Astral Systems
Seed Round in 2025
Astral Systems is a trailblazing company dedicated to developing transformative fusion technology to tackle global health and energy challenges. Its mission is to provide innovative, state-of-the-art fusion reactors that enhance access to critical medical isotopes, accelerate fusion research, and pave the way for sustainable energy systems. The company specializes in novel multi-state reactors, designed to harness energy through advanced stellar physics, enabling energy providers to produce cleaner, more sustainable power.
Teal
Venture Round in 2024
Teal is a European payroll API platform that specializes in providing financial solutions tailored for the credit industry. The company develops an API designed to streamline income verification and enhance underwriting processes. By connecting to payroll and HR systems, Teal's platform delivers real-time income and employment data, prioritizing user consent. This integration helps lenders mitigate credit risk, reduce operational costs, and enhance decision-making by supplying granular data necessary for improved risk assessment and automated underwriting workflows.
Bugbiome
Pre Seed Round in 2024
BugBiome is a biotechnology company that develops eco-friendly bio-repellents to create natural pest control products. It focuses on identifying and enhancing beneficial microbes that deter pests organically, providing an alternative to traditional chemical methods. The company aims to minimize environmental impact and promote sustainable pest management practices, potentially benefiting sectors such as agriculture and households.
zeroRISC
Seed Round in 2023
ZeroRISC is a stealth startup specializing in hardware security. It operates an integrity management platform that provides cloud-based security services, ensuring the transparency and trust of all connected devices. The platform leverages open-source secure silicon, offering comprehensive services, software, and silicon device management, allowing customers to maintain control over their devices throughout their lifecycle.
ManholeMetrics
Seed Round in 2023
ManholeMetrics is an IoT startup focused on reducing flooding risks. It offers affordable, durable sensors for wastewater level monitoring, along with real-time alerts for proactive flood management.
Koala
Venture Round in 2023
Koala is a French insurtech specializing in travel insurance. It aims to simplify and enhance traditional travel insurance practices by automating operations, offering instant compensation, and eliminating hidden fees.
AeroCloud
Series A in 2023
AeroCloud is a technology company that designs IT solutions for the aviation industry and offers an aviation technology platform that gives airports greater operational control and adaptability in a fast-changing environment. The platform provides modular, AI-powered tools for airport operations, passenger processing, and real-time pedestrian analytics, enabling airport operators, ground handlers, and airlines to automate workflows, improve efficiency, and make data-driven decisions.
Yaso
Pre Seed Round in 2023
YASO operates an online shopping platform that facilitates international brands in selling products to consumers in China through social commerce. The company focuses on new-generation consumers and collaborates with partner brands by co-investing to ensure long-term success. YASO enhances brand visibility by providing additional marketing budgets and manages essential services such as logistics, back-office operations, payments, and customer support. This comprehensive approach allows brands to effectively grow within the global e-commerce market.
Type One Style
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Type One Style produces sensor‑based patches designed to protect and support individuals with type 1 diabetes. The patches are waterproof, sweat‑proof, and made with never‑fray technology, making them suitable for sensitive skin. They are compatible with Medtronic, Medtrum, and GlucoRX devices and are sold through the company’s online platform, simplifying the purchasing experience for patients.
Valarian Technologies
Seed Round in 2022
Valarian specializes in advanced data sovereignty infrastructure designed to protect sensitive information for businesses and government institutions. Its solution enables full data control through strategic localization, granular access management, and comprehensive auditing. Valarian enhances operational resilience, safeguards communications, and secures intellectual property, empowering entities to innovate globally with confidence.
Shop Circle
Series A in 2022
Shop Circle is a technology company that develops AI-powered tools for Shopify-based businesses. Its platform empowers independent brands within the Shopify ecosystem by providing solutions for customer engagement, operational efficiency, and conversion optimization.
Epoch Biodesign
Seed Round in 2022
Epoch Biodesign develops natural solutions to scale and industrialize biology to address climate challenges. The company designs and develops enzymes by combining biology, artificial intelligence, and engineering to break down plastics into reusable chemicals, enabling biorecycling as a tunable enzymatic process that converts plastic waste into everyday chemicals. It provides industrial biotechnology services aimed at reducing plastic waste and advancing sustainability.
