GSP Capital helps companies build better, stronger, sustainable businesses
Our philosophy
As investors and operators, we work closely with entrepreneurs to drive growth and offer on-the-ground support through our network of internal and external resources. The team at GSP Capital leverages industry expertise and personal networks to support companies in any way possible. We make teams stronger by encouraging growth and mentoring, enabling effective decisions to be made on the difficult issues that all entrepreneurs and boards face.
We are passionate about giving back. We have a responsibility to the world around us and our values-based investing approach is reflected in the causes which GSP Capital supports.
How we invest
VC Investments
Our VC investments are centred around opportunities in Seed and Series A rounds. The vision and maturity of the management team and its level of disruption ultimately governs our investment decisions. We are geographically focused on the US and Europe.
Private Equity
Our private equity deals allow us the opportunity to leverage our operational experience and knowledge in business transformation to help founders realize the vision they’ve had for their business and guide companies in reaching their true potential.
Merchant Banking
Our merchant banking (MB) deals are focused on assisting small-scale companies with international financing and underwriting and navigating legal and regulatory issues within the sector.
Real Estate
As investors, commercial and residential real estate investments are geared towards generating consistent cash flow via rental income or operating profits. Additionally, due to a rigorous and careful selection process to identify high opportunity investments, real estate appreciation (both organic and forced) adds to returns over the course of the venture as well as during the time of sale.
What we bring to the table as investors
We are founder-friendly progressive investors with a clearly defined investment strategy. GSP Capital’s streamlined governance and collaborative management style meets the needs of our portfolio companies beyond only financial support. Our team gladly offers any advice, strategic planning, or other forms of assistance we can provide in order for our companies to succeed.
Responsibility
The Farha Family believes in giving back
George Farha, the Chairman and Founder of GSP Capital, is committed to meaningful partnerships with social enterprises, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations.
GSP Capital, the wider portfolio, and our philanthropy engagements are connected communities, creating a supportive environment across our respective teams. This outlook translated into the core values of GSP Capital, promoting healthy societies, helping those most in need, and advancing education across the world.
Since 2012, George Farha’s initiatives have made a difference in the fields of health, education, and support for servicemen and women.
20+ Charities Supported
GSP has supported health and education charities around the world, donating to causes that bring about life-changing health and education services.
2020-2023
George Farha has provided a series of interconnected solutions to the UK’s persistent health disparities, improving the wellbeing of thousands of people through building labs, supplying hospital beds, facilitating equipment, and providing tech driven solutions to better manage patients
Education Scholarships
George Farha has supported student scholarships at UCL, and through the Royal Aero Club Trust
Health Care & Research
Lori Houlihan Gliobastoma Fund
The UCL Lori Houlihan Glioblastoma Fund is a research group seeking to develop more effective drugs and treatment combinations for this aggressive form of cancer, to raise the profile of glioblastoma research, and to find possible cures. GSP supports medical research and innovation and understands the need to find cures for autoimmune diseases.
Health Care & Research
Best for you
The Best for You project is run in partnership by CW+, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and West London NHS Trust; with progress evaluated by academic experts at Imperial College. The programme is designed to provide immediate mental health support for young people in crisis as well as ongoing, personalized care for as long as needed. The Farha family continue to champion this partnership, in line with it’s advocacy for improving healthcare accessibility to young patients, and supporting digital successes in the sector.
Education
UCL
UCL is London’s leading multidisciplinary university made up of a diverse community with the freedom and courage to challenge, question, and think differently. George Farha is a UCL alumnus (BEng Chemical Engineering 1991) and has supported the university through a number of philanthropic gestures, including the George Farha Café Bar and UCL’s scholarship program.
George has supported UCL’s vital medical research programs supplying centres with equipment to advance world health research. He has also supported student clubs including the UCLU Boat Club enabling them to compete with their peers and expand their networks. Through the George Farha Café Bar, he has offered students a distinctive atmosphere to meet and socialize.
George and his wife Suha have largely contributed to enhancing the student experience, supported UCL’s values of diversity and inclusion, and contributed towards numerous scholarships across various interests including Real Estate and Women’s Health.
In 2016, he initiated the George Farha New Venture Awards for student entrepreneurs. The awards are made to UCL students who have developed the most promising start-ups after completing this year’s UCL Advances Idea Accelerator (AIA) – an 8-week entrepreneurial summer school for those looking to take their business ideas to market.
Support for our Servicemen and Women
Poppy Factory
The Poppy Factory supports veterans with health conditions on their journey into employment, helping them overcome any barriers they might face. In support of veterans around the world and within the UK, the Farha Family has supported the Poppy Factory in their initiative to provide veterans with employment opportunities and improve their chances at a brighter future.
Healthcare & Research
College of Medicine
The College of Medicine is a UK charity that seeks to reform the healthcare system, to ensure inclusivity, and to push for using both conventional and non-conventional approaches in healthcare. Several projects have been set in place for 2023 on social prescribing, which aims to explore aiming to reconnect people with the environment to improve mental health among the youth. George Farha continues to support these initiatives which greatly contribute towards improving the wellbeing of students within the UK.
