Dotforge

Dotforge is a mentor-supported accelerator program based in Sheffield, UK. It offers an intensive 13-week bootcamp for early-stage startups, focusing on B2B, big data, and cloud-based supply chain products. The program provides smart investment capital and global networking opportunities for teams from the UK, EU, and beyond.

Lee Strafford

Co-Founder, Chairman and Investor

20 past transactions

Simplifai

Seed Round in 2018
Simplifai is an artificial intelligence company based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 2017. It specializes in providing automation solutions aimed at enhancing business processes through the intelligent application of AI and automation technology. The company's products include a chatbot designed to improve customer interaction and an Emailbot that can manage up to 80% of inquiries in customer service settings. By focusing on hyper-automation, Simplifai enables organizations to automate routine tasks that involve free-text communication such as emails and documents. This approach not only streamlines operations but also empowers human employees to focus on more complex tasks, ultimately driving value from existing systems through innovative digital solutions.

WIFIPLUG

Debt Financing in 2017
WIFIPLUG is a Leeds-based company that develops smart home devices, including an app-controlled smart plug and smart light switch designed to automate lights and household electronics and help manage energy use. The company enables remote control via a mobile app and real-time energy monitoring, and supports voice assistant integrations with major platforms such as Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and IFTTT. It offers an open application programming interface for easy B2B integration and custom development, positioning the product for both consumer and business use. WIFIPLUG emphasizes energy efficiency and cost savings through features powered by machine learning and data insights, and has pursued patents related to automatic energy savings and home security using machine learning. The company is headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom, with an additional office in St. Louis, United States.

Torafugu Tech

Seed Round in 2016
Torafugu Tech Limited is a technology company based in Leeds, United Kingdom, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing software and algorithms focused on artificial intelligence for primary care medicine. The company has created a digital health platform that processes and analyzes data from wearable devices and mobile applications, providing real-time insights into patients' health statuses. This platform enhances the ability of healthcare providers, including life insurers, to personalize their products and services by utilizing time-sensitive data from devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers. By employing advanced AI analytics and machine learning, Torafugu Tech aims to improve the health and well-being of its users, offering streamlined access to vital health information that can help insurers manage risk and optimize customer engagement. The company's vision extends to various sectors that depend on health data, positioning it as a leader in harnessing the potential of wearable technology in healthcare.

Cupris

Seed Round in 2016
Founded by a consultant ENT surgeon and designer entrepreneur, Cupris Ltd develops smartphone-connected medical devices for remote healthcare. Its flagship product is TYM, a smart otoscope that captures images and videos of the ear, enabling secure sharing via encrypted email. The company ensures data compliance with NHS standards.

Zazu Africa

Seed Round in 2015
Zazu Africa provides a digital money account for residents of Zambia and operates a financial education platform to help users understand and access financial services. Founded in 2015 and based in Lusaka, the company aims to expand financial inclusion by enabling secure digital transactions and practical learning about money management and financial products.

Cathartic.co

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Cathartic.co operates an anonymous platform designed to provide individuals with a safe space to share their personal stories and experiences related to physical and mental abuse, drug addiction, bullying, and political persecution. The website aims to facilitate open dialogue about these sensitive issues, encouraging users to express themselves before their challenges become overwhelming. By allowing users to post confessions without revealing their identities, Cathartic.co fosters an environment of healing and support, helping individuals to process their experiences and connect with others facing similar struggles.

MedicSen

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Medicsen is a start-up focused on healthcare innovation, primarily through the development of advanced technology solutions. A notable project is GlycSen, a needle-free drug delivery device aimed at providing a painless treatment option for individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes. This device integrates data from continuous glucose meters and user-inputted information, utilizing a learning algorithm to facilitate real-time monitoring. It features a chatbot interface that allows patients to easily track their condition, enhancing their ability to manage diabetes effectively. Through these innovations, Medicsen aims to improve the quality of life for those living with chronic diseases.

Twile

Seed Round in 2015
Twile Limited, founded in 2012 and based in Doncaster, United Kingdom, operates a web-based platform designed to enhance the online family history experience. As a subsidiary of Find My Past Ltd, Twile aims to disrupt the $2 billion global family history market by making genealogy more accessible and engaging for families. The company's mobile and web applications enable users to create detailed, visual timelines of their ancestry, incorporating milestones, photos, and videos. This approach not only allows family historians to document their research but also facilitates sharing their findings in a more interactive manner with family members, enhancing the overall experience of exploring one's heritage.

School of Code

Seed Round in 2015
School of Code Ltd is an educational organization based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, founded in 2015. It specializes in providing free short courses that teach programming, web development, and IT skills to individuals of all ages. The company's offerings cover a range of topics, including web fundamentals, advanced JavaScript, back-end development, networking, application programming interfaces, advanced front-end development with React, and cloud hosting. Additionally, School of Code operates a multiplayer coding platform that employs gamification and collaborative learning to enhance the coding skills of its users through programming challenges.

