Who We Are
Who we are
Making Growth Aspirations a Reality
Guinness Ventures is a venture capital business, dedicated to making growth aspirations a reality. We have our eyes on the goal and our feet on the ground, building trusted partnerships with founders and investors that help both to find the right path to high growth.
Based in Westminster, the Guinness Ventures team builds trusted relationships with founders, investors, and advisors. Together, we strive to transform ambitious plans into tangible success, always driven by our dedication to robust, long-term value creation.
Heritage
Our Journey
We have backed some of the fastest growing scale-ups in the UK. We take a grounded, evidence-based approach in supporting founders and management teams to scale internationally and realise their ambitions.
Guinness Asset Management founded
Founded in 2003 as an independent fund manager specialising in long-only equity funds and unlisted private investments.
Guinness Ventures Team
In 2010, Shane Gallwey started to grow a team dedicated to making private company investments under a series of Enterprise Investment Scheme services.
First Investment
Guinness EIS makes its first investment
Over 100 companies backed
Guinness EIS and Guinness AIM EIS services back their 100th company
Exceeded £100m in exits
Exits take us to returning over £100m to investors in exit proceeds
VCT Launch
As one of the largest EIS fund managers, we launched a VCT in 2022 and were admitted to the London Stock Exchange in 2023
Over £300m invested
We reach the milestone of investing over £300m into UK growth companies
Co-Investment Service Launches
We launch the Guinness Ventures Co-Investment Service, giving deal by deal access to our clients
Guinness Knowledge Intensive EIS launched
We launched our first Knowledge Intensive EIS service, closing in April 2025
Why Us?
A heritage of realising bold ambitions.
Part of Guinness Global Investors, we have a strong legacy of successful growth investment. Whether you are an ambitious Founder, investor or partner, you’ll find in us an expert, straightforward partner, dedicated to turning growth aspirations into reality.
Know where you stand.
Our approach is transparent, open and human. We are an expert and ambitious team, committed to building trusted relationships. We are all unified by a commitment to being open, evidence-based and supportive.
Real world businesses
We aren’t stuck in a niche – we build partnerships with businesses with proven commercial value, across consumer brands, business services and healthcare.
Scale-ups with stamina.
We work with businesses with sound fundamentals, strong teams, and a balanced path to high growth. We love ambitious teams that can demonstrate evidence-based commercial traction and momentum
Our Commitments
ESG_VC Framework
We've integrated the ESG_VC Measurement Framework into our investment process, reflecting our dedication to responsible and sustainable investing. By embedding ESG considerations into our decision-making, we're not only ensuring our investments align with our values but also guiding our portfolio companies on their journey towards more sustainable and ethical business practices.
Investing In Women Code
We are a proud signatory of the Investing in Women Code, a UK government initiative aimed at improving female entrepreneurs' access to finance and resources. We demonstrate our commitment by collecting and reporting gender-disaggregated data on our investments, implementing strategies to increase funding for female-led businesses, and actively participating in networking events and workshops.
Careers
We aim to employ the best people from the widest pool of applicants, we are committed to encouraging diversity and inclusion and we seek to maintain a working environment where the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.
Email your CV to [email protected] and we'll be in touch if an opportunity matches your experience.