Pentech Ventures

Pentech Ventures LLP is a venture capital firm established in 2001 and headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, with an additional office in London. The firm specializes in seed and early-stage investments, primarily in technology-enabled companies across various sectors, including software infrastructure, e-commerce, social media, and digital media. Pentech focuses on identifying category-defining software companies and aims to support founders in developing their startups into internationally successful organizations. The firm typically invests between £500,000 and £2 million initially, with the potential for total investments reaching up to £10 million over the life of the investment. Pentech seeks to be a lead investor and often aims to secure a board seat in its portfolio companies. The firm is particularly interested in companies that demonstrate the potential to become market leaders, especially in areas such as machine learning, big data, financial technology, and health. Pentech Ventures exits its investments through various channels, including IPOs and acquisitions.

Eddie Anderson

Partner

Edward Anderson

Founding Partner

Craig Anderson

Partner

Sandy McKinnon

Partner

Marc Moens

Partner

Alexander McKinnon Ph.D

Partner

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PrimaryBid

Series C in 2022
PrimaryBid Limited operates an online investment platform aimed at providing private investors with equitable access to placings, fundraisings, and IPOs of AIM-listed companies. Founded in 2012 and based in London, the platform allows individual investors to bid for new shares on their own terms, ensuring they transact simultaneously and at the same price as institutional investors. Through a long-term agreement with the London Stock Exchange, PrimaryBid has established the infrastructure necessary to connect retail investors directly with public companies during critical fundraising opportunities. The company also partners with firms like Shore Capital Group, finnCap, and Arden to enhance its offerings. By automating the aggregation of retail demand, PrimaryBid facilitates participation from a large pool of investors, enabling businesses across the Eurozone to access their discounted share issuances more effectively.

FloodFlash

Series A in 2022
FloodFlash Limited is a tech-enabled flood insurance company based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2016, it offers instant-settlement flood insurance triggered by IoT flood sensors. When water levels exceed a predetermined depth, customers receive a pre-agreed settlement without exclusions. The company utilizes an algorithm to create personalized and competitively priced flood insurance policies, catering to high-risk locations globally. FloodFlash has raised £2.1 million in seed investment to support its innovative approach to flood insurance.

Vauban

Seed Round in 2021
Vauban Technologies Limited, known as Vauban, is an investment services platform that facilitates the establishment of alternative investment funds and vehicles. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, Vauban offers a comprehensive suite of services for fund and special purpose vehicle (SPV) structuring. Its platform enables users to create and manage legal entities while providing essential support such as transactional banking, legal documentation, fund accounting, and investor onboarding through an intuitive online dashboard. Vauban's offerings include the setup of hedge funds, SPVs, real estate funds, and private equity and venture capital funds. By leveraging technology, including an AI-powered platform, Vauban streamlines the fund formation and administration process, allowing emerging fund managers to efficiently structure and launch their investment vehicles. The company, previously known as Citadelle Ltd, rebranded to Vauban Technologies Limited in May 2018.

Lifebit

Series B in 2021
Lifebit Ltd is a London-based company that operates a genomic platform, specializing in a cloud-based cognitive system designed for DNA data management. Founded in 2017, Lifebit CloudOS utilizes artificial intelligence to automate data analysis and generate meaningful insights, akin to human interpretation. The platform provides researchers and pharmaceutical organizations with a scalable, modular, and reproducible system, facilitating cloud storage and collaboration. By learning from the data, Lifebit aims to enhance research capabilities and streamline the analysis process, ultimately delivering actionable insights to its users.

Monolith

Series A in 2021
Monolith AI Limited is a software company based in London, UK, that focuses on enhancing the engineering design process through advanced machine learning and data science. Established in 2016, the company specializes in developing predictive design software that integrates engineering simulations with machine learning algorithms. This innovative approach allows engineers to leverage historical simulation and test data to anticipate the performance of new products, thus streamlining the research and development process. By reducing the need for extensive simulations, tests, and prototypes, Monolith AI enables clients to accelerate product development while improving reliability and reducing manufacturing errors.

Stacker

Series A in 2021
Stacker Software Ltd is a company based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2018, that provides a modular application platform designed for developers to create web applications. The platform utilizes user-friendly tools such as spreadsheets, animated slide decks, and email filters, allowing users to automate tasks and build customized applications without needing coding expertise. Stacker also offers Airportal, a feature that enables users to create personalized portals on top of Airtable, complete with user logins and private data management. The company's mission is to empower individuals to develop software solutions, regardless of their technical background.

Causaly

Series A in 2021
Causaly Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for biomedical cause and effect discovery. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with additional offices in London and Athens, the company has developed a semantic AI platform that processes large volumes of scientific literature to extract causal relationships. This platform utilizes linguistic and statistical models to validate causal claims while enabling users to input their own data for enhanced analysis. Causaly's offerings include semantic search capabilities, causal analytics, and tools for hypothesis generation and simulation. By transforming unstructured text into causal knowledge graphs, Causaly empowers researchers and decision-makers to efficiently derive insights from extensive document collections, thereby accelerating research timelines and improving the time-to-insight. The company's technology is tailored for the research industry, aiming to facilitate a deeper understanding of biomedical processes.

eola

Seed Round in 2021
Eola Ltd operates an online platform that facilitates the discovery and booking of adventure sports in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2017 and based in London, the company provides tools for activity providers to effectively showcase their offerings. Eola empowers these providers to manage bookings through various options, including an on-site widget and a bookings creator, while also offering a dedicated marketplace. The platform streamlines administrative tasks such as handling bookings, payments, instructor and equipment allocation, waivers, and cancellations. By simplifying these processes, Eola allows businesses to save time and concentrate on enhancing customer experiences.

nPlan

Series A in 2021
nPlan Limited specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based software for construction project management. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, the company employs machine learning technology to enhance schedule reliability by analyzing past project performances. Its software identifies risks by detecting inconsistencies in task execution patterns and offers recommendations to mitigate these issues. Additionally, nPlan provides statistical insights into risk attribution for individual activities, helping project managers make informed decisions for future construction endeavors.

