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Top 50 Photography Startup Investors in United Kingdom in February 2025

Last updated: Feb 2025 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Photography startups based in United kingdom. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Photography companies from United kingdom. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Photography Startup Investors in United Kingdom in February 2025

Investor	Photography United Kingdom investments
HOWZAT Partners	3
Scottish Investment Bank	3
Accomplice	2
Force Over Mass Capital	2
Max Jennings	2
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund	2
Index Ventures	2
Newable Private Investing	2
Barclays Corporate Banking	2
Jonathan Beddoes	2
Venrex	2
QVentures	2
LAUNCHub Ventures	1
The Accelerator Group	1
Sercan Alici	1
Caribou Property	1
Labora Group	1
Highland Europe	1
Anthony Eskinazi	1
Mustard Seed	1
Northstar Ventures	1
Midven	1
HSBC	1
Richard Fearn	1
Balderton Capital	1
Lorenz Bogaert	1
Jeroen Seghers	1
Theo Osborne	1
KM Capital	1
David Soskin	1
Avlar BioVentures	1
Telefonica	1
Highland Capital Partners	1
Point Nine	1
Mark Hirschfield	1
Chris Mairs	1
Qualcomm	1
Mercia Asset Management	1
Atlas Venture	1
Chris Burke	1
Andy McLoughlin	1
Apollo Informal Investment	1
Barclays Investment Bank	1
Tom Hulme	1
Andy Phillipps	1
Creative England	1
Wayra	1
GC Angels	1
Miroma Ventures	1
Markus Kern	1

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Howzat Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start up, growth capital, early stage, and mid venture investments. The firm seeks to invest in digital businesses with a focus on internet, digital media, e-commerce companies. It invests globally. It acts as as sounding board. The firm also makes co-investments. HowzatPartners was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg and London.

Investment focus

Travel, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Wingly — Wingly is a flight sharing platform. Find pilots or passengers for your trip.
Handiscover — Handiscover is the first community based Holiday accommodation-booking website, dedicated to people with special needs and disabilities. At the core of Handiscover lies a unique classiﬁcation system which allows users to select accommodation based on their diﬀerent levels of mobility/physical disability. It was founded by SebastienArchambeaud in 2014, a father to a boy with a muscle disease.
Mymoria — MYMORIA offers an one-stop-online-shop for full configuration and complete commissioning of funerals. Mymoria is able to offer its services significantly cheaper than traditional mortician homes. The company is offering its services nationwide and work hard to organize our processes efficiently while maintaining thehigh service standards.

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Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Bio-Images Drug Delivery — BDD Pharma combine drug delivery expertise and clinical capabilities to accelerate product development pipelines, enable life cycle management and new innovative pharmaceutical products. Rapid parallel clinical testing with SWIFT significantly reduces time from product concept to clinical success.
IOTech — Discover IOTech Systems, the open edge data platform for developing, deploying, and managing Industrial Edge applications at scale. Find out more here.
Administrate — Manage 100% of enterprise training operations with configurable training management software, designed to scale with your organization.

Accomplice is a venture firm and contemporary family office. We have been part of the origin story of AngelList, Carbon Black, Coinlist, Currencycloud, DraftKings, FalconX, FLOW, Freshbooks, Integral Ad Science, Hopper, HQO, Luna, Near, Orchard, Patreon, PillPack, Plastiq, Recorded Future, SecurityScorecard, Skillz, Veracode, Work Human, WHOOP, Zoopla, and more. We are also founders behind Accomplice Blockchain and the Spearhead operator-angel movement.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Monkey Tilt — Join your new crypto casino at Monkey Tilt. Play with crypto, earn points & win prizes. Tilt Club VIP program includes bonuses, merch drops & more.
Synex Medical — Synex Medical develops non-invasive blood testing technology. This portable device will allow users to monitor metabolite concentrations without having to penetrate skin. They use a miniaturized magnetic resonance system to detect blood metabolites. The system only consists of magnets and radio waves, meaning there are no negative health effects.
Realm.Security — Realm.Security transforms sprawling security data into a unified intelligent entity. Leveraging AI and cutting edge data processing technology, we deliver the right information to the right destination at the right time.

Force Over Mass Capital is an FCA regulated venture capital firm focused on early stage technology investments across UK and Europe. We invest in B2B innovation across four verticals, i.e. Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS and Industry 4.0.FOM cap operates both seed and scale-up funds to support early stage businesses through their growthjourney.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Barte — VBarte is a benchmark for B2B interactions. They designed it to automate payment procedures in Latin America. They optimize cash flow management for small and midsize enterprises through automated payments and revenue-based financing, enabling users to get easy access to financial metrics and credit payments.
Apaleo — Transform your hospitality business with an open platform. Easily connect 3rd party applications to build a best-in-class tech stack for your hotel
SentientSports — SentientSports is revolutionising the sports industry by unlocking the full potential of AI in sporting organisations.

Max Jennings is the Co-Founder at Console.

Investment focus

Software, Marketplace, Photography
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Picfair — A new standard for online images. Upload your pics, name your price - an open-to-all image licensing marketplace. Picfair has thousands of images uploaded by photographers in 44 countries around the world, all available to license within a few clicks.
Console — A free weekly email digest of the best tools for developers.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) is an initiative launched by the government-owned British Business Bank.It is a key part of the government’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’ vision, which aims to end the historic North / South divide and create economic prosperity in the North of England on par with London and the South East.Thegovernment firmly believes that SMEs form the foundation of the region’s future growth. NPIF therefore aims to nurture regional entrepreneurship by providing investment and support for small and medium businesses between 2016 and 2021. NPIF's funding will support new and growing SMEs, create jobs and encourage and attract additional private sector investment.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United Kingdom, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Think 360 — Think 360 is able to comprehend the needs, provide straightforward and effective solutions, and provide solutions for decision makers.
CCI Photonics — CCI Photonics specialises in medical instruments and supplies, as well as conducting biotechnology research and development.
Patisserie Lane — Patisserie Lane will provide coffee, tea, and pastries in the heart of Farnworth hamlet.

