Arts Alliance

Arts Alliance Media Ltd., established in 2003 and headquartered in London, specializes in digital cinema software and services globally. The company offers a suite of solutions, including Screenwriter (theatre management), Producer (centralized scheduling and content management), Auditor (VPF digital cinema deployment), Locksmith (automated KDM process), AdFuser (ad campaign management), and Lifeguard (intelligent system monitoring). Additionally, they provide installation, maintenance, and operational support for digital cinema equipment. Arts Alliance Media's software and services enhance cinema operations, improve efficiency, and touch over 20,000 screens worldwide.

Brad Carroll

Managing Director

Joshua Green

Investment Director

40 past transactions

Spoonshot

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Spoonshot Inc. is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based platform that provides insights and analytics tailored for the food and beverage industry. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with additional offices in London and Bengaluru, Spoonshot's technology aims to replicate human cognition in the food domain. The platform harnesses food science and advanced algorithms to analyze and connect diverse data sets, delivering personalized recommendations for menu and product development, recipe selection, and customer insights. By understanding emerging consumer trends and market needs, Spoonshot empowers its clients to innovate and adapt to the evolving landscape of food consumption. The company, originally known as Dishq, rebranded to Spoonshot Inc. in October 2018.

Growth Street

Venture Round in 2019
Growth Street is a UK-based business lending platform that provides a swift alternative to traditional bank overdrafts, catering specifically to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. Recognizing the challenges that growing businesses face in managing cash flow, Growth Street offers a solution that allows companies to access flexible working capital. This enables them to better handle seasonal fluctuations, balance invoice payments, and manage outgoings efficiently. By unlocking tied-up funds, the platform empowers investors to lend directly to businesses, enhancing their financial agility and operational efficiency. Growth Street aims to alleviate the pressures of cash flow management, allowing businesses to focus on growth and maintain healthy supplier relationships.

Spoonshot

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Spoonshot Inc. is a developer of an artificial intelligence-based platform that provides insights and analytics tailored for the food and beverage industry. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with additional offices in London and Bengaluru, Spoonshot's technology aims to replicate human cognition in the food domain. The platform harnesses food science and advanced algorithms to analyze and connect diverse data sets, delivering personalized recommendations for menu and product development, recipe selection, and customer insights. By understanding emerging consumer trends and market needs, Spoonshot empowers its clients to innovate and adapt to the evolving landscape of food consumption. The company, originally known as Dishq, rebranded to Spoonshot Inc. in October 2018.

Aprila Bank

Venture Round in 2017
Aprila Bank is a technology-driven financial services provider focused on delivering automated lending solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company utilizes an API-based platform, which connects with approximately 130,000 SMEs through partnerships with prominent online accounting systems and other relevant service providers. By leveraging in-house developed machine learning models, Aprila Bank predicts lending outcomes and assesses risk using both real-time data and traditional credit information. This approach enables the company to offer credit lines that enhance the borrowing experience for SMEs, ensuring efficiency and accessibility in the lending process.

SwiftComply

Venture Round in 2017
SwiftComply is a technology company that serves over 450 water authorities. It offers an online platform designed to streamline and enhance compliance programs, thereby protecting human health and the environment. The platform assists water utilities in managing their compliance requirements, offering features such as risk assessment, policy management, and training. This helps utilities improve their compliance posture and mitigate risk.

MyTutor

Series A in 2017
MyTutor is an online tutoring platform that connects secondary school students with over 7,000 university students from prestigious Russell Group institutions. The platform offers live, one-to-one tutoring sessions in a unique online lesson space, allowing students to benefit from personalized instruction without the need for in-person visits. Each session is recorded, enabling students to review lessons as needed. MyTutor also partners with schools and universities to offer tutoring support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring wider access to educational resources. With a strong focus on quality, the company has achieved over 200,000 bookings and received more than 70,000 five-star reviews, with each tutor personally interviewed. MyTutor has experienced significant growth, tripling its operations year-over-year for the past three years. Founded by Robert Grabiner, Bertie Hubbard, and James Grant, MyTutor aims to improve educational outcomes by making tutoring more accessible and affordable for students.