PrimaryBid

Series B in 2020
PrimaryBid Limited operates an online investment platform aimed at providing private investors with equitable access to placings, fundraisings, and IPOs of AIM-listed companies. Founded in 2012 and based in London, the platform allows individual investors to bid for new shares on their own terms, ensuring they transact simultaneously and at the same price as institutional investors. Through a long-term agreement with the London Stock Exchange, PrimaryBid has established the infrastructure necessary to connect retail investors directly with public companies during critical fundraising opportunities. The company also partners with firms like Shore Capital Group, finnCap, and Arden to enhance its offerings. By automating the aggregation of retail demand, PrimaryBid facilitates participation from a large pool of investors, enabling businesses across the Eurozone to access their discounted share issuances more effectively.

Deep Render

Seed Round in 2020
Deep Render Ltd. is a London-based AI start-up that originated from the Department of Computing at Imperial College London. The company specializes in developing advanced media compression algorithms using proprietary and patented technology grounded in machine learning research. Its innovative approach focuses on deep learning, density estimation, and unsupervised learning, resulting in state-of-the-art Biological Image Compression that offers at least a 50% efficiency gain over existing standards. Deep Render's technology is notable for being the first AI-based codec capable of real-time video playback, allowing for significant market expansion and cost reduction for users.

Lifebit

Series A in 2020
Lifebit Ltd is a London-based company that operates a genomic platform, specializing in a cloud-based cognitive system designed for DNA data management. Founded in 2017, Lifebit CloudOS utilizes artificial intelligence to automate data analysis and generate meaningful insights, akin to human interpretation. The platform provides researchers and pharmaceutical organizations with a scalable, modular, and reproducible system, facilitating cloud storage and collaboration. By learning from the data, Lifebit aims to enhance research capabilities and streamline the analysis process, ultimately delivering actionable insights to its users.

Causaly

Series A in 2019
Causaly Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for biomedical cause and effect discovery. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with additional offices in London and Athens, the company has developed a semantic AI platform that processes large volumes of scientific literature to extract causal relationships. This platform utilizes linguistic and statistical models to validate causal claims while enabling users to input their own data for enhanced analysis. Causaly's offerings include semantic search capabilities, causal analytics, and tools for hypothesis generation and simulation. By transforming unstructured text into causal knowledge graphs, Causaly empowers researchers and decision-makers to efficiently derive insights from extensive document collections, thereby accelerating research timelines and improving the time-to-insight. The company's technology is tailored for the research industry, aiming to facilitate a deeper understanding of biomedical processes.

Stacker

Seed Round in 2019
Stacker Software Ltd is a company based in London, United Kingdom, established in 2018, that provides a modular application platform designed for developers to create web applications. The platform utilizes user-friendly tools such as spreadsheets, animated slide decks, and email filters, allowing users to automate tasks and build customized applications without needing coding expertise. Stacker also offers Airportal, a feature that enables users to create personalized portals on top of Airtable, complete with user logins and private data management. The company's mission is to empower individuals to develop software solutions, regardless of their technical background.

Digital Fineprint

Venture Round in 2019
DFP - Transforming SME underwriting Our award-winning insurance technology helps you collect and manage huge amounts of data about your industry sector to give you the insights you need for better performance. It’s the future of efficient underwriting. The technology we have developed in the form of our powerful data sourcing platform provides insurers with the granular insights on SMEs they would otherwise find difficult, time-consuming and expensive to acquire.

PrimaryBid

Series A in 2019
PrimaryBid Limited operates an online investment platform aimed at providing private investors with equitable access to placings, fundraisings, and IPOs of AIM-listed companies. Founded in 2012 and based in London, the platform allows individual investors to bid for new shares on their own terms, ensuring they transact simultaneously and at the same price as institutional investors. Through a long-term agreement with the London Stock Exchange, PrimaryBid has established the infrastructure necessary to connect retail investors directly with public companies during critical fundraising opportunities. The company also partners with firms like Shore Capital Group, finnCap, and Arden to enhance its offerings. By automating the aggregation of retail demand, PrimaryBid facilitates participation from a large pool of investors, enabling businesses across the Eurozone to access their discounted share issuances more effectively.

Monolith

Venture Round in 2019
Monolith AI Limited is a software company based in London, UK, that focuses on enhancing the engineering design process through advanced machine learning and data science. Established in 2016, the company specializes in developing predictive design software that integrates engineering simulations with machine learning algorithms. This innovative approach allows engineers to leverage historical simulation and test data to anticipate the performance of new products, thus streamlining the research and development process. By reducing the need for extensive simulations, tests, and prototypes, Monolith AI enables clients to accelerate product development while improving reliability and reducing manufacturing errors.

