--- title: SFC holds its first Investor Event of 2019 | SFC Capital description: Startup Funding Club introduces five up-and-coming startups to the SFC Angel Network at a sell-out event at Home House. image: https://sfccapital.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/banner_1575376273.webp --- Disclaimer Please note, company introductions through SFC Capital Ltd ('SFC') are only suitable for ‘High Net Worth Individuals’, or ‘Sophisticated Investors’ as defined by the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) who are familiar with and willing to accept the high risk associated with private investments. Any investor requesting to contact a company through SFC Capital does so at his/her own risk and is solely responsible for conducting any legal, accounting or due diligence review. 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Consequently, this document is only directed at professional clients and eligible counterparties as defined by the FCA and also to persons of a kind to whom the Fund may lawfully be promoted by an authorised person by virtue of Section 238(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and COBS 4.12.4R. Any decision by an investor to buy shares in a fund must be made solely on the basis of the information and terms contained within the Fund’s offering memorandum. Investment in the Fund is made entirely at the investor’s own risk and professional advice should be sought in case of doubt. SFC Capital Partners Ltd (‘SFC’) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) in the United Kingdom, firm reference number 736284. This document is intended for professional investors only; any reproduction of this information, in whole, or part, is prohibited. The content is for information purposes only and should not be used or considered as an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell the securities mentioned herein. The SFC Angel Fund (the ‘SFC Fund’ or the ‘Fund’) is defined as an ‘unregulated collective investment scheme’ (‘UCIS’) and the promotion of a UCIS either within the UK or from the UK is severely restricted by statute. Consequently, this document is only directed at professional clients and eligible counterparties as defined by the FCA and also to persons of a kind to whom the Fund may lawfully be promoted by an authorised person by virtue of Section 238(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and COBS 4.12.4R. The SFC Angel Fund is managed by SFC Capital Partners Ltd (‘SFCCP’) which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, firm reference number 736284. Information on the Fund is intended for professional investors only; any reproduction of this information, in whole, or part, is prohibited. The content is for information purposes only and should not be used or considered as an offer or solicitation to purchase or sell the securities mentioned herein. The SFC Angel Fund (the ‘SFC Fund’ or the ‘Fund’) is defined as an ‘unregulated collective investment scheme’ (‘UCIS’) and the promotion of a UCIS either within the UK or from the UK is severely restricted by statute. Consequently, this document is only directed at professional clients and eligible counterparties as defined by the FCA and also to persons of a kind to whom the Fund may lawfully be promoted by an authorised person by virtue of Section 238(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and COBS 4.12.4R. Any decision by an investor to buy shares in a fund must be made solely on the basis of the information and terms contained within the Fund’s offering memorandum. Investment in the Fund is made entirely at the investor’s own risk and professional advice should be sought in case of doubt. The SFC Angel Fund is an SEIS/EIS fund which raises money for early-stage businesses by investing in SEIS and EIS eligible ventures with the aim of returning a profit for investors in the fund. Investment in early-stage companies involves risks such as illiquidity, lack of dividends, loss of investment and dilution. Investment in SEIS/EIS funds should be considered as part of a diversified portfolio. The availability of tax relief depends on individual circumstances and may change in the future. The availability of tax relief depends on the company invested in maintaining its SEIS/EIS qualifying status. There is no assurance that the investment objectives of any investment product will be achieved or that the strategies and methods described herein will be successful. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and the value of an investment may go down as well as up. Investors may not get back the full amount invested. No warranties or representations of any kind are expressed or implied on this website. I Accept The Terms ## FCA Mandatory Risk Warning & Risk Summary > ## Risk Warning > > **Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment, and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong.** ## Risk Summary **Estimated reading time: 2 min** Due to the potential for losses, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) considers this investment to be high risk.   What are the key risks? 1\. You could lose all the money you invest. Investments made by the SFC Angel Fund SEIS (the “Fund”) will be in shares in early-stage businesses. Investors in these shares often lose 100% of the money they invested, as many early-stage businesses fail. 2\. You are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong Protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in relation to claims against failed regulated firms, does not cover poor investment performance. Try the FSCS investment protection checker here: [https://www.fscs.org.uk/check/investment-protection-checker/](https://sfccapital.com/fca-mandatory-risk-warning-and-risk-summary/%20https://www.fscs.org.uk/check/investment-protection-checker/)    Protection from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) does not cover poor investment performance. If you have a complaint against an FCA-regulated firm, FOS may be able to consider it. Learn more about FOS protection here: [https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/consumers](https://www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/consumers) 3\. You won’t get your money back quickly Even if the businesses the Fund invests your money in are successful, it may take several years to get your money back. The most likely way to get your money back is if the businesses invested in by the Fund are bought by another business or list their shares on an exchange such as the London Stock Exchange. These events are not common. 4\. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket Putting all your money into a single business or type of investment for example, is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.  A good rule of thumb is not to invest more than 10% of your money in high-risk investments.  [https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart/5-questions-ask-you-invest](https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart/5-questions-ask-you-invest) 5\. The value of your investment can be reduced The percentage of each investee company that the Fund owns will decrease if the business issues more shares. This could mean that the value of your investment in each investee company reduces, depending on how much the business grows. Most start-up businesses issue multiple rounds of shares.  These new shares could have additional rights that your shares don’t have, such as the right to receive a fixed dividend, which could further reduce your chances of getting a return on your investment. 6\. S/EIS tax reliefs are not guaranteed Whilst it is the Fund's intention to invest mostly in companies qualifying under SEIS legislation, SFC cannot guarantee that all investments will qualify for S/EIS relief (or IHT relief) or, indeed, if they do initially, that they will continue to do so throughout the life of the investment. The tax advantages of investing through the Fund are therefore not guaranteed.  If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself, visit the FCA’s website here: [https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart](https://www.fca.org.uk/investsmart)  Close Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. 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[![SFC Logo + Title x web](https://sfccapital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SFC%20Logo%20+%20Title%20x%20web.png?width=2000&name=SFC%20Logo%20+%20Title%20x%20web.png)](https://sfccapital.com) - [Startups](https://sfccapital.com/raise) - Investors - [SEIS Fund](https://sfccapital.com/seis-funds) - [EIS Fund](https://sfccapital.com/eis-funds) - [SEIS Explained](https://sfccapital.com/seis-explained) - [EIS Explained](https://sfccapital.com/eis-explained) - [Angel House](https://sfccapital.com/angel-house) - [Advisors](https://sfccapital.com/advisors) - [Portfolio](https://portal.sfccapital.com/portfolio) - [About Us](https://sfccapital.com/about-us) - [Blog](https://sfccapital.com/blog) - [Login](https://portal.sfccapital.com/login) # SFC holds its first Investor Event of 2019 [Alex Batlle Bosch, Brand Manager](https://sfccapital.com/blog/author/alex-batlle-bosch) Since 2016, Alex has led SFC Capital's digital communications, leveraging her background in social media management and creative work. - - 30 Jan 2019 [Events](https://sfccapital.com/blog/tag/events) ##### Share on - - - #### Startup Funding Club introduces five up-and-coming startups to the SFC Angel Network at a sell-out event at Home House. [Startup Funding Club](https://startupfundingclub.com/) (SFC) has kicked off 2019 with a sell-out Investor Event in Mayfair. SFC’s Pitching & Networking events, which are hosted regularly at [Home House](https://homehouse.co.uk/) as well as other London clubs, have become increasingly popular since they were first held back in 2013, and keep attracting new investors in each of its editions. Home House members joined the SFC Angel Network once more to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship on an evening conducted by SFC’s COO Angelika Burawska and sponsored by [SFC Bennett Brooks](http://www.sfcbb.co.uk/) and [Withersworldwide](https://www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/owners-and-entrepreneurs). Before jumping into the pitches, Joseph Zipfel, SFC’s CIO, announced the next closing date for the tax-efficient [SFC Angel Fund](https://startupfundingclub.com/startup/140/sfc-angel-fund) – 31st March. Following the announcement, five up-and-coming startups showcased their businesses to the audience of investors: - [Oncare](http://www.weareoncare.com/) – modernising the care sector with technology, making elderly care easier, more efficient, and more transparent for everyone. By first providing software tools to care agencies, OnCare will next create a marketplace for care where families can find care to match their needs. - Agsenze – its mission is to revolutionise the global agricultural industry by leading the way in ‘smart livestock agriculture’. Meeting the rising industry demand for improved automation and productivity, the company has developed precision farming products using low-cost sensors and smart, cloud-based algorithms to monitor animal health, welfare and productivity in real-time to empower farmers, vets, and retailers. - [Edurio](http://www.edurio.com) – a powerful platform for school groups to coherently survey students, parents, and teachers across their schools. Edurio allows Multi-academy trust and school leaders to measure what matters and save time and resources on analysing the broad range of aspects affecting the quality of education. - [Magictab](http://magictab.co.uk) – a restaurant tabletop menu that takes orders and payments all by itself. It improves waitstaff’s efficiency and increases spend-per-head. The first Magictab site became TripAdvisor's #1 restaurant out of over 18,000 in London, and several of the UK's biggest restaurant brands are scheduled to go live in 2019. - [Mayku](https://www.mayku.me/) – 35m Americans spend more than 5 hours per week crafting. Mayku is building a family of tabletop machines that help them bring their ideas to life - as simply as baking a cake. It already has more than 3000 customers in 74 countries. Mayku has booked in £1.2m revenue this year, set up global distribution and is growing at 133% QoQ. The company makes money by selling machines and earns recurring revenue from the consumables that go with them. The presenters delivered compelling pitches that caught the attention of the investors present, who later approached the founders to further enquire about their ventures during the networking session. *Are you an investor looking to support UK-based startups? Please have a look at* [*https://startupfundingclub.com/page/invest*](https://startupfundingclub.com/page/invest) *to learn more about how we operate.* *Are you a UK-based startup looking for funding? Please have a look at* [*https://startupfundingclub.com/page/raise*](https://startupfundingclub.com/page/raise) *and apply if you fit our criteria.* ## Related Articles 13 Apr 2017 [News](https://sfccapital.com/blog/tag/news) ##### [Startup Funding Club invests in 25 companies on its first close of the 2017 SFC SEIS/EIS Funds](https://sfccapital.com/blog/startup-funding-club-invests-in-25-companies-on-first-close-of-2017-seis-eis-funds) Startup Funding Club invests in 25 companies across various sectors through its 2017 SEIS/EIS Funds [Read More](https://sfccapital.com/blog/startup-funding-club-invests-in-25-companies-on-first-close-of-2017-seis-eis-funds) 22 Sep 2017 [News](https://sfccapital.com/blog/tag/news) ##### [Happy birthday to us!](https://sfccapital.com/blog/sfc-turns-5) What do the first five years of Startup Funding Club look like? [Read More](https://sfccapital.com/blog/sfc-turns-5) 16 Sep 2017 [Events](https://sfccapital.com/blog/tag/events) ##### [Startup Funding Club launches the SFC Angel Fund at its first Investor Event of the season](https://sfccapital.com/blog/sfc-launches-angel-fund) Startup Funding Club has launched the SFC Angel Fund at its first Pitching & Networking event of the... 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