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Venture Building
Why GCV Labs exists: building better businesses, not just funding them
Why GCV Labs exists, how our seven-stage venture builder model works in practice, and how AI is changing the way we create and scale companies.
12 min readInvesting
Who can invest under EIS: eligibility and the connection rules
The eligibility tests: UK tax liability, the 30% holding limit, employment and directorship, and the two-years-before, three-years-after connection window.
3 min readInvesting
EIS qualifying companies: which businesses are eligible
Permanent establishment, independence, employee and asset limits, the seven-year age rule, the qualifying business activity test and the list of excluded trades.
3 min read