o2h Ventures Limited has launched the first fund in the UK solely focused on early stage biotech therapeutic and related AI opportunities in the UK. The geographic scope shall be UK wide but will target the growing Cambridge biotech cluster. The fund is structured to be S/EIS compliant providing income, inheritance and capital gains tax breaks for UK tax payers.
A shift in focus of the large pharmaceutical companies from developing innovation in-house to acquiring innovation externally increased demand for the best science providing earlier exit options. The fund is headquartered in the Mill SciTech Park, Cambridge, where it can provide the incubation and support as part of a community to the companies it has invested in to help them achieve a critical value inflexion point. The team at o2h have access to some of the most exciting ideas through its live grass roots working relationships fostered with entrepreneurs and scientists over many years.
For more information email us at- invest@o2h.com
If you would like further details and would like to read our full Information Memorandum you can request to download it below:
You invest £50k
EIS gives you £15k tax relief from HMRC
SEIS gives you £25k tax relief from HMRC
Investment now worth £100k
£50k profit
income tax relief £15k
performance incentive £10k
net profit £55k
Investment still worth £50k
£0 profit
income tax relief £15k
performance incentive £0
net profit £15k
Investment now worth £0
£50k loss
income tax relief £15k
loss relief £15,750 *
performance incentive £0
capital loss £19,250
* Loss relief calculated on higher rate tax bracket Worked example is net of any fund fees
Large pharmaceutical companies have been closing down research centres globally for the last decade. This shift in focus of the large pharmaceutical companies has moved them from developing innovation in-house to acquiring innovation externally, forcing us prices for the best science and providing earlier exit opportunities. The team at o2h have access to the most exciting scientific ideas in the through its live working relationships fostered over many years working as a discovery services company giving it far earlier access than competitors to the most promising companies. Early stage companies often need more than just money, o2h Ventures has built a unique integrated model for early stage companies which includes the possibility of offering company’s incubation in its the Mill SciTech Park, in Cambridge, UK, and/or the option to jump-start their research activity from o2h Discovery in Ahmedabad, India. The fund is structures to be (S)EIS compliant proving generous income, Inheritance and capital gains tax for UK tax payers.
(made personally by the Fund Managers)