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Welcome to Praetura Ventures

Praetura Capital was the first of the Praetura Businesses we look to back all provide access to recurring,
companies to be incorporated in 2011. We high margin, revenue streams and the opportunity for
completed our first investment, the acquisition operational leverage once scaled. We are prepared to back
these inherently scalable business models early and we
and listing of Inspired Energy plc, in November of
believe that by making an early investment in a business,
that year. Since then we have grown steadily and
we are truly able to work with driven management teams at
have made a further 24 investments on behalf of
the foundational stages of a business and support them in
our high net worth client base, investing c. £100m
growing successful ventures.
into start ups or early stage businesses.
With the Praetura EIS 2019 Fund we are targeting a capital
We have evolved the group extensively to include
raise of up to £15 million which will be deployed across a
investment, debt and lending businesses and are now a
diverse portfolio of 8-10 opportunities that have been carefully
diversified funding provider to SMEs. Praetura Ventures was
selected for their unique potential.
recently established within the Group with the ambition to
become the leading venture capital business in the North
From this portfolio, we are targeting a minimum return
West of England.
profile of 2x return on capital. We believe this, combined
with the tax reliefs available from an EIS structure and the
We have built a highly experienced and reputable team within
Praetura approach and track record, offers investors looking
Praetura Ventures who bring with them in excess of 250 years
for meaningful capital growth investments, an attractive
of sector experience. We will be executing a differentiated
investment opportunity.
strategy, investing predominantly outside of London and
providing a solution to the identified funding gap in the North
West. This funding gap has also been identified and is being
addressed by the implementation of Government initiatives
to improve infrastructure and investment within the region;
Praetura is ideally positioned to benefit.

Mike Fletcher David Foreman
By providing genuine, unconstrained, venture capital to
Praetura Group CEO Praetura Ventures MD
early stage businesses, we have the opportunity to realise
significant returns for investors. We recognise the value
in developing a genuine partnership with our portfolio
companies, working with them to overcome the myriad of
issues that a young business will inevitably face. We believe
that this strong partnership built on trust and transparency,
alongside our supportive approach to investment, allows us
to maximise returns for our investors.