Index Ventures is an international venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, investing in technology-enabled companies with a focus on e-commerce, fintech, mobility, gaming, infrastructure/AI, and security.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Allara — Allara is your all-in-one virtual care team for hormonal, metabolic & gynecological conditions such as PCOS and Endometriosis.
nexos.ai — Introducing nexos.ai — a powerful model gateway that delivers game-changing AI solutions. With advanced automation and intelligent decision making, nexos.ai helps simplify operations, boost productivity, and accelerate business growth.
Instabase — Instabase combines the latest AI breakthroughs with industry expertise to create real business value for your business.

Newable: Helping over 20,000 businesses thrive annually with tailored financial products, advice, and flexible workspace solution

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Delta g — Delta g Limited is a quantum technology and gravity gradiometry company. A spin-out from the University of Birmingham our technology has applications in industries as varied as civil engineering, infrastructure, defence, rail, navigation and resource exploration. Experts from science, engineering an
Weldfast — Weldfast is a manufacturer and supplier of welding consumables, abrasives, chemicals, premium gas equipment, and safety products.
EarSwitch — Empowering new ways to control and connect with the world through in-ear biometric switch and sensor technology

Barclays PLC is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide. It is engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.The company offers current accounts, savingsproducts, Woolwich-branded mortgages, unsecured loans, general insurance, and banking and money transmission services to small- and medium-sized businesses; investment and insurance products; business lending services; bank assurance solutions; and retail, credit and debit card, and corporate services. It also offers international payments services for consumer and business customers, including credit cards and consumer lending services; investment banking services comprising strategic advisory, financing, and risk management services to large corporate, government, and institutional clients; integrated corporate banking solutions, including cash management, lending, and trade financing services to corporate and financial institutions as well as multinationals; and a range of wealth and investment management services such as international and private banking, investment management, fiduciary, and brokerage services.With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs more than 147,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests, and protects money of more than 48 million customers and clients worldwide.The company was formerly known as Barclays Bank Limited and changed its name to Barclays PLC in January 1985. It was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Debt Financing, Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Sunswap — Sunswap is developing zero-emission transport refrigeration products to reduce noise and air pollution in our cities. Our mission is to replace the dirty diesel engines currently in use in the cold chain with our electric Transport Refrigeration Units (TRU).
WealthOS — WealthOS is an cloud-native, enterprise, core wealth management platform. Launch and run superior digital wealth management value propositions faster and cheaper.
Offr — Offr is the new way to buy and sell property, quickly and transparently.

Jonathan began his entrepreneurial career at school aged 17 when he founded a web-hosting company which sold within its first year of trading. After developing an early taste of business success, whilst at university Jonathan co-developed a popular music software application that was downloaded by over 30,000,000 people. For his post-graduatestudies, Jonathan was the youngest person ever to complete a Masterclass in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in Belgium. Following academia, Jonathan joined Zugo in 2008 (a leading search solutions platform and aggregator) that became a cornerstone of distribution for major search engines (most notably Microsoft Bing). In late 2012, Jonathan exited from Zugo and subsequently co-founded Techtopia, a technology incubator located in the heart of 'silicon village' in North West London. Today, Jonathan remains a director of Techtopia, a product visionary, angel investor and an ambassador for the Internet industry.

Investment focus

Photography, Film, Video
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Twine — Build a more diverse team of freelancers to beat your competition. Hire vetted freelancers from Twine's global network to help you scale your business.
Lifecake — Canon Europe, leading provider of digital cameras, digital SLR cameras, inkjet printers & professional printers for business and home users.
Socialite —

Venrex Investment Management is a UK-based venture capital firm that backs creative Founders to launch and build innovative businesses.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fashion, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Zelt — Manage everything from HRIS, payroll, pension, devices, apps and more seamlessly in one central hub, for all processes and applications, third-party included. Improve productivity through enhanced employee experience.
Lovetovisit — Discover & book tickets for days out & things to do near you. Discounts & deals, no membership fees! Attractions, theatres, zoos, theme parks, aquariums & more
Workflow — A minimalist collaboration platform for creative teams. Manage tasks, get AI reviews, and share work, all in one place.

QVentures sources, screens, and invests in top-tier start-ups from Seed to Series B. Our investors consist of Family Offices, Institutional Investors, UHNWIs, and Cashed-out Entrepreneurs. We look for disruptive companies with a proven product-market fit, set to scale from Seed to Series B. We focus on Enterprise SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer Tech,FinTech, AdTech, EdTech, InsurTech and HealthTech and more. We look for quality management teams, large addressable markets, proven traction, sustainable business models, route to scale and quality investors.To apply for investment, please fill out this short form to be reviewed: https://qventures.typeform.com/to/zZPOWf

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

sqcdp — We work with manufacturing clients to make paper systems redundant, introducing smart, efficient systems to capture production data through your teams.
PORTAIRE — Bring your team together and simplify your work from product discovery to procurement.
Renewabl — Renewabl is the platform that allows companies to meet their decarbonisation targets quickly and efficiently by matching renewable energy certificates directly from hydro, wind and solar on a 24/7-hour basis.

