The next Luxembourg? This tiny island is home to 1500 investment funds – and wants to attract more

Justin Sykes, founder of InnoVest and director at the Fund Foundry, with an image of the Guernsey coast. Press photo/Image Loop design
2 Jul 2026
06:00
Guernsey is drawing in more and more venture capital funds to its shores.

Now, an accelerator programme for emerging managers has launched on the island – and LPs and family offices are taking notice.

We spoke with Justin Sykes, director at the Fund Foundry, to find out more about the programme and why Guernsey might be a good alternative to Luxembourg for impact funds.

A tiny island wants to become a breeding ground for venture capital firms, including those investing in impact.

A new programme in Guernsey has just launched to attract new and emerging managers to set up investment funds on the tiny island, a British crown dependency located in the English Channel between the UK and France.

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