Howard Sears

Investor / Enterprise Software

๐Ÿ“ United Kingdom๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 2 investments๐Ÿ“… 8 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Oct 2018
Operator-angel๐ŸŒ United Kingdom
2
Total investments
1
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1
Late stage
8y
Years active

Portfolio

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Investor / NED
Oct 2018
Bullhorn Analytics helps staffing firms to achieve highly scalable growth. Out analytics platform delivers simple to understand Actionable Insights that show every member of staff, from senior staffing executives to recruiters, how to improve client value and increase return on effort.
Investor
Jun 2018
Dashly is a world-first. Its revolutionary tech evaluates individual mortgages against the entire market 24/7 to find the right deal for every customer, even during a fixed-rate period. Mortgage advisers can effortlessly onboard their clients and are then alerted whenever Dashly identifies an opportunity for them to save money, taking into account all fees and early repayment charges. Dashly provides the tech, advisers provide the all-important human touch.
Experience ยท 5 entries
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2018
Investor / NED
Oct 2018
Bullhorn Analytics helps staffing firms to achieve highly scalable growth. Out analytics platform delivers simple to understand Actionable Insights that show every member of staff, from senior staffing executives to recruiters, how to improve client value and increase return on effort.
Investor
Jun 2018
Dashly is a world-first. Its revolutionary tech evaluates individual mortgages against the entire market 24/7 to find the right deal for every customer, even during a fixed-rate period. Mortgage advisers can effortlessly onboard their clients and are then alerted whenever Dashly identifies an opportunity for them to save money, taking into account all fees and early repayment charges. Dashly provides the tech, advisers provide the all-important human touch.
2015
Founder / Managing Partner
Feb 2015
2011
Founder / Chairman
Apr 2011
Astuta is an ambitious UK software group with a passion for breathing new life into technology companies through platform modernisation and profitable business expansion. We have a particular talent for transforming software firms with data management solutions that help customers meet increasingly demanding reporting obligations in highly regulated markets. Our value is intrinsically linked to the pedigree of our founding team and our rich heritage in next generation software platforms and intelligent automation, and in successful technology investment. Our passion for technology, especially the latest digital platforms and tools, is critical to our vision for the transformation of the companies we acquire and develop.
2003
Cobent
Founder & CEO
Feb 2003