Lightpoint Medical
Series C in 2021
Lightpoint Medical, Ltd. is a medical device company based in Rickmansworth, United Kingdom, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing innovative imaging technologies for cancer surgery, specifically through its Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) technology. This breakthrough intraoperative imaging method enables real-time cancer detection during surgical procedures, which can significantly reduce the chances of cancer recurrence and the need for subsequent operations. Lightpoint Medical's tools are designed to enhance the effectiveness of robotic cancer surgeries, providing healthcare professionals with critical insights that improve surgical decision-making and patient outcomes while also aiming to lower healthcare costs.
Zopa
Venture Round in 2021
Zopa is a UK-based online marketplace lending platform, established in 2004, that connects individuals seeking unsecured loans with investors, both private and institutional. The platform offers various loan types, including car loans, debt consolidation, home improvement, and wedding loans, as well as peer-to-peer investment opportunities. Zopa facilitates these transactions, charging a fixed fee for borrowers and a 1% annual fee for lenders. The platform mitigates risk by enforcing monthly repayments, legal contracts, and diversifying investments. Zopa also provides an app for users to manage their loans, credit cards, savings, and monitor their credit scores. The company has received numerous awards for its innovative services and customer service.
DeadHappy
Series B in 2021
DeadHappy Limited, established in 2013 and based in Leicester, UK, specializes in digital pay-as-you-go life insurance services. It offers customized life insurance products under the brand 'Deathwishes', catering to various categories such as financial, responsible, thoughtful, personal, adventurous, and charitable. The company's unique approach allows customers to price their insurance based on current circumstances and add further coverage on a rolling basis, aiming to provide cheaper, easier, and better life insurance options compared to traditional providers.
Farewill
Venture Round in 2020
Farewill is a UK-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in simplifying complex legal and financial processes related to end-of-life planning. It operates an online platform offering personalized will-writing services, will management, and probate alternatives. Farewill aims to make these services accessible and affordable by using digital tools and providing round-the-clock customer support. The company also offers funeral and direct cremation services, ensuring that clients can manage all necessary paperwork after death through a single, user-friendly platform.
Scoota
Venture Round in 2020
Scoota is an online advertising technology company that specializes in helping advertisers create, activate, measure, and optimize brand campaigns at scale. Founded in London in 2008, Scoota provides a comprehensive programmatic platform that allows for the delivery of rich, high-impact ad formats through open real-time bidding and private marketplaces, while ensuring brand safety and creative integrity. The company's innovative technology features a real-time ad space pre-reading system that facilitates the immediate delivery of content into appropriate ad units, eliminating the need for pre-testing. Scoota supports an open, long-term partnership approach, enabling integration with various client systems as either a self-service or fully managed solution. The company has won awards for its programmatic technology, showcasing its commitment to excellence in the advertising technology field. Employing over 40 people, Scoota continues to advance its offerings in the digital advertising landscape.
Hopster TV
Venture Round in 2019
Hopster TV is a digital platform designed for preschoolers, focusing on providing a safe and ad-free environment for young children to watch, play, and learn. The platform features a variety of content, including engaging shows, educational games, and classic nursery rhymes, all tailored for children under six years old. By combining entertainment with educational value, Hopster TV aims to support parents in fostering their children's learning through stories and interactive play that resonate with their interests.
FullCircl
Series C in 2019
FullCircl is a developer of a customer lifecycle intelligence platform specifically designed for companies in regulated industries, particularly in B2B financial services. The platform offers comprehensive access to company intelligence, leveraging online data sources to provide insights on markets, organizations, and individuals. By delivering near real-time records of companies and shareholders, FullCircl enables its clients to effectively identify actionable insights, assess risks swiftly, and enhance customer acquisition strategies. The platform addresses the challenges faced by financial institutions throughout the customer lifecycle, facilitating proactive account management and helping to maintain long-term customer relationships by anticipating their needs.