Datasine

Series A in 2019
Datasine Limited is a London-based company established in 2015 that specializes in developing online application tools for financial institutions and various sectors, including telecom, retail, and automotive. The company offers a personality data platform that analyzes psychometric and biographical information to create detailed behavioral and risk profiles of customers. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Datasine enables businesses to enhance their marketing strategies and develop personalized investment portfolios. The platform provides actionable insights that help companies foster meaningful customer relationships and improve their overall customer experience.

FloodFlash

Seed Round in 2018
FloodFlash Limited is a tech-enabled flood insurance company based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2016, it offers instant-settlement flood insurance triggered by IoT flood sensors. When water levels exceed a predetermined depth, customers receive a pre-agreed settlement without exclusions. The company utilizes an algorithm to create personalized and competitively priced flood insurance policies, catering to high-risk locations globally. FloodFlash has raised £2.1 million in seed investment to support its innovative approach to flood insurance.

nPlan

Seed Round in 2018
nPlan Limited specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based software for construction project management. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, the company employs machine learning technology to enhance schedule reliability by analyzing past project performances. Its software identifies risks by detecting inconsistencies in task execution patterns and offers recommendations to mitigate these issues. Additionally, nPlan provides statistical insights into risk attribution for individual activities, helping project managers make informed decisions for future construction endeavors.

Lifebit

Seed Round in 2018
Lifebit Ltd is a London-based company that operates a genomic platform, specializing in a cloud-based cognitive system designed for DNA data management. Founded in 2017, Lifebit CloudOS utilizes artificial intelligence to automate data analysis and generate meaningful insights, akin to human interpretation. The platform provides researchers and pharmaceutical organizations with a scalable, modular, and reproducible system, facilitating cloud storage and collaboration. By learning from the data, Lifebit aims to enhance research capabilities and streamline the analysis process, ultimately delivering actionable insights to its users.

GTN

Seed Round in 2018
GTN Ltd. is a London-based company specializing in drug discovery through the application of quantum machine learning technology. Founded in 2017, GTN utilizes its patented approach, Generative Tensorial Networks, to explore a vast array of drug-like molecules. This innovative software leverages techniques from both machine learning and quantum physics to efficiently simulate and search for potential drug candidates, significantly reducing development costs. In an industry where bringing a new drug to market can exceed $2.9 billion and where research and development output is projected to decline, GTN's technology aims to uncover previously undetectable molecules, ultimately enhancing the drug development process.

Digital Fineprint

Venture Round in 2018
DFP - Transforming SME underwriting Our award-winning insurance technology helps you collect and manage huge amounts of data about your industry sector to give you the insights you need for better performance. It’s the future of efficient underwriting. The technology we have developed in the form of our powerful data sourcing platform provides insurers with the granular insights on SMEs they would otherwise find difficult, time-consuming and expensive to acquire.

TravelNest

Seed Round in 2017
TravelNest Limited operates an online platform that enables rental property owners to advertise their properties effectively. Founded in 2014 and based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, the company focuses on the holiday rentals industry across Europe. It assists property owners in optimizing their listings and identifying the most suitable advertising channels to enhance visibility and attract potential guests. TravelNest was previously known as TouristCo Limited before rebranding in October 2017. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to transform the way rental properties are marketed.

Nutmeg

Series D in 2016
Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited, commonly known as Nutmeg, is an online investment management firm based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2011, Nutmeg provides clients with portfolio management services, helping them make informed investment decisions related to equities, corporate bonds, gilts, and gold. The company specializes in various investment vehicles, including ISAs and pensions, and is recognized as the first wealth manager in the UK to offer a six-year performance track record. Nutmeg aims to simplify money management for individuals through its intelligent and straightforward approach to investing.

Nutmeg

Series C in 2016
Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited, commonly known as Nutmeg, is an online investment management firm based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2011, Nutmeg provides clients with portfolio management services, helping them make informed investment decisions related to equities, corporate bonds, gilts, and gold. The company specializes in various investment vehicles, including ISAs and pensions, and is recognized as the first wealth manager in the UK to offer a six-year performance track record. Nutmeg aims to simplify money management for individuals through its intelligent and straightforward approach to investing.

FanDuel

Series E in 2015
FanDuel Inc. operates an online fantasy sports platform that enables users to play fantasy games and win cash prizes. The company provides an online sports platform that enables users to play fantasy football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. It also offers sports betting, racing, and casino games. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. FanDuel Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc.

FanDuel

Series D in 2014
FanDuel Inc. operates an online fantasy sports platform that enables users to play fantasy games and win cash prizes. The company provides an online sports platform that enables users to play fantasy football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. It also offers sports betting, racing, and casino games. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. FanDuel Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc.

Secret Sales

Series C in 2014
Secret Sales is a distinctive online platform owned by LRG Online Ltd, founded in 2020 by Chris Griffin and Matt Purt. It has rapidly established itself as a leading destination for consumers seeking fashionable apparel, sportswear, home essentials, and luxury cosmetics at reduced prices. The platform collaborates with a diverse range of renowned global brands and exclusive boutique labels, offering substantial discounts on their products. By serving as a digital marketplace, Secret Sales enables top brands and retailers to efficiently manage their discount inventory while enhancing their brand reputation and expanding their customer base. The company has garnered attention for its growth in the discount fashion and beauty sector, positioning itself as a significant player in the market.

