The EIS & VC Navigator

For those interested in the venture capital, particularly in the UK and investors through the Enterprise Investment Scheme, EIS, Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, or SEIS, and Venture Capital Trusts. Guests are leading people in the industry, whether fund managers, company founders or experts from other service providers. The aim is to dig deeply into topics, getting away from the promotional material that predominates elsewhere. Venture capital investing is a long-term endeavour and we will focus on topics that are relevant at any time. New episodes come out every two weeks (although we do take holidays!)Your host, Brian Moretta, is Head of Tax Advantaged Services at Hardman & Co. The latter supplies independent research in the industry and he has examined many EIS funds, VCTs and companies. His background is an actuary turned fund manager who then moved into equity research. He also has some academic chops, being an Honorary Fellow at Heriot-Watt University where he does some lec

The EIS & VC Navigator is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 138 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #131

  131 Using AI and YouTube in a VC investment process with Johnathan Matlock of Empirical Ventures

  Mar 24, 20261h 5mS0

  <p>For a business that looks so much at technology, venture capital is often poor in applying it. How should they use AI? Empirical Ventures has already embedded it into their investment process, so we asked Co-founder and General Partner Johnathan Matlock to tell us about what they are doing. We also discussed their approach to deeptech investing.</p><p>Amongst other topics, we talk about:</p>using AI in an investment processhow well AI works in niche areaskeeping the focus on real peopleusing a YouTube channel with millions of subscriberswhat a venture scientist isthe value of execution over ideasgetting...

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  Episode #130

  130 How deeptech can insulate investors from AI software concerns with Ilian Iliev of EMV Capital

  Mar 10, 202653 minS0

  <p>There are lots of concerns about how AI will affect software companies, but could deeptech give investors some insulation from that? EMV Capital CEO, Ilian Iliev, certainly thinks so. In this episode we examine the challenges that software may be facing and how deeptech is more of a beneficiary.</p><p>Amongst other topics, we talk about:</p>the current worries about how AI will affect softwarehow robust B2B SaaS could behow AI affects competition for startupshow AI can help scientific innovationexamples of how portfolio companies use AIhow small companies compete with large companies in hardwarehow AI affects...

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  Episode #129

  129 Why the bear view of AIM is overdone with Oliver Bedford of Hargreave Hale**

  Feb 24, 202659 minS0

  <p>You don't need to look too hard to find negative views about AIM, but is it overdone? Oliver Bedford, Lead Manager of the Hargreave Hale AIM VCT certainly thinks so and in this episode we give him a chance to make his case.</p><p>Amongst other topics, we talk about:</p>the challenges AIM has gone throughhow undervalued AIM iswhy Britain is not brokenlisting in London versus elsewherethe impact of private equitywhy IPOs are not a good goal in themselveswhy its the companies not the macro picture that will changehow the valuation gap doesn't need to fully close...

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  Episode #128

  128 Founding and building a female-led VC firm with Jessica Rasmussen of Two Magnolias

  Jan 27, 202652 minS0

  <p>Founding a new VC firm isn't easy, and one headed by two women is exceptionally rare in the UK. Jessica Rasmussen co-founded Two Magnolia to invest in underrepresented founders and the regions so can tell us all about the challenges of founding and building a female-led firm.</p><p>Amongst other topics, we talk about:</p>how Jessica got into angel investingwhy she started a VC firmthe gaps she found in the marketthe challenges of there being no playbook for starting a fundraising money to invest in underrepresented foundersthe investment casedeveloping the right investment pipelinehow VCs just need to...

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  Episode #127

  127 How to invest venture capital into manufacturing effectively with Stephane Mery and Hannah Wade of Everquest Capital Partners

  Jan 13, 202648 minS0

  <p>Deep maketech is not well known to investors, but is the theme that Everquest Capital Partners focus on. In this episode, Partners Stephane Mery and Hannah Wade discuss this blend of technology and manufacturing and its attractions to investors.</p><p>Amongst other topics, we talk about:</p>what deep maketech iswhat's needed to make restoring of manufacturing workthe current schemes around to support thisworking with university spinoutshow to help companies optimise manufacturing processesthe challenge of building robust supply chains in the current environmentmanaging capital intensity in businessesbringing the right partners on boardhow AI is being used<br/><p>...

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