Flagstone
Series A in 2019
Flagstone is a developer of a cash deposit platform that offers clients easy and secure access to a wide range of savings accounts from multiple banks. By consolidating numerous deposit accounts into a single application, Flagstone enables users to earn competitive interest rates while minimizing risk through diversification. The platform provides not only access to various deposit accounts and fixed-term products but also issues monthly statements, allowing clients to manage their finances effectively. The company's focus on safety and simplicity empowers users to maximize their interest income while ensuring their funds are well-protected.
Perkbox
Venture Round in 2019
Perkbox Limited operates an online employee engagement platform, serving over 5000 businesses across 34 countries since its inception in 2010. Headquartered in London with offices in Sheffield, Australia, and France, the company provides a global benefits and rewards platform that helps businesses care for, connect with, and celebrate their employees remotely or on-site. Perkbox's platform offers a wide range of perks such as free food, discounts, cinema tickets, and phone insurance, along with tools for recognition and reward, wellbeing content, and culture showcasing. The company sources deals from various brands and negotiates valid benefits for businesses, aiming to increase workplace happiness, motivation, and productivity while saving time and money.
Farewill
Venture Round in 2019
Farewill is a UK-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in simplifying complex legal and financial processes related to end-of-life planning. It operates an online platform offering personalized will-writing services, will management, and probate alternatives. Farewill aims to make these services accessible and affordable by using digital tools and providing round-the-clock customer support. The company also offers funeral and direct cremation services, ensuring that clients can manage all necessary paperwork after death through a single, user-friendly platform.
Lightpoint Medical
Series B in 2018
Lightpoint Medical, Ltd. is a medical device company based in Rickmansworth, United Kingdom, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing innovative imaging technologies for cancer surgery, specifically through its Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) technology. This breakthrough intraoperative imaging method enables real-time cancer detection during surgical procedures, which can significantly reduce the chances of cancer recurrence and the need for subsequent operations. Lightpoint Medical's tools are designed to enhance the effectiveness of robotic cancer surgeries, providing healthcare professionals with critical insights that improve surgical decision-making and patient outcomes while also aiming to lower healthcare costs.
Zopa is a UK-based online marketplace lending platform, established in 2004, that connects individuals seeking unsecured loans with investors, both private and institutional. The platform offers various loan types, including car loans, debt consolidation, home improvement, and wedding loans, as well as peer-to-peer investment opportunities. Zopa facilitates these transactions, charging a fixed fee for borrowers and a 1% annual fee for lenders. The platform mitigates risk by enforcing monthly repayments, legal contracts, and diversifying investments. Zopa also provides an app for users to manage their loans, credit cards, savings, and monitor their credit scores. The company has received numerous awards for its innovative services and customer service.
LiveSmart
Seed Round in 2018
LiveSmart U.K. Limited is a health assessment services provider based in London, established in 2016. The company specializes in a comprehensive range of health and wellness assessments, focusing on areas such as cardiovascular health, liver and kidney function, bone health, and mental health. It offers home blood tests, including vitamin D deficiency tests, and provides digital health programs that encompass pathology-based assessments, dietitian and health coach solutions, and educational resources. LiveSmart also supplies blood pressure monitors to help mitigate health risks. Its flagship solution enables employees to monitor and enhance their health, aiming to reduce sickness absence, improve long-term health outcomes, and boost productivity for businesses. The company has adapted to evolving health needs by supplying antibody tests and supporting both small businesses and large corporate clients through its established platform.
FullCircl
Series C in 2018
FullCircl is a developer of a customer lifecycle intelligence platform specifically designed for companies in regulated industries, particularly in B2B financial services. The platform offers comprehensive access to company intelligence, leveraging online data sources to provide insights on markets, organizations, and individuals. By delivering near real-time records of companies and shareholders, FullCircl enables its clients to effectively identify actionable insights, assess risks swiftly, and enhance customer acquisition strategies. The platform addresses the challenges faced by financial institutions throughout the customer lifecycle, facilitating proactive account management and helping to maintain long-term customer relationships by anticipating their needs.