FanDuel

Series C in 2013
FanDuel Inc. operates an online fantasy sports platform that enables users to play fantasy games and win cash prizes. The company provides an online sports platform that enables users to play fantasy football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. It also offers sports betting, racing, and casino games. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. FanDuel Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc.

Semetric

Venture Round in 2013
Semetric, founded in 2008 by Gregory Mead, Marie-Alicia Chang, and Matthew Jeffery, specializes in providing data-driven insights and analytics for the entertainment industry. The company's offerings include analytics, discovery, recommendations, and targeting services, aimed at enhancing business decisions within the sector. The leadership team features industry veterans such as Jameel Syed, the Chief Technical Officer with a background in life sciences data and business analytics, and Dr. Jeremy Silver, the Executive Chairman, who has held significant roles in software and media companies. Additionally, Daniel Savage, the Executive Vice President for Musicmetric North America, brings experience from various major record labels. Through its innovative solutions, Semetric supports clients in navigating and leveraging data for improved performance in entertainment.

Musicmetric

Venture Round in 2013
Musicmetric provides analytics and trend forecasting tools tailored for the music industry, utilizing machine learning algorithms to assess online engagement and deliver actionable insights. The company's software is designed to analyze marketing performance, enhancing campaign efficiency and targeting accuracy. It offers predictive trend forecasting for artists, genres, and sales across various sectors, including mainstream labels, indie artists, and unsigned musicians. By processing vast amounts of raw text data daily, Musicmetric conducts data mining and classification analysis to fuel its software solutions. Additionally, the company is developing a suite of free widgets and an API to enable third parties to create applications leveraging its data. Its clientele includes record labels, A&R representatives, managers, promoters, and marketing agencies.

Outplay Entertainment

Venture Round in 2012
Outplay Entertainment develops and publishes games for social and mobile platforms. Outplay Entertainment is a games publisher for social and mobile platformsFounded in 2010 by seasoned games industry entrepreneurs, Outplay Entertainment are an exciting, enthusiastic and ambitious new publisher and developer, delivering new IP on the most popular new platforms.

Acunu

Venture Round in 2012
Acunu Analytics offers a platform for low-latency, continuous analytics on big data; powering dashboards and embedded applications to monitor and control environments in manufacturing, telecommunications, media, financial services and other industries where high-velocity data must be analysed in real time. The Cassandra NoSQL database is at the core of the Acunu offering and Acunu is a very engaged Cassandra contributor donating many of its innovations back to the community. Acunu was founded in 2009 and is backed by some of Europe’s top VC funds. Started by a unique mix of researchers and engineers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities, Acunu has offices in London (near Old Street, London’s “Silicon Roundabout”) and California.

Nutmeg

Series A in 2012
Nutmeg Saving and Investment Limited, commonly known as Nutmeg, is an online investment management firm based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2011, Nutmeg provides clients with portfolio management services, helping them make informed investment decisions related to equities, corporate bonds, gilts, and gold. The company specializes in various investment vehicles, including ISAs and pensions, and is recognized as the first wealth manager in the UK to offer a six-year performance track record. Nutmeg aims to simplify money management for individuals through its intelligent and straightforward approach to investing.

Struq

Series A in 2012
Struq is an ad personalization company that focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of online advertising for retailers. Its platform enables the delivery of personalized display, video, and mobile ads, specifically tailored to reach new and existing customers with relevant messaging. By leveraging real-time data, Struq creates dynamic advertisements that significantly improve engagement, achieving click-through rates that are twelve times higher than standard retargeted ads. This personalized approach not only enhances user experience but also drives substantial revenue, reportedly generating up to $30 for every $1 spent on marketing. Struq aims to transform the landscape of online advertising from generic messages to personalized communications that resonate with consumers, ultimately increasing sales for e-commerce advertisers through effective retargeting strategies.

Maxymiser

Series B in 2012
Maxymiser is a prominent provider of cloud-based software that specializes in testing, targeting, and personalizing customer experiences on websites and mobile applications. By facilitating multivariate testing and automated personalization, Maxymiser helps marketers enhance user engagement and drive revenue growth. The company optimizes over 20 billion customer interactions each month for notable brands, including HSBC, Lufthansa, Tommy Hilfiger, and Wyndham. Its solutions enable businesses to transform every customer interaction into a meaningful experience, supporting cross-channel optimization. Acquired by Oracle in 2015, Maxymiser has integrated its capabilities with Oracle Marketing Cloud, thereby contributing to a comprehensive solution for managing marketing programs throughout the customer lifecycle across various digital channels.

CertiVox

Series A in 2011
CertiVox solutions deliver simple, powerful information security to all things Internet (mainframes, too!), protecting business and individual privacy through the cloud and at rest. CertiVox was founded in 2009 to provide technology and services based on a simple belief: that everyone deserves the right to secure their information exchanges simply and easily. CertiVox's leading-edge encryption, key management and identity management solutions are currently in use at hundreds of the world’s leading corporations and used by individuals across the globe to protect their privacy. The companies passion is to create and share unique, cutting-edge cryptographic innovations for enterprise cloud computing and all things Internet. CertiVox are the only company in the global market today that has the technology in place to arm businesses and individuals with easy-to-use certificateless security solutions for any device and platform. Whether you are a business that wants to safeguard your company’s intellectual property, an ISV or SaaS provider that needs to embed cryptography and key management into your application, or an individual who wants to preserve the privacy of your personal data, CertiVox gives you the power to secure your information for all things Internet. CertiVox’s leading-edge solutions – including MIRACL (Multiprecision Integer and Rational Arithmetic C/C++ Library) Cryptographic SDK, on-demand encryption Key Management Service (KMS) and Identity Management Service (IDMS) – enable cloud service providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), communication providers, and smart device and semiconductor manufacturers to secure their voice and data communication solutions with ease. The PrivateSky Secure Information Exchange Service (SIX) gives individuals, businesses and their partners and customers easy-to-use tools to quickly encrypt email, files and documents without complex infrastructure or user burden. Compliance with mandatory encryption and privacy statues has never been easier. The bottom line: CertiVox's revolutionary certificateless cryptography, identity and key management solutions have taken the hassle out of Internet security, making it easy to securely exchange your information in any form, any time.