People.io

Seed Round in 2016
People.io is a mobile application designed to empower individuals by providing control over their personal data. The platform rewards users for participating in activities such as answering questions, connecting their online accounts, and engaging with brands, allowing them to realize the value of their data. Users earn credits for sharing information and interacting with relevant content, while maintaining the assurance that their data is not sold and will be deleted if they choose to close their account. Founded in 2015, People.io has undergone two investment rounds and is affiliated with various accelerators, including Techstars and Wayra Deutschland. The company is currently focused on product development and plans to expand into other European markets.

Growth Street

Venture Round in 2015
Growth Street is a UK-based business lending platform that provides a swift alternative to traditional bank overdrafts, catering specifically to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises. Recognizing the challenges that growing businesses face in managing cash flow, Growth Street offers a solution that allows companies to access flexible working capital. This enables them to better handle seasonal fluctuations, balance invoice payments, and manage outgoings efficiently. By unlocking tied-up funds, the platform empowers investors to lend directly to businesses, enhancing their financial agility and operational efficiency. Growth Street aims to alleviate the pressures of cash flow management, allowing businesses to focus on growth and maintain healthy supplier relationships.

Skai

Series F in 2014
Skai is an AI-powered platform that provides businesses with consumer and market insights, strategic planning, and omnichannel media activation services. The company focuses on empowering brands and retailers by offering a suite of machine learning technologies designed to enhance decision-making and improve outcomes through actionable intelligence. Skai's offerings include tools for market intelligence, testing, and measurement, enabling brands and agencies to make informed predictions and optimize their strategic planning. By facilitating better connections with customers, Skai serves as a comprehensive solution for driving growth across key customer channels.

We Are Pop Up

Seed Round in 2014
We Are Pop Up, established in 2012, operates a platform in the United Kingdom that facilitates short-term commercial property leasing. The company connects businesses and brands with commercial property owners and managers, enabling transactions for short-term leases. Its platform caters to a variety of projects, including retail, art, design, dining, social, and technology, helping businesses find suitable commercial spaces for their needs. As of 2016, We Are Pop Up operates as a subsidiary of Brandspots.

Tails.com

Seed Round in 2014
Tails.com is an online pet nutrition service that specializes in providing tailor-made dog food, designed to meet the unique dietary and nutritional needs of individual dogs. Launched in July 2014 by a team with diverse backgrounds in companies like innocent drinks and Amazon, Tails.com aims to transform the pet food industry by offering freshly blended, bespoke meals. The service caters to dogs with specific health concerns, such as joint issues, skin conditions, or weight management, ensuring that pet owners can access nutritious food tailored to their pets' requirements. The company has gained recognition for its growth and innovation in the pet food sector, earning accolades such as a top position in the Startup 100 awards in 2017. Customer feedback reflects a positive reception of its products, highlighting Tails.com’s commitment to improving pet nutrition.

We Are Pop Up

Seed Round in 2013
We Are Pop Up, established in 2012, operates a platform in the United Kingdom that facilitates short-term commercial property leasing. The company connects businesses and brands with commercial property owners and managers, enabling transactions for short-term leases. Its platform caters to a variety of projects, including retail, art, design, dining, social, and technology, helping businesses find suitable commercial spaces for their needs. As of 2016, We Are Pop Up operates as a subsidiary of Brandspots.

We Are Pop Up

Seed Round in 2013
We Are Pop Up, established in 2012, operates a platform in the United Kingdom that facilitates short-term commercial property leasing. The company connects businesses and brands with commercial property owners and managers, enabling transactions for short-term leases. Its platform caters to a variety of projects, including retail, art, design, dining, social, and technology, helping businesses find suitable commercial spaces for their needs. As of 2016, We Are Pop Up operates as a subsidiary of Brandspots.

Skai

Series E in 2012
Skai is an AI-powered platform that provides businesses with consumer and market insights, strategic planning, and omnichannel media activation services. The company focuses on empowering brands and retailers by offering a suite of machine learning technologies designed to enhance decision-making and improve outcomes through actionable intelligence. Skai's offerings include tools for market intelligence, testing, and measurement, enabling brands and agencies to make informed predictions and optimize their strategic planning. By facilitating better connections with customers, Skai serves as a comprehensive solution for driving growth across key customer channels.

