The UK-based VC organisation says it offers direct access to a curated portfolio of early-stage businesses, putting investors in charge of choosing which companies they choose to back.

Growthdeck, the venture capital business, has appointed one of its existing figures, Frederick Hamilton, as CEO, and Kieron Launder as board chairman.

Hamilton, who was previously investment head at Growthdeck, has been with the organisation for more than two years, having had a decade of experience, analysing, and executing deals across UK pre-seed to Series B investments. He has held board positions for Oxford University spinouts including Brill Power, Oxford Quantum Circuits, and Salience Labs.

Launder has more than three decades’ financial sector experience. He has served in senior roles including head of strategic advisory services at Rothschild Private Banking & Trust, advising ultra-high net worth families on long-term investing and risk mitigation, and chief investment officer for Schroders & Co, the private banking arm of Schroders.

Launder has been an active investor in unlisted private companies for more than 20 years.

Growthdeck says it offers direct access to a curated portfolio of early-stage businesses, with investors choosing their own investments and benefiting from the UK’s generous tax relief schemes.