Adrian Davies

Client Care Director at Colliers P&BC

📍 United Kingdom, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 13 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2017
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Mar 2017
We Are Disrupt is a full service sports marketing agency specialising in women's sport. We work with rights holders and brands to use the power of creativity 
to challenge convention, re-invent the status quo 
and create the unexpected. Our single mission; to empower women and girls through sport.
Investor
Dec 2015
Your Social Treating App. Givvit is an easy to use, intuitive app for treating your friends, family and colleagues. You pick the treat to send and add a personalized message, they download the app and redeem in store, pub, café or download online. Boost staff happiness, team productivity and drive your sales, by making your employees happy. Whether it's sending everyone a beer at the end of the week, or a bunch of flowers at the end of a project, surprising people with treats is a great way to boost moral. You can even send bottles of wine to your clients, a box of chocolates to a new lead or a coffee to say thanks for the meeting. A new way of commercialising social media by enabling people to demonstrate their thoughts and feelings through the sending of low cost treats to show they care ... whatever the reason or for no reason at all! Check out our explainer video to see what we do and how it works: http://bit.ly/GivvitShort Cheers, The Givvit Team
Investor
Oct 2013
Squid specialise in top quality, colour changing; jackets, wellington boots, umbrellas and bags for adults and kids. One of our unique selling points is that we are the original colour changing brand (conceived in 2005, established in 2008). When wet, the white designs magically transform into life! Squid has prestigious contracts across 25 countries, including Tate museums, MoMA NYC, Globus and Nordstrom. We are also one of Hamleys best selling ranges, finalists in the John Lewis pitch up competition 2014, won the Great Retail Revival POP House of Fraser competition which led to a pop up concessionary stand. We are also the proud winners of the 'Baby & Child Product of the Year'​ Make Awards 2015 by NotOnTheHighStreet.com and our Peppa Pig Collaboration was nominated and showcased at the National Licensing Awards 2017. The company founders, Viviane and Emma-Jayne met while completing their BA Hons product design and development at the London College of Fashion in 2004. Squid's colour changing vision proved to be such a success that many copies have emerged onto the market. The design-duo were handed the London ERDF award for 'Most innovating business'​ from Boris Johnson, Mayor of London. Both have previously worked for fashion houses such as Chloé and Selina Blow, so quality and functionality is extremely important. The whole ethos and vision for Squid encompasses the co-founders energy and excitement for turning dreariness into colour and happiness. Not only should The Squid collections be practical but they should most certainly be fun and bring a smile to ones face and tickle the imagination.
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Investments (3)
2017
Investor
Mar 2017
We Are Disrupt is a full service sports marketing agency specialising in women's sport. We work with rights holders and brands to use the power of creativity 
to challenge convention, re-invent the status quo 
and create the unexpected. Our single mission; to empower women and girls through sport.
2015
Investor
Dec 2015
Your Social Treating App. Givvit is an easy to use, intuitive app for treating your friends, family and colleagues. You pick the treat to send and add a personalized message, they download the app and redeem in store, pub, café or download online. Boost staff happiness, team productivity and drive your sales, by making your employees happy. Whether it's sending everyone a beer at the end of the week, or a bunch of flowers at the end of a project, surprising people with treats is a great way to boost moral. You can even send bottles of wine to your clients, a box of chocolates to a new lead or a coffee to say thanks for the meeting. A new way of commercialising social media by enabling people to demonstrate their thoughts and feelings through the sending of low cost treats to show they care ... whatever the reason or for no reason at all! Check out our explainer video to see what we do and how it works: http://bit.ly/GivvitShort Cheers, The Givvit Team
2013
Investor
Oct 2013
Squid specialise in top quality, colour changing; jackets, wellington boots, umbrellas and bags for adults and kids. One of our unique selling points is that we are the original colour changing brand (conceived in 2005, established in 2008). When wet, the white designs magically transform into life! Squid has prestigious contracts across 25 countries, including Tate museums, MoMA NYC, Globus and Nordstrom. We are also one of Hamleys best selling ranges, finalists in the John Lewis pitch up competition 2014, won the Great Retail Revival POP House of Fraser competition which led to a pop up concessionary stand. We are also the proud winners of the 'Baby & Child Product of the Year'​ Make Awards 2015 by NotOnTheHighStreet.com and our Peppa Pig Collaboration was nominated and showcased at the National Licensing Awards 2017. The company founders, Viviane and Emma-Jayne met while completing their BA Hons product design and development at the London College of Fashion in 2004. Squid's colour changing vision proved to be such a success that many copies have emerged onto the market. The design-duo were handed the London ERDF award for 'Most innovating business'​ from Boris Johnson, Mayor of London. Both have previously worked for fashion houses such as Chloé and Selina Blow, so quality and functionality is extremely important. The whole ethos and vision for Squid encompasses the co-founders energy and excitement for turning dreariness into colour and happiness. Not only should The Squid collections be practical but they should most certainly be fun and bring a smile to ones face and tickle the imagination.
2004
Non Executive Director
Jun 2004
Create | Reward | Immerse | Entertain We are an event marketing agency that designs bespoke experiences for clients to build better relationships with their customers and incentivise their people. Our excellent team & event technology deliver a broad range of incentive, event & hospitality services to suit your budget and objectives. Incentive & Rewards Hospitality & Entertainment Events & Conferences Event Technology (EVENTORY & Eventeaser)
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2013–2017 · 3 investments
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