Shop Circle
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Shop Circle is a technology company that develops AI-powered tools for Shopify-based businesses. Its platform empowers independent brands within the Shopify ecosystem by providing solutions for customer engagement, operational efficiency, and conversion optimization.
Concr
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Concr is a mission-driven techbio company that uses established methods from astrophysics to predict patient outcomes and treatment response to cancer therapies. The approach enables iterative learning from fragmented data across the drug development and clinical journey, producing accurate multi-modal tumor models without relying on large, homogeneous datasets. Its cloud-native platform FarrSight supports computational simulation of clinical trials, prediction of therapeutic response and biomarkers, and standard bioinformatics analyses. Headquartered in London with a wholly owned subsidiary in Brisbane, Concr provides a cloud-based system that identifies optimal treatments for individuals, reduces resistance, and offers patient-specific progression insights and evidence-based treatment plans to guide proactive therapy.
Epoch Biodesign
Seed Round in 2021
Epoch Biodesign develops natural solutions to scale and industrialize biology to address climate challenges. The company designs and develops enzymes by combining biology, artificial intelligence, and engineering to break down plastics into reusable chemicals, enabling biorecycling as a tunable enzymatic process that converts plastic waste into everyday chemicals. It provides industrial biotechnology services aimed at reducing plastic waste and advancing sustainability.
Founded in 2018, Xampla develops plant-based materials derived from pea protein to replace microplastics. Its product range includes microcapsules for homecare and personal care products, films, coatings, and single-use plastics for packaging applications.
AeroCloud
Seed Round in 2020
AeroCloud is a technology company that designs IT solutions for the aviation industry and offers an aviation technology platform that gives airports greater operational control and adaptability in a fast-changing environment. The platform provides modular, AI-powered tools for airport operations, passenger processing, and real-time pedestrian analytics, enabling airport operators, ground handlers, and airlines to automate workflows, improve efficiency, and make data-driven decisions.
Koala is a French insurtech specializing in travel insurance. It aims to simplify and enhance traditional travel insurance practices by automating operations, offering instant compensation, and eliminating hidden fees.
Oneday
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Oneday aims to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs by delivering technology that automates large parts of the business launch process and integrates with universities to enable members to earn university credits as they build their ventures. Given that startup costs and complexity deter many would-be founders and that about 85% of new businesses fail, the company combines automation with academic partnerships to streamline launch activities and support sustained entrepreneurship.
Continuum Industries
Seed Round in 2020
Continuum Industries is an Edinburgh, United Kingdom-based provider of AI-powered design automation and optimization tools for infrastructure planning. The company's software helps engineers and planners design and evaluate infrastructure projects such as railways, roads, pipelines, and power lines, enabling visualization and analysis of routing options for power lines, cables, and pipelines. It offers enterprise software for infrastructure planning, including solutions for electricity transmission, renewables developers, and hydrogen networks. Core capabilities include design automation, workflow management, and data management, which together accelerate early-stage design work and automate existing engineering designs, reducing project risk and timelines.
Founded in 2018, Xampla develops plant-based materials derived from pea protein to replace microplastics. Its product range includes microcapsules for homecare and personal care products, films, coatings, and single-use plastics for packaging applications.
Chattermill
Series A in 2020
Founded in 2015, Chattermill is a London-based software company that specializes in customer experience analytics. It uses artificial intelligence to analyze customer feedback across various touchpoints, enabling organizations to gain unified insights and improve customer loyalty.
Vinehealth
Seed Round in 2019
Vinehealth is a technology company that develops a patient-centric digital application aimed at enhancing oncology patient outcomes. By integrating behavioral science and artificial intelligence, its platform provides personalized support to cancer patients, allowing them to effectively track, manage, and understand their care. The application generates valuable patient-reported data, which informs health service delivery, drug development, and research. This approach enables clinicians to offer tailored services based on a comprehensive understanding of patient experiences, ultimately improving the overall quality of cancer care.
