Duncan Penny

Advisor, Investor and Non Executive

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated October 2026💼 2 investments📅 5 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2023
Angel investor🌍 United Kingdom
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Investor
Apr 2023
Hip Pop is shaking up soft drinks. We make proper good pop - lightly sparkling, gut-friendly fizz that’s big on real fruit, live cultures, and 100% natural ingredients. No fakery. No sweeteners. No shortcuts. Just a drink that feels as good as it tastes. Forget mindless mainstream pop. Hip Pop is the real deal - created for flavour seekers who want more from their fizz. Whether it’s kombucha, soda, or something a bit different, every can is packed with real refreshment and bold, uncompromising flavour. Low in calories. Big on taste. Made to make you feel alive. What makes us different? - Real fruit, never artificial flavours - No sweeteners or syrupy nonsense - Live cultures, high fibre, gut friendly - Naturally vegan and low calorie - Award-winning and proud Our production site is right in the heart of Manchester, where we create and can every drop ourselves. That means quality control, wild new NPDs, and the freedom to keep things real. We’re here for people who want real drinks, real flavour, and real benefits. No fluff, no fads—just pop that hits different. Ready to get real about drinks? Drop us a message, call, or hit our website. Crack open, crack on. Hip Pop. Get Real.
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2023
Senior Founding Partner
Sep 2023
We acquire high quality small businesses within the UK industrial and B2B sectors and, as permanent owners, work together with their management teams as long-term partners to further enhance their business. www.n-industries.co.uk
Investor
Apr 2023
Hip Pop is shaking up soft drinks. We make proper good pop - lightly sparkling, gut-friendly fizz that’s big on real fruit, live cultures, and 100% natural ingredients. No fakery. No sweeteners. No shortcuts. Just a drink that feels as good as it tastes. Forget mindless mainstream pop. Hip Pop is the real deal - created for flavour seekers who want more from their fizz. Whether it’s kombucha, soda, or something a bit different, every can is packed with real refreshment and bold, uncompromising flavour. Low in calories. Big on taste. Made to make you feel alive. What makes us different? - Real fruit, never artificial flavours - No sweeteners or syrupy nonsense - Live cultures, high fibre, gut friendly - Naturally vegan and low calorie - Award-winning and proud Our production site is right in the heart of Manchester, where we create and can every drop ourselves. That means quality control, wild new NPDs, and the freedom to keep things real. We’re here for people who want real drinks, real flavour, and real benefits. No fluff, no fads—just pop that hits different. Ready to get real about drinks? Drop us a message, call, or hit our website. Crack open, crack on. Hip Pop. Get Real.
2021
Investor and advisor
Apr 2021
Osteotec was founded three decades ago with a single goal – to improve people’s health at every stage of their life, delivering products and services with integrity and accountability. While the solutions we provide clinicians may have changed over the past 30 years, our commitment to helping deliver the best patient care possible has never wavered. Today we’re still motivated by the same values, with an unfaltering dedication to creating a workplace in which our people can grow and thrive. And that focus won’t change as we tackle healthcare’s challenges together with our customers, partners and patients at the heart of everything we do.