Why invest in us?
The Highgate Tech Fund Team is a group of successful technology entrepreneurs who have founded and grown many tech businesses
- We charge no fees to investors, 100% of your cash is invested
- We are business builders with a track record of exits via M&A and IPO's
- We are here to invest and actively participate in exciting companies, helping them to grow and prosper
- We are here to offer you a diversified portfolio of tech companies, aiming to provide you with a greater return
- We are investing our own cash in this fund
Please download our brochure today and find out how you can both gain significant tax benefits under the EIS scheme and participate in investing in the sector which we believe is leading Britain out of the recession.
Highgate Tech Fund LLP is a member of the EIS Association
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Structure of the Fund
The Highgate Tech Fund 2 is an EIS Fund, which capitalises on EIS tax reliefs in a form which the Investment Committee believes allows flexibility to make sound and strategic investments on a timely basis. Tax reliefs are granted to Investors on the date on which the investments in underlying companies are made. The Investment Committee expects to undertake all investments within 12 months from the closing date of the Fund.
Where will my money be invested?
The Investment Committee will select investments in line with the Fund investment criteria set out on Page 19. These are likely to be in unquoted companies with clearly defined exit strategies. The Investment Committee seeks a balance of strong technologies and growth opportunities.
The Fund is a generalist fund, primarily investing in new technologies (primarily software) and applications, early stage and SME’s, high growth areas, such as web based, location based services delivered via mobile devices, mobile applications, cloud computing services, software as a service (SaaS) and internet related services.
A list of current investments under consideration is available from Highgate from time to time. There is no guarantee that any specific investment will be made until the formal due diligence process is complete.
Whilst unquoted companies are generally higher risk than traditional investments, the Fund management have both specific and successful track records in identifying exceptional opportunities and nuturing companies to achieve their potential. The Investment Committee looks to take a mid to long term view when making investments as the EIS rules require investments to be held for at least three years.
The Fund will have a wide remit to invest in early stage companies and SMEs and in sectors that are positioned to benefit from strong growth trends driven by contemporary influences in our everyday life. These areas are characterised by strong and sustainable growth potential. The range of investee companies will naturally be diverse since there are many factors which impact on the economy and social trends.
The Fund is likely to invest in highly technical innovation and the Investment Committee will seek to invest in companies that have potential to generate revenue in the short term, and/or have a proven business model and are seeking additional development and growth capital.
As a priority, new technologies will be sought across all sectors with particular emphasis in the creation and perception of branding and the exploitation of intellectual property.
Brief examples of current investments are set out below and further details are available separately from this document. These examples are intended to give a flavour of the types of companies that may be considered and there is no guarantee that all or any of these potential investments will be made.
1. iVoucher - already invested
iVoucher is dedicated to bringing together restaurants and customers for dining value. First, by making it easy and cost‐efficient for restaurants to communicate and market effectively to their customers and prospects through vouchers and offers. Second, by making it easy for diners to enjoy the best deals at their favourite restaurants and to intelligently discover new dining opportunities.
iVoucher enables restaurants to intelligently create and publish pre-paid and free voucher offers, on-line, to their own customers, through established affiliates, new & existing channels. This effectively drives the acquisition of new customers and builds customer loyalty, with no upfront investment or risk.
iVoucher enables restaurants to intelligently create and publish pre-paid and free voucher offers, on-line, to their own customers, through established affiliates, new & existing channels. This effectively drives the acquisition of new customers and builds customer loyalty, with no upfront investment or risk.
2. HG Apps Store Ltd - already invested
Smartphone apps are big business and a great opportunity to make money and/or enhance your business reputation. Either way it is a crowded market so for your app to succeed where many others fail you need to work with the best app development partner.
The HG Apps Store is a Smartphone application development house with a difference.
We develop apps in partnership with you, sharing the risks and rewards. If we like your idea we will develop it for free, test it and then launch it, we can even help you market it and we will share the download revenues with you. So no upfront development costs – unless you want to of course.
3. Red Bedlam
Virtual Worlds will provide a premier form of entertainment in the 21st Century, as well as providing a platform for innovative business and learning solutions and facilitating education resource environments. As one of just a handful of companies in the world with the necessary skills and experience of building, maintaining and managing virtual worlds, online communities and virtual economies, RedBedlam can provide custom solutions for a wide range of clients and partners in both the B2B and entertainment sectors. RedBedlam’s proprietary Virtiverse technology, engine and suite of tools is the most efficient and cost effective of its kind and enables new entrants to the market to bypass years of development time.