Brightpearl
Venture Round in 2018
Brightpearl is a cloud-based retail management platform designed specifically for e-commerce, multichannel retail brands, and wholesalers. The company offers an integrated solution that combines order management, inventory control, customer data, accounting, and reporting in a single system. Its platform automates back-office operations, allowing retailers to efficiently manage their sales and supply chain functions across both online and offline channels. Brightpearl's focus on the retail sector enables it to deliver solutions in half the time of traditional enterprise resource planning systems. By providing real-time accounting and comprehensive inventory management, Brightpearl facilitates seamless operations for today's omnichannel brands, enhancing their ability to serve customers effectively.
Micrima
Venture Round in 2018
Micrima Limited, founded in 2005 and based in Bristol, United Kingdom, specializes in developing and commercializing microwave radar technology for early-stage breast cancer detection. The company's flagship product, MARIA, is a non-ionizing imaging modality that provides breast screening and diagnostic services without the need for breast compression. Micrima's technology uses harmless radio waves to capture high-resolution, three-dimensional images, offering a painless and comfortable alternative to traditional methods. The system includes an ergonomic design with a horizontal couch and a hemispherical scanning head to accommodate various breast sizes. Micrima caters to breast cancer imaging centers and healthcare providers in the United Kingdom, with its technology undergoing human trials after extensive laboratory validation.
MedicSpot
Seed Round in 2018
MedicSpot facilitates immediate GP consultations for patients in the UK. It connects users with local clinicians through secure video calls and diagnostic devices available at partner pharmacies. Following a consultation, any prescribed medication can be collected on-site, eliminating the need for separate pharmacy visits. The company aims to deliver convenient, high-quality healthcare experiences tailored to busy lifestyles.
Talmix operates a leading Talent Marketplace that focuses on connecting companies with independent business and consulting talent on demand. Founded in 2016, the company provides a range of services designed to enhance organizations' operational capabilities. Its primary offerings include a marketplace for sourcing talent, talent pools for proactive talent management, and solutions for clients wishing to integrate their own talent into the workforce. The Talmix marketplace is distinguished by its proprietary technology, which utilizes data from millions of interactions to facilitate quick and precise talent matching. This platform allows hiring managers to engage with suitable candidates within 24 hours while providing HR and procurement teams with insights on external talent usage. Additionally, Talmix's open API architecture supports integration with third-party systems, enhancing its utility for clients. With over 1,000 corporate users and 60,000 registered talents, Talmix aims to streamline the hiring process and address the evolving needs of the modern workforce.
At BioSure they specialise in providing solutions. They develop, manufacture, source and distribute world class point of care rapid tests. They understand the importance of ease of use where immediate results are the primary consideration, their tests provide the highest levels of accuracy, rivalling those of standard laboratory tests. Since launching the world's first apporved HIV self test to use blood, they have become experts in this field and have unique and unrivalled knowledge of the global landscape. They passionately believe that this technology through can revolutionise testing protocols, reduce late diagnoses, provide cost effective testing solutions and engage hard to reach key populations. Ultimately budgets can be spread further through far lower delivery costs and immediate diagnosis.
Pyreos Limited is a UK-based company specializing in the development of infrared sensor array products. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Edinburgh, Pyreos utilizes patented thin film pyro-electric ceramic technology to create a range of infrared sensors applicable in various fields. The company's product offerings include bare die arrays, packaged components, and custom arrays designed for motion and occupancy detection, flame detection, people counting, gas analysis, spectroscopy, and infrared camera applications. Pyreos focuses on three primary markets—food safety, gas detection, and fuel/oil condition monitoring—where its compact and high-performance sensors operate in the mid-infrared spectrum, allowing for precise identification of material molecular compositions.
BitPoster
Series A in 2017
BitPoster Ltd., established in 2013 and headquartered in London with a presence in Belarus, operates an automated trading platform for the out-of-home advertising market in the UK. The platform connects advertisers, media owners, and agencies, facilitating data-driven planning, site performance analysis, and private messaging for negotiations. It aims to make out-of-home media more accessible, transparent, and accountable through its technology, streamlining the ad buying process and enabling more effective campaigns.
Hiring Hub
Venture Round in 2017
Hiring Hub is a Manchester-based marketplace platform that facilitates connections between companies and a network of trusted recruitment agencies. The platform consolidates third-party recruitment efforts into a single tool, offering employers visibility into hiring metrics, performance of preferred supplier lists, and associated spending. By streamlining the supplier onboarding process and simplifying payments, Hiring Hub enables businesses to efficiently manage their recruitment processes while engaging with reliable small recruitment firms. The company's focus on providing a comprehensive online solution enhances the overall recruitment experience for both employers and agencies.
