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Mar 18 • 1

Vala’s James Faulkner joins Hardmans for a look at the Vala Better Ventures EIS

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Feb 18 • 1

Revving attracts £107m debt & equity

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Feb 11 • 1

Vala’s Better Ventures EIS is open, now with SDR label

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Aug 15 • 5

Venture Capital versus Venture Building

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Aug 02 • 3

Why we invested in Pipeline Organics

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Oct 04 • 1 min

FlexSea raises new capital at higher valuation

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Sep 05 • 4 mins

Why we invested in MODA

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Jul 28 • 1 MIN

Vala’s first Sustainable Blue Economy report

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Jul 11 • 3 mins

Why we invested in Mondra

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Jun 02 • 1 min

QFlow completes $9.1m Series A funding round

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Jun 02 • 3 mins

Becoming a VC passenger

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May 17 • 3-MINS

Arksen launches 85ft explorer vessel

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May 15 • 3 mins

Why we invested in Switchd

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Jan 24 • 2-Mins

EIS investments before tax year end – worth it?

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Dec 16 • 3-MINS

Ol’ Mother Earth is heating up like a dirty great big cake

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Nov 29 • 4-Mins

Vala are the big winners at industry awards

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Nov 03 • 4-MINS

Why we invested in HonuWorx

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Sep 22 • 5-MINS

Guest blog: Our Top 5 Lessons Raising £1.2m As An Enviro-Tech Company

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Aug 25 • 3-MINS

Vala Capital is a double finalist in the Growth Investor Awards 2022.

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Aug 24 • 4-MINS

Why we invested in RAD Propulsion

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Aug 23 • 5-MINS

Guest blog: does COP26 seem like it just happened? It’s almost time for COP27.

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Jul 25 • 4-MINS

Female founder? Here’s what a successful pitch looks like

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Jul 05 • 5 - MINS

Opportunities in the Blue Economy

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Jun 29 • 35-MINS

Vala’s Sustainable Growth EIS: Webinar

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Jun 23 • 4-MINS

2022’s most important sustainable investment themes.

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May 13 • 4-MINS

Why we invested in Datatecnics

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Apr 26 • 4-MINS

Why we invested in FlexSea

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Mar 11 • 4-MINS

Why we invested in Sennen

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Mar 08 • 5-MINS

“You’re not going to go and get pregnant now, are you?” The challenges faced by female founders.

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Feb 04 • 5-MINS

Why we invested in Sust Global

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Jan 13 • 5-MINS

Making capital contingent on change: 
The Vala Sustainability Manifesto

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Jan 12 • 5-MINS

Don’t be greenwashed – ESG rhetoric must ring true

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Jan 11 • 2 MINS

Vala appoints Lian Michelson as Investment Director and opens 
new tranche for Sustainable Growth EIS

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Dec 13 • 4-MINS

Arksen 85/02 Project Pelagos Sold

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Nov 23 • 2 MINS

The who, what and how of Vala’s Sustainable Growth EIS

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Nov 09 • 5 MINS

A deep dive with the UN’s Joint SDG Fund on sustainable investment opportunities to tackle the ocean crisis

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Nov 03 • 4 MINS

Why we invested in Oxwash

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Oct 11 • 2 MINS

Where were we? A call to action for the future of our planet.

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Sep 13 • 4 MINS

Our British Ventures EIS aims to plug the funding gap for homegrown start-ups

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Sep 11 • 3 mins

Unpicking the jargon of responsible investing

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Sep 01 • 3 mins

Building Back Better – why we invested in QFlow

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Jul 30 • 3 mins

Why we invested in Homethings

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Jun 14 • 6 mins

Helping companies prove that ‘doing good’ creates value

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Jun 04 • 2 mins

Introducing Pirkx – making affordable wellbeing benefits available to all

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May 20 • 1 min

Podcast: Understanding sustainable investing

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Apr 14 • 1 min

Podcast: Jasper Smith on entrepreneurship and the ‘valley of death’ funding conundrum.