HullCoin

Seed Round in 2015
Hullcoin is a new way to unlock the hidden value in Hull’s economy. People who engage with charities and community groups across the city of Hull can earn Hullcoin by volunteering and undertaking activities that benefit themselves. Hullcoin can then be redeemed as discount at participating retailers. Activities that earn Hullcoin and offers where you spend Hullcoin can be found at our website join today!

Limitless Travel

Seed Round in 2015
Limitless Travel Ltd is a company dedicated to providing travel experiences for individuals living with disabilities. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Birmingham, United Kingdom, the company specializes in offering holidays, tours, accommodation, and travel services tailored to the unique needs of disabled travelers. Limitless Travel provides various support options, including personal care, one-on-one assistance, group support, and flexible care packages. In addition to domestic offerings, the company also facilitates international holiday packages, ensuring that disabled individuals have access to diverse travel opportunities. Through its online platform, Limitless Travel informs potential guests about accessible accommodations and services, helping hotels showcase their features to attract customers in the accessible travel market.

Motoneer

Seed Round in 2015
CarMatchin from Motoneer helps consumers start their car buying experience, removing the barriers to entering the new car market, such as industry jargon, poor showroom experiences at dealerships and a lack of trust in car sales industry professionals. The platform captures lifestyle needs exactly the same way consumers describe them, recommends suitable cars and supports the user onto the next stage of the car buying journey by setting up and booking test drives with local dealers. For new car dealers, the platform provides qualified leads with high quality information about the lifestyle of the prospect, rather than the standard email address and phone number. Motoneer - its parent company - is developing industry partnerships to be able to support car buyers all the way through that journey, from research (such as consumer reviews) through to financing (including part-exchange and leasing). The aim is to develop a trusted independent reference platform for new car buying.

Floify

Venture Round in 2015
Floify is a Boulder, Colorado-based software company founded in 2012 by Michele and Dave Sims, specializing in mortgage automation solutions. The company offers a platform that streamlines the mortgage origination process, allowing loan officers to manage applications more efficiently. Its software facilitates secure document sharing among lenders, borrowers, and other stakeholders, enhancing communication throughout the mortgage process. By centralizing loan tracking and providing tools for real-time updates, Floify enables loan officers to close loans faster and increase their volume while reducing their workload. The company's mission focuses on delivering a seamless and hassle-free experience for borrowers and improving overall satisfaction in the mortgage process.

Textocracy

Seed Round in 2015
Textocracy is a Sheffield-based company that offers an SMS-based platform designed to enhance consultation and feedback processes for organizations. Its service allows individuals to easily and affordably send their comments via text using any basic mobile phone. This simple, free method enables organizations to gather insights from their audience efficiently. Textocracy captures and analyzes customer feedback, presenting the data in a user-friendly dashboard. By streamlining communication, Textocracy facilitates meaningful engagement between organizations and their stakeholders.

Pipit Global

Seed Round in 2015
Pipit Global operates a digital cash collection platform called PiP iT. This platform enables customers to load cash onto their eWallets, pay for online orders using cash, and settle electronic bills with cash transactions. For customers, this service offers the convenience of cash payments without requiring a bank account or credit card, reducing risks associated with fraud and identity theft. For businesses, PiP iT provides a secure and efficient method for accepting cash payments from customers, eliminating the need to handle physical cash, reconcile transactions, or manage related security risks. This platform is particularly beneficial for businesses that send bills to customers, offer eWallet services, or operate online sales platforms.

Coacher

Seed Round in 2014
Coacher is a web and mobile application designed to enhance the coaching experience for football coaches at all levels. The platform enables coaches to efficiently capture and analyze a wide range of data, including training and match statistics, which traditionally relied on manual methods such as pen and paper or spreadsheets. By providing an all-in-one tool that combines data collection with intelligent analytics, Coacher empowers coaches to make informed decisions aimed at improving player development and overall team performance. The application addresses the needs of both amateur and professional coaches, facilitating a more effective coaching process and ultimately striving for greater success on the field.

Linc

Seed Round in 2014
Linc is a Korean information technology company focused on providing cloud-based business services and solutions. Established in December 2011 in Seoul, Linc develops a variety of digital tools, including websites, email systems, video conferencing, scheduling, issue trackers, customer management systems, and intranet solutions. The company also offers a digital solution for building energy management and serves as a platform for connecting individuals and ideas to collaboratively promote a sustainable future. Through its diverse offerings, Linc aims to enhance operational efficiency and foster innovation in business environments.

Boutiny

Seed Round in 2014
Boutiny is an online shopping platform for womens

Hashtrack

Seed Round in 2014
Hashtrack is the intelligence platform for hashtag campaigns. We believe that hashtags are the most powerful tool on social media, yet they are both mis and under used by brands looking to engage with customers. Hashtags are a great way of marketing with users, not directly to them. We provide detailed, actionable insights about hashtags across the biggest social media networks that will help make a hashtag as successful as it can be. The platform works from the very inception of your hashtag to the end of its lifecycle, giving key information before you start the campaign, insights during the campaign and helpful outcomes once it's finished.

GigOwl

Seed Round in 2013
GigOwl Limited offers a community booking service that provides matchmaking between independent musicians and the promoters or owners of pubs, music venues, studios or any space capable of supporting a crowd of up 200 attendees. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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