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Mar 2015
We help marketers drive profitable growth by acquiring high-quality customers and maximising their lifetime value through referral marketing.
Since 2013, weve delivered more than six million referrals totalling over USD $2bn in revenue for 500 brands, including Charlotte Tilbury, Farfetch, Nutmeg, Pret a Manger and Puma.
This vision is supported by our fast-growing partner network, which includes Emarsys, Ometria, Klaviyo and Trustpilot.
Backed by Octopus Ventures and Eight Roads, we’ve raised $32 million in funding since 2018.
To learn more, visit mention-me.com or find us on the SAP store.
Investor
Dec 2014
We’re here to help students succeed in life by offering more options and less hassle when it comes to their next home. Where finding your perfect student housing is quick, easy, and stress-free - thanks to our passionate team and cutting-edge technology.
With over 2.5 million beds across 400 cities in 32 countries, wherever you’re headed, we’ve got you covered. Since 2011, we’ve been leading the student housing game, constantly innovating to make things easier for students.
Investor
Jun 2014
Locally made furniture for inspiring workplaces
Opendesk is your company’s go-to for beautifully designed, locally made furniture.
Through our network of local makers in cities worldwide, we’re able to kit out your workplace quickly, affordably and sustainably - all thanks to on-demand manufacturing.
Opendesk furniture is designed for inspiring workplaces, but it’s also designed to disrupt the traditional 20th century model of mass-production. Rather than shipping heavy pieces, we ship digital files, meaning our furniture can be made by independent craftspeople anywhere in the world.
By rethinking how goods are produced, Opendesk offers a more ethical supply chain that’s human, social and local.
In supporting emerging designers, empowering local makers and satisfying customers with flexible workplace furniture, everybody wins. And by building a platform that connects those three groups, a future of sustainable and distributed manufacturing becomes possible.
Investor
Dec 2012
Appear Here is the leading online marketplace for retail space. The mission: to create a world where anyone, anywhere can find space for their ideas.
Over 250,000 industry-leading brands, designers and creative entrepreneurs are using Appear Here to find and book retail space. Appear Here lists over 10,000 spaces in the top retail destinations across the world, including London, Paris and New York.
Everyone from global brands such as Apple, Chanel and Net-a-porter to innovative startups like Supreme, Spotify and Made.com, plus 1000’s independent brands and designers have used Appear Here to launch their ideas. To date, Appear Here has launched over 10,000 new stores.
Appear Here is building a global network of the best retail spaces and working exclusively with some of the biggest landlords in the world including Land Securities, Hammerson and Westfield. Spaces listed on Appear Here include prime high street shops, underground stations, unique venues, major shopping malls and historic buildings. In 2015, Appear Here launched In Residence: a collection of spaces inside some of the world’s best boutiques, hotels and gyms.
All spaces are exclusive to Appear Here and can be booked by the week or month. Traditionally it takes on average 3-6 months to book a shop. With Appear Here, it takes just 3-6 days to book a shop. The current record is seven minutes.
The company was launched in February 2013 by 20-year-old Ross Bailey. The idea came from a pop-up shop Ross launched for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee called Rock and Rule. Realising how many people, like him, wanted a solution to renting retail space flexibly, Ross used the proceeds from Rock and Rule to launch Appear Here.
To date, Appear Here has raised over $20 Million in funding from backers including Europe’s largest Venture Capital firm Balderton Capital, Octopus Ventures, MMC Ventures and Meyer Bergman. The team has grown to over 80 people with offices in London, Paris and New York.
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Sep 2016
Buying and selling cars should be simpler. And that’s the magic of Motorway. We take the hassle, uncertainty and legwork out of the whole process – connecting private car sellers with 7,500+ verified dealers through a smart, simple platform.
Sellers get a great price, fast. Dealers get high-quality stock on their forecourt, fast. Win, win.
Since launching in 2017, we’ve helped more than 500,000 people sell their cars and supported thousands of dealers in growing their businesses. With cutting-edge tech and a team of innovators, problem solvers and big-thinkers, we’re moving the car market forward – one seamless sale at a time. No stress, no surprises, just an easy way to sell and buy used cars
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Sep 2016
Buying and selling cars should be simpler. And that’s the magic of Motorway. We take the hassle, uncertainty and legwork out of the whole process – connecting private car sellers with 7,500+ verified dealers through a smart, simple platform.
Sellers get a great price, fast. Dealers get high-quality stock on their forecourt, fast. Win, win.
Since launching in 2017, we’ve helped more than 500,000 people sell their cars and supported thousands of dealers in growing their businesses. With cutting-edge tech and a team of innovators, problem solvers and big-thinkers, we’re moving the car market forward – one seamless sale at a time. No stress, no surprises, just an easy way to sell and buy used cars
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2015
Investor
Mar 2015
We help marketers drive profitable growth by acquiring high-quality customers and maximising their lifetime value through referral marketing.
Since 2013, weve delivered more than six million referrals totalling over USD $2bn in revenue for 500 brands, including Charlotte Tilbury, Farfetch, Nutmeg, Pret a Manger and Puma.
This vision is supported by our fast-growing partner network, which includes Emarsys, Ometria, Klaviyo and Trustpilot.
Backed by Octopus Ventures and Eight Roads, we’ve raised $32 million in funding since 2018.
To learn more, visit mention-me.com or find us on the SAP store.
2014
Investor
Dec 2014
We’re here to help students succeed in life by offering more options and less hassle when it comes to their next home. Where finding your perfect student housing is quick, easy, and stress-free - thanks to our passionate team and cutting-edge technology.
With over 2.5 million beds across 400 cities in 32 countries, wherever you’re headed, we’ve got you covered. Since 2011, we’ve been leading the student housing game, constantly innovating to make things easier for students.
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