful outcomes.
Web address:
https://snowballgroup.co.uk
Email address:
peterblack@snowballgroup.co.uk
Contact:
Paul Hilton
Owner
To be added
Web address:
https://biolabs.farm/
Email address:
ph@solarisbiolabs.com
Contact:
Emily Halley
Founder
Fully integrated networking infrastructure layer for the finance industry
Email address:
emily@sphereapp.co.uk
Contact:
Martin Fergie
CTO
Email address:
martin.fergie@spotlightpathology.com
Contact:
Luke Barnett
St. James’s Place (SJP) is a leading UK wealth management firm, established in 1991 by Sir Mark Weinberg, Lord Rothschild, and the late Mike Wilson CBE. Over the years, it has grown to manage client funds exceeding £190 billion as of early 2025, serving nearly one million clients.
SJP offers a comprehensive range of wealth management services, including investment planning, retirement planning, protection planning, and corporate services. Their distinctive approach involves partnering with external fund managers, allowing flexibility to select specialists best suited to manage specific funds. This strategy ensures diversification and adaptability, as fund managers can be replaced without additional charges or tax implications for clients
The firm’s dedication to excellence has been recognized through multiple industry awards, including being named Wealth Management Company of the Year at the City of London Wealth Management 2023 Awards. St. James’s Place continues to adapt and innovate in the wealth management sector, maintaining a strong commitment to client satisfaction and responsible investing.
SJP offers a comprehensive range of wealth management services, including investment planning, retirement planning, protection planning, and corporate services. Their distinctive approach involves partnering with external fund managers, allowing flexibility to select specialists best suited to manage specific funds. This strategy ensures diversification and adaptability, as fund managers can be replaced without additional charges or tax implications for clients
The firm’s dedication to excellence has been recognized through multiple industry awards, including being named Wealth Management Company of the Year at the City of London Wealth Management 2023 Awards. St. James’s Place continues to adapt and innovate in the wealth management sector, maintaining a strong commitment to client satisfaction and responsible investing.
Web address:
https://www.sjp.co.uk
Email address:
luke.barnett@sjp.co.uk
Contact:
Dominic Bristow
CEO
𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 is a new paradigm for writing assessment and improvement.
Powered by AI but improved by expert teachers, 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 is educationally rigorous and provably impactful, and offers unprecedented insight into student writing alongside both the time and the wherewithal to do something about it.
𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 is an AI marking service for KS2-4 writing of unprecedented detail and accuracy. By mapping the hundreds of micro decisions that English teachers make when assessing writing, and then improving the ability of AI models to assess each of these decisions using tens of thousands of judgements from qualified teacher moderators, 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 unlocks novel educational insights and opportunities.
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Powered by AI but improved by expert teachers, 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 is educationally rigorous and provably impactful, and offers unprecedented insight into student writing alongside both the time and the wherewithal to do something about it.
𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 is an AI marking service for KS2-4 writing of unprecedented detail and accuracy. By mapping the hundreds of micro decisions that English teachers make when assessing writing, and then improving the ability of AI models to assess each of these decisions using tens of thousands of judgements from qualified teacher moderators, 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 unlocks novel educational insights and opportunities.
𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐮𝐬 | Assess every sentence. See the whole story.
Web address:
https://stylus.education
Email address:
dominic@stylus.education
Contact:
Patricia Wing
CEO
SuLe is a legal tech platform that helps law firms automate and manage venture capital transactions. Our product enables firms to deliver venture equity and debt deals faster, more profitably, and with greater transparency, by combining document automation, workflow tools, and client collaboration features into one white-labeled workspace.
Web address:
https://sule.io
Email address:
trish@sule.io
Contact:
Harvey Knight
TBA
Web address:
http://www.sustainabletimes.co.uk/
Email address:
harvey@sustainabletimes.co.uk
Contact:
Nicholas Nicolaides
Director
Symvan Capital is a leading and trusted Venture Capital Fund Manager based in London, investing in innovative technology companies across the UK. We focus on ventures solving real-world problems through AI and other enabling technologies, offering investors access to our flagship evergreen EIS and SEIS funds – and the attractive tax reliefs these schemes provide.
With a proven track record, a commitment to integrity and transparency, and a focus on long-term value creation, Symvan curates opportunities that scale, disrupt industries and create long term value.
At Symvan, we don’t just invest – we partner. By working directly with founding teams, we help high-potential ventures overcome challenges and unlock scalable growth. Our hands-on, collaborative approach has led to one of the strongest investment performance records in the tax-efficient space, including one of the lowest EIS failure rates in the market, recognised by investors, founders, and independent research platforms alike.
With a proven track record, a commitment to integrity and transparency, and a focus on long-term value creation, Symvan curates opportunities that scale, disrupt industries and create long term value.
At Symvan, we don’t just invest – we partner. By working directly with founding teams, we help high-potential ventures overcome challenges and unlock scalable growth. Our hands-on, collaborative approach has led to one of the strongest investment performance records in the tax-efficient space, including one of the lowest EIS failure rates in the market, recognised by investors, founders, and independent research platforms alike.
Web address:
http://symvancapital.com/
Email address:
nn@symvancapital.com