Clare Jones

CEO at Polarsteps

📍 United Kingdom, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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2023
Launched in 2017 by childhood friends Farah Kabir and Dr Sarah Welsh, HANX is revolutionising the world of sexual and intimate care. From ultra-thin, vegan, biodegradable condoms to water-based, latex-friendly lubricant, our signature sexual wellness essentials are natural, gynae-backed and have received global coverage in titles including Vogue, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Forbes. In 2021, we launched a pioneering same-day-dispatch hormonal contraceptive pill service, including the morning after pill, joining a range of intimate health treatments. Aimed to tackle COVID-induced sexual health and GP appointment backlogs, it offers a convenient, accessible solution alongside trustworthy resources for their 65,000 community. We offer discreet, same-day-dispatch shipping in the UK and US. HANX condoms and lubricant is stocked in 2000+ retail sites with leading retailers including Boots, Tesco, Sainsburys, WHSmith and Superdrug.
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2022
The world’s biggest problems won’t be solved with SaaS or equity alone. Our mission is to make sure CAPEX doesn’t get in the way of a better future. Because the world needs more hard-tech. And hard-tech needs debt to scale. Tangible is the fastest path to design & deliver a capital structure you can scale with. Plan your raise: https://app.tangible.finance/
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Apr 2021
Byway offers joyful holidays by train, boat and bus, full of under-the-radar en-route stops, locally-owned stays, and tips for local experiences away from the beaten path. Byway helps you savour the experience of travelling slowly through a region, with none of the hassle of planning and booking it yourself. WhatsApp support throughout and a full Covid refund guarantee are included. Sign up for the Byway slow travel newsletter: https://www.byway.travel/newsletter
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Jan 2019
Welcome to Wardrobe Freedom. We believe great clothes should be enjoyed, not consumed. So we loan week-to-weekend wear, on a monthly subscription.
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2023
Investor
2023
Launched in 2017 by childhood friends Farah Kabir and Dr Sarah Welsh, HANX is revolutionising the world of sexual and intimate care. From ultra-thin, vegan, biodegradable condoms to water-based, latex-friendly lubricant, our signature sexual wellness essentials are natural, gynae-backed and have received global coverage in titles including Vogue, Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Forbes. In 2021, we launched a pioneering same-day-dispatch hormonal contraceptive pill service, including the morning after pill, joining a range of intimate health treatments. Aimed to tackle COVID-induced sexual health and GP appointment backlogs, it offers a convenient, accessible solution alongside trustworthy resources for their 65,000 community. We offer discreet, same-day-dispatch shipping in the UK and US. HANX condoms and lubricant is stocked in 2000+ retail sites with leading retailers including Boots, Tesco, Sainsburys, WHSmith and Superdrug.
2022
Investor
2022
The world’s biggest problems won’t be solved with SaaS or equity alone. Our mission is to make sure CAPEX doesn’t get in the way of a better future. Because the world needs more hard-tech. And hard-tech needs debt to scale. Tangible is the fastest path to design & deliver a capital structure you can scale with. Plan your raise: https://app.tangible.finance/
2021
Investor
Apr 2021
Byway offers joyful holidays by train, boat and bus, full of under-the-radar en-route stops, locally-owned stays, and tips for local experiences away from the beaten path. Byway helps you savour the experience of travelling slowly through a region, with none of the hassle of planning and booking it yourself. WhatsApp support throughout and a full Covid refund guarantee are included. Sign up for the Byway slow travel newsletter: https://www.byway.travel/newsletter
2019
Investor
Jan 2019
Welcome to Wardrobe Freedom. We believe great clothes should be enjoyed, not consumed. So we loan week-to-weekend wear, on a monthly subscription.
2014
ClearlySo
Jan 2014
ClearlySo is Europe’s leading impact investment bank, working exclusively with businesses, charities, and funds delivering positive social, ethical, and/or environmental impact as well as financial return. Originally founded in 2008 and headquartered in London, ClearlySo has helped more than 150 clients with advisory and capital raising services—helping funds raise more than £404m and businesses and enterprises raise more than £224m in impact investment from its extensive network of institutional investors, family office and high-net-worth individuals. ClearlySo is headquartered in London. ClearlySos mission is to bring impact to investment. Our vision is of a world where the financial system is a powerful force for good and the impacts of businesses are considered in all investment decisions. ClearlySo Ltd is an appointed representative of Catalyst Fund Management & Research Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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