RollUp Media

Venture Round in 2012
RollUp Media is a media company established in May 2011 that focuses on enhancing the content experience for publishers, advertisers, writers, and consumers. The company develops a content production platform designed to assist publishers with content management, search engine optimization, social media optimization, multi-channel distribution, and revenue generation. By partnering with publishers, RollUp Media aims to help them scale content production and increase advertising revenue. Additionally, the company collaborates with advertisers to create content-driven ad experiences that generate higher brand engagement. RollUp Media also seeks to support writers by providing them with rewarding paid opportunities, steering clear of low-quality content production. Overall, the company is committed to fostering authentic content that resonates with audiences while enabling all stakeholders in the digital publishing ecosystem to thrive.

Teads.tv

Seed Round in 2010
Teads.tv specializes in outstream video advertising and operates a leading native video advertising marketplace. The company enables publishers to generate new outstream video inventory, which can be monetized through programmatic buying, direct sales, or third-party partnerships, including those with Teads Demand. Teads.tv focuses on creating advertising experiences that prioritize user respect, thereby offering premium inventory that was previously unavailable. Brands, agencies, and trading desks can access this high-quality inventory through the Teads Marketplace, which serves both web and mobile platforms. Additionally, Teads.tv provides managed services, where its team executes advertising strategies on behalf of clients using the company's platform. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in London, Teads.tv has expanded its operations internationally with offices in Moscow, Paris, and Bucharest.

Skai

Series C in 2010
Skai is an AI-powered platform that provides businesses with consumer and market insights, strategic planning, and omnichannel media activation services. The company focuses on empowering brands and retailers by offering a suite of machine learning technologies designed to enhance decision-making and improve outcomes through actionable intelligence. Skai's offerings include tools for market intelligence, testing, and measurement, enabling brands and agencies to make informed predictions and optimize their strategic planning. By facilitating better connections with customers, Skai serves as a comprehensive solution for driving growth across key customer channels.

YCD Multimedia

Series C in 2009
YCD Multimedia, now known as YCD Atmosphere, is a leading provider of digital media solutions and applications aimed at enhancing customer engagement across various industries, including retail, automotive, banking, and entertainment. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products, including YCD|CMS for content management, C-nario Messenger for digital signage, and YCD|RAMP for retail advertising. Their technology facilitates high-quality playback on single screens or large displays, alongside interactive solutions like YCD|Interact and digital menu boards for food services. YCD Atmosphere combines technology with professional services such as strategy, design, and content creation to optimize customer experiences and drive measurable business outcomes. With a global presence and a network of resellers, the company has partnered with over 2,000 clients, including many Fortune 500 companies, to deploy effective digital media strategies that reinforce branding and enhance consumer awareness.

Skai

Series B in 2009
Skai is an AI-powered platform that provides businesses with consumer and market insights, strategic planning, and omnichannel media activation services. The company focuses on empowering brands and retailers by offering a suite of machine learning technologies designed to enhance decision-making and improve outcomes through actionable intelligence. Skai's offerings include tools for market intelligence, testing, and measurement, enabling brands and agencies to make informed predictions and optimize their strategic planning. By facilitating better connections with customers, Skai serves as a comprehensive solution for driving growth across key customer channels.

Monte Cristo

Venture Round in 2008
Created in Paris in 1995, Monte Cristo is a European PC and console game producer. They have released over 30 titles. In 2005 Monte Cristo set up an office in Kiev, Ukraine, in order to deploy the team sizes required for future production with greater ease. They are in development of a city-building MMO entitled Cities XL.

Skai

Series A in 2008
Skai is an AI-powered platform that provides businesses with consumer and market insights, strategic planning, and omnichannel media activation services. The company focuses on empowering brands and retailers by offering a suite of machine learning technologies designed to enhance decision-making and improve outcomes through actionable intelligence. Skai's offerings include tools for market intelligence, testing, and measurement, enabling brands and agencies to make informed predictions and optimize their strategic planning. By facilitating better connections with customers, Skai serves as a comprehensive solution for driving growth across key customer channels.

