Gavin Petken

Founder at Airstream Capital

πŸ“ United KingdomπŸ”„ Updated October 2026πŸ’Ό 1 investmentsπŸ“… 3 years investingπŸ—“ Last invested Oct 2023
VC🌍 United Kingdom
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Oct 2023
Recast enables media owners to sell their content at a fair and affordable price, directly to any consumer, anywhere in the world, with zero cost. Subscription fatigue is growing, and there is a desire amongst consumers for more flexible, pay-as-you-go options. In fact, 39% of consumers are likely to cancel a subscription service in the next year. The need for a micro-transactional alternative has never been clearer; the value of micro-transactions for media will reach $288B by 2027. Recast provides this alternative. Recast is the most innovative and scalable content monetisation solution in the sports and entertainment industry, enabling a fair and accessible value exchange between the consumer and the content owner. Content is made available with just once click. No subscriptions or sign up fees. Just frictionless access to the content consumers love. Recasts technology facilitates this seamless access via a universal micropayment wallet, turning every view into PPV. Our technology is simple to embed into your technology, enabling the consumer to watch without ever leaving your site. And it can be used as a complementary or standalone solution. Our unique syndication engine allows reach and revenue to be amplified by incentivising your affiliate partners, brands, athletes and fans. Payments are instantly received and delivered automatically. So, if you want to: - Unlock the true revenue potential of your audience - Reach new and younger audiences - Get started in minutes with an easy to use, ready to go and free of charge solution ...then Recast is for you.
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2023
Investor
Oct 2023
Recast enables media owners to sell their content at a fair and affordable price, directly to any consumer, anywhere in the world, with zero cost. Subscription fatigue is growing, and there is a desire amongst consumers for more flexible, pay-as-you-go options. In fact, 39% of consumers are likely to cancel a subscription service in the next year. The need for a micro-transactional alternative has never been clearer; the value of micro-transactions for media will reach $288B by 2027. Recast provides this alternative. Recast is the most innovative and scalable content monetisation solution in the sports and entertainment industry, enabling a fair and accessible value exchange between the consumer and the content owner. Content is made available with just once click. No subscriptions or sign up fees. Just frictionless access to the content consumers love. Recasts technology facilitates this seamless access via a universal micropayment wallet, turning every view into PPV. Our technology is simple to embed into your technology, enabling the consumer to watch without ever leaving your site. And it can be used as a complementary or standalone solution. Our unique syndication engine allows reach and revenue to be amplified by incentivising your affiliate partners, brands, athletes and fans. Payments are instantly received and delivered automatically. So, if you want to: - Unlock the true revenue potential of your audience - Reach new and younger audiences - Get started in minutes with an easy to use, ready to go and free of charge solution ...then Recast is for you.
2020
Founder
Oct 2020
Investment into life sciences, healthcare, and technology.
2013
Head of Investment
Sep 2013
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 Β£5bn in 650+ businesses across every region and sector. Today, with more than Β£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/
2011
Managing Director, Structured Solutions
Dec 2011
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