Bestport Ventures

Bestport Ventures is an independent and entrepreneurial provider of development capital to smaller fast-growing companies in the UK. Bestport was founded in early 2005 by Ole Bettum and James Stoddart to deploy their considerable experience of venture investing through a focused entity in a segment of the venture market that remains under-serviced and under-supplied.

Ole Bettum

Founder Partner

11 past transactions

Playful Promises

Private Equity Round in 2021
Playful Promises operates as an e-commerce business. Playful Promises offers a range of lingerie with styles available in up to 85 sizes and includes A to H cup.

Snaptrip

Series A in 2018
Founded in April 2014 and based in London, Snaptrip is a trusted marketplace for people to discover the best last minute cottage holiday deals in the UK. Snaptrip offers last minute discounts of up to 50% on cottage holidays right across the UK. They appreciate how hard it can be to find the right holiday at the right price so they are committed to offering the best range of properties at the best guaranteed price. Their aim is to make finding the right cottage at the best price as easy for you as possible. They offer their customers the biggest and best collection of professionally managed properties with compelling last minute discounts. From spontaneous coastal holidays with a loved one to exceptional half term family deals, big group getaways, Christmas cottages and much more – they are experts at providing you with your last minute self catered staycation break.

Nu-Heat

Private Equity Round in 2017
Nu-Heat is one of the supplier of warm water underfloor heating and integrated renewable solutions. The Company delivers fully designed, energy efficient systems to installers, housebuilders, contractors, architects and self-builders nationwide.

Eastern Fostering Services

Private Equity Round in 2016
Eastern Fostering Services is an independent fostering agency covering Essex, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire. EFS supports and supervises fostering families to look after children from birth to the age of 18, who are not able to live with their families of origin. Looked-after children include sibling groups, mother and baby, and refugees/asylum seekers.

Snaptrip

Series A in 2016
Founded in April 2014 and based in London, Snaptrip is a trusted marketplace for people to discover the best last minute cottage holiday deals in the UK. Snaptrip offers last minute discounts of up to 50% on cottage holidays right across the UK. They appreciate how hard it can be to find the right holiday at the right price so they are committed to offering the best range of properties at the best guaranteed price. Their aim is to make finding the right cottage at the best price as easy for you as possible. They offer their customers the biggest and best collection of professionally managed properties with compelling last minute discounts. From spontaneous coastal holidays with a loved one to exceptional half term family deals, big group getaways, Christmas cottages and much more – they are experts at providing you with your last minute self catered staycation break.

Great British Chefs

Seed Round in 2015
Great British Chefs was established to inspire foodie around the world to create amazing dishes and to help them learn various cooking tricks. We work with over 150 of Britain and Italy's Greatest Chefs and have developed over 3,000 recipes with them. We get over 1m visits to the site a month and have 1.3m followers on social media. We work strategically with brands to help them deliver on their objectives and KPIs. We create inspirational content that is designed to inspire consumers to engage with the brand and its story. For a range of our casestudies visit http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/advertise

Lewmar Ltd.

Seed Round in 2014
Lewmar Ltd. engages in rigging and deck equipment for yachts and powerboats. Lewmar is dedicated itself to making spending time on the water as easy and stress-free as possible; designing and manufacturing innovative and reliable products of the highest quality.

Oracle Care and Education

Acquisition in 2012
Oracle Care is a provider of specialist education, therapeutic and residential care services designed to support young people aged between ten and eighteen who have a range of complex needs.

Oracle Care and Education

Venture Round in 2011
Oracle Care is a provider of specialist education, therapeutic and residential care services designed to support young people aged between ten and eighteen who have a range of complex needs.

Intela

Venture Round in 2010
Intela, LLC, a performance-based marketing and affiliate company, provides lead generation and customer acquisition services. It offers affiliate marketing solutions, including CrispAds affiliate network to provide access to various publishers; lead generation solutions, such as hosted, co-registration, and pay per call campaigns, as well as custom co registration; and email marketing, publisher, and list management solutions. The company provides campaigns and traffic in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and France, as well as Europe. Intela, LLC was founded in 2005 and is based in Boulder, Colorado with an additional office in London, the United Kingdom.

Mfuse

Venture Round in 2006
Mfuse is into mobile-enabling technology for companies, particularly in the gaming, lottery, and participatory TV sectors.
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