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Push Doctor rank 11th in Syndicate Rooms Top 100 Britain’s Fastest-Growing Businesses

December 10, 2018

New Push Doctor CEO explains plan to bring online GP consultations to the NHS

December 10, 2018

Latent Logic named in Forbes as one of 15 machine learning companies to watch

November 29, 2018
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Oxford Capital named ‘One to watch’ in Growth Investor of the Year category

November 8, 2018

Henry Whorwood, Senior Consultancy Associate at Beauhurst, announced Oxford Capital as the one to watch in the 2018 Growth Investor of the Year award Eight valiant finalists competed for the prestigious title sponsored by Beauhurst Visit growthinvestorawards.com for details of winners and runners-up in all …

Outplay win best puzzle game 2018 for Booty Quest

November 5, 2018

Last week, Outplay Entertainment’s Booty Quest won Best Puzzle Game 2018 at the TIGA Games Industry Awards. TIGA is the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry. The awards received over 40,000 individual votes, making them a great indicator …

The Telegraph: How AI technology can help prove driverless cars are safe

November 5, 2018

Latent Logic lead UK government-funded project to create a highly accurate virtual reality simulator environment

October 24, 2018

Start-up culture: taking a Wrisk to innovate in automotive

October 23, 2018

Outplay surpasses 10 million game downloads in 10 months with Sniper Strike

October 12, 2018

Scottish developer Outplay snags Crackdown creator for VP of operations role

September 24, 2018
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What if a small fintech could replace global giant Allianz in corporate deal?

September 24, 2018

Vote for Push Doctor to become Growth Champion of the Year 2018

September 17, 2018

Vote for Push Doctor to become Growth Champion of the Year 2018 Our portfolio company, Push Doctor, is competing among nine remarkable SMEs over Growth Champion of the Year title at the fourth annual Growth Investor Awards 2018. The category is sponsored by Smith & …

Wrisk have been announced as a finalist in the ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘Innovation of the Year’ categories by the Insurance Choice Awards

September 13, 2018

How UK insurtech Wrisk became BMW’s sole insurance partner

September 13, 2018

Superpractice partners with Push Doctor to offer GP video consultations

September 12, 2018

Momentum is building as UK venture capital targets tech

September 11, 2018

Push Doctor and Modality Launch Drive for Omni-Channel Health with NHS Partnership

September 11, 2018

Digital currency discovery platform eradicates the threat of phishing attacks

September 10, 2018

InGAME project worth £9m to research and develop video games

September 10, 2018
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Oh help! Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo!

September 5, 2018

A unique opportunity for CIC members to purchase secondary shares in the multi-award winning, and Oscar nominated production company behind children’s TV classics such as, The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Highway Rat. Orange Eyes is a well-established, profitable company, which owns the global merchandising and …

Rahul Powar unveils the technological cogs making Red Sift tick

September 4, 2018

Outplay named a top global games developer

September 3, 2018

IMort.io – How retailers use data from across the web to inform their pricing and business decisions.

September 3, 2018

Cities ride high as unicorns lead the way

August 20, 2018

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Due to the potential for losses, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers this investment to be high risk.

What are the key risks?

  1. You could lose all the money you invest
    1. If the business you invest in fails, you are likely to lose 100% of the money you invested. Most start-up businesses fail.
  2. You are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong
    1. Protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in relation to claims against failed regulated firms, does not cover poor investment performance. Try the FSCS investment protection checker here.
    2. Protection from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) does not cover poor investment performance. If you have a complaint against an FCA-regulated firm, FOS may be able to consider it. Learn more about FOS protection here.
  3. You won’t get your money back quickly
    1. Even if the business you invest in is successful, it may take several years to get your money back. You are unlikely to be able to sell your investment early.
    2. The most likely way to get your money back is if the business is bought by another business or lists its shares on an exchange such as the London Stock Exchange. These events are not common.
    3. If you are investing in a start-up business, you should not expect to get your money back through dividends. Start-up businesses rarely pay these.
  4. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
    1. Putting all your money into a single business or type of investment for example, is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.
    2. A good rule of thumb is not to invest more than 10% of your money in high-risk investments. https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart/5-questions-ask-you-invest
  5. The value of your investment can be reduced
    1. The percentage of the business that you own will decrease if the business issues more shares. This could mean that the value of your investment reduces, depending on how much the business grows. Most start-up businesses issue multiple rounds of shares.
    2. These new shares could have additional rights that your shares don’t have, such as the right to receive a fixed dividend, which could further reduce your chances of getting a return on your investment.

 

If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself, visit the FCA’s website here.