LAUNCHub is a leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in startups in South-Eastern (SEE) and Central-Eastern (CEE) Europe.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Bulgaria, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

AMPECO — AMPECO enables large-scale EV charging providers to launch and scale their business operations under their own brand. The company offers a white-label and hardware-agnostic EV charging management platform to cover all business cases - public, private, and home charging. Advanced energy management, flexible billing and subscription management,automatic maintenance algorithms, and inter-operator roaming are some of the platform’s key components. With security and scalability at its core, the platform allows large-scale operators like energy companies, oil and gas, fleets, hardware manufacturers and installers to achieve quick go-to-market in a few months with a ready-made platform combined with unmatched flexibility and extensibility via APIs. AMPECO supports more than 110 charging network operators in over 45 markets and has been globally recognized by Frost & Sullivan for its superior technological innovation and strategic development with the 2022 Global Product Leadership Award.
Colossyan — We make video creation simply and stressless. AI video technology allow us to crate video in just a few minutes. Ty out here.
Dataworks Research SRL — Soleadify provides business data enrichment with unprecedented coverage of SMBs, accurate classification and in-depth insights based on real-time updates.Always driven by the complexity of AI and Machine Learning, we build more efficient ways of getting more data and get more out of it. Urged on reliability and complete-ness, our datasets haveyet to be beaten in terms of accuracy and classification by industry mammoths.

Based in London, The Accelerator Group (TAG) has been an advisor and investor in early stage and start-up companies since 1995. They focus on the Internet services, eCommerce and multi-channel retail sectors, investing primarily in the US and Europe.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Finance
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Zemanta — Zemanta brings the power of programmatic advertising to native. Zemanta One is the only cross-channel media buying platform specifically designed for the promotion and distribution of marketing content. The world's largest brands and leading digital agencies use Zemanta's programmatic platform to scale, automate and optimize their entirenative advertising programs.Founded in 2007, Zemanta is based in New York with offices across North America and Europe.
Riskified — Leading global ecommerce enterprises leverage Riskified's AI-powered fraud and risk intelligence platform for chargeback guarantee, to grow revenues, and to fight fraud and policy abuse at scale.
Wise — 160+ countries, 40 currencies, one account. Save when you send, spend and manage your money internationally.

Sercan Alici

Investment focus

Pet, Hospitality, Photography
Pre-Seed, Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
Turkey, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

DogGO — DogGO is a pet service app that uses a mobile application to offer safe and professional dog walking and grooming services to dog owners. It also offers its users a detailed profile of their pets, as well as an easy service request and tracking feature, smart and suitable matching, and 24/7 customer service to support all of their pet'sneeds. Their application has over 150,000 users and tens of thousands of pet profiles. Furthermore, by entering into agreements with corporate companies for their employees or users, they ensure that all pet families have access to DogGO when they need it.
Albumera — Stunning, convenient 30 minute photo shoots by talented local pros. Your session is complimentary - you only pay for the photos you love!
Missafir — Missafir is a PropTech start-up in Istanbul. We are the first short/mid term home rental management company in Turkey!We deliver for our customers through a combination of thoughtful interior design and attentive hotel-style services that deliver superior earnings from short/mid term rental management through our strength in data-drivendynamic pricing solutions.

Caribou Property is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Genetics
Funding Round, Seed, Series B
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Macomics — We develop precision medicines to modulate macrophages for the treatment of cancer, by bringing together world-leading cancer biologists.
Epsilogen — IGEM Therapeutics is a developer of an immuno-oncology company intended to develop immunoglobulin antibodies to treat cancer.The company's offerings include IgE-based drugs targeting solid tumors, enabling patients to kill parasites which reside in human tissue, also the home of the solid tumor.
Lunac Therapeutics — LUNAC Therapeutics are a drug discovery spin-out from University of Leeds, developing next generation oral anti-coagulant therapies.

Labora Group is the single family office dedicated to managing the affairs of the Mackie Family. The name "Labora" comes from the Mackie Family coat of arms and means "to work" or "endeavor". Labora Group focuses on growth-orientated initiatives that create long-term value for all stakeholders, such as real estatedevelopment, startup and private equity investment, and management of multiple affiliated businesses.

Investment focus

Apps, Fashion, Wedding
Seed
United States, Spain, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Yepic — Start snapping photos and let YEPIC organise your jobs! GPS timesheets, work photos, and admin, all in one place. Download YEPIC for free!
focus360 — focus360 is a day-to-day management app.
Birdy Grey — Shop chic bridesmaid dresses in colors and styles that make everyone in the bridal party happy. Available in sizes up to 3X and starting at $99!

Highland Europe invests in rapidly growing European internet, mobile, and software companies that address large market opportunities and have over €10 million in annualized revenues. They can provide acquisition finance or lead secondary transactions as well as making primary investments. Their capital enables management teams to accelerate growthand build a lasting, valuable business.Highland Europe was launched in 2012 and closely collaborates with Highland Capital Partners, an independent global venture capital firm with a twenty-seven year investment experience and offices in Boston and Palo Alto.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Series B, Series C, Funding Round
United Kingdom, France, United States

Portfolio highlights

9fin — 9fin is a leading provider of debt market intelligence and offers everything you need to analyse a credit, or win a mandate in one AI-powered platform
LemFi — Send money to India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and 16 other countries. Receive and manage your money without stress
smaXtec — We offer professional dairy farmers the most technologically advanced health system, based on measuring inner body temperature, rumination and activity inside the cow's rumen. Farmers achieve stable high milk yields, reduce the use of antibiotics and significantly increase animal welfare. The 24/7 health monitoring system increases theeffectiveness of all work processes on professional dairy farms. smaXtec makes a decisive contribution to the stability and profitability of industrial dairy farming worldwide - while at the same time increasing sustainability.