Reposit
Seed Round in 2019
Reposit Group Limited, operating as Reposit, is an insurance broker that facilitates rental agreements between tenants and property owners in the UK. Founded in 2015 and based in London, the company offers a platform that allows tenants to secure rental properties by paying a one-week security deposit as a premium, rather than the traditional large security deposits. This premium covers the equivalent of six weeks' security deposit, providing affordability for tenants while enhancing security for landlords. Through its online system, agents can create a Reposit, invite tenants via email, and charge a non-refundable fee equal to one week's rent. This innovative approach not only simplifies the rental process for tenants but also helps landlords manage cash flow and enables agents to earn commissions.
CareLineLive
Seed Round in 2018
CareLineLive is a cloud-based software solution designed to streamline operations in the domiciliary care services sector. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products that allows care service providers to efficiently manage caregiver rosters, communicate securely with staff, and accurately handle billing with a full audit trail. Its home care management system enhances efficiency and capacity by automating procedures and reducing administrative burdens, facilitating the generation of clear and concise timesheets. Additionally, CareLineLive provides features for live monitoring of caregiver calls, enabling home care agencies to maintain oversight of their operations and effectively manage caregiver assignments.
Reposit
Seed Round in 2018
Reposit Group Limited, operating as Reposit, is an insurance broker that facilitates rental agreements between tenants and property owners in the UK. Founded in 2015 and based in London, the company offers a platform that allows tenants to secure rental properties by paying a one-week security deposit as a premium, rather than the traditional large security deposits. This premium covers the equivalent of six weeks' security deposit, providing affordability for tenants while enhancing security for landlords. Through its online system, agents can create a Reposit, invite tenants via email, and charge a non-refundable fee equal to one week's rent. This innovative approach not only simplifies the rental process for tenants but also helps landlords manage cash flow and enables agents to earn commissions.
ROADMap Systems
Series B in 2018
ROADMap Systems Limited is a technology company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializing in wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for fiber optic communication networks. Founded in 2013, the company addresses the growing demands of network operators by providing solutions that enable reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs). These advanced switches are designed to handle the increasing capacity required for high-speed internet data, specifically accommodating next-generation data rates of 400 Gbps. ROADMap Systems leverages four patents licensed from the Cambridge Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics to offer telecom and datacom applications that tackle challenges related to data rates, fiber management, power requirements, and network costs. By focusing on highly flexible optical switching capabilities, the company aims to meet the evolving needs of the telecommunications industry.
Ventrata
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Ventrata offers a comprehensive ticketing solution for events and attractions. It facilitates seamless booking through various channels, integrates with existing organizational tools, tracks ticket sales and movements, and provides insightful dashboards.
Chattermill
Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2015, Chattermill is a London-based software company that specializes in customer experience analytics. It uses artificial intelligence to analyze customer feedback across various touchpoints, enabling organizations to gain unified insights and improve customer loyalty.
Trouva is an online marketplace that connects customers with unique homeware, fashion, and lifestyle items sourced from independent boutiques across Europe. The platform enables brick-and-mortar stores to extend their reach by offering a curated selection of distinctive, high-quality products that are not readily available through larger online retailers. Customers can discover and purchase items directly from these boutiques, supporting local businesses while enjoying a diverse range of offerings, from home décor to clothing. Trouva's model not only facilitates online sales for independent stores but also enhances the shopping experience for consumers seeking exclusive products.
CareLineLive
Seed Round in 2017
CareLineLive is a cloud-based software solution designed to streamline operations in the domiciliary care services sector. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products that allows care service providers to efficiently manage caregiver rosters, communicate securely with staff, and accurately handle billing with a full audit trail. Its home care management system enhances efficiency and capacity by automating procedures and reducing administrative burdens, facilitating the generation of clear and concise timesheets. Additionally, CareLineLive provides features for live monitoring of caregiver calls, enabling home care agencies to maintain oversight of their operations and effectively manage caregiver assignments.
