Chroma Ventures
Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl – co-founders of multiple award-winning games developer 4J Studios, best known for developing Minecraft for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo games consoles established Chroma Ventures as a means of consolidating an investment portfolio focused principally on data-led businesses and those developing and deploying innovative technology. Chroma Ventures channels flexible capital into a range of early-stage and established businesses with high-growth potential. Burns and van der Kuyl have been active supporters – both financially and practically – of a broad range of companies for several years, often in collaboration with other investors. Their portfolio includes direct investments that have grown into significant stakes in well-established businesses, such as global leader in cross-platform TV ad measurement TVSquared, cupboard stored ready meal provider Parsley Box, commercial insurance distribution and data platform Broker Insights, and indie game studio Puny Astronaut. The Chroma Ventures portfolio also includes a number of indirect holdings through LVP, the venture capital seed fund for the games sector, Social Investment Scotland (SIS) Ventures, the impact investment fund backing mission-led enterprises, and Seedhaus, the pre-seed stage investor.
Ant Workshop is a Develop and TIGA Award nominated microstudio founded in January 2015 by Tony Gowland to focus on developing original IP and interesting games with an off-beat sense of humour.
Broker Insights is a leading provider of data analytics and market insight for the global commercial insurance industry. Our award-winning Broker Insights Vision™ platform compiles and standardises commercial insurance market data, enabling brokers and insurers to work together in a more efficient way. Brokers upload and use our analytics tools to explore data, make strategic placement decisions, and interact with insurers, boosting efficiency and earnings. Our partner insurers can see and profile the market, benchmark against peers and, with their risk appetite data overlaid with brokers’ customer data, identify the right opportunities to increase distribution and underwriting efficiency. Vision Enterprise is licensed to larger national and global brokers and networks, who can then customise it for their own markets. Broker Insights was founded in the UK in 2018, and the company expanded into the US in 2023.
Blippar is a technology company specializing in Augmented Reality and Computer Vision (AI). Blippar’s vision is to enhance everyday life with Augmented Reality and give you more from the world you see – more entertainment, more information, more value. Since 2011, Blippar has been pushing the boundaries of what is possible in AR and has helped thousands of brands, retailers and agencies use AR /AI across the consumer journey to deepen customer engagement, drive footfall and increase sales. Blippar gives access to an AR ecosystem with products and professional services to meet specific business needs – from consultancy to AR creation tools that publish AR content within a client's own app or rich media banners (no app required). Blippar's technology has been used by world-leading brands such as PepsiCo, Porsche, Nestlé, L’Oréal, GSK, General Mills and Procter & Gamble to create exciting and award-winning experiences. Blippar has been recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by CNN, Forbes, etc. and listed 3 years in a row on CNBC's list of most disruptive companies as well as named top Business Innovator by Bloomberg and most innovative AR/VR company by Fast Company. Determined to steer the growth of the AR industry and champion this new consumer behavior, Blippar acquired Layar in June 2014, a pioneering AR company founded in the late 2000s. In June 2015, Blippar invested in smart specs company WaveOptics. WaveOptics is developing low-energy lenses that provide a live display for the wearer but can be fitted into ordinary spectacles frames.
Parsley Box delivers ready meals, that do not need to be stored in a fridge or freezer, direct to the underserved Baby Boomer+ consumer, broadly defined as those aged 60 and over. Its mission statement is to promote, support and celebrate independent living by making mealtimes easier and more enjoyable for everyone. The core product range comprises over 60 single portion sized meals spanning various cuisines.
Ace Aquatec is specialises in acoustic marine mammal deterrents and humane electrical fish stunning equipment. Our markets are aquaculture, off-shore construction / demolition and fishermen. The US3 is the latest model of acoustic deterrent for the fish farming industry offering data logging, high and low frequency transducers, and sonar triggering. The MMD is offered to the long line fishermen, to offshore platforms engaged in pile driving and government organisations engaged in post oil spillage response. The sophisticated electronics drives marine wildlife to a zone of safety.
Broker Insights is a leading provider of data analytics and market insight for the global commercial insurance industry. Our award-winning Broker Insights Vision™ platform compiles and standardises commercial insurance market data, enabling brokers and insurers to work together in a more efficient way. Brokers upload and use our analytics tools to explore data, make strategic placement decisions, and interact with insurers, boosting efficiency and earnings. Our partner insurers can see and profile the market, benchmark against peers and, with their risk appetite data overlaid with brokers’ customer data, identify the right opportunities to increase distribution and underwriting efficiency. Vision Enterprise is licensed to larger national and global brokers and networks, who can then customise it for their own markets. Broker Insights was founded in the UK in 2018, and the company expanded into the US in 2023.
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