Anthony Eskinazi - Founder & CEO @ JustPark

Investment focus

Video, Marketplace, Photography
Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Picfair — A new standard for online images. Upload your pics, name your price - an open-to-all image licensing marketplace. Picfair has thousands of images uploaded by photographers in 44 countries around the world, all available to license within a few clicks.
NextUp — Stream incredible stand-up comedy. Watch over 80 exclusive shows (and counting) from great names you'll know with loads for you to discover. All with a 30 day free trial and no contract. 'The Netflix of UK Stand-Up' - Engadget.

Mustard Seed enables the creation and evolution of world-class businesses that generate positive and sustainable outcomes. They believe that solving big social and environmental problems drives commercial success in the long run. They seek scalable solutions to gaps currently left unfilled by government and industry in the areas of economicinclusion, education, environmental sustainability, health, and family and community.Mustard Seed invests in and incubates socially and environmentally impactful start-ups. They connect a dynamic and influential network of global members with exceptional entrepreneurial talent across the world. They also develop bespoke impact measurement frameworks and support established companies to align profit and impact through tailored strategies and effective deployment of their resources.Mustard Seed was co-founded by Alex Pitt and Henry Wigan, first classmates at the London School of Economics and later colleagues at Goldman Sachs. In 2013 Henry and Alex observed a rising appetite for socially-minded entrepreneurship among the world’s most talented graduates. They also observed a critical lack of capital to adequately meet this need. They started Mustard Seed to bridge the gap.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Software, Medical
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Loctax — Complete oversight of global tax compliance obligations and risks in a single platform built for in-house tax teams.
FINDS — FINDS is a unique, video marketplace app for fashion. We are a female-led team that believes that an online fashion marketplace should be just as dynamic and inspiring as a thrift market IRL. We are on a mission to create a fashion resale community that offers a fun, interactive place for people who love to buy, sell & express their uniqueitems and style - together.It's simple to start selling. List your products in your shop, set a fixed price and choose to add them to a live stream to show your items from every angle. It's easy to buy, explore and discover items, styles, people and personalities you'll love.
Maven Pet — The Maven Pet Smart Collar & Cat/Dog Activity Tracker monitors your pet 24/7, detecting health issues early and helping increase their life quality and span.

Northstar Ventures invests venture capital in early and later stage, high growth companies tackling global challenges, focusing on climate tech and healthy ageing.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

onHand — The volunteering and climate impact platform for businesses and individuals. Help your local communities and have global impact.
Lithium Salvage — Waste Lithium-ion Battery Recycling - A significant breakthrough in the recycling of ultra-high-value materials within waste Lithium-ion batteries.
Positive Support For You — Positive Support For You is a social enterprise dedicated to empowering adults with learning disabilities, providing tailored support to help them achieve greater independence, confidence, and inclusion in society.

Midven is a specialist venture capital company providing investment to fast growing small and medium sized enterprises ("SMEs"), run by an energetic, experienced and hands-on team of investment managers.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Bendi — Bendi. Sustainability as a service. Tools tailor-made for fashion brands & retailers.
4T2 Sensors — 4T2 Sensors is a fluid sensor designer and data analytics company that focuses on sensor technologies meant to analyze fluids in real-time utilizing electrical impulses.
Get Well Soon — Get Well Soon Offer a Range of Private Surgical Treatments. Select a Local Consultant & Book Your Consultation Today. Look, Book & Get Well Soon

HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services institutions in the world, serves millions of customers through its three Global Businesses.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Post-IPO Debt
United Kingdom, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

NEOM — THE LINE: THE FUTURE OF URBAN LIVING
Shriram Finance — Shriram Finance: Your choice for FD, FIP, General & Life Insurance, Personal, Business, and Vehicle Loans, along with easy BBPS and UPI payment services. India's leading NBFC for diverse financial needs.
Aldar Properties — The company has developed some of Abu Dhabi’s most iconic and complex projects, from the Formula 1 facilities on Yas Island to the thriving new Shams Abu Dhabi community on Reem Island. Its property portfolio is diversified and balanced, with residential communities accounting for around half of assets, retail property representing a third, and theremainder split between commercial and hospitality.

Richard started in his career in advertising but has since shifted his attention to start-ups. As an investor/advisor to over 50 early stage companies, including Sofar Sounds, Blaze, Dojo & What3Words, Richard has learnt a lot about what it takes to launch & grow a start-up. He also the co-founder of the ‘Friday Club London,’ a‘non-profit’ events company aimed at providing start-ups free access to senior marketing expertise. Since launching, over 250 start-ups have benefitted from the programme. And in exchange for their advice, industry mentors have had access to the UK’s brightest founders. In 2013 & 2014 Richard was named in BIMA’s ‘Hot 100’ list and in 2016 and 2017 short-listed for the Europas ‘Investor of the Year’ award.

Investment focus

Software, Advertising, Advertising Platforms
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Darabase — Darabase is a unique platform enabling the creation, management and monetisation of location-based digital content in the real world and virtual metaverses.
Roleshare — Roleshare matches freelancers, part-time and fractional workers to job share; helping companies retain and attract coveted skills and talent. Join us!
Unlock — Unlock is a video-based platform packed with unique experiences your team will love.

In the two decades since our founding, we have worked with hundreds of extraordinary European founders, and have raised eight funds totalling more than $3bn.

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Series A, Series B, Series C
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Agave Games — Agave Games is a mobile games publishing company and provides unique experiences
Grand Games — Grand Games is shaping the future of gaming by creating genre-defining games played by millions worldwide.
Lindus Health — Lindus Health. From recruitment to delivery, we accelerate clinical trials. Our mission is to make health research accessible for everyone, everywhere.

Lorenz is co-founder and CEO Ghent-based start-up studio StarApps. He also co-founded early stage investment fund Pitchdrive. He previously created Netlog, Twoo (exit to Tinder), Realo (exit to Axel Springer), Delta (exit to eToro) and Rydoo (exit to Sodexo).

