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Symvan Capital Limited
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"The level of due diligence and research they undertake on potential investee companies is impressive and gives advisers and investors alike great confidence in their investment. Investor communication also appears to be excellent with regular investor meetings and updates, all of which offer a glimpse into the inner workings of the SEIS which few funds can match."
EISA Judges' comment, February 2016Investment focus
Key team members
Kealan is CEO and co-founder of Symvan Capital. He has worked with venture capital companies for 15 years, both in a corporate finance advisory capacity as well as a fund manager. He prefers to invest in a wide range of technology companies, but is also very interested in finding synergies within the Symvan portfolio of companies. Company interests include big data analytics, fintech, SaaS, 3D printing and network security. Before his involvement in venture capital investing, Kealan previously lead a structured equity products team at HSBC, and has worked at Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch and UBS. Together with Nicholas, he has since founded his own entrepreneurial businesses to focus on VC investing. Kealan holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Toronto.
Nicholas is a Director and co-founder of Symvan Capital. He is passionate about technology and believes it has never been a more exciting time to invest in the sector. His early capital markets experience at Paribas seeded his involvement in the sector, working on numerous technology transactions including the IPO for Autonomy Corporation Plc. Most of his recent experience involves working with and investing in early stage technology SMEs. He is particularly interested in big data, high performance computing and the opportunities for disruption in the education and recruitment sectors. Nicholas believes that both the quality of the management team and timing are the most important factors in determining success of a technology investment, and propounds that the Symvan mantra of “deeper not wider” is essential and requires the close involvement of the venture capital investor to nurture the businesses. Prior to setting up his own VC businesses, Nicholas worked with AiM brokers and the ECM team at Lehman Brothers, focussing on European Telecom & Media. Prior to that he worked in the TMT Corporate Finance and European Equity Capital Markets teams at BNP Paribas. Nicholas gained a BSc (Hons) in Statistics & Economics from UCL and in a MBA from Imperial College Management School.
Maria joined the Symvan team in 2015, with a focus on enhancing the way in which we engage with our investors and the broader investment community. Communication is at the heart of her role at Symvan, for which her extensive experience as a professional stage and screen actress leaves her uniquely equipped. Maria holds a Bachelor of Laws, having graduated from University College Cork. Before her acting career took off, she worked in journalism, building a social media presence before the existence of social media by creating an attention grabbing events guide for a Dublin newspaper. Prior to joining Symvan, Maria worked with a firm of architects, resolving complex legal issues by finding common ground between contractors and clients.
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