Bennet Summers

Advisor to business leaders and investors. Passionate about impact.

📍 London, England Metropolitan Area, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Angel investor🌍 United Kingdom
5
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2
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0
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Portfolio

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Investor
Apr 2020
Engineius is the leading vehicle movement service in the UK. The business was founded in 2018 on the belief that it should be as easy to book and manage vehicle movements as it is to buy from Amazon or ride with Uber. Our bespoke technology enhances the end-user experience, allowing customers to track deliveries to their door across the UK via a network of over 500 fully trained drivers and agents managed fully in-house. Engineius services leading clients across all fleet sectors including corporate fleets, SMR, rental, leasing, dealerships, remarketing and breakdown services.
Investor
Mar 2019
We make home insurance that’s fair - to you, your wallet, and the planet. Our cover is faff-free, flexible and affordable. With transparent pricing, an easy quote process and rolling monthly plans. We’re a certified B Corp, committed to building our business ethically and caring for our customers, team and the environment. So far, we’ve helped over 300,000 customers get better insurance and become one of the top-rated home insurance providers in the UK.
mid stageInsurance
Investor
Apr 2018
Redemption Roasters are on a mission to reduce reoffending through coffee. We’re the world’s first prison-based coffee company. We provide professional coffee industry training, both inside and outside of prison with direct pathways to long-term employment. As a social enterprise, we think differently to other specialty coffee companies; we strive for profit in order to achieve our purpose. Every member of the Redemption Roasters team has a role to play in achieving that purpose; to challenge perceptions and change lives through speciality coffee.
Investor
Apr 2018
GroHappy was a platform that helped employees to proactively unlock their growth - no longer active.
Investor
2016
HireHand makes it easier to handle dynamic staffing, helping people-powered businesses match their own team to flexible shift schedules. HireHand has developed intelligent shift matching software that does the hard work of finding the right people to be in the right place at the right time. Ideal for shifts that change often and last minute drops. We’re currently helping staff the vaccine roll-out and COVID testing. The software makes it easy and efficient to manage your own flexible team and reduce reliance on agency staff, so costs go down and service levels go up. While your team gets to use a simple app that puts them in control of their time. You can easily build and run your perfect staff bank. Increase margin and reduce costs per shift covered by bank staff Save managerial and admin time allocating staff to dropped shifts Know you always have trained staff on shift, meeting your standards Reduce staff turnover by meeting flexible shift demands of bank staff Use intelligent matching to not just ‘fill shifts’ but create effective teams Dynamic staffing works as the result of highly personalised, preference-rich matching. With 97% shift coverage, HireHand automates and simplifies filling your shifts. Trusted by: NHS, Oxfam, Deliveroo, Second Home, YMCA and more. Perfect for Healthcare, Care Providers, Volunteer led organisations, and Professional services teams
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Investments (5)
2020
Investor
Apr 2020
Engineius is the leading vehicle movement service in the UK. The business was founded in 2018 on the belief that it should be as easy to book and manage vehicle movements as it is to buy from Amazon or ride with Uber. Our bespoke technology enhances the end-user experience, allowing customers to track deliveries to their door across the UK via a network of over 500 fully trained drivers and agents managed fully in-house. Engineius services leading clients across all fleet sectors including corporate fleets, SMR, rental, leasing, dealerships, remarketing and breakdown services.
2019
Investor
Mar 2019
We make home insurance that’s fair - to you, your wallet, and the planet. Our cover is faff-free, flexible and affordable. With transparent pricing, an easy quote process and rolling monthly plans. We’re a certified B Corp, committed to building our business ethically and caring for our customers, team and the environment. So far, we’ve helped over 300,000 customers get better insurance and become one of the top-rated home insurance providers in the UK.
mid stageInsurance
2018
Investor
Apr 2018
Redemption Roasters are on a mission to reduce reoffending through coffee. We’re the world’s first prison-based coffee company. We provide professional coffee industry training, both inside and outside of prison with direct pathways to long-term employment. As a social enterprise, we think differently to other specialty coffee companies; we strive for profit in order to achieve our purpose. Every member of the Redemption Roasters team has a role to play in achieving that purpose; to challenge perceptions and change lives through speciality coffee.
Investor
Apr 2018
GroHappy was a platform that helped employees to proactively unlock their growth - no longer active.
2016
Investor
2016
HireHand makes it easier to handle dynamic staffing, helping people-powered businesses match their own team to flexible shift schedules. HireHand has developed intelligent shift matching software that does the hard work of finding the right people to be in the right place at the right time. Ideal for shifts that change often and last minute drops. We’re currently helping staff the vaccine roll-out and COVID testing. The software makes it easy and efficient to manage your own flexible team and reduce reliance on agency staff, so costs go down and service levels go up. While your team gets to use a simple app that puts them in control of their time. You can easily build and run your perfect staff bank. Increase margin and reduce costs per shift covered by bank staff Save managerial and admin time allocating staff to dropped shifts Know you always have trained staff on shift, meeting your standards Reduce staff turnover by meeting flexible shift demands of bank staff Use intelligent matching to not just ‘fill shifts’ but create effective teams Dynamic staffing works as the result of highly personalised, preference-rich matching. With 97% shift coverage, HireHand automates and simplifies filling your shifts. Trusted by: NHS, Oxfam, Deliveroo, Second Home, YMCA and more. Perfect for Healthcare, Care Providers, Volunteer led organisations, and Professional services teams
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