Foresight Williams

Name

Foresight Williams

Legal name

Foresight Technology VCT Plc

Website

https://foresightwilliams.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Trust / Tax-Efficient Investment

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG Integration / Responsible Investment Funds (Broad ESG) (FSANAJAL)

Keywords

• Venture capital trust
• Tax-efficient investing
• Deep technology investment
• Early-stage growth capital
• Portfolio investment management

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. VCT Investment Management: The fund generates returns through managing a portfolio of early-stage deep technology companies. Revenue is derived from management fees and performance-related returns on the invested capital in portfolio companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Foresight Williams is an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and related venture capital vehicle managed by Foresight Group that invests in early-stage, unquoted companies commercialising deep technology innovations in hardware and software. The fund provides individual investors with tax-efficient exposure to a diversified portfolio of growth-stage technology companies addressing global challenges such as resource scarcity, aging populations, and geopolitical tensions, supported by professional portfolio management and a network of technical advisors.

Product overview

Foresight Technology VCT (FWT VCT) is a Venture Capital Trust managed by Foresight Group's award-winning Private Equity team. The fund offers a diversified portfolio of early-stage companies commercializing innovative deep technologies to address global challenges including resource scarcity, aging populations, and increasing geopolitical tensions. Solutions span both hardware and software. The portfolio includes Audioscenic (3D audio technology), Forefront RF Ltd (next-generation duplexing technology), Refeyn (mass photometry), and Previsico (technology). The VCT provides tax-efficient investment opportunities with a five-year minimum holding period, with share buybacks available through partner Redmayne Bentley at approximately 5% discount to NAV.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foresight Williams EIS / Foresight Technology VCT A venture capital trust / enterprise investment scheme offering individual investors diversified, tax-efficient exposure to a portfolio of early-stage, unquoted companies commercialising deep technology innovations spanning both hardware and software.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Redmayne BentleycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Redmayne Bentley to facilitate share buybacks for existing Foresight Technology VCT shareholders. Investors can sell their shares back to the VCT at approximately 5% discount to NAV through Redmayne Bentley's platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Octopus Titan VCT plc: One of the largest UK deep technology-focused VCTs, investing in early-stage science and technology businesses. Directly comparable in structure (VCT), investment stage (early-stage) and sector focus (deep tech) to Foresight Williams.
• Oxford Technology VCT plc: Long-established UK VCT specialising in early-stage technology and university spin-outs. Directly comparable in VCT structure, early-stage tech focus and investor base (UK advised retail).
• Albion Technology & General VCT plc: Technology-flavoured UK VCT run by Albion Capital, combining early-stage tech with more mature growth investments. Directly comparable in VCT structure and UK advised-investor channel.
• British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc: UK VCT focused on smaller, growth-oriented UK companies. Directly comparable as a UK VCT serving retail advised investors via the same IFA channel.
• Parkwalk Advisors: UK fund manager focused on university spin-out and deep technology investments via EIS and VCT structures. Directly comparable in early-stage deep-tech focus and tax-efficient UK wrapper.

Broad incumbents

• Maven Capital Partners: UK private equity and VCT manager running multiple regional and sector VCTs. Comparable as a broader manager of UK VCT vehicles with overlapping investor channels and portfolio support infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Triple Point Ventures (formerly Downing Ventures): UK early-stage technology investor running EIS and VCT vehicles. Comparable in stage (seed/Series A tech), structure (UK tax wrappers) and distribution (IFA channel).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foresightgroup
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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments26 records

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