Frontier

Frontier operates as a multifaceted business providing consulting and seed accelerator services to emerging companies. It has two main divisions: Frontier Consulting and Frontier Seed Accelerator. Frontier Consulting focuses on assisting clients in entering and expanding their operations in emerging markets, particularly in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, having supported over 100 companies. Conversely, Frontier Seed Accelerator invests in early-stage technology firms and aids them in achieving international growth, sales, and business development. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Frontier also maintains offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Singapore, Moscow, Adelaide, New York, and Stockholm. Additionally, Frontier Development Capital, established in 2016 and based in Birmingham, UK, provides flexible funding solutions primarily through debt to small and medium-sized enterprises and property developers, emphasizing rapid and efficient deal progression.

Clive Broadhurst

Portfolio Director

Steve Hetherington

Head of Sector Specific Funds

Simon Kelsall

Investment Director

Pauline Watson

Operations Director

7 past transactions

Igloo Vision

Debt Financing in 2021
Igloo is the shared VR company. We design, develop and deliver immersive 360° projection domes, projection cylinders, and all the enabling technologies. Stepping inside one of our projection spaces is a bit like stepping inside a giant VR headset. And, because we accommodate anything from 5-to-750 people, it’s always a shared experience. So an Igloo is great for events, collaborative teamwork, training, visualisation and stakeholder engagement. With a 10+ year track record, we work with many of the world’s biggest brands. Our technologies have been covered by many of the world’s best-respected media. And, from our bases in the UK, the USA and Canada, we have delivered 100s of events and installations around the globe.

Complete Electrical Solutions

Debt Financing in 2021
Complete Electrical Solutions is a multi-disciplinary electrical contractor working across many sectors. Complete Electrical Solutions are specialists in high-quality electrical design, installation, testing, commissioning, maintenance, and repair, as well as specialized lifts, stairlifts, stair climbers, and many other disability solutions.

Igloo Vision

Debt Financing in 2019
Igloo is the shared VR company. We design, develop and deliver immersive 360° projection domes, projection cylinders, and all the enabling technologies. Stepping inside one of our projection spaces is a bit like stepping inside a giant VR headset. And, because we accommodate anything from 5-to-750 people, it’s always a shared experience. So an Igloo is great for events, collaborative teamwork, training, visualisation and stakeholder engagement. With a 10+ year track record, we work with many of the world’s biggest brands. Our technologies have been covered by many of the world’s best-respected media. And, from our bases in the UK, the USA and Canada, we have delivered 100s of events and installations around the globe.

Star Precision Tools

Venture Round in 2018
Star Precision Tools Ltd, established in 1987 and based in Wednesbury, United Kingdom, specializes in manufacturing automotive steel pressing and offers a range of services including tool and component design, quality inspection, and production. With over 30 years of experience, the company primarily serves the automotive sector, providing tooling and components for well-known brands such as Honda, Nissan, Aston Martin, Bentley, and Jaguar Land Rover. In addition to automotive clients, Star Precision Tools also caters to various other industries, including garden and agriculture, storage and industrial, and food and beverage. The firm is family-run and has built a reputation for quality and reliability in its service delivery.

Snowfall

Seed Round in 2016
Snowfall is one of the fastest growing travel technology companies in Europe and North America, with offices in Sweden, Germany, Croatia, Bosnia, Spain and USA. With over a decade of experience designing, building and implementing award-winning software solutions, we attract partners that are the largest amongst the airline, train and sea travel industries in the world. Our pursuit of excellence and results-driven approach have lead us to work with some of the most successful companies in the world such as MTR, SAS, MTR Express, Air Canada, American Airlines and Panasonic.

CreateTrips

Seed Round in 2013
CreateTrips is a social trip planner that offers travellers and locals with travel guides, maps, reviews, photos, and more. It is an application that can be installed in smartphones and tablets and serves customers in Barbados, Bermuda, Denmark, Estonia, New Zealand, Qatar, and Uganda. CreateTrips was founded in January 2013 by Juha-Petteri Kukkonen and Juha-Petteri Kokkonen.