Andy Stevens

At Potential VC we build, grow and invest in digital companies. Invest In Those We Believe In We invest in very early stage technology startups via our UK and International Syndicates. We have a strong belief that if a team has exceptional talent and skills, even if their idea is not perfect they will succeed given enough time. https://angel.co/potential-uk/syndicate/ https://angel.co/potential-international/ Helping Those We Like There are many incubators and accelerators around the world who will assist a start up with very intensive help over a short period of time. At the end of this period a start up has to look after themselves, we continue where a usual incubator/accelerator finishes. We offer gentle mentoring, guidance on raising money and even direct financial support if we really like you. Advising We not only invest in early stage technology startups but also provide advice via accelerator programmes. The Potential staff offer mentoring to startups taking part in accelerators such as Approach Characterised by unrest and disorder – we like to be different. Not in a ‘I’m mad me’ cringey way but we like to challenge conformity. Who wants to be a drone? Life is too short eh? We have a working environment that aims to bring the best out of people’s creative natures. We’re a lean organisation which constantly adapts to the needs of the fast-paced technology industry. We strongly believe in making business fun, and see it as being a vital ingredient to a successful online venture. Our office may look more like a youth centre with its gadgets, games and sofas but we believe that people are at their most creative when they’re relaxed.

We are helping UK entrepreneurs build better businesses. 3-6 months of startup support and investment from a global network of founders, mentors and investors. Since 2011 Ignite have supported over 500 founders who have raised over £200m in venture capital from some of the worlds leading investors. Current programme: A funded, 3 month pre-accelerator for idea-stage founders, or founders without an idea, looking to start working on the idea full-time. The pre-accelerator is only open to founders or companies based in the North East (County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear). The pre-accelerator is a 3 month full-time programme that helps entrepreneurs to develop their business idea, launch an MVP, get their first customers and figure out what to do next. We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to solve (or already solving) real-world problems with innovative technology-led ideas. But if you’ve not got an idea but you think entrepreneurship is for you, or you’ve got a skill set that could lend itself to working on building a new business (especially within data and or ageing), we’d love to hear from you. The pre-accelerator programme includes: - £10,000 net investment (structured as a convertible loan) - 3-month course covering product development, marketing, sales, operations, hiring and fundraising - Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs, mentors and investors - 3 months of office space in Newcastle (with the potential for discounts post-programme) - A fast-track to the final interviews of next Ignite accelerator programme (in the following year).

Verticly is a platform that exchanges data between the world’s largest brands, retailers and audiences, to deliver personalised engagement, which drives sales. Make the data that matters, work where it matters. Connect the dots between your online and offline customer data to deliver your customer real time, personalised content across any device, when it’s most likely to get the sale and keep the customer. Set up campaigns in minutes using a SaaS based platform, which can quickly create fully interactive experiences that link any ad touch-point to store. Audience – Seamlessly connect to over 90% of the world’s digital audience using deep insights about your customers Engage – Enable any media to deliver rewards, which can be redeemed instantly or redeemed in thousands of locations in exchange for data, and social amplification Personalise – Dynamic Content Units that learn from your customers Retarget – One to one personalised messaging across email, display and social Measure – Real time analytics and insights, in a simple, configurable dashboard We offer full service and self-service solutions based on the needs of brands or agencies giving you an unfair advantage over the competition.

Jinn is a London based, on-demand delivery platform founded in 2013. The platform allows the user to order anything they wish via mobile and web applications and have it delivered to them in under an hour. It is currently operating in 8 cities in UK and Spain. In the words of our founders, Jinn’s goal is to bring together the convenience of shopping on-line with the instant gratification of shopping on the high street. Having delivered over 1.2m orders and with a fleet of over 1000 couriers Jinn is experiencing a steady growth of 30% month-on-month. Differentiating itself among the competition by offering greater freedom of what can be ordered, as well as 24 hours 7 days a week service, Jinn has close to 1,000 partners. Following on from an earlier investment of $7.5m, Jinn recently announced a further $10m of funding, led by STE Capital and Samaipata Ventures (the Spanish VC started by the founders of La Nevera Roja, the take-out ordering service sold to Rocket Internet).