The Ticket Group
Seed Round in 2016
TTG focusses of mobile-first ticketing solutions for leisure attractions, tours and activities
Ventrata
Pre Seed Round in 2016
Ventrata offers a comprehensive ticketing solution for events and attractions. It facilitates seamless booking through various channels, integrates with existing organizational tools, tracks ticket sales and movements, and provides insightful dashboards.
Trouva is an online marketplace that connects customers with unique homeware, fashion, and lifestyle items sourced from independent boutiques across Europe. The platform enables brick-and-mortar stores to extend their reach by offering a curated selection of distinctive, high-quality products that are not readily available through larger online retailers. Customers can discover and purchase items directly from these boutiques, supporting local businesses while enjoying a diverse range of offerings, from home décor to clothing. Trouva's model not only facilitates online sales for independent stores but also enhances the shopping experience for consumers seeking exclusive products.
Glow Digital Media
Series A in 2014
Glow Digital Media is a mobile-first social ad management platform that specializes in assisting advertisers with the creation, management, and optimization of advertising campaigns across social media channels. The company focuses on enabling direct response advertisers to effectively reach their target audiences through tailored Facebook advertising campaigns. By providing tools and expertise in social network advertising, Glow Digital Media aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its clients' marketing efforts.
Screenburn Media
Angel Round in 2014
Screenburn Media is an online video-on-demand platform based in England, United Kingdom, designed to facilitate the sale and distribution of film and television content through social networking sites, particularly Facebook. The company enables content owners to monetize their existing audiences while reaching new fans, thereby enhancing the distribution of their video offerings. Screenburn has collaborated with various studios and distributors worldwide, releasing feature films and concert films for renowned artists, including The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney. Through its innovative approach, Screenburn Media aims to transform how content is marketed and sold in the digital landscape.
Buzzmove
Seed Round in 2014
Buzzmove is a technology-driven company that operates an online platform designed to simplify the process of comparing prices and reviews for home removal and moving services. By providing users with the ability to compare various removal companies, Buzzmove aims to enhance customer convenience in the removals industry. The platform not only assists in selecting the right mover but also offers moving guides and various deals, enabling customers to efficiently manage their relocation while ensuring the protection of their possessions. With a focus on customer service and technological innovation, Buzzmove seeks to make the moving experience easier and more accessible for individuals and families.
Trouva
Pre Seed Round in 2013
Trouva is an online marketplace that connects customers with unique homeware, fashion, and lifestyle items sourced from independent boutiques across Europe. The platform enables brick-and-mortar stores to extend their reach by offering a curated selection of distinctive, high-quality products that are not readily available through larger online retailers. Customers can discover and purchase items directly from these boutiques, supporting local businesses while enjoying a diverse range of offerings, from home décor to clothing. Trouva's model not only facilitates online sales for independent stores but also enhances the shopping experience for consumers seeking exclusive products.
Audiense Limited is a London-based company that operates a social marketing and audience connection platform designed for agencies and brands globally. Founded in 2011, Audiense provides a suite of solutions that empower organizations to gain consumer insights and enhance engagement through social data. Its offerings include the Audiense Connection Platform, which helps businesses identify and connect with audience segments; Audiense Architect, which enables audience building from Twitter data; and Audiense Insight, which delivers actionable consumer insights. The platform also features Audiense Connect, facilitating in-platform engagement, and Audiense Community Manager, which offers analytics and management tools for community and campaign oversight. Notably, Audiense is recognized as one of two official Twitter partners worldwide for Data/Insights and Advertising, and it utilizes IBM Watson's cognitive computing capabilities to derive personality insights from audience data. The company supports a diverse range of enterprise clients, including leading brands in sports, media, and government sectors.
Virtual IT
Seed Round in 2013
Virtual IT is a UK-based company that specializes in providing managed IT services tailored for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including 24-hour computer support, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, data backup and disaster recovery, system monitoring, business email hosting, and IT consultancy. By outsourcing their IT needs to Virtual IT, businesses can benefit from a transparent fixed monthly fee, allowing them to focus on their core operations. The company emphasizes a deep understanding of individual business requirements and is committed to delivering high-quality service, resulting in client retention rates exceeding 90%. Virtual IT also implements cloud technology and offers tools for business collaboration and communication, ensuring that clients receive robust security, monitoring, and consultancy support.