YCD Multimedia

Series B in 2008
YCD Multimedia, now known as YCD Atmosphere, is a leading provider of digital media solutions and applications aimed at enhancing customer engagement across various industries, including retail, automotive, banking, and entertainment. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products, including YCD|CMS for content management, C-nario Messenger for digital signage, and YCD|RAMP for retail advertising. Their technology facilitates high-quality playback on single screens or large displays, alongside interactive solutions like YCD|Interact and digital menu boards for food services. YCD Atmosphere combines technology with professional services such as strategy, design, and content creation to optimize customer experiences and drive measurable business outcomes. With a global presence and a network of resellers, the company has partnered with over 2,000 clients, including many Fortune 500 companies, to deploy effective digital media strategies that reinforce branding and enhance consumer awareness.

Cinelan

Venture Round in 2008
CINELAN is filmmaker-driven, video publisher dedicated to delivering new audiences and ongoing revenues to documentary filmmakers through the worldwide syndication of professionally-produced, three-minute films. Meeting the content needs of syndication partners and brands for high quality and engaging content, CINELAN is building the worldâ€:tm:s largest premium library of “must see” three-minute stories (all non-fiction) on a range of topics that include world affairs, environmental issues, entertainment, technology, and humor. Mainstream audiences will access CINELAN films through content-rich websites, digital cinemas, TV, and mobile devices. Our syndication process offers filmmakers painless access to quality distribution, immediate funding and a reliable revenue stream.

Daylife

Series B in 2007
Daylife is a content curation platform that enables the discovery and combination of high-quality information. It serves prominent media brands and consumer websites, including USA Today, Turner Sports, Sky News, and the Washington Post. In addition to supporting these major organizations, Daylife operates its own news and information website at www.daylife.com, where users can access curated content. The company's focus is on enhancing the way users engage with media by providing a streamlined and efficient means of accessing diverse information.

Povo

Seed Round in 2007
Povo, Inc. operates an innovative online platform that serves as a comprehensive source of local information in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York City. Founded in 2007, the company allows users to generate and edit content collaboratively, creating a wiki-based encyclopedia focused on local knowledge. Povo also assists local businesses in promoting their products and services online, enhancing their visibility on search engines and social media platforms. A distinguishing feature of Povo is its unique programming language, which enables users to develop advanced templates and employ specific search techniques, making the platform more versatile than traditional local wikis. Through these services, Povo aims to foster community engagement and support local economies.

Aperto Networks

Series E in 2007
Aperto Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of infrastructure equipment for broadband standards, including WiMAX and Wi-Fi. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Pitt Meadows, Canada, the company provides a range of products designed for service providers and enterprises. Its offerings include the PacketMAX family, which supports voice, data, and video services for both fixed and mobile WiMAX applications, as well as the WaveCenter EMS Pro, a management system for overseeing wireless broadband networks. Aperto Networks focuses on delivering cost-effective, carrier-grade solutions that enable businesses, residential customers, and government organizations to access affordable wireless services. As of 2010, Aperto operates as a subsidiary of Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc.

Player X

Series B in 2007
Player X, Ltd. is a mobile media company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in the development, publication, and distribution of mobile entertainment content, including casino games and mobile television and video games. Established in 2003, the company operates across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, delivering its offerings through various platforms, including mobile operators and handset manufacturers. In addition to entertainment content, Player X provides content and portal management solutions, which encompass aspects such as content sourcing, integration, partner management, quality assurance, deployment, and promotional management. As of 2009, it functions as a subsidiary of Zed Worldwide, S.A.

InLive Interactive

Series C in 2006
InLive Interactive, Ltd. provides interactive television solutions. It offers a technology software that allows television viewers to join television programs via mobile or landline telephones. The company's Real time player Solution enables broadcasters a technical platform to create and manage real interaction with viewers. It also offers interactive formats to international television stations and designs interactive content for existing programs. The company has strategic partnerships with T-Com, Telecom Italia, Citec, and Pelephone. InLive Interactive, Ltd. was formerly known as MiSE Interactive Systems, Ltd. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Hod Hasharon, Israel with additional offices in Germany and London.