We are helping UK entrepreneurs build better businesses. 3-6 months of startup support and investment from a global network of founders, mentors and investors. Since 2011 Ignite have supported over 500 founders who have raised over £200m in venture capital from some of the worlds leading investors. Current programme: A funded, 3 month pre-accelerator for idea-stage founders, or founders without an idea, looking to start working on the idea full-time. The pre-accelerator is only open to founders or companies based in the North East (County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear). The pre-accelerator is a 3 month full-time programme that helps entrepreneurs to develop their business idea, launch an MVP, get their first customers and figure out what to do next. We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to solve (or already solving) real-world problems with innovative technology-led ideas. But if you’ve not got an idea but you think entrepreneurship is for you, or you’ve got a skill set that could lend itself to working on building a new business (especially within data and or ageing), we’d love to hear from you. The pre-accelerator programme includes: - £10,000 net investment (structured as a convertible loan) - 3-month course covering product development, marketing, sales, operations, hiring and fundraising - Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs, mentors and investors - 3 months of office space in Newcastle (with the potential for discounts post-programme) - A fast-track to the final interviews of next Ignite accelerator programme (in the following year).

A governance and compliance SaaS platform used for creating and evidencing management systems and controls, Papertrail allows organisations to demonstrate robust processes, regulatory compliance and risk reduction through cradle-to-grave management of valuable assets and employees. Papertrail is simple to use and can integrate with other third party applications such as task management, inventory control and project management systems, ensuring access to real-time safety and inspection data. Ideally suited for organisations that currently have paper-based, spreadsheet or legacy database systems, Papertrail is quick to set up and use through both web and mobile (iOS & Android) applications.

Websand helps you understand your customer data, enabling you to send the right message, to the right people, at the right time, to achieve the right results. Based on over 15 years’ expertise in building and running loyalty marketing programmes around the world, our software allows you to see the whole picture, so you can judge the success of your campaigns by knowing exactly who is buying what. And it’s automated, saving you time while making you money. Better still, it’s personalised to fit perfectly with your business needs. Proud to be part of the Ignite Accelerator Alumni, class of 2013. www.websand.co.uk | @websand | 0191.6031950

We are helping UK entrepreneurs build better businesses. 3-6 months of startup support and investment from a global network of founders, mentors and investors. Since 2011 Ignite have supported over 500 founders who have raised over £200m in venture capital from some of the worlds leading investors. Current programme: A funded, 3 month pre-accelerator for idea-stage founders, or founders without an idea, looking to start working on the idea full-time. The pre-accelerator is only open to founders or companies based in the North East (County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear). The pre-accelerator is a 3 month full-time programme that helps entrepreneurs to develop their business idea, launch an MVP, get their first customers and figure out what to do next. We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to solve (or already solving) real-world problems with innovative technology-led ideas. But if you’ve not got an idea but you think entrepreneurship is for you, or you’ve got a skill set that could lend itself to working on building a new business (especially within data and or ageing), we’d love to hear from you. The pre-accelerator programme includes: - £10,000 net investment (structured as a convertible loan) - 3-month course covering product development, marketing, sales, operations, hiring and fundraising - Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs, mentors and investors - 3 months of office space in Newcastle (with the potential for discounts post-programme) - A fast-track to the final interviews of next Ignite accelerator programme (in the following year).

Meals.co.uk was founded on the belief that people should be able to have great meal from their favourite restaurant delivered to the door, whenever they want it, at the swipe of a finger. Standard takeaway food doesn’t really come close to that restaurant-quality, fresh-from-the-kitchen, dining-in-style experience. Good quality restaurants do not normally have a delivery service. So we designed an app that provide on-demand fulfilment of meals from best-rated local restaurants. The app connects restaurants to an integrated discovery, ordering and fulfilment platform. A hyper-local delivery infrastructure that realises the full potential of mobile technology and customer service for local restaurants. We work exclusively with quality local restaurants who don’t have a delivery service allowing partner restaurants to expand their offering beyond their physical locations and generate additional revenue without the associated cost of maintaining delivery fleet of their own.

Lift is a programmatic marketing and data platform with global reach. Born from a passion to deliver meaningful growth, our combination of industry expertise and powerful proprietary intelligence tools deliver the results youre looking for across acquisition, conversion and retention.

Founded by twin brothers Tade and Tosh Oyerinde and Partick Molgaard, Gleepost keeps students in-the-know about what's going on on campus and allows students to connect around campus events from academic programs, to speakers, to parties.

At Potential VC we build, grow and invest in digital companies. Invest In Those We Believe In We invest in very early stage technology startups via our UK and International Syndicates. We have a strong belief that if a team has exceptional talent and skills, even if their idea is not perfect they will succeed given enough time. https://angel.co/potential-uk/syndicate/ https://angel.co/potential-international/ Helping Those We Like There are many incubators and accelerators around the world who will assist a start up with very intensive help over a short period of time. At the end of this period a start up has to look after themselves, we continue where a usual incubator/accelerator finishes. We offer gentle mentoring, guidance on raising money and even direct financial support if we really like you. Advising We not only invest in early stage technology startups but also provide advice via accelerator programmes. The Potential staff offer mentoring to startups taking part in accelerators such as Approach Characterised by unrest and disorder – we like to be different. Not in a ‘I’m mad me’ cringey way but we like to challenge conformity. Who wants to be a drone? Life is too short eh? We have a working environment that aims to bring the best out of people’s creative natures. We’re a lean organisation which constantly adapts to the needs of the fast-paced technology industry. We strongly believe in making business fun, and see it as being a vital ingredient to a successful online venture. Our office may look more like a youth centre with its gadgets, games and sofas but we believe that people are at their most creative when they’re relaxed.