FanDuel

Series B in 2011
FanDuel Inc. operates an online fantasy sports platform that enables users to play fantasy games and win cash prizes. The company provides an online sports platform that enables users to play fantasy football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. It also offers sports betting, racing, and casino games. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. FanDuel Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc.

Blinkbox Music

Venture Round in 2011
blinkbox music is an ad-supported music streaming service and integrated MP3 store that offers users an accessible way to enjoy music. Launched in 2007 and based in Oxford, it allows listeners to choose from thousands of themed stations, such as Top 40 Songs and Ultimate 80s Pop, or to create their own stations based on specific songs, artists, or genres. The service is available for free on the web and through mobile and tablet apps for both Android and iOS. Users can also save their favorite stations for offline listening, enhancing the convenience of the platform.

WE7

Venture Round in 2011
WE7 is a free music app that allows users create a personalized radio station on their mobile phones, by choosing which artists they would like to hear, before the station chooses other similar artists.

Metaforic

Series B in 2011
Metaforic is a leading provider of security software for protection against attack, specializing in providing high performance solutions for embedded, server and mobile security. The core offering is a real time anti-tamper and integrity checking solution for firmware, OS and applications that protects against subversion, theft, malware, tampering or other corruption. Our technology is proven in millions of deployed instances, from consumer deployments through to business devices. Metaforic solutions directly prevent any change to code or data by automatically adding real time security to code that is to be protected. This defeats custom malware and malicious hacking, attacks on rules, configuration and heuristics, firmware modification and application layer hacks. Metaforic offers solutions to industries ranging from financial services to software publishers, games companies to device manufacturers.

CertiVox

Series A in 2011
CertiVox solutions deliver simple, powerful information security to all things Internet (mainframes, too!), protecting business and individual privacy through the cloud and at rest. CertiVox was founded in 2009 to provide technology and services based on a simple belief: that everyone deserves the right to secure their information exchanges simply and easily. CertiVox's leading-edge encryption, key management and identity management solutions are currently in use at hundreds of the world’s leading corporations and used by individuals across the globe to protect their privacy. The companies passion is to create and share unique, cutting-edge cryptographic innovations for enterprise cloud computing and all things Internet. CertiVox are the only company in the global market today that has the technology in place to arm businesses and individuals with easy-to-use certificateless security solutions for any device and platform. Whether you are a business that wants to safeguard your company’s intellectual property, an ISV or SaaS provider that needs to embed cryptography and key management into your application, or an individual who wants to preserve the privacy of your personal data, CertiVox gives you the power to secure your information for all things Internet. CertiVox’s leading-edge solutions – including MIRACL (Multiprecision Integer and Rational Arithmetic C/C++ Library) Cryptographic SDK, on-demand encryption Key Management Service (KMS) and Identity Management Service (IDMS) – enable cloud service providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), communication providers, and smart device and semiconductor manufacturers to secure their voice and data communication solutions with ease. The PrivateSky Secure Information Exchange Service (SIX) gives individuals, businesses and their partners and customers easy-to-use tools to quickly encrypt email, files and documents without complex infrastructure or user burden. Compliance with mandatory encryption and privacy statues has never been easier. The bottom line: CertiVox's revolutionary certificateless cryptography, identity and key management solutions have taken the hassle out of Internet security, making it easy to securely exchange your information in any form, any time.

Acunu

Series A in 2011
Acunu Analytics offers a platform for low-latency, continuous analytics on big data; powering dashboards and embedded applications to monitor and control environments in manufacturing, telecommunications, media, financial services and other industries where high-velocity data must be analysed in real time. The Cassandra NoSQL database is at the core of the Acunu offering and Acunu is a very engaged Cassandra contributor donating many of its innovations back to the community. Acunu was founded in 2009 and is backed by some of Europe’s top VC funds. Started by a unique mix of researchers and engineers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities, Acunu has offices in London (near Old Street, London’s “Silicon Roundabout”) and California.

Outplay Entertainment

Seed Round in 2010
Outplay Entertainment develops and publishes games for social and mobile platforms. Outplay Entertainment is a games publisher for social and mobile platformsFounded in 2010 by seasoned games industry entrepreneurs, Outplay Entertainment are an exciting, enthusiastic and ambitious new publisher and developer, delivering new IP on the most popular new platforms.