Glow Digital Media
Seed Round in 2012
Glow Digital Media is a mobile-first social ad management platform that specializes in assisting advertisers with the creation, management, and optimization of advertising campaigns across social media channels. The company focuses on enabling direct response advertisers to effectively reach their target audiences through tailored Facebook advertising campaigns. By providing tools and expertise in social network advertising, Glow Digital Media aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its clients' marketing efforts.
Audiense
Angel Round in 2012
Audiense Limited is a London-based company that operates a social marketing and audience connection platform designed for agencies and brands globally. Founded in 2011, Audiense provides a suite of solutions that empower organizations to gain consumer insights and enhance engagement through social data. Its offerings include the Audiense Connection Platform, which helps businesses identify and connect with audience segments; Audiense Architect, which enables audience building from Twitter data; and Audiense Insight, which delivers actionable consumer insights. The platform also features Audiense Connect, facilitating in-platform engagement, and Audiense Community Manager, which offers analytics and management tools for community and campaign oversight. Notably, Audiense is recognized as one of two official Twitter partners worldwide for Data/Insights and Advertising, and it utilizes IBM Watson's cognitive computing capabilities to derive personality insights from audience data. The company supports a diverse range of enterprise clients, including leading brands in sports, media, and government sectors.
Specle
Angel Round in 2011
Specle Limited is a London-based company that provides a centralized data platform for validated production and media information in the United Kingdom and Belgium. Established in 2006, Specle focuses on helping advertisers and creative agencies produce and deliver advertisements that meet specific technical requirements for print and digital media. The platform hosts validated advertising specifications for thousands of publications, allowing users to easily access the necessary guidelines for their projects. Advertisers can upload, validate, and deliver their ads directly to publishers, with some services enabling integration into the publication's flat plan. Specle is recognized for its user-friendly technology and commitment to customer support, catering to both one-time advertisers and large brands with high-volume needs.
TagMan is a leading provider of tag management and marketing data solutions, specializing in helping enterprises navigate the complexities of web analytics, ecommerce, and marketing data. The platform enables businesses to efficiently manage and unify tag-based technologies, resulting in a streamlined and coherent stream of clean marketing data from diverse channels. TagMan serves a wide array of industries, including travel, fashion, consumer goods, electronics, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications, making it a preferred partner for organizations seeking to enhance their marketing return on investment. The platform offers features such as marketing attribution, data optimization, conversion tracking, and a visual insights suite, allowing e-commerce professionals and digital marketers to effectively visualize the customer journey and optimize their marketing efforts. Notable clients include major brands such as Travelocity, Virgin Atlantic, Kellogg's, The Body Shop, Air New Zealand, and Vodafone.
Immerse
Seed Round in 2011
Immerse is a London‑based company that builds a virtual reality headset, platform, and tools enabling enterprises to create, distribute, and track immersive training and simulation solutions. Founded in 2014, it offers an open, scalable ecosystem for enterprise XR training, including a content aggregation and reporting platform that lets organizations develop custom or off‑the‑shelf experiences, measure performance, and support multiple users. The company’s Marketplace provides a one‑stop shop for third‑party content, giving developers a global storefront and clients in sectors such as defence, engineering, manufacturing, healthcare, mining, energy, oil & gas, satellite communications, CPG, pharma, life sciences, and utilities access to high‑quality, cost‑effective XR content. Its platform delivers virtual instructor‑led training and assessment scenarios in a measurable, interactive environment that scales to business needs.
