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Essentia Analytics

Sector:
Technology
Invested in:
Calculus EISs, Calculus VCT

Essentia Analytics is a FinTech (financial technology) company, based in London and New York. Its flagship service, Essentia Insight, applies behavioural analytics to help professional asset managers make measurably better decisions, by providing a powerful and continuous feedback loop.

Essentia Analytics was founded by professional portfolio manager Clare Flynn Levy to provide decision analytics in order to improve the performance of asset managers.

Essentia’s proprietary software conducts a full algorithmic analysis, using machine learning of all past investment decisions, to identify each individual portfolio manager’s behavioural biases. The software then continuously monitors their portfolio including individual stock performance and trading and creates proactive behavioural nudges to help the fund manager improve their alpha performance. Quarterly consultation sessions with a professional portfolio manager coach to agree behavioural change efforts and manage progress at an individual and team level.

Rationale

The investment will be used by Essentia Analytics to expand their product offering, in particular for asset allocators (CIOs), and to drive growth by strengthening the US and European sales and marketing capability.

Clare Flynn-Levy, Essentia Analytics CEO says “We are delighted to have Calculus on board as an investor. Their investment and expertise come at a crucial time for us to be growing and developing our product, due to the increasing pressure for asset managers to prove their alpha and improve performance.  We are very much looking forward to working together more closely.”

Latest News

Northern Trust invests in Essentia Analytics

Essentia’s software uses data analytics and behavioural finance research to help allocators and active asset managers make better decisions and improve their returns. Essentia expects to expand headcount and accelerate research and development following an investment by Northern Trust. Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has reached an agreement to take an equity stake in Essentia Analytics, Ltd., … Continued

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Important Information

The investments referred to in this website are not suitable for all investors. Calculus Capital Limited is not able to give advice to prospective investors about the suitability of the investments. Prospective investors are recommended to seek specialist tax and financial advice before investing in the Calculus EIS Fund or Calculus VCT.

An investment into the Calculus EIS Fund of Calculus VCT may only be made on the basis of reading in full the information set out in the relevant Information Memorandum or prospectus.

When investing, your capital is at risk. The value of shares and income from them may go down as well as up and despite the tax relief you may not recover the amount originally invested. An investment in smaller and unquoted companies carries a higher risk than many other forms of investment. Shares in unquoted companies are not readily marketable. You should not invest in an EIS or VCT unless you can afford to lose some or all of your capital.

An EIS or VCT investment is only appropriate for investors with a medium to long term investment horizon; the timing and extent of realisation cannot be predicted and may extend beyond five years. It is not possible to allow a partial withdrawal of your investment. You may request a total withdrawal, but since many investments made will be in unquoted companies, this may not be possible. Withdrawal within three years for the EIS and five years for the VCT would lead to repayment of any tax reliefs received.

The tax benefits available depend upon your individual circumstances and these benefits may change dependent upon future legislation.

I have read and understood this important information

Important Information

The investments referred to in this website are not suitable for all investors. Calculus Capital Limited is not able to give advice to prospective investors about the suitability of the investments. Prospective investors are recommended to seek specialist tax and financial advice before investing in the Calculus EIS Fund or Calculus VCT.

An investment into the Calculus EIS Fund of Calculus VCT may only be made on the basis of reading in full the information set out in the relevant Information Memorandum or prospectus.

When investing, your capital is at risk. The value of shares and income from them may go down as well as up and despite the tax relief you may not recover the amount originally invested. An investment in smaller and unquoted companies carries a higher risk than many other forms of investment. Shares in unquoted companies are not readily marketable. You should not invest in an EIS or VCT unless you can afford to lose some or all of your capital.

An EIS or VCT investment is only appropriate for investors with a medium to long term investment horizon; the timing and extent of realisation cannot be predicted and may extend beyond five years. It is not possible to allow a partial withdrawal of your investment. You may request a total withdrawal, but since many investments made will be in unquoted companies, this may not be possible. Withdrawal within three years for the EIS and five years for the VCT would lead to repayment of any tax reliefs received.

The tax benefits available depend upon your individual circumstances and these benefits may change dependent upon future legislation.

I have read and understood this important information