Musicmetric

Series A in 2010
Musicmetric provides analytics and trend forecasting tools tailored for the music industry, utilizing machine learning algorithms to assess online engagement and deliver actionable insights. The company's software is designed to analyze marketing performance, enhancing campaign efficiency and targeting accuracy. It offers predictive trend forecasting for artists, genres, and sales across various sectors, including mainstream labels, indie artists, and unsigned musicians. By processing vast amounts of raw text data daily, Musicmetric conducts data mining and classification analysis to fuel its software solutions. Additionally, the company is developing a suite of free widgets and an API to enable third parties to create applications leveraging its data. Its clientele includes record labels, A&R representatives, managers, promoters, and marketing agencies.

Velsys

Venture Round in 2010
Velsys Limited is a global independent financial technology services provider that delivers FX trading solutions, which enable banks, brokers, and financial institutions to deliver value to their customers. It is capable of supporting large and small financial institutions on a global basis. The company has also developed a core set of FX software applications that have flexible deployment options, including a fully hosted option with a global footprint and have been designed to appeal to mid- and smaller-sized regional banks. Launched in 1996, Velsys Limited is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia with an additional office in London, United Kingdom.

Acunu

Seed Round in 2009
Acunu Analytics offers a platform for low-latency, continuous analytics on big data; powering dashboards and embedded applications to monitor and control environments in manufacturing, telecommunications, media, financial services and other industries where high-velocity data must be analysed in real time. The Cassandra NoSQL database is at the core of the Acunu offering and Acunu is a very engaged Cassandra contributor donating many of its innovations back to the community. Acunu was founded in 2009 and is backed by some of Europe’s top VC funds. Started by a unique mix of researchers and engineers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities, Acunu has offices in London (near Old Street, London’s “Silicon Roundabout”) and California.

SeeWhy

Series B in 2009
SeeWhy is a provider of behavioral marketing solutions that enable real-time, personalized marketing campaigns across various channels, including email, desktop, mobile, and social media. The company's applications focus on automating follow-up communications to recapture customers who abandon shopping carts or online forms, effectively transforming generic marketing into tailored customer engagement. SeeWhy's solutions have been shown to increase conversion rates and customer spending, with an average recovery rate of 18 percent in lost sales. The company boasts a significant return on investment for its clients, recovering over $500 million annually for leading businesses. Utilizing a patented in-memory event processing engine, SeeWhy delivers its suite of eCommerce applications on-demand. Founded in 2003, SeeWhy is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

Maxymiser

Series A in 2009
Maxymiser is a prominent provider of cloud-based software that specializes in testing, targeting, and personalizing customer experiences on websites and mobile applications. By facilitating multivariate testing and automated personalization, Maxymiser helps marketers enhance user engagement and drive revenue growth. The company optimizes over 20 billion customer interactions each month for notable brands, including HSBC, Lufthansa, Tommy Hilfiger, and Wyndham. Its solutions enable businesses to transform every customer interaction into a meaningful experience, supporting cross-channel optimization. Acquired by Oracle in 2015, Maxymiser has integrated its capabilities with Oracle Marketing Cloud, thereby contributing to a comprehensive solution for managing marketing programs throughout the customer lifecycle across various digital channels.

FanDuel

Series A in 2009
FanDuel Inc. operates an online fantasy sports platform that enables users to play fantasy games and win cash prizes. The company provides an online sports platform that enables users to play fantasy football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. It also offers sports betting, racing, and casino games. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. FanDuel Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc.

Metaforic

Series A in 2008
Metaforic is a leading provider of security software for protection against attack, specializing in providing high performance solutions for embedded, server and mobile security. The core offering is a real time anti-tamper and integrity checking solution for firmware, OS and applications that protects against subversion, theft, malware, tampering or other corruption. Our technology is proven in millions of deployed instances, from consumer deployments through to business devices. Metaforic solutions directly prevent any change to code or data by automatically adding real time security to code that is to be protected. This defeats custom malware and malicious hacking, attacks on rules, configuration and heuristics, firmware modification and application layer hacks. Metaforic offers solutions to industries ranging from financial services to software publishers, games companies to device manufacturers.

CriticalBlue

Series C in 2008
CriticalBlue Limited, based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, specializes in software analysis and optimization services. The company offers Prism, an embedded programming system, and has developed Approov, an application designed to protect digital assets from cyber threats, particularly in API channels. Approov enhances mobile API security by addressing various vulnerabilities and inefficiencies through a seamless integration into existing software infrastructures. Founded in 2001 and initially known as Adaptive Programmable Silicon Ltd., CriticalBlue has established itself within the technology sector, combining extensive experience in software development with dynamic runtime technologies to provide effective and efficient digital business protection solutions.

Enigmatec

Series D in 2008
Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. offers automation solutions for physical and virtual resource management. The company offers Execution Management System, an automation solution to implement run book automation solutions that describe the process of cataloguing, codifying, testing, and automating the manual, scripted, and ad hoc procedures used to manage information technology (IT) environments. It offers Enigmatec Virtual Orchestrator, which provides a self-service request user interface that automates IT workflows to provision, configure, allocate, and reclaim virtual resources; Enigmatec Automated Disaster Recovery that creates, deploys, manages, and monitors various aspects of disaster recovery operations; Execution Management System, a solution to automate repetitive scripted or manual tasks; and integrations and adapters for various commercial and in-house technologies. Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. also provides Cloud Lifecycle Management Solution that manages requests and resources that are sourced from internal source and acquired from the cloud. In addition, it offers Rapid Start Program for virtualization management, process audit, and training; and a range of courses, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced classes for developers, integration specialists, system administrators, and IT operators. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in New York, New York.