TagMan is a leading provider of tag management and marketing data solutions, specializing in helping enterprises navigate the complexities of web analytics, ecommerce, and marketing data. The platform enables businesses to efficiently manage and unify tag-based technologies, resulting in a streamlined and coherent stream of clean marketing data from diverse channels. TagMan serves a wide array of industries, including travel, fashion, consumer goods, electronics, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications, making it a preferred partner for organizations seeking to enhance their marketing return on investment. The platform offers features such as marketing attribution, data optimization, conversion tracking, and a visual insights suite, allowing e-commerce professionals and digital marketers to effectively visualize the customer journey and optimize their marketing efforts. Notable clients include major brands such as Travelocity, Virgin Atlantic, Kellogg's, The Body Shop, Air New Zealand, and Vodafone.
GroupSpaces
Venture Round in 2010
GroupSpaces Limited is a London-based company that offers a self-service online platform for managing membership groups, including clubs, charities, professional associations, and alumni networks. Founded in 2007, the company aims to simplify the administration of these groups by providing tools that allow leaders and committees to manage member records, send newsletters, host forums, organize events, and collect membership fees. GroupSpaces' software supports over 1 million memberships across various sectors, helping users effectively manage their activities and enhance their online presence. The company was established to address challenges faced by its founders during their time at Oxford University, and it serves a global customer base.
TagMan
Angel Round in 2010
TagMan is a leading provider of tag management and marketing data solutions, specializing in helping enterprises navigate the complexities of web analytics, ecommerce, and marketing data. The platform enables businesses to efficiently manage and unify tag-based technologies, resulting in a streamlined and coherent stream of clean marketing data from diverse channels. TagMan serves a wide array of industries, including travel, fashion, consumer goods, electronics, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications, making it a preferred partner for organizations seeking to enhance their marketing return on investment. The platform offers features such as marketing attribution, data optimization, conversion tracking, and a visual insights suite, allowing e-commerce professionals and digital marketers to effectively visualize the customer journey and optimize their marketing efforts. Notable clients include major brands such as Travelocity, Virgin Atlantic, Kellogg's, The Body Shop, Air New Zealand, and Vodafone.
Specle
Angel Round in 2009
Specle Limited is a London-based company that provides a centralized data platform for validated production and media information in the United Kingdom and Belgium. Established in 2006, Specle focuses on helping advertisers and creative agencies produce and deliver advertisements that meet specific technical requirements for print and digital media. The platform hosts validated advertising specifications for thousands of publications, allowing users to easily access the necessary guidelines for their projects. Advertisers can upload, validate, and deliver their ads directly to publishers, with some services enabling integration into the publication's flat plan. Specle is recognized for its user-friendly technology and commitment to customer support, catering to both one-time advertisers and large brands with high-volume needs.
Specle
Angel Round in 2009
Specle Limited is a London-based company that provides a centralized data platform for validated production and media information in the United Kingdom and Belgium. Established in 2006, Specle focuses on helping advertisers and creative agencies produce and deliver advertisements that meet specific technical requirements for print and digital media. The platform hosts validated advertising specifications for thousands of publications, allowing users to easily access the necessary guidelines for their projects. Advertisers can upload, validate, and deliver their ads directly to publishers, with some services enabling integration into the publication's flat plan. Specle is recognized for its user-friendly technology and commitment to customer support, catering to both one-time advertisers and large brands with high-volume needs.
GroupSpaces
Angel Round in 2008
GroupSpaces Limited is a London-based company that offers a self-service online platform for managing membership groups, including clubs, charities, professional associations, and alumni networks. Founded in 2007, the company aims to simplify the administration of these groups by providing tools that allow leaders and committees to manage member records, send newsletters, host forums, organize events, and collect membership fees. GroupSpaces' software supports over 1 million memberships across various sectors, helping users effectively manage their activities and enhance their online presence. The company was established to address challenges faced by its founders during their time at Oxford University, and it serves a global customer base.
Commerce Decisions
Series B in 2003
Commerce Decisions is a company that specializes in providing software solutions and expert services to enhance procurement processes and contract management. Its flagship product, AWARD, is a web-based platform designed to facilitate collaborative decision-making throughout the sourcing lifecycle, from initial preparation to contract compliance and supplier performance review. AWARD has been utilized in projects exceeding £150 billion, demonstrating its effectiveness in increasing contract value and minimizing risk. The company serves a diverse clientele, including government agencies such as the Department for Transport and the NHS, as well as organizations in various sectors like media, defense, and transportation. By assisting both buyers and suppliers in complex procurements, Commerce Decisions aims to streamline sourcing activities and improve outcomes in high-stakes contract negotiations.