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Belgium, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

FixForm — At FixForm, we aim to keep spaces and buildings in good, safe and clean condition. Our platform allows everybody to report problems with just the snap of a picture. Simplify your maintenance today and become part of the FixForm community.
Otamiser — Otamiser Booster® is an automated solution that helps hoteliers and revenue managers secure bookings by improving a property's online presence on major OTAs such as Booking.com, Expedia, Trips.com, Kayak, Airbnb, and VRBO. It maximizes occupancy rates and revenue through optimizing 951 essential parameters, ensuring continuous optimization,full automation, seamless integration with CMS, PMS, and RMS systems, dedicated customer support, integrations with Cubilis and Hostaway, and a customized API for Revenue Management software.
Accurat — Accurat provides real-word shopper insights to support retail decision making with unprecedented accuracy. Our proprietary technology, platform and algorithms understand behaviour in high detail.

From the age of 15, Jeroen has co-founded over a dozen companies which released various products reaching over 100 million users around the globe. He was heavily involved with the product development and marketing of Zugo, Wyzo and a leading file-sharing client.Jeroen obtained his BCS from Hogeschool Gent, specializing in software engineering,followed by a Master Class in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.When not flying from one continent to the next, he can be found in London where he serves as a director of TechTopia Ltd and chairman of FACEIT Ltd.Jeroen is also an active investor and sits on the board of various startups around the globe.Constantly on the look-out for new projects and building innovative marketing strategies.

Investment focus

Video, Gaming, Mobile
Seed, Angel
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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Upcomer — Upcomer is your one-stop location for esports and gaming news, features, guides, opinions, and walkthroughs.

Theo Osborne is a Managing Partner at 9Yards Capital.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, E-Commerce
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

The Dots — Professional networking for the new world of work. Get advice. Meet collaborators. Find jobs. Upskill at events.
Nova Credit — Nova Credit is a credit infrastructure and analytics company that enables businesses to grow responsibly by harnessing alternative credit data.
Platform Science — Experience the power to choose what drives your fleet. Platform Science delivers telematics and fleet management tools on a platform built for transportation.

KM Capital is an early-stage venture fund headed by Adam Kamani, CEO of Kamani Property Group and co-founder of prettylittlething.com. The founding team has considerable experience of scaling several well-known businesses to IPO (Betfair, ZPG, Boohoo) and we add value by sharing our experiences and wider business network with companies at acritical stage in their development.We predominantly focus on consumer tech opportunities where we can leverage our experience and network to make a difference.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Wellness, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Scan.com — Use scan.com to find the best medical imaging centers near you Find an MRI scan, CT scan, X-ray Scan, or other diagnostic imaging scan with scan.com.
Midnite — Building the future of esports betting
Supportwave — NerdApp offers online or on-site tech support for your home or small business. Just sign up and book a Nerd instantly or schedule at your convenience!

David Soskin is on the boards of mySupermarket.com and Cortexica Vision Systems where he is Chairman. He was a non-executive director of the Momondo Group (formerly Cheapflights) until October 2014 when Great Hill Partners acquired a majority stake in the business. Priceline Inc acquired Momondo in 2017 for $550 million.He served as ChiefExecutive Officer of Cheapflights - which he joined in March 2000 upon the management buy-in - until April 2008. Under his leadership, Cheapflights grew from an attic-based operation into an international leader in online travel search reaching 8.4 million users in January 2008. During this period, Cheapflights won many industry awards and was included in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track of the UK's 100 fastest growing privately-owned technology companies for five years in a row. David was a Finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2006.

Investment focus

Travel, E-Commerce, Reputation
Seed, Series A
Israel, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

WAYN — Providing inspiration on where to travel next
Silverback.ai — eRated (http://erated.co) creates a single identity for e-commerce sites, allowing online buyers and sellers to utilize their already existing reputation everywhere they go. By using a universal identity, sellers are able to operate in more marketplaces, reach more customers and increase their conversion rates and sales as they nolonger need to re-build their reputation (ratings, reviews and comments) in each site. eRated uses a widget displayed in partner sites that aggregates and summarizes the sellers ratings and feedback earned across various marketplace, increasing user trust.The founders are all veterans of elite Israeli army tech units and alumni of the Zell Entrepreneurship Program (Israel's most prominent student accelerator program).

Avlar was founded in 1999 by Alan Goodman and Daniel Roach and manages Avlar Fund II (£43m) and the First Cambridge Gateway Fund (£35m). Avlar has invested in eighteen companies across a range of sub-sectors of the bioscience industries. Ten are still private, two have been merged, three have been bought by public companies, two have been sold forcash and two listed on the public markets. Prior to the formation of Avlar Messrs Roach and Goodman co-founded or seed financed nine life science companies. Seven of these were listed on recognized Stock Exchanges producing highly profitable realizations. These included Acambis, Chiroscience, Core, Salix and Oxford Biomedica.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

CellCentric — CellCentric’s primary programme targets a deubiquitinase (DUB) enzyme which is strongly associated with prostate cancer, a leading cause of mortality among men. The target modulates the androgen receptor pathway and can potentially combat the multiple resistance mechanisms seen with recently approved prostate cancer drugs such Xtandi and Zytiga.The programme also has potential clinical utility in non-small cell lung, breast and colon cancer.
Takeda Cambridge — Takeda Cambridge Limited (TCB) and its subsidiary TSP, have established world-class target identification and validation capabilities. Together they have developed a promising pipeline of novel drug discovery targets and compounds in key areas of unmet medical need such as CNS disorders, chronic pain and urology indications, endocrinology andmetabolic-related diseases.
Crescendo Biologics — Crescendo Biologics is a new Cambridge-based company whose vision is to deliver next-generation antibody therapeutics based on novel class-leading platforms.The focus of the company is on developing platforms that will address key issues in generating high-affinity, soluble, human VH antibody fragments. These are the smallest fragments thatretain antibody binding, and have many desirable properties as potential therapeutics. Crescendo will then utilise these platforms for product development of in-house targets or in partnership with other companies.