Rapid Mobile

Series B in 2008
Rapid Mobile supports services by presenting a mobile version of their product to reach out to customers. They are currently working with apps, ads, and all forms of digital content.

Secret Sales

Venture Round in 2008
Secret Sales is a distinctive online platform owned by LRG Online Ltd, founded in 2020 by Chris Griffin and Matt Purt. It has rapidly established itself as a leading destination for consumers seeking fashionable apparel, sportswear, home essentials, and luxury cosmetics at reduced prices. The platform collaborates with a diverse range of renowned global brands and exclusive boutique labels, offering substantial discounts on their products. By serving as a digital marketplace, Secret Sales enables top brands and retailers to efficiently manage their discount inventory while enhancing their brand reputation and expanding their customer base. The company has garnered attention for its growth in the discount fashion and beauty sector, positioning itself as a significant player in the market.

Velocix

Series D in 2008
Velocix offers a broad range of advanced digital delivery services for live and on demand streaming video streaming and file download. The globally deployed Velocix Content Delivery Network (CDN) provides an Internet fast lane for large digital assets like video, music, software and games.

Enigmatec

Series C in 2007
Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. offers automation solutions for physical and virtual resource management. The company offers Execution Management System, an automation solution to implement run book automation solutions that describe the process of cataloguing, codifying, testing, and automating the manual, scripted, and ad hoc procedures used to manage information technology (IT) environments. It offers Enigmatec Virtual Orchestrator, which provides a self-service request user interface that automates IT workflows to provision, configure, allocate, and reclaim virtual resources; Enigmatec Automated Disaster Recovery that creates, deploys, manages, and monitors various aspects of disaster recovery operations; Execution Management System, a solution to automate repetitive scripted or manual tasks; and integrations and adapters for various commercial and in-house technologies. Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. also provides Cloud Lifecycle Management Solution that manages requests and resources that are sourced from internal source and acquired from the cloud. In addition, it offers Rapid Start Program for virtualization management, process audit, and training; and a range of courses, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced classes for developers, integration specialists, system administrators, and IT operators. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in New York, New York.

Velocix

Series C in 2006
Velocix offers a broad range of advanced digital delivery services for live and on demand streaming video streaming and file download. The globally deployed Velocix Content Delivery Network (CDN) provides an Internet fast lane for large digital assets like video, music, software and games.

CriticalBlue

Series B in 2006
CriticalBlue Limited, based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, specializes in software analysis and optimization services. The company offers Prism, an embedded programming system, and has developed Approov, an application designed to protect digital assets from cyber threats, particularly in API channels. Approov enhances mobile API security by addressing various vulnerabilities and inefficiencies through a seamless integration into existing software infrastructures. Founded in 2001 and initially known as Adaptive Programmable Silicon Ltd., CriticalBlue has established itself within the technology sector, combining extensive experience in software development with dynamic runtime technologies to provide effective and efficient digital business protection solutions.

Rapid Mobile

Series A in 2005
Rapid Mobile supports services by presenting a mobile version of their product to reach out to customers. They are currently working with apps, ads, and all forms of digital content.

SeeWhy

Venture Round in 2005
SeeWhy is a provider of behavioral marketing solutions that enable real-time, personalized marketing campaigns across various channels, including email, desktop, mobile, and social media. The company's applications focus on automating follow-up communications to recapture customers who abandon shopping carts or online forms, effectively transforming generic marketing into tailored customer engagement. SeeWhy's solutions have been shown to increase conversion rates and customer spending, with an average recovery rate of 18 percent in lost sales. The company boasts a significant return on investment for its clients, recovering over $500 million annually for leading businesses. Utilizing a patented in-memory event processing engine, SeeWhy delivers its suite of eCommerce applications on-demand. Founded in 2003, SeeWhy is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

OmniPerception

Venture Round in 2005
OmniPerception Ltd., a UK-based computer vision and biometrics company.

Velocix

Series B in 2005
Velocix offers a broad range of advanced digital delivery services for live and on demand streaming video streaming and file download. The globally deployed Velocix Content Delivery Network (CDN) provides an Internet fast lane for large digital assets like video, music, software and games.

Enigmatec

Series B in 2004
Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. offers automation solutions for physical and virtual resource management. The company offers Execution Management System, an automation solution to implement run book automation solutions that describe the process of cataloguing, codifying, testing, and automating the manual, scripted, and ad hoc procedures used to manage information technology (IT) environments. It offers Enigmatec Virtual Orchestrator, which provides a self-service request user interface that automates IT workflows to provision, configure, allocate, and reclaim virtual resources; Enigmatec Automated Disaster Recovery that creates, deploys, manages, and monitors various aspects of disaster recovery operations; Execution Management System, a solution to automate repetitive scripted or manual tasks; and integrations and adapters for various commercial and in-house technologies. Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. also provides Cloud Lifecycle Management Solution that manages requests and resources that are sourced from internal source and acquired from the cloud. In addition, it offers Rapid Start Program for virtualization management, process audit, and training; and a range of courses, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced classes for developers, integration specialists, system administrators, and IT operators. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in New York, New York.

Automsoft

Series C in 2004
Automsoft specializes in data analytics solutions, providing its core product, RAPID, to various industries, including utilities, life sciences, oil and gas, food and beverage, mining, and pulp and paper. RAPID is designed to collect, store, and analyze data, facilitating critical decision-making for its customers. With thousands of installations across these sectors, Automsoft plays a crucial role in enhancing operational efficiency and informed decision-making through effective data management.

