EMV Capital is an award-winning VC investor specialising in early stage high-growth deep tech companies in the life science, sustainability and industrials sectors in the UK and internationally
EMV Capital develops unique investment strategies for each portfolio company, drawing on its EIS fund and extensive network of private investors, family offices, institutions, and corporate VCs. Delivery and successful execution of these investment strategies enables innovative portfolio companies to raise funding to drive transformational growth.
EMV Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of NetScientific plc (AIM:NSCI), a life sciences and technology commercialisation and investment group.
EMV Capital has a multi-disciplinary team of specialist investors, portfolio managers, capital raisers, legal, finance, marketing and support staff. The company is focused on primary and secondary investments, through debt and/or equity.
EMV Capital is an exclusive advisor to the EMVC Evergreen EIS Fund. EMV Capital Limited is an appointed representative of Sapphire Capital Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Our Strategy
We look for entrepreneurial teams who are building exciting B2B technology-based businesses that have the potential to scale in large proven markets. We help the companies we invest in through equity and debt investment, access to a network of industry experts, brokering corporate linkages and syndicating with other investors. EMVC recognizes the benefits of corporate engagement for early-stage technology companies, with EMVC’s team having led and structured investments alongside some of the world’s leading corporations, including ABB, Philips Lighting (Signify), Saint-Gobain, Evonik Industries, and Flex. Where appropriate, EMVC can help companies fast-track their investment readiness through its ecosystem of advisors and service providers.
EMV Capital works with promising and ambitious companies that are pre-Series A, Series A, early growth and special situations. We help develop a customized investment strategy for each company, so that the companies we work with have access to the right type of funding and support specific to their sector and stage of development. We achieve that by syndicating investment sources from the EMV EIS Fund, and network of investors from Family Offices, Wealth Managers, institutional VC investors and Corporate VC funds. This ensures that the businesses we work with have access to the right type and scale of investment appropriate to their stage of investment.
Value Added Support
We believe our support is of the greatest value when it is tailored closely to the needs of your business. We never offer money alone. Whatever stage of investment, we are looking to support teams who will welcome our active collaboration and hands-on support. If you have solved all the problems and all you need is finance, we are probably not the right partner for you. Where appropriate, EMV Capital can help companies fast-track their investment readiness through its ecosystem of industry experts and service providers.
Key Differentiators
- Experienced Team: EMVC has an experienced, international and multidisciplinary team comprised of both full-time principals and part-time advisors
- International Network: The Fund’s Investee Companies will have access to EMVC’s international network of experts, investors and corporates, enabling Investee Companies to potentially access investors and markets beyond the UK.
- Strong Deal Flow: Access to EMVC’s deal pipeline, feeding from a mix of trusted sources, including corporates, accelerators, universities, peer VC and PE funds, and experts embedded in industry
- Systematic Deal Selection Methodology: Use of a transparent and consistent method for deal evaluation and selection
- Strong Corporate Links: The Fund will seek to leverage EMVC’s experience working with industrial corporates to validate technology, accelerate go-to-market and forge collaborations
- Co-investment Opportunities Outside of EIS Fund: Investors may have the opportunity to invest additional capital into the Fund’s portfolio outside of the Fund structure.
- Board Representation: The Fund will always look to place an experienced executive as a director or observer on the Board of the portfolio companies.
- Value Add Activities: EMVC will seek to actively support the portfolio companies. The focus will be tailored to each company’s needs, and may include support for: building a commercialisation strategy, attracting key hires, providing access to corporate relationships, planning and structuring of future investment rounds, setting up financial controls and grant funding.
- Follow-on Funding for Portfolio Companies: EMVC’s access to funding channels including institutional investors, family offices, corporate venturing teams and syndicated investment vehicles may give promising portfolio companies the opportunity to raise crucial follow-on investments.