Telefonica, S.A. operates as a diversified telecommunications group that provides fixed line and mobile telephony services.Telefonica wants to enhance people's lives and the performance of businesses as well as the progress of the communities where they operate by delivering innovative services based on information and communicationstechnologies. The company operates in 24 countries and its total number of customers amounted to 315.7 million.Telefónica has one of the most international profiles in the sector with more than 77% of its business outside its home market and a reference point in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking market.The Group stands in seventh position in the sector Telco worldwide in terms of market capitalisation the 1st as an European integrated operator and in seventeenth position in the Eurostoxx 50 ranking, composed of the major companies in Europe (March 31st 2013).Telefónica is a listed company. It has more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its capital traded on the continuous market on the Spanish Stock Exchanges (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those of London, New York, Lima and Buenos Aires.In Latin America, Telefónica gives service to more than 212.4 million customers as of the end of March 2013 becoming the leader operator in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru and has substantial operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela. In Europe, on top of the Spanish operations, the Company has operating companies in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia, providing services to more than 102.7 million customers as of the end of March 2013.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Ori Industries — Ori is a developer of a cloud platform designed to enable computing anywhere and everywhere. It empowers developers and networks to build future applications for global infrastructure from smart cities, immersive worlds, and autonomous machines. Ori Industries was established in 2018 and is headquartered in London, England.
Upword — Upword is an artificial intelligence-powered reading tool for college students and learners. Their services include NLP, artificial intelligence, education, e-learning, reading comprehension, machine learning, college students, consumer products, universities, and lifelong learning.
Nearby Computing — NearbyComputing commercializes NearbyOne, an Edge IT fabrics orchestration platform that seamlessly manages the lifecycle of infrastructure, the VNFs and the applications, controlling their deployment and associated resources. NearbyOne addresses all these orchestration issues in a holistic and intertwined way. Applications and VNFs provided bythird party ISVs are onboarded to create a rich ecosystem of pre-integrated services, that get deployed in one-click. Service assurance and KPI monitoring are natively integrated into the platform to automatically control service SLAs. Infratructure, Network, Apps and KPIs are managed from a single pane of glass, and smart placement and configuration policies dynamically adjust service levels.

Founded in 1988, Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm focused on putting the entrepreneur first.With offices in Silicon Valley, Boston and Shanghai, Highland has raised over $3 billion in committed capital and invested in more than 225 companies, resulting in category-defining businesses across consumer and enterprisetechnology.Investments include 2U, Ask Jeeves, Bromium, Gigamon, Leap Motion, LevelUp, Lycos, MapQuest, Nebula, QD Vision, Qihoo 360, Quattro Wireless, RentJuice, Rent the Runway, Starent Networks, Sybase, Violin Memory, VistaPrint and WePay.Highland also serves as a mentor for future entrepreneurs through Summer@Highland, a program that provides students and university-affiliated startups with the environment and resources to take their initiative to the next level.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, China

Portfolio highlights

Transcend — Transcend offers data governance solutions that help companies achieve privacy compliance through powerful data mapping and data discovery, automated data subject requests, and simple cookie consent, all with industry leading security.
Eko Health — At Eko every digital stethoscope from Eko comes with smart disease detection capabilities to help healthcare professionals confidently identify and diagnose heart and lung disease during physical exams.
Vecna Robotics — Vecna Robotics is the leading autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company that provides logistics automation and workflow optimization solutions.

Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile.The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
Germany, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

Cryptio — We offer enterprise-grade accounting, reporting, and audit software for your digital assets.
Sereact — Discover the world's easiest pick and place automation solution. Significant cost savings, productive 24/7, deployment in one day and no training required.
Hula Earth — Biodiversity Monitoring for Nature, Agriculture, and Infrastructure

Mark Hirschfield - CEO & Director @ A.H.Field Properties

Investment focus

Video, Mobile, Photography
Seed
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Lifecake — Canon Europe, leading provider of digital cameras, digital SLR cameras, inkjet printers & professional printers for business and home users.

Chris Mairs - Venture Partner @ Entrepreneur First

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

VitVio — VitVio is a platform built around AI and computer vision with the goal of improving efficiency and quality of care in operating rooms.
Briefcase — Briefcase automates the legwork in accounting so you can focus on growing your practice
Borderless — Borderless is a workforce migration platform.It offers automation solutions that focuses on all aspects of hiring and onboarding of foreign workers, including recruitment, immigration, relocation, and compliance.

Qualcomm is an American fabless semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services. It produces processors and connectivity solutions, displays, software, and charging products.The company is focused on various industries: automotive, education, healthcare, Internet ofEverything, mobile computing, networking, smart cities, smart homes, and wearables.Qualcomm’s products include Gobi, Hy-Fi, IPQ, IZat, Powerline, Snapdragon, Small Cells, VIVE, Wi-Fi platforms, Mirasol, Pixtronix, AllPlay, 2net, Brew, HealthyCircles, QChat, QLearn, RaptorQ, Vuforia, Halo, and WiPower.SnapTrack, Trigenix Ltd, Elata, Berkana Wireless, Qualphone and Airgo Networks are some of the companies that Qualcomm has so far acquired.Qualcomm was co-founded by Irwin M. Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi, Harvey White, Adelia Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, and Franklin Antonio in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, California with worldwide presence. It has offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.A.E, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Wireless
Series B, Funding Round, Series A
United States, China, Israel

Portfolio highlights

TRIPP — Eyes open. Mind Open. World open. Experience a world of awe and wonder with TRIPP.
Lumenuity — Lumenuity specializes in hard-science optics. The optics it offers are revolutionary. Smaller mobile systems and improved optical performance are possible with Lumenuity's technology.
Hugging Face — Hugging Face is an open-source and platform provider of machine learning technologies. Their aim is to democratize good machine learning, one commit at a time. Hugging Face was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City.