YCD Multimedia

Series A in 2006
YCD Multimedia, now known as YCD Atmosphere, is a leading provider of digital media solutions and applications aimed at enhancing customer engagement across various industries, including retail, automotive, banking, and entertainment. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products, including YCD|CMS for content management, C-nario Messenger for digital signage, and YCD|RAMP for retail advertising. Their technology facilitates high-quality playback on single screens or large displays, alongside interactive solutions like YCD|Interact and digital menu boards for food services. YCD Atmosphere combines technology with professional services such as strategy, design, and content creation to optimize customer experiences and drive measurable business outcomes. With a global presence and a network of resellers, the company has partnered with over 2,000 clients, including many Fortune 500 companies, to deploy effective digital media strategies that reinforce branding and enhance consumer awareness.

Player X

Series A in 2005
Player X, Ltd. is a mobile media company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in the development, publication, and distribution of mobile entertainment content, including casino games and mobile television and video games. Established in 2003, the company operates across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, delivering its offerings through various platforms, including mobile operators and handset manufacturers. In addition to entertainment content, Player X provides content and portal management solutions, which encompass aspects such as content sourcing, integration, partner management, quality assurance, deployment, and promotional management. As of 2009, it functions as a subsidiary of Zed Worldwide, S.A.

Kiala

Series C in 2005
Kiala is a provider of a network of collection points in Europe, specializing in parcel delivery and returns. The company offers a technological platform that automates transportation and delivery processes, facilitating an efficient system for delivering parcels to end consumers. By integrating a network of delivery service points, Kiala enhances the convenience of receiving and returning packages, catering to the evolving needs of consumers in the logistics sector.

Upoc

Series C in 2004
Upoc is a provider of mobile messaging community services that enables users to share their activities with friends through various platforms. The service allows individuals to communicate via SMS, WAP, and voice messaging, facilitating real-time updates on personal activities. Users can create groups to connect with friends, view their message history, and engage with the community. Upoc serves carriers, consumers, media companies, and marketers, offering a versatile platform for social networking and communication. The company’s services are accessible through multiple channels, including web and mobile applications, enhancing user interaction and engagement within the community.

Atom Entertainment

Series A in 2001
Atom Entertainment is a company that specializes in aggregating and distributing casual games, short films, and animations online. It collaborates with independent content creators to identify and publish engaging digital entertainment that caters to the growing consumer appetite for accessible and unique experiences. Through its diverse portfolio of five brands, Atom Entertainment effectively reaches a wide range of target audiences. The company was acquired by Viacom's MTV Networks in August 2006, enhancing its capacity to deliver innovative content in the digital entertainment landscape.

HauteDecor

Venture Round in 2000
HauteDecor is creating an online destination for the interior design industry.

UBUBU

Series B in 2000
UBUBU is a venture-backed new media company located in San Francisco. The UBUBU team is a fusion of creative, technical and business expertise with backgrounds that include Electronic Arts, Disney, Sega, Silicon Graphics, Apple, AutoDesk, Sony, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Bain, Boston Consulting Group, and Charles Schwab. We have kites, paper lanterns, and a mosquito puppet hanging from our ceiling.

Upoc

Series A in 2000
Upoc is a provider of mobile messaging community services that enables users to share their activities with friends through various platforms. The service allows individuals to communicate via SMS, WAP, and voice messaging, facilitating real-time updates on personal activities. Users can create groups to connect with friends, view their message history, and engage with the community. Upoc serves carriers, consumers, media companies, and marketers, offering a versatile platform for social networking and communication. The company’s services are accessible through multiple channels, including web and mobile applications, enhancing user interaction and engagement within the community.

Kibu

Series A in 2000
Kibu is a digital lifestyle brand for teen girls.

eStyle

Series C in 2000
eStyle provides retailer solutions, manufacturer solutions, and e-style connect services. They also provide estyle central database, order writing app, and estyle central program to update websites.

Mascot Network

Venture Round in 2000
Mascot Network is a higher education-based portal that provides information services for educational institutions. The portal offers a communication platform from which people associated with institutions could access web-based resources. It is used by colleges, universities, liberal arts colleges, and large public institutions throughout the United States.

AtomFilms

Series B in 1999
A leading film production company, based in Dublin. We create viral, corporate and TV adverts. Telling stories through film.
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