Alice Avis Mbe

Founded in Swansea, Wales in 2002, CyDen is the world’s leading expert in light-based beauty technology, and global market leader for home-use Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) hair removal devices. In 2009, Cyden launched its first home-use product in the UK, and ever since it has focused on both technical innovation and clinical advancement in the pursuit of market leading products. CyDen has shown huge success globally and is widely recognised for its international impact. In 2019, Cyden was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in recognition of its efforts in international trade. To date, over 2.5 million devices have been sold globally and our products are now sold in over 50 international territories in regions across APAC, Europe, USA and China. This growth has seen CyDens headcount grow from 16 colleagues to 400 and open its first overseas office in Tokyo, Japan. From research and development to product testing, we look at every step of the product journey. We never create a product unless it has a customer benefit. CyDen’s brand, SmoothSkin has also won global recognition, including a category win in the Allure Best of Beauty Awards 2021 and features in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, The Independent and Harpers Bazaar. To learn more about us, visit: https://www.cyden.com/about-us/

Expertly Crafted Chocolate Drinks are Jens Knoops passion. In 2013 Jens opened his eponymous shop in historic Rye and Knoops has grown to have locations across the UK and UAE.

BGF is the UK and Irelands most active growth investor, backing ambitious businesses with minority investment to help them scale on their own terms. Since 2011, we have invested more than £5bn in 650+ businesses across every region and sector. Today, with more than £3.5bn in assets under management, we continue to support a range of growing companies across early-stage and growth-stage. Through our 15 offices across the UK and Ireland, were close to the businesses we back, combining local insight with national scale to build trusted partnerships with entrepreneurs and management teams. Beyond investment, our portfolio companies benefit from the expertise of our 200+ strong team, as well as dedicated value creation support spanning talent, operational expertise and our Scale community – including a network of more than 8000+ experienced business leaders, sector specialists and board-level non-executives. Learn more: BGF UK: https://www.bgf.co.uk BGF Ireland: https://www.bgfireland.ie/

Founded in Swansea, Wales in 2002, CyDen is the world’s leading expert in light-based beauty technology, and global market leader for home-use Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) hair removal devices. In 2009, Cyden launched its first home-use product in the UK, and ever since it has focused on both technical innovation and clinical advancement in the pursuit of market leading products. CyDen has shown huge success globally and is widely recognised for its international impact. In 2019, Cyden was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in recognition of its efforts in international trade. To date, over 2.5 million devices have been sold globally and our products are now sold in over 50 international territories in regions across APAC, Europe, USA and China. This growth has seen CyDens headcount grow from 16 colleagues to 400 and open its first overseas office in Tokyo, Japan. From research and development to product testing, we look at every step of the product journey. We never create a product unless it has a customer benefit. CyDen’s brand, SmoothSkin has also won global recognition, including a category win in the Allure Best of Beauty Awards 2021 and features in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, The Independent and Harpers Bazaar. To learn more about us, visit: https://www.cyden.com/about-us/