Pout Inc. is a Kitchener, Canada-based company that operates an online community focused on the beauty and fashion industry. The platform allows users, including beauty and fashion enthusiasts and professionals, to share photos and videos, follow friends, and engage through comments on profiles and images. Pout aims to create the world's largest community for teen beauty and style, enabling users to post their daily outfits, makeup, hair, and favorite products while discovering global trends as they emerge. The company envisions its platform as a crowdsourced digital magazine dedicated to beauty and style inspiration.
ByBox Holdings Limited is a technology company specializing in supply chain solutions. Founded in 2000 and based in Didcot, United Kingdom, ByBox develops software and technology, including its flagship platform, Thinventory. This platform enhances supply chain efficiency and includes various components such as Warehouse Management System, Forward Stock Locations, and inventory tracking solutions tailored for different customer needs. ByBox also provides Smart Boxes, allowing field engineers to access and return parts at any time across the UK and Europe. The company operates a 24/7 distribution network that achieves a high first-time delivery success rate of 99.77% for mission-critical parcels, primarily serving field-based engineers. ByBox recently expanded its capabilities through the acquisition of echo, which offers a range of courier and logistical support services, further enhancing its comprehensive supply chain solutions. All operations, including tracking and billing, are managed through the integrated Thinventory IT system, ensuring streamlined management across the supply chain.
Virtual IT
Seed Round in 2002
Virtual IT is a UK-based company that specializes in providing managed IT services tailored for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including 24-hour computer support, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, data backup and disaster recovery, system monitoring, business email hosting, and IT consultancy. By outsourcing their IT needs to Virtual IT, businesses can benefit from a transparent fixed monthly fee, allowing them to focus on their core operations. The company emphasizes a deep understanding of individual business requirements and is committed to delivering high-quality service, resulting in client retention rates exceeding 90%. Virtual IT also implements cloud technology and offers tools for business collaboration and communication, ensuring that clients receive robust security, monitoring, and consultancy support.
Commerce Decisions
Venture Round in 2001
Commerce Decisions is a company that specializes in providing software solutions and expert services to enhance procurement processes and contract management. Its flagship product, AWARD, is a web-based platform designed to facilitate collaborative decision-making throughout the sourcing lifecycle, from initial preparation to contract compliance and supplier performance review. AWARD has been utilized in projects exceeding £150 billion, demonstrating its effectiveness in increasing contract value and minimizing risk. The company serves a diverse clientele, including government agencies such as the Department for Transport and the NHS, as well as organizations in various sectors like media, defense, and transportation. By assisting both buyers and suppliers in complex procurements, Commerce Decisions aims to streamline sourcing activities and improve outcomes in high-stakes contract negotiations.
OC Robotics
Seed Round in 2001
OC Robotics is a leading manufacturer of snake-arm robots, which are flexible robotic arms designed for operation in confined spaces without prominent elbows. The company specializes in providing robotic solutions for industries such as aerospace, nuclear, petrochemical, security, and construction. Its snake-arm robots are specifically engineered for remote handling operations in hazardous environments, enabling tasks such as inspection, fastening, and cleaning when equipped with various tools. OC Robotics serves a diverse clientele, including the UK Ministry of Defence, the US Department of Defense, Airbus, and Ontario Power Generation, among others. Through its innovative technology, OC Robotics addresses the challenges associated with working in dangerous and restricted environments.
Omega Logic
Venture Round in 2001
Omega Logic was at the forefront of installing software into major UK retail stores (Dixons, Carphone Warehouse etc) to facilitate electronic top-ups for pre-pay mobile phone users. It was acquired in 2003.
ManholeMetrics is an IoT startup focused on reducing flooding risks. It offers affordable, durable sensors for wastewater level monitoring, along with real-time alerts for proactive flood management.