SeeWhy

Series A in 2004
SeeWhy is a provider of behavioral marketing solutions that enable real-time, personalized marketing campaigns across various channels, including email, desktop, mobile, and social media. The company's applications focus on automating follow-up communications to recapture customers who abandon shopping carts or online forms, effectively transforming generic marketing into tailored customer engagement. SeeWhy's solutions have been shown to increase conversion rates and customer spending, with an average recovery rate of 18 percent in lost sales. The company boasts a significant return on investment for its clients, recovering over $500 million annually for leading businesses. Utilizing a patented in-memory event processing engine, SeeWhy delivers its suite of eCommerce applications on-demand. Founded in 2003, SeeWhy is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

CriticalBlue

Series A in 2003
CriticalBlue Limited, based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, specializes in software analysis and optimization services. The company offers Prism, an embedded programming system, and has developed Approov, an application designed to protect digital assets from cyber threats, particularly in API channels. Approov enhances mobile API security by addressing various vulnerabilities and inefficiencies through a seamless integration into existing software infrastructures. Founded in 2001 and initially known as Adaptive Programmable Silicon Ltd., CriticalBlue has established itself within the technology sector, combining extensive experience in software development with dynamic runtime technologies to provide effective and efficient digital business protection solutions.

Velocix

Series A in 2003
Velocix offers a broad range of advanced digital delivery services for live and on demand streaming video streaming and file download. The globally deployed Velocix Content Delivery Network (CDN) provides an Internet fast lane for large digital assets like video, music, software and games.

Sonaptic

Series A in 2003
Sonaptic Limited (“Sonaptic”) is a provider of advanced micro-acoustic technologies based on more than 12 years of research by Sonaptic’s founders. The acquisition will provide the third part of Wolfson’s AudioPlus™ growth strategy which is aimed at building on Wolfson’s world class position in high fidelity audio semiconductors. The acquisition will enable Wolfson to combine mixed-signal design and acoustic skills to offer advanced active noise cancellation, sound enhancement, 3D sound, and acoustic echo cancellation in combination with its existing high quality, low power audio products for consumer electronic applications. These include Personal Media Players (PMP), mobile handsets, portable gaming consoles, Flat Pannel TVs (FPTV), Portable Navigation Devices (PND) and automotive applications.

Enigmatec

Series A in 2003
Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. offers automation solutions for physical and virtual resource management. The company offers Execution Management System, an automation solution to implement run book automation solutions that describe the process of cataloguing, codifying, testing, and automating the manual, scripted, and ad hoc procedures used to manage information technology (IT) environments. It offers Enigmatec Virtual Orchestrator, which provides a self-service request user interface that automates IT workflows to provision, configure, allocate, and reclaim virtual resources; Enigmatec Automated Disaster Recovery that creates, deploys, manages, and monitors various aspects of disaster recovery operations; Execution Management System, a solution to automate repetitive scripted or manual tasks; and integrations and adapters for various commercial and in-house technologies. Enigmatec Corporation Ltd. also provides Cloud Lifecycle Management Solution that manages requests and resources that are sourced from internal source and acquired from the cloud. In addition, it offers Rapid Start Program for virtualization management, process audit, and training; and a range of courses, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced classes for developers, integration specialists, system administrators, and IT operators. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in New York, New York.

Flightman

Series B in 2002
Flightman is a developer of an electronic flight bag software used to integrate the aircraft within the Enterprise IT infrastructure. The company provides Electronic Flight Bag software applications. Its software provides a directional exchange of data with the airline's back-office systems and allows the airline to combine user assigned devices together with aircraft devices as well as provide optimized regulatory compliance and total operational efficiency. Flightman’s Solution Suite allows airlines to achieve optimized regulatory compliance, total operational efficiency, and enhanced in-cabin passenger service and revenue opportunities by seamlessly connecting and integrating the aircraft within the Enterprise IT infrastructure. The company also develops Aviation Software Applications which are incorporated in a Service to connect the aircraft to company systems and drive productivity and operational improvements.

Automsoft

Series B in 2002
Automsoft specializes in data analytics solutions, providing its core product, RAPID, to various industries, including utilities, life sciences, oil and gas, food and beverage, mining, and pulp and paper. RAPID is designed to collect, store, and analyze data, facilitating critical decision-making for its customers. With thousands of installations across these sectors, Automsoft plays a crucial role in enhancing operational efficiency and informed decision-making through effective data management.

Rhetorical Systems

Venture Round in 2001
Rhetorical Systems is a technology company, which provides text to speech software and voice synthesis.

Applied Generics

Venture Round in 2001
Applied Generics has developed technology that makes it possible to generate real time road traffic information based on the analysis of mobile network usage and cell-switching. The technology is commercially deployed and has the potential to deliver high quality traffic information at a fraction of the investment normally required to generate traffic information.

PHT

Series D in 2001
PHT Corporation is a leading provider of electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) solutions utilized in clinical trials globally. The company offers the LogPad and StudyPad Systems, which enhance data quality and facilitate efficient data collection. Additionally, PHT's StudyWorks online portal grants study sponsors, monitors, and sites real-time access to trial data, enabling informed decision-making. By leveraging these technologies, biopharmaceutical and medical device companies can obtain more comprehensive data and accelerate their trial processes, ultimately contributing to the success of clinical studies.
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