Squadron Venture Media
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Squadron Venture Media is a VC fund in London focused on CRM and Mobile. Squadron Venture Media are an advertising accelerator for fast growth companies.Once, there was a prevalent philosophy amongst consumer-facing online companies that what was built online was best marketed online. More recently, a new generation of entrepreneurs have set out with a greater ambition - to build their tech companies intouniversally recognised household names. Increasingly, those businesses have turned to traditional mass media advertising to grow awareness and customer acquisition. Many of those companies - like Zoopla, Funding Circle and TransferWise - have used Squadron Venture Media to help them rapidly develop effective advertising exposure to accelerate the growth of their companies.We provide ambitious fast-growth companies with two key services:'Off-Grid' Media Buying:Most media buying is now done through a handful of global media buying conglomerates such as WPP, Omnicom and Interpublic. They exist largely to help large global corporations manage their huge global advertising budgets. They are not structured to help young, emerging brands. Indeed, their goal is to impart a competitive advantage to the very 'old-economy' companies that many young tech brands are seeking to disrupt. However, the media companies themselves acknowledge that the biggest advertisers of tomorrow will not be those of today. Media companies like Sky, Channel4, ClearChannel, News Corporation, JC Decaux and Global Radio recognise the need to incentivise young, promising companies to their medium so they work with Squadron Venture Media to find innovative ways of trading media space that can mitigate the financial risk for our clients. These 'off-grid' media deals may include trading media space for equity in a client company. They may involve paying for media on a CPA basis rather than on a fixed-price basis. Or they may involve utilising low-cost distress media inventory to test a medium's efficacy. Put simply, we find creative ways to gain media space for our clients which delivers them a competitive advantage and helps offset the capital risk of large scale advertising campaigns.Creative Development Consulting:The marketing departments of most young tech companies are generally focused on digital marketing disciplines. Often there is little experience in developing 'above the line' advertising creative. Squadron Venture Media work with clients' marketing teams to write creative briefs, find a relevant creative agency, help develop the advertising creative and identify the most relevant media channels.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Squadron Venture Media invests in
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Countries Squadron Venture Media invests in
Contacts
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Charlotte Harper
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James Burgess
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Marc Mendoza
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Investment Focus
Industry
- CRM 1 (33%)
- Mobile 1 (33%)
- Retail 1 (33%)
- Finance 1 (33%)
- Payments 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Charlotte Harper
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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James Burgess
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Marc Mendoza
Associate
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Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Simba Sleep
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Simba Sleep is an e-commerce company that offers a variety of mattresses. It brings together thousands of super-light comfort springs and support from precision-engineered foam in perfect harmony.The company is driven by a mission is to bring the importance of sleep back into focus, and help everyone wake up winning. Simba Sleep was founded in2015 and is headquartered in London, England. | $3.6M / Seed / Mar 01, 2016 | |
Better.co.uk
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Trussle is a free online mortgage broker that's making mortgages fairer for everyone.Trussle has taken the mortgage process online, removing the time, hassle and costs involved in securing a mortgage. Trussle is completely free for customers and receives a fee from the lender once the mortgage was completed.Trussle is a trading style ofTrussle Lab Ltd, which is an appointed representative of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited and Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) Limited which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. | $1.5M / Seed / Feb 08, 2016 | |
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Simba Sleep
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Simba Sleep is an e-commerce company that offers a variety of mattresses. It brings together thousands of super-light comfort springs and support from precision-engineered foam in perfect harmony.The company is driven by a mission is to bring the importance of sleep back into focus, and help everyone wake up winning. Simba Sleep was founded in2015 and is headquartered in London, England. | Seed / Jan 12, 2016 |
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What does Squadron Venture Media invest in?
Squadron Venture Media invests primarily in CRM, Mobile and Retail startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Squadron Venture Media?
The team at Squadron Venture Media includes Charlotte Harper (Partner), James Burgess (Founder) and Marc Mendoza (Associate). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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