Talmix operates a leading Talent Marketplace that focuses on connecting companies with independent business and consulting talent on demand. Founded in 2016, the company provides a range of services designed to enhance organizations' operational capabilities. Its primary offerings include a marketplace for sourcing talent, talent pools for proactive talent management, and solutions for clients wishing to integrate their own talent into the workforce. The Talmix marketplace is distinguished by its proprietary technology, which utilizes data from millions of interactions to facilitate quick and precise talent matching. This platform allows hiring managers to engage with suitable candidates within 24 hours while providing HR and procurement teams with insights on external talent usage. Additionally, Talmix's open API architecture supports integration with third-party systems, enhancing its utility for clients. With over 1,000 corporate users and 60,000 registered talents, Talmix aims to streamline the hiring process and address the evolving needs of the modern workforce.
RotaGeek Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in developing an online rostering system aimed at simplifying workforce management. Established in 2009, RotaGeek leverages advanced algorithms and machine learning to analyze data patterns, enabling organizations to create efficient employee schedules while addressing demand forecasting. Its platform allows users to manage scheduling, track annual leave, ensure compliance with labor regulations, and coordinate staff across multiple locations. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including businesses in various sectors, such as retail and healthcare. RotaGeek's focus is on delivering personalized and intelligent scheduling solutions that enhance operational efficiency and improve workforce management for its clients.
FullCircl
Series B in 2017
FullCircl is a developer of a customer lifecycle intelligence platform specifically designed for companies in regulated industries, particularly in B2B financial services. The platform offers comprehensive access to company intelligence, leveraging online data sources to provide insights on markets, organizations, and individuals. By delivering near real-time records of companies and shareholders, FullCircl enables its clients to effectively identify actionable insights, assess risks swiftly, and enhance customer acquisition strategies. The platform addresses the challenges faced by financial institutions throughout the customer lifecycle, facilitating proactive account management and helping to maintain long-term customer relationships by anticipating their needs.
Technology Will Save Us
Series A in 2017
Technology Will Save Us Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in developing DIY gadget kits and hardware aimed at families, educators, and young people. Founded in 2011, the company offers a diverse range of innovative products, including handheld games consoles, electronic synthesizers, conductive dough, DIY speaker kits, moisture sensors, and an open-source electronics platform. Its mission is to inspire creativity and innovation among young people by providing hands-on technology experiences. The company serves various educational environments, including classrooms, after-school clubs, and home schools, and has successfully reached children in over 87 countries. With a dedicated team of designers, educators, and engineers, Technology Will Save Us engages closely with children during the design process, ensuring that its products align with their interests and learning needs. The company's offerings are available through kiosks in the UK and online, making them accessible to a global audience.
Jupiter Diagnostics
Series A in 2017
Jupiter Diagnostics is a company that specializes in innovative blood testing solutions utilizing patented nano crystal labeled technology. This technology allows for the rapid processing of multiple blood tests from a simple finger prick, delivering results within 10 minutes and at a cost significantly lower than traditional laboratory testing. By providing high-quality and affordable diagnostics, Jupiter Diagnostics aims to enhance the accessibility of medical testing for both clinicians and patients. Their intuitive testing process simplifies blood sample collection, facilitating quicker decision-making for healthcare practitioners and ultimately improving patient care.
Lein Applied Diagnostics
Seed Round in 2017
Lein Applied Diagnostics Ltd. is an optical metrology company that specializes in developing measurement devices and solutions for both healthcare and industrial markets. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom, the company initially focused on creating a non-invasive glucose meter for diabetes care. Its core technology features a scanning confocal system capable of making precise, non-contact dimensional and structural measurements of various materials, both organic and synthetic. Lein's product lineup includes devices such as Dione, a source/detector module for multi-layer thickness measurements; Icon, a compact optical measurement system; fScan, a non-contact 3D fluorescence tracking plate reader; and CTS2, which is designed for measuring 3D engineered tissues and cells. The company's innovative measurement solutions are utilized in applications like metrology and pharmacokinetics, and are distributed through agents in key markets including China, Japan, and North America.
