The Portfolio Effect of EIS: The hidden advantage for angel investors

The Portfolio Effect of EIS: The hidden advantage for angel investors

Relief against income tax of losses on EIS investments. Most investors’ view of EIS relief is focused on the level of day one relief against income tax. There are, of course, plenty of other tax benefits of EIS investing. And a distant second is the possibility of...
A day in the life – Covid edition

A day in the life – Covid edition

Ellie Boardman joined DSW Ventures as an Investment Executive in October. Several months on (two being spent under lockdown) she talks us through a day working from home in her not-so-new role. 09:00 Sit down at my desk and catch up on emails. Each morning I scroll...
VC Structures: Managing the cap table

VC Structures: Managing the cap table

This is the fourth in a short series from DSW Ventures on what your choices are in structuring a venture deal, whether as investor or founder. This blog examines the management of the cap table and avoiding traps affecting company control. Behind the spreadsheets,...
DSW Ventures plan £10m investment in year ahead  

DSW Ventures plan £10m investment in year ahead  

DSW Ventures is planning £10m of new investment over the next year to help support the post-Covid recovery. The network, which focuses on focused on UK regional scale-up companies, closed its largest investment at the start of the lockdown with a £1.7m funding round...