Scottish Venture Fund Partners
The Scottish Venture Fund seeks to develop the venture capital market in Scotland and has cultivated an innovative partnership approach in which investment partners can fall into one or both of the following categories:
- Deal Promoting Partners (DPPs) bring deals to the table and offer Scottish Enterprise an opportunity to invest alongside them.
- Deal Venture Partners (DVPs) are interested in receiving information Scottish Enterprise may have on any suitable syndication opportunities.
Scottish Enterprise is keen to work with new partners no matter where they are based. We believe our partnerships should be a reciprocal relationship and we offer a strong platform for highlighting potential investee companies at all stages in their lifecycle, whether from our industry teams, Proof of Concept programme or a follow-on opportunity in an existing Scottish Enterprise Investments (SEI) agreement.
Our current Deal Promoting Partners and Deal Venture Partners
| Company | Sector | DPP | DVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3i Group plc | Business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil, gas and power, technology | Yes | No |
| Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd | All sectors | Yes | Yes |
| Aescap Venture Management BV | Biomedical | Yes | No |
| Amadeus Capital Partners Limited | All sectors except real estate, retail and services | Yes | Yes |
| Archangel Informal Investment Ltd | All sectors except property, retail and leisure, where EIS relief is available | Yes | No |
| Braveheart Ventures Ltd | All sectors except construction and real estate | Yes | Yes |
| Charlotte Capital Limited | All sectors except biotechnology, information technology hardware, internet technology, life sciences, media and photography, nanotechnology and retail | Yes | Yes |
| Delta Partners Ltd | Biotechnology, communications, electronics, internet technology, life sciences, medical/health related, software and computer services | Yes | Yes |
| Energy Ventures Limited | Energy | Yes | Yes |
| Herald Ventures | Chemicals and materials, communications, electronics, engineering, industrial automation, industrial products and services, information technology hardware, internet technology, media and photography, software and computer services | Yes | Yes |
| Longbow Capital LLP | Healthcare, biotechnology, life sciences, medical, nanotechnology | Yes | Yes |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd | All sectors except construction, financial services, leisure, real estate, retail, services and transportation | No | Yes |
| Nauta Capital | Technology, media and telecommunications | Yes | Yes |
| Noble Fund Managers Limited | All sectors except financial services and real estate | Yes | Yes |
| Penta Capital Partners Limited | Software | Yes | Yes |
| Pre-X Capital Management | All sectors except construction and real estate - EIS preferred | Yes | Yes |
| Quayle Munro Holdings Plc | All sectors | Yes | Yes |
| Sigma Capital Group Plc | Biotechnology, chemicals and materials, construction, electronics, energy, industrial, information technology, life sciences | Yes | Yes |
| Tate & Lyle Ventures LP | Biotechnology, chemicals and materials, energy, life sciences and nanotechnology | Yes | Yes |