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Feb 25 • 1 min

Video: Pelorus is creating unforgettable adventures.

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Feb 22 • 2 mins

On a mission

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Jan 26 • 3 mins

Why we invested in Good Club

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Jan 07 • 3 mins

Hutch yields healthy return for investors

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Dec 17 • 1 mins

Vala recognised in two award categories at the Growth Investor Awards

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Dec 15 • 3 mins

The art and science of valuing portfolio companies

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Dec 14 • 1 min

Project Ocean – Arksen begins construction of its 85ft explorer yacht

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Dec 07 • 3 mins

Perfect alignment – the five forces that mean it’s an ideal time to invest in sustainable start-ups

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Nov 20 • 2 mins

Intelligent Partnership shortlists Vala for four Growth Investor Awards

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Nov 09 • 3 mins

How to help start-ups on their sustainability mission

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Sep 14 • 1 min

Video: In conversation with Jasper Smith and Jonathan Boltax

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Aug 21 • 1 min

Video: In conversation with Paddy Willis and Paul Rostand

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Aug 03 • 3 mins

The hidden human cost of Covid-19

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Jun 22 • 3 mins

The ups and downs of managing a portfolio of start-ups during a crisis

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Apr 15 • 1 min

Terra Adriatica: Right place, right time?

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Mar 20 • 4 mins

Vala calls for immediate Government action to support SMEs

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Jan 24 • 5 mins

Finding founders: read the stories of some of the entrepreneurs we’ve invested in.

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Jan 24 • 2 mins

Our next tranche of EIS investments will complete before the end of this tax year.

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Nov 25 • 1 min

WATCH: Vala’s Jasper Smith talks to Wealth Club about our approach to investing.

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Nov 07 • 1 min

Vala succeeds at Growth Investor awards.

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Oct 29 • 1 min

Vala shortlisted for two Investment Week awards

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Aug 02 • 2 mins

‘Game-changing’ Vala is a triple finalist at Growth Investor Awards.

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Aug 01 • 2 mins

From bespoke adventures to mobile phone games – our next investment tranche.

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Jun 06 • 1 min

Video: PlayWorks is a fast-growing player in a new section of the gaming market.

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Mar 21 • 1 min

Video: How Arksen is creating marine vessels for adventure, travel and research

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Mar 21 • 1 min

Investment Week says Vala, “has brought together a unique set of entrepreneurial experiences”

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Mar 13 • 2 mins

How your clients can still invest in EIS-qualifying shares before the tax year ends.

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Mar 12 • 2 mins

Video: Meet the British bakery that wants to make the world’s best biscotti.

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Feb 25 • 1 min

Video: What our EIS fund offers investors, and how we work with financial advisers.

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Feb 08 • 1 min

First look at Arksen’s incredible new adventure yachts.

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Feb 04 • 1 min

It’s official – announcing the launch of the Vala Capital EIS.

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Investing in start-ups and early-stage companies involves risks, including illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of investment and dilution. It should be done only as part of a diversified portfolio. There is no assurance that the investment objectives of any investment opportunity will be achieved or that the strategies and methods described herein will be successful. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and the value of an investment may go down as well as up.

The investments are targeted exclusively at investors who understand the risks of investing in early-stage businesses and can make their own investment decisions. Any pitches for investment are not offers to the public and investments can only be made through Sapphire Capital Partners LLP as the fund manager. Neither Vala VC Ltd, Sapphire Capital Partners LLP nor any of their members, directors or employees provide any financial, legal or tax advice in relation to the investments and investors are recommended to seek independent advice before committing or if they have any doubts as to the appropriateness or suitability of such an investment in relation to their specific circumstances.

Investments made in investee companies via alternative investment funds may be covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). For more details, please contact us or refer to their website: https://www.fscs.org.uk.