Elliott Gaspar – UK’s Secret Weapon Against Silicon Valley
In this episode, James Kennedy sits down with Elliott Gaspar, UK-based Fractional CFO and founder of a fast-growing finance practice, to unpack how the UK’s unique tax-advantaged investment schemes (SEIS/EIS) can accelerate early-stage growth – and how easily founders can lose their eligibility without realizing it.
Drawing on a career that started in Oxford University finance, scaled through private-equity-backed energy infrastructure, and evolved into advising high-growth, asset-heavy startups, Elliott explains why CFOs must be storytellers, how to build investor-ready financial models, and why UK entrepreneurs still underestimate the power of compliance-driven incentives.
They also explore:
– Why the UK remains one of the world’s best places to raise capital
– How founders accidentally invalidate SEIS/EIS (and how to avoid it)
– When asset-heavy roll-ups can unlock better financing
– The role of the Fractional CFO community in raising standards