Mercia Asset Management provides equity and debt to UK businesses with growth ambition. We are your investment partners from scale-up to exit.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Netacea — Netacea takes a smarter approach to bot management. Intent Analytics™ powered by machine learning quickly and accurately distinguishes bots from humans to protect websites, mobile apps and APIs from automated threats while prioritising genuine users. Actionable intelligence with data-rich visualisations empowers you to make informed decisions aboutyour traffic. The Netacea approach offers incredible speed, accuracy and transparency, solving the growing problem of credential stuffing and account takeover at scale. The technology is designed to complement existing controls such as WAF rulesets, rate limiting and threat databases to provide a deep analysis of all website visitors, actionable intelligence and real-time threat.The Netacea approach continuously monitors your web traffic to pinpoint the difference in automated bot activity vs genuine visitors, keeping you ahead of evolving bot threats. Choose to automatically block, redirect or challenge automated attacks in real-time, or receive alerts notifying you of potential threats. With access to rich dashboards and data, you can easily identify and stop account takeover attempts early in the attack chain.Learn more at www.netacea.com
Semble — The integrated clinical system for managing your patients' medical data and admin tasks.
Locate Bio — Locate Bio is a regenerative medicine development company focused on orthobiologics. Locate Bio exists to help surgeons improve the lives of people with debilitating spinal conditions. We are curious about what is possible, but ground all our work in robust scientific evidence. We relentlessly pursue high-value opportunities with clear unmetclinical needs.

Atlas Venture is an early-stage venture capital firm that creates and invests in biotech startup companies led by promising entrepreneurs focusing on life sciences innovation. Its seed-led venture creation strategy rigorously selects and focuses investment on compelling opportunities to build scalable businesses and realize value.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Judo Bio — Judo Bio is pioneering oligonucleotide medicines delivered to the kidney, opening the way for new treatments for systemic and renal diseases.
Be Biopharma — Be Bio is developing a proprietary class of engineered B cells as medicines that unleash the potential of cell therapies in applications beyond cytotoxicity.
Trace Neuroscience — Trace Neuroscience is a biopharmaceutical company that aims to extend the promise of genetic medicine to patients with neurodegenerative illnesses.

EBlink board member Chris Burke’s career in telecommunications, IT and technology spans more than 30 years in both Europe and North America. He has held technical and management responsibilities at a telecom equipment supplier (Nortel), a fixed-line carrier (Energis), a wireless service provider (Vodafone), and a consumer device manufacturer(Research In Motion – RIM). His most recent public-company position, which he left in 2009, was RIM’s managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. From 2001 to 2004, Chris was chief technology officer (CTO) at Vodafone UK. From 1997 to 2000, he was CTO and chief information officer at U.K.-based Energis, where he helped take the company public and onto the FTSE 40. Previously, he spent 15 years with Bell Northern Research and its parent company Northern Telecom in a variety of roles, including software development, operations and ultimately sales.Chris, who has extensive experience in helping guide companies through stock offerings and acquisitions, has served on several boards of directors. He was chairman of Ubiquity Software during that company’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2005 and its 2007 sale to Avaya. He was lead independent director of March Networks during its 2005 IPO, director at Oz Communications when it sold to Nokia in 2008, and a director and investor in Dialog Semiconductor when it completed a successful secondary offering in 2009. He currently serves on the boards of Dialog Semiconductor and Kontron (both listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange), as well as several venture and private equity-backed companies. Chris divides his time between board positions, numerous advisory roles and his investment and advisory business, Buster Burke Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Can.

Investment focus

Apps, Mobile, Software
Seed
United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

iovox — Tracking and analytics for phone calls and voice. Generate more leads and optimize your marketing ROI by designing the right solution for your business.
Navmii — Easily add maps, search and navigation to your mobile and web applications using our developer-friendly navigation and mapping SDKs & APIs
Togethera — We're bringing the world’s families closer together by providing a private, simple place to share, that’s easily accessible by grandparents and children, on phones, tablets and computers.

Andy McLoughlin OBE is a Managing Partner at Uncork Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Apps
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

TipTop — Get paid today for your stuff. Sell over 50,000 items instantly for cash or credit.
Revel — Revel is a community where women build meaningful connections, accelerate personal growth, and have candid conversations with the support of like-minded women.
Wander — Book luxury vacation home rentals with inspiring views, hotel-grade amenities, modern workstations, top-tier cleaning and 24/7 concierge service.

Apollo is an angel syndicate based in Edinburgh. We invest in companies on a one-off basis, and seek to provide early stage financing which is critical to getting off the ground whilst building a diverse portfolio for our members. We are passionate about growing yo Informal Investor Angel Investor

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Dialexy — Dialexy is providing an innovative platform for faster and easier translation of official documents for everyone.
Lentitek — by enhancing quality and yield of lentiviral vectors
Mask Logic — Find it hard to get respiratory protection that fits properly? Get protection made for you as an individual - a half-mask respirator, custom-made for your face

Barclays Investment Bank provides corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of strategic advisory, financing and risk management solutions.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Teylor — Beantragen Sie eine Unternehmensfinanzierung in 10 Minuten online
TP24 — Tradeplus24 is a provider of SME Lending using receivables as security. Operational in Europe and APAC.
Healthcare Trust — Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust focused on acquiring a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate, with an emphasis on seniors' housing and medical office buildings, that develops a portfolio of medical real estate properties and senior housing.

