BRITBOTS SECOND ROBOTICS & AI FUND ON TARGET TO HELP MORE BRITISH ENTREPRENEURS

The fund will be used to take stakes in high-potential robotics and AI (artificial intelligence)-related ventures.

Martlesham, 29 March 2018. Britbots, the organisation dedicated to promoting U.K.-based robotics companies, and Sapphire Capital Partners, a specialist manager of tax-efficient funds, has announced that their second British Robotics Seed Fund has attracted a lot of investor interest and has been well subscribed.


The fund will be used to take stakes in high-potential robotics and AI (artificial intelligence)-related ventures.

The new fund will be predominantly focused on SEIS-qualifying investment opportunities thereby delivering the most significant tax benefits to investors, nonetheless there will be scope for the fund to make a number of investments under the EIS scheme when there are scale-up opportunities for existing portfolio companies. Further information is available at www.britbots.com/fund

There has been rapid increase in the number of robotics-related start-ups and the fund looks to partner with entrepreneurs and academic robotics teams to deliver high-value businesses that can deliver superior returns for investors.

In a climate where returns on listed investments are constrained, exploiting the rapid global adoption of robotics and AI systems whilst also benefiting from attractive tax reliefs under SEIS/EIS makes for an exciting high-growth investment strategy, as part of a broader portfolio. Opportunities for significant investment returns in this sector are becoming widespread, with more than 50 robotics and automation companies being acquired over the last year, for a total consideration of more than £20 billion.

The second fund will look to back world-class entrepreneurs with global product opportunities. There will be a particular focus on machine-learning and enabling technologies for autonomous robotics. Britbots meets with hundreds of businesses each year and has already earmarked a number of exciting businesses as potential investments for the fund. The success of the fund was recognised by this years EISA Awards.

Dominic Keen, founder of Britbots commented, "I'm delighted in the level of interest in our second robotics fund. It is the best way for an investor to get access to mixed basket of shares in the exciting robotics and AI growth companies that are shaping our economy for the decades ahead."

The fund will close soon.

Britbots is the trading name for High Growth Robotics Limited, a business mentoring company that seeks to champion the achievements of robotics start-up across the UK. Its services include: consulting on growth strategies; publicity via presentations and articles; and a think-tank on the use of robotics in public policy - www.britbots.com

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