At BioSure they specialise in providing solutions. They develop, manufacture, source and distribute world class point of care rapid tests. They understand the importance of ease of use where immediate results are the primary consideration, their tests provide the highest levels of accuracy, rivalling those of standard laboratory tests. Since launching the world's first apporved HIV self test to use blood, they have become experts in this field and have unique and unrivalled knowledge of the global landscape. They passionately believe that this technology through can revolutionise testing protocols, reduce late diagnoses, provide cost effective testing solutions and engage hard to reach key populations. Ultimately budgets can be spread further through far lower delivery costs and immediate diagnosis.
Samba Networks
Series A in 2017
Samba Networks specializes in in-app advertising software that enhances brand engagement and monetization for publishers. The company creates unique advertisement formats that seamlessly integrate into messaging applications, allowing advertisers and developers to run targeted campaigns effectively. By employing a hyper-targeting approach, Samba Networks focuses on smartphone users based on demographics such as age, gender, device type, and operating system. This strategy not only improves engagement metrics for brands but also empowers viewers by encouraging social interactions, such as sharing and clicking on ads. As a result, Samba Networks drives earned media and consistently delivers engagement rates that surpass industry standards.
LiveSmart
Seed Round in 2017
LiveSmart U.K. Limited is a health assessment services provider based in London, established in 2016. The company specializes in a comprehensive range of health and wellness assessments, focusing on areas such as cardiovascular health, liver and kidney function, bone health, and mental health. It offers home blood tests, including vitamin D deficiency tests, and provides digital health programs that encompass pathology-based assessments, dietitian and health coach solutions, and educational resources. LiveSmart also supplies blood pressure monitors to help mitigate health risks. Its flagship solution enables employees to monitor and enhance their health, aiming to reduce sickness absence, improve long-term health outcomes, and boost productivity for businesses. The company has adapted to evolving health needs by supplying antibody tests and supporting both small businesses and large corporate clients through its established platform.
Hopster TV
Series A in 2017
Hopster TV is a digital platform designed for preschoolers, focusing on providing a safe and ad-free environment for young children to watch, play, and learn. The platform features a variety of content, including engaging shows, educational games, and classic nursery rhymes, all tailored for children under six years old. By combining entertainment with educational value, Hopster TV aims to support parents in fostering their children's learning through stories and interactive play that resonate with their interests.
Lightpoint Medical
Series A in 2017
Lightpoint Medical, Ltd. is a medical device company based in Rickmansworth, United Kingdom, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing innovative imaging technologies for cancer surgery, specifically through its Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) technology. This breakthrough intraoperative imaging method enables real-time cancer detection during surgical procedures, which can significantly reduce the chances of cancer recurrence and the need for subsequent operations. Lightpoint Medical's tools are designed to enhance the effectiveness of robotic cancer surgeries, providing healthcare professionals with critical insights that improve surgical decision-making and patient outcomes while also aiming to lower healthcare costs.
Lightpoint Medical
Series A in 2016
Lightpoint Medical, Ltd. is a medical device company based in Rickmansworth, United Kingdom, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing innovative imaging technologies for cancer surgery, specifically through its Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) technology. This breakthrough intraoperative imaging method enables real-time cancer detection during surgical procedures, which can significantly reduce the chances of cancer recurrence and the need for subsequent operations. Lightpoint Medical's tools are designed to enhance the effectiveness of robotic cancer surgeries, providing healthcare professionals with critical insights that improve surgical decision-making and patient outcomes while also aiming to lower healthcare costs.
RotaGeek Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in developing an online rostering system aimed at simplifying workforce management. Established in 2009, RotaGeek leverages advanced algorithms and machine learning to analyze data patterns, enabling organizations to create efficient employee schedules while addressing demand forecasting. Its platform allows users to manage scheduling, track annual leave, ensure compliance with labor regulations, and coordinate staff across multiple locations. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including businesses in various sectors, such as retail and healthcare. RotaGeek's focus is on delivering personalized and intelligent scheduling solutions that enhance operational efficiency and improve workforce management for its clients.