We are helping UK entrepreneurs build better businesses. 3-6 months of startup support and investment from a global network of founders, mentors and investors. Since 2011 Ignite have supported over 500 founders who have raised over £200m in venture capital from some of the worlds leading investors. Current programme: A funded, 3 month pre-accelerator for idea-stage founders, or founders without an idea, looking to start working on the idea full-time. The pre-accelerator is only open to founders or companies based in the North East (County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear). The pre-accelerator is a 3 month full-time programme that helps entrepreneurs to develop their business idea, launch an MVP, get their first customers and figure out what to do next. We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to solve (or already solving) real-world problems with innovative technology-led ideas. But if you’ve not got an idea but you think entrepreneurship is for you, or you’ve got a skill set that could lend itself to working on building a new business (especially within data and or ageing), we’d love to hear from you. The pre-accelerator programme includes: - £10,000 net investment (structured as a convertible loan) - 3-month course covering product development, marketing, sales, operations, hiring and fundraising - Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs, mentors and investors - 3 months of office space in Newcastle (with the potential for discounts post-programme) - A fast-track to the final interviews of next Ignite accelerator programme (in the following year).

Verticly is a platform that exchanges data between the world’s largest brands, retailers and audiences, to deliver personalised engagement, which drives sales. Make the data that matters, work where it matters. Connect the dots between your online and offline customer data to deliver your customer real time, personalised content across any device, when it’s most likely to get the sale and keep the customer. Set up campaigns in minutes using a SaaS based platform, which can quickly create fully interactive experiences that link any ad touch-point to store. Audience – Seamlessly connect to over 90% of the world’s digital audience using deep insights about your customers Engage – Enable any media to deliver rewards, which can be redeemed instantly or redeemed in thousands of locations in exchange for data, and social amplification Personalise – Dynamic Content Units that learn from your customers Retarget – One to one personalised messaging across email, display and social Measure – Real time analytics and insights, in a simple, configurable dashboard We offer full service and self-service solutions based on the needs of brands or agencies giving you an unfair advantage over the competition.

Jinn is a London based, on-demand delivery platform founded in 2013. The platform allows the user to order anything they wish via mobile and web applications and have it delivered to them in under an hour. It is currently operating in 8 cities in UK and Spain. In the words of our founders, Jinn’s goal is to bring together the convenience of shopping on-line with the instant gratification of shopping on the high street. Having delivered over 1.2m orders and with a fleet of over 1000 couriers Jinn is experiencing a steady growth of 30% month-on-month. Differentiating itself among the competition by offering greater freedom of what can be ordered, as well as 24 hours 7 days a week service, Jinn has close to 1,000 partners. Following on from an earlier investment of $7.5m, Jinn recently announced a further $10m of funding, led by STE Capital and Samaipata Ventures (the Spanish VC started by the founders of La Nevera Roja, the take-out ordering service sold to Rocket Internet).

We are helping UK entrepreneurs build better businesses. 3-6 months of startup support and investment from a global network of founders, mentors and investors. Since 2011 Ignite have supported over 500 founders who have raised over £200m in venture capital from some of the worlds leading investors. Current programme: A funded, 3 month pre-accelerator for idea-stage founders, or founders without an idea, looking to start working on the idea full-time. The pre-accelerator is only open to founders or companies based in the North East (County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear). The pre-accelerator is a 3 month full-time programme that helps entrepreneurs to develop their business idea, launch an MVP, get their first customers and figure out what to do next. We are looking for entrepreneurs who want to solve (or already solving) real-world problems with innovative technology-led ideas. But if you’ve not got an idea but you think entrepreneurship is for you, or you’ve got a skill set that could lend itself to working on building a new business (especially within data and or ageing), we’d love to hear from you. The pre-accelerator programme includes: - £10,000 net investment (structured as a convertible loan) - 3-month course covering product development, marketing, sales, operations, hiring and fundraising - Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs, mentors and investors - 3 months of office space in Newcastle (with the potential for discounts post-programme) - A fast-track to the final interviews of next Ignite accelerator programme (in the following year).