Braveheart Ventures Ltd was formed in 1997 by four Scottish businessmen as an informal investment syndicate. In 2003, Braveheart Investment Group plc was incorporated, and subsequently acquired Braveheart Ventures. The transition towards becoming a recognised investment management company was completed in 2004 when Braveheart Ventures became authorised by the Financial Services Authority. In March 2007 Braveheart Investment Group plc became a listed company when its shares began trading on AIM. Soon after Braveheart boosted its portfolio with the acquisition of W L Ventures, which was subsequently renamed Caledonia Portfolio Realisations. A second acquisition was made in June 2009 when Braveheart purchased Yorkshire-based specialist investment business, Viking Fund Managers Ltd (formerly Inkopo Ltd).
The Group has grown steadily year on year and now comprises a management team of 19 and a client base of around 100. Service offerings include bespoke EIS portfolios, fund management, investment facilitation and management services.
We make investments in young, emerging, unlisted companies where there is potential for significant growth through successful commercialisation of IP. Through close relationships with a number of leading universities and innovation centres, we have access to a wide variety of emerging commercial opportunities at early stages. There are 27 companies in our diverse portfolio (as at year end 31 March 2010) and we have completed over 90 deals in our 13 year history.
The Group’s headquarters are in Perth and there are regional offices in Yorkshire and central London.