Brightpearl
Series C in 2016
Brightpearl is a cloud-based retail management platform designed specifically for e-commerce, multichannel retail brands, and wholesalers. The company offers an integrated solution that combines order management, inventory control, customer data, accounting, and reporting in a single system. Its platform automates back-office operations, allowing retailers to efficiently manage their sales and supply chain functions across both online and offline channels. Brightpearl's focus on the retail sector enables it to deliver solutions in half the time of traditional enterprise resource planning systems. By providing real-time accounting and comprehensive inventory management, Brightpearl facilitates seamless operations for today's omnichannel brands, enhancing their ability to serve customers effectively.
Talmix operates a leading Talent Marketplace that focuses on connecting companies with independent business and consulting talent on demand. Founded in 2016, the company provides a range of services designed to enhance organizations' operational capabilities. Its primary offerings include a marketplace for sourcing talent, talent pools for proactive talent management, and solutions for clients wishing to integrate their own talent into the workforce. The Talmix marketplace is distinguished by its proprietary technology, which utilizes data from millions of interactions to facilitate quick and precise talent matching. This platform allows hiring managers to engage with suitable candidates within 24 hours while providing HR and procurement teams with insights on external talent usage. Additionally, Talmix's open API architecture supports integration with third-party systems, enhancing its utility for clients. With over 1,000 corporate users and 60,000 registered talents, Talmix aims to streamline the hiring process and address the evolving needs of the modern workforce.
Zilico Limited is a medical diagnostics company focused on developing innovative devices for cancer detection, particularly cervical cancer. Founded in 2006 and based in Manchester, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Sheffield, Zilico utilizes electrical impedance spectroscopy technology to enhance diagnostic accuracy and provide real-time results. Its primary product, ZedScan, is designed to assess cervical epithelial tissue objectively during colposcopy, thereby reducing the subjectivity associated with traditional diagnostic methods. The company is advancing its offerings with two applications aimed at improving referral and screening processes for neoplastic conditions. By enhancing the ability to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, Zilico aims to support healthcare professionals in delivering better diagnostic accuracy and optimizing cancer screening programs.
Idio
Debt Financing in 2016
Idio Ltd., established in 2006, is a London-based technology company with an additional office in New York. It specializes in demand orchestration, offering a platform that enhances customer engagement and accelerates demand for businesses. Idio's solutions include omni-channel demand generation, web conversation optimization, email optimization, and internal data management. The platform leverages AI and content intelligence to predict individual buyer interests and deliver personalized experiences across digital channels. Global enterprises such as Intel, Fitch Ratings, and AllianceBernstein utilize Idio's technology to maximize buyer engagement and pipeline. As of 2019, Idio operates as a subsidiary of Episerver UK Limited.
Brightpearl
Series C in 2016
Brightpearl is a cloud-based retail management platform designed specifically for e-commerce, multichannel retail brands, and wholesalers. The company offers an integrated solution that combines order management, inventory control, customer data, accounting, and reporting in a single system. Its platform automates back-office operations, allowing retailers to efficiently manage their sales and supply chain functions across both online and offline channels. Brightpearl's focus on the retail sector enables it to deliver solutions in half the time of traditional enterprise resource planning systems. By providing real-time accounting and comprehensive inventory management, Brightpearl facilitates seamless operations for today's omnichannel brands, enhancing their ability to serve customers effectively.
Cipher Surgical
Equity Crowdfunding in 2015
Cipher Surgical Limited is a medical device company based in Coventry, United Kingdom, founded in 2010. The company specializes in designing, patenting, and globally marketing laparoscopic medical devices. Its primary product, OpClear, is a sterile disposable unit that utilizes in-situ on-demand carbon dioxide and saline lens wash to maintain a clear distal window during laparoscopic procedures. By addressing issues of contamination and visibility, Cipher Surgical aims to enhance the efficiency and safety of minimally invasive surgeries, allowing surgeons to perform abdominal keyhole surgeries more effectively.