Tom Hulme is a General Partner and Head of Europe at GV and was a CEO and Founder at Magnom Corporation. Tom attended Harvard Business School and Bristol University.

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series C
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Smol — A smol revolution in home cleaning. Great for you & the planet. Laundry capsules, sprays, dishwash tabs & more. Trial for FREE today!
Kinnu — Kinnu is a learning engine that allows to explore new concepts and master any field of study. Kinnu allows to choose from an ever-expanding list of themes such as artificial intelligence, modern art, intermittent fasting, psychology, philosophy, history, and scientific breakthroughs.
Immersive Gamebox — Electric Gamebox delivers immersive team Adventures in the world's smartest room. Our GameBox Adventure pods combine projection mapping, touch screen, motion tracking and surround sound technologies to create an entirely new form of digital group entertainment.

Andy Phillipps is the Advisor, IC and Venture Partner at IQ Capital.

Investment focus

Software, Travel, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United Kingdom, Finland, Germany

Portfolio highlights

5Mins — 5Mins is the new microlearning platform that helps your employees build in-demand skills fast with AI-powered personalisation and advanced gamification.
Layla — Meet Layla: the world's best travel agent, now in your pocket. Plan tailored itineraries, find epic road trips, book flights & hotels. Previously Roam Around.
Civic Marketplace — Civic Marketplace is a platform that simplifies purchasing decisions, helps agencies make efficient, informed choices, and boosts local economic growth by providing access and opportunities to historically underutilized businesses.

We are here for those who dare to imagine: imagine a fairer, more prosperous world, achieved through the power of creativity.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Covatic — We help media companies deliver private-by-design, addressable advertising and marketing without exposing personal data.
V9 Group — V9 Group is a group of technology and payment experts.We're problem solvers. We identify markets with issues and using our thinking and experience…we challenge, innovate and disrupt them. Two sectors we've been focusing on are retail and payments. And we have developed products that are not only disrupting these sectors... they’rerevolutionising them.
Huey Games — Huey Games is a Ga me developer providing smart porting service for various consoles.

Wayra is a globally connected and technological open innovation hub in the world. We currently operate in 10 countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela.Through Telefónica our global presence allows us to be at the helm of innovation, shoulder to shoulder with drivenentrepreneurs and in a position to engage the right partners and leaders of industries for business. Our mission is clear, to connect innovators with Telefónica and generate joint business opportunities. We are the interface between Telefónica and entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe because innovation makes good business sense.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Honei — Honei is an app that enables mobile ordering and payment in restaurants.
LetsData — Early discovery and response coordination to media anomalies
Perplexity — Perplexity is a search engine platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide large language models and search engines. The company's platform enables the development of beneficial artificial general intelligence, as well as an open-source environment that is accessible to the public, allowing clients to develop skills and knowledge inartificial intelligence.

The Growth Company’s two Angel services, Co-Angel Investment Service and North West Business Angels have recently merged creating a more cohesive offer, enabling increased access to early stage equity funding. The service now known as GC Angels, supports businesses seeking access to angel investment, ranging from £25,000 up to £2m. Developed by GCas the next evolution of its successful Co Angel Investment Service, GC Angels forms part of the GM Combined Authority's response to supporting the early stage investment market, and integrates with the range of wider GC business finance and business support services. It will incorporate the network offer (NWBA); the fee-bearing advisory service (Co Angel) alongside the new GM Co-Investment Fund, providing an innovative, single solution equity funding service.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Gaia Learning — Gaia Learning are a special online school dedicated to children with additional needs. We help kids with ADHD, ADD, OCD, PDA and Autism, learn online.
HACE — HACE is a specialist data company focused on the sustainable eradication of child labour in corporate supply chains. Our flagship product, the Child Labour Index (CLI), sold into Financial Services, scores and benchmarks a global universe of companies based on their exposure to child labour risk. Powered by AI, with transparency at its core, theCLI provides comprehensive data on company-specific risks relating to corporate governance frameworks and associated public sentiment, alongside generic supply chain risks affecting industry sectors. With an estimated 160 million children involved in child labour, this is a growing, stand-alone human rights and ESG risk issue for companies and investors, warranting dedicated attention. HACE’s data provides greater transparency around this risk, helping companies and their investors engage in better informed dialogue through the Stewardship Toolkit within the Child Labour Index. HACE is a female-founded business with significant experience in child labour risk management. Our commitment is to help our clients minimise their business and investment risks whilst making a difference around this major social challenge.
Vector Homes — Vector Homes

Miroma Ventures is the investment arm of The Miroma Group, predominantly focusing on investing in venture and growth stage consumer brands and media platforms. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs and deliver marketing solutions to accelerate growth and drive long-term value for the business.

Investment focus

Advertising, Apps, Fashion
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Bruvi — Bruvi is a breakthrough single-serve coffee system, with patent pending technology and proprietary, eco-friendly B-Pods®. Bruvi brews filter coffee, true espresso and Americanos, as well as the first cold brew from a single-serve brewer. Bruvi will offer sustainably sourced craft coffee from house brands and from some of the most popular third waveroasters.
New Stance — New Stance is a full service influencer talent marketing and partnership activation agency in London specialising in the Sports & Entertainment sectors.
ROAM — ROAM is a global community for the next generation adventurer.

Markus Kern

Investment focus

Video, Mobile, Photography
Seed, Angel
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Lifecake — Canon Europe, leading provider of digital cameras, digital SLR cameras, inkjet printers & professional printers for business and home users.
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