Innovation Capital Advisory crestInnovation Capital Advisory

MAYFAIR · LONDON · UK

Private capital
for frontier
industries.

Institutional judgement. Private relationships. Exceptional capital. Global access. Connecting ambitious companies and sponsors with institutional, family office and private capital partners across frontier industries.

$3.5B
MANDATED INTRODUCTIONS
100+
INVESTOR RELATIONSHIPS
6
LIVE MANDATES
3
PARTNERS IN THE FIRM

MANDATES IN FLIGHT

01AI Regulation Assurance, UK£12M80/20 Equity / Debt·
02Quantum Hardware, EU€200MSeries A · Equity·
03FX Options AI Trade Validator, UK£10MEquity·
04Airport Infrastructure, India$120MDEBT·
05Advanced Manufacturing, US$15M80/20 Debt / Equity·
064GW Solar Farm, EU€3B80/20 Debt / Equity·
01AI Regulation Assurance, UK£12M80/20 Equity / Debt·
02Quantum Hardware, EU€200MSeries A · Equity·
03FX Options AI Trade Validator, UK£10MEquity·
04Airport Infrastructure, India$120MDEBT·
05Advanced Manufacturing, US$15M80/20 Debt / Equity·
064GW Solar Farm, EU€3B80/20 Debt / Equity·
01AI Regulation Assurance, UK£12M80/20 Equity / Debt·
02Quantum Hardware, EU€200MSeries A · Equity·
03FX Options AI Trade Validator, UK£10MEquity·
04Airport Infrastructure, India$120MDEBT·
05Advanced Manufacturing, US$15M80/20 Debt / Equity·
064GW Solar Farm, EU€3B80/20 Debt / Equity·

§ I · Doctrine

The old world understood discretion. The new world demands signal. We operate at the intersection.

For two centuries the merchant houses of London earned their names by knowing which capital belonged in which room. That practice has not changed. What has changed is the volume of information required to keep it.

We combine the introductions, restraint, and long time horizon of a private house with proprietary systems that read markets, mandates, and matching investors at machine scale. The result is considered introductions — not mass marketing.

§ II · Sectors

Four pillars of the next economy.

I

Artificial Intelligence

Model companies, applied intelligence, assurance and validation infrastructure.

II

Quantum & Deep Tech

Compute, cryptography, sensing, manufacturing. Foundational science moving from lab to industry.

III

Energy

Utility-scale solar, storage, nuclear-adjacent, and the transition financing behind them.

IV

Critical Infrastructure

Digital, physical, and dual-use. The rails on which the next century of capital moves.

§ III · Principles

How we hold the mandate.

  • 01

    Discretion

    We do not publish our client roster. We do not court the press. Mandates are earned through introduction and clinical repetition.

  • 02

    Vetted Capital Introductions

    Every investor and lender in our network is known to us. No aggregators. Every approach is tailored.

  • 03

    AI-Augmented, Human-Led

    Proprietary systems surface signal at scale. Partners direct every conversation. Machines assist. They do not decide.

  • 04

    Presence

    Mayfair. In person.

§ IV · Partners

The people behind the mandate.

Tom Short

Tom Short

PARTNER

Tom is an entrepreneur, strategic adviser and business builder with a successful exit and two decades of experience originating opportunities, building influential relationships and operating across global finance, technology and critical infrastructure.

Andrew Griffiths

Andrew Griffiths

PARTNER

Andrew is a former fixed income trader and strategic adviser with a strong track record of building commercial relationships, originating opportunities and connecting businesses with the people and capital required to accelerate growth.

Tony Lloyd

Tony Lloyd

Partner

Global finance executive and strategic adviser with over 40 years’ experience, Tony has advised and led businesses spanning private equity, venture capital, M&A, fundraising, international expansion and high-growth companies across the globe.

§ V · Current Book

Selected mandates,
in flight.

01
AI Regulation Assurance, UK
£12M
80/20 Equity / Debt
02
Quantum Hardware, EU
€200M
Series A · Equity
03
FX Options AI Trade Validator, UK
£10M
Equity
04
Airport Infrastructure, India
$120M
DEBT
05
Advanced Manufacturing, US
$15M
80/20 Debt / Equity
06
4GW Solar Farm, EU
€3B
80/20 Debt / Equity

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF CORPORATE ADVISORY MANDATES CURRENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY ICA. THESE ARE NOT INVESTMENT ADVERTISEMENTS OR OFFERS TO INVEST.

The House

Built on introductions. Sustained by discipline. Extended by machines and in-house technology that understand both.

§ VI · Correspondence

Better in person.

If you have a corporate mandate, or represent an institution or professional capital provider seeking relevant introductions, we prefer to meet.

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Office

Mayfair
London, United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)7917 353 363

Correspondence

tom@innovationcapitaladvisory.com

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