Connexin
Equity Crowdfunding in 2015
Connexin Limited, established in 2006 and headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in providing Internet phone services for both residential and business customers globally. The company offers a range of enterprise solutions, including SIP trunking and disaster recovery, as well as supplementary services such as number porting, international and memorable numbers, broadband, and leased lines. In addition to these services, Connexin supplies various VoIP devices including cordless and desk phones, conference phones, adaptors, network devices, and accessories. The company is also engaged in developing smart city infrastructure and end-to-end broadband services, utilizing innovative technology to enhance communication and productivity for individuals and communities.
Scoota is an online advertising technology company that specializes in helping advertisers create, activate, measure, and optimize brand campaigns at scale. Founded in London in 2008, Scoota provides a comprehensive programmatic platform that allows for the delivery of rich, high-impact ad formats through open real-time bidding and private marketplaces, while ensuring brand safety and creative integrity. The company's innovative technology features a real-time ad space pre-reading system that facilitates the immediate delivery of content into appropriate ad units, eliminating the need for pre-testing. Scoota supports an open, long-term partnership approach, enabling integration with various client systems as either a self-service or fully managed solution. The company has won awards for its programmatic technology, showcasing its commitment to excellence in the advertising technology field. Employing over 40 people, Scoota continues to advance its offerings in the digital advertising landscape.
Freemarket
Equity Crowdfunding in 2015
Freemarket is a London-based company founded in June 2010 by Alex Hunn, specializing in online currency exchange and cross-border payment solutions for businesses. The company provides a platform that integrates access to a global bank network with innovative technology, enabling businesses to streamline their financial processes. By facilitating transactions at mid-market rates, Freemarket helps clients avoid high fees typically associated with currency exchange. The company's services are designed to simplify complex financial operations, enhance efficiency, and support business growth in an increasingly globalized market.
Cydar Medical
Angel Round in 2015
Cydar Medical is an AI technology company that focuses on enhancing patient care through advanced computer vision software. The company's platform delivers real-time automated 3D overlays during X-ray guided procedures, allowing clinicians to focus more on their patients rather than managing display adjustments. By leveraging cloud supercomputing, Cydar ensures high-performance overlay updates that support clinical decision-making. Additionally, the company offers a cloud-based clinical platform accompanied by a team of specialists who help hospitals fully utilize clinical applications and data insights, thereby advancing the quality of care provided to patients.
LabMinds Limited is a company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, with an additional office in Somerville, Massachusetts, that specializes in automating solution preparation for liquid-handling laboratories in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Founded in 2009, LabMinds offers The Revo solution preparation system, which integrates advanced artificial intelligence and robotics to streamline laboratory processes. This innovative platform addresses the challenges of manual solution preparation, significantly reducing risks and waste associated with traditional methods. By utilizing cloud-based technology, LabMinds enables remote access and provides laboratories with detailed insights into chemical interactions through data collection. The company's mission is to enhance laboratory efficiency, improve accuracy, and facilitate the timely development of meaningful therapies.
Hiring Hub
Seed Round in 2014
Hiring Hub is a Manchester-based marketplace platform that facilitates connections between companies and a network of trusted recruitment agencies. The platform consolidates third-party recruitment efforts into a single tool, offering employers visibility into hiring metrics, performance of preferred supplier lists, and associated spending. By streamlining the supplier onboarding process and simplifying payments, Hiring Hub enables businesses to efficiently manage their recruitment processes while engaging with reliable small recruitment firms. The company's focus on providing a comprehensive online solution enhances the overall recruitment experience for both employers and agencies.
EcoHydra Technologies
Equity Crowdfunding in 2014
EcoHydra Technologies Ltd specializes in developing antimicrobial hand hygiene products tailored for clinical, healthcare, and hygiene-sensitive environments. The company offers a range of innovative formulations that are alcohol-free and triclosan-free, providing a gentler alternative to traditional alcohol-based sanitizers. These products are designed to effectively reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses while being kinder to the skin, thus addressing the need for safe and effective hand hygiene solutions in demanding settings. EcoHydra's commitment to creating superior hand hygiene formulations supports its mission to enhance health and safety without the harmful side effects associated with conventional sanitizers.