About us
Jenson Funding Partners LLP (Jenson) was founded in 2012 by Paul Jenkinson and Sarah Barber from Jenson Solutions Ltd (a network of Finance Directors who continue to provide support to the investee companies). Since 2012, we have launched five SEIS and four EIS Funds. We are now on our 10th tranche and have invested £16 million in 100 entrepreneurial UK businesses which have typically launched their product or service and are typically close to or post revenue. In addition, we have supported 20 follow on funding rounds, all at premium to initial launch cost. We have recently become FCA authorised and have split our SEIS & EIS Fund into two separate Funds, retaining the same ethos and strategy across both evergreen Funds.
Why Jenson?
Three or more partners with considerable venture capital and private equity experience to help identify and evaluate business plans and opportunities generally
Three or more partners with considerable financial modelling, systems and outsourcing experience to help Investee Companies establish or expand the operating and accounting systems and controls
Three or more partners with considerable turnaround and refinancing experience to help Investee Companies with any operational or financial challenges that they may face in the future
Three or more partners with considerable mergers and acquisitions experience including larger listed companies and trade sales to help the Investee Companies prepare for an eventual exit
Our Journey
Foresight and Jenson Solutions have been working together for a number of years. When the government announced the SEIS initiative, it was seen as a great opportunity for both parties to help small growing businesses exceed their potential, the Jenson Seed EIS Fund was therefore launched.
The Jenson Seed EIS Fund (Fund 1) closed over-subscribed at over £5m investing in 35 companies. We subsequently followed Fund 1 up with Jenson Seed EIS Fund 2. In 2015 we launched the combined Jenson SEIS & EIS Fund 3, which enabled us to provide follow-on funding to our existing portfolio companies via our EIS and additional syndicated investments with external investors. Fund 4 followed this in 2016 and we now have an evergreen fund. To date we have invested in 100 companies and have £16 million assets under management. Our aim is to continue SEIS investment and grow our portfolio companies with follow-on EIS investment giving diversification to investors. We have now separated the two funds and as we have become FCA authorised are now the Fund Manager, our SEIS Fund will be promoted solely by RAM Capital whilst Jenson continues to manage the growth of our EIS Fund.
Jeffrey Faustin
Investment Director specialising in early stage investments
0207 788 7539
jfaustin@jensonfunding.com
Katie Henry
Investment Assistant
0207 788 7539
khenry@jensonfunding.com
Matt Ellams
Portfolio Director
0207 788 7539
mellams@jensonfunding.com
Vicky Powell
Operations Manager
0207 788 7539
vpowell@jensonfunding.com
Our clients about us
“Post funding, I have found the Jenson Solutions relationship very appropriate. I know that if I need to speak to someone I can phone them anytime, and while they leave me alone to run my business, I know they are close enough for me to feel duly responsible to them.”
Richard Moss“We found Jenson Solutions probably the best panel we have presented to, and that was our opinion prior to being offered investment”
Tony Bolton“The Jenson SEIS Fund Investee Conference was very enjoyable and informative. It was great to see Jenson Solutions supporting the companies they have invested in with this initiative.”
Kenton Ward
Jenson evergreen
SEIS & EIS Funds
The Funds aim to target exciting new innovative and disruptive technologies to be nurtured alongside existing investment opportunities that require follow on investment to fully exploit commercialisation of a proven business model.
Contact us
Runway East, 2nd Floor,
20 St Thomas Street,
London, SE1 9RS
020 7788 7539
invest@jensonfunding.com