Loui Blake

Building Long Lane - a wellness-focused hotel & members club | TedX speaker | Angel Investor | Ultra runner

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 12 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2026
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Seed investor
May 2026
We cut through the noise, pressure and perfectionism of modern wellness, because somewhere along the way, wellness stopped feeling good. Starting with our Advanced Hydration+ range, we create delicious, science-backed products carefully formulated alongside elite performance nutritionists to support the real demands of everyday life. We started with a functional electrolytes range because hydration is one of the most important - and overlooked - foundations of health. The difference between feeling depleted or performing at your best can often start there. Our mission is simple: build the most effective, delicious and accessible hydration system possible for the demands of modern life - supporting focus, energy, recovery and everyday wellbeing through products people genuinely enjoy taking every day. Built for the everyday warriors - the parents, creators, workers, athletes and ambitious people balancing modern life. LVLS launched with the strategic backing of Boots, one of the UK’s most trusted wellness retailers, rolling out into 750+ stores nationwide and online from day one.
Angel Investor
Jul 2025
Boost your morning with our toxin-free brews and mushroom elixirs, designed to enhance wellness and vitality.
mid stageRetail
Seed Investor
Aug 2023
From the beautiful land of Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, comes WISH. With our planets food systems narrow focus on a few crops, there is a risk that countless varieties of plants could be lost to us forever. We pick plants that corporate agriculture cuts out of the food chain and re-introduce these neglected treasures to our plates in exciting and innovative ways. Our first product, WISH Fishless Sticks, due to launch in Latin America in 2023, is made from a combination of whole-food biodiverse plants, packed with protein and omega-3, and is free from mercury, antibiotics and soy. WISH Sticks have the texture, flakiness and taste of Fish Fingers with more protein and less fat. Just three plants account for over fifty per cent of all calories consumed. WISH seeks to rediscover endangered and ancestral plants and express them in magical and creative ways to enhance our health and the prosperity of small farming communities and protect our planets cultural heritage as well as our food security from biodiversity loss. Restoring our planet’s rich and resplendent biodiversity is key to fighting various issues, including climate change, food security, malnutrition and poverty reduction. We seek a food system that nourishes and connects communities, enriches livelihoods and minimises social inequities. Instagram Accounts Brand: wishfoodsco Pop-up restaurant: eatwishco
Seed Investor
Dec 2022
FȲTA™ is a first-of-its-kind plant-based sports and active nutrition brand designed to optimize athletic performance, health and environmental sustainability. Founded by “The Game Changers” documentary producer and The Ultimate Fighter winner, James Wilks, FȲTA utilizes an advanced protein blend made from two ancient grains: whole-ground lupin, an ancient, soil-regenerating bean, and EverPro®, an upcycled protein made from barley and rice. EverPro was developed by AB InBev’s sustainable ingredient business, EverGrain™. FȲTA launched in June 2023 and offers three flavors of its Elite Plant Protein — Creamy Chocolate, Café Latte and Caramel Vanilla. To learn more about FȲTA’s revolutionary new foodline, visit https://fyta.com/.
Angel Investor
Sep 2021
"Plant-based made good" Miami Foods develop healthy plant-based food products for food service & retail, servicing thousands of restaurants & stores worldwide. Miami health hacks food favourites, making the transition to plant-based protein a healthy one. We develop plant-based food products for food service & retail, including bespoke development & a full range of meat alternatives, engineered for flavour, taste & health, using natural ingredients that are sustainably sourced. www.miamifoods.co
Seed Investor
Jan 2021
Whole food, plant-based nutrition made for athletes.
Angel Investor
Sep 2020
Embargo is UKs & Polands no1 plug&play digital loyalty wallet & CRM platform helping coffee shops, restaurants, bakeries, dessert parlours & delis boost repeat revenues and customer loyalty across walk-ins, delivery i pickup ordering. We empower any size businesses with a powerful data-engine in a form of the Embargo Portal CRM that is directly connected to the merchants digital loyalty card and ordering system on the Embargo Wallet - an easy to use consumer app that can be used in-store as well as for delivery, pickup or catering ordering. Hospitality businesses use Embargo to: - Capture key customer data - Visualise data to make strategic decisions - Make that data actionable through our 6 marketing & communication channels - Multiply the frequency of customer visits - Increase customer spend and overall revenue - Retain more guests and build stronger relationships with regulars - Increase profit margins across every sales channel including delivery and pickup Our market leading platform with a 4.8 AppStore rating allows venues to go live within 2-3 days and build unprecedented adoption from customers! Completely hassle free. To book a demo or find out more head to our website today!
mid stageHospitality
Seed Investor
Mar 2020
THE PACK, is a food technology startup, creating nutritious, healthy plant-based pet food. Our mission is to create a better world for pets and the planet, starting with dogs.
early stageManufacturing
Seed Investor
Sep 2019
DIRTEA is a next-generation wellness brand of pure and potent mushroom-based drinks, proven to give you natural energy, strengthen your immunity and help you feel calm and focused. Organic, vegan, gluten-free, 100% natural!
early stageFood & Beverages
Seed Investor
Dec 2018
We are Club Cultured. Tempeh missionaries and fanatical fermentalists that believe in the power of prebiotic, probiotic natural fermented foods to have unprecedented positive impact on human health and create the best environment for our gut in order for us to thrive. We are the leading high quality and organic Tempeh producer in the UK having recently opened the first and only Tempeh factory in London.
Experience · 18 entries
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Investments (12)
Founder (4)
2026
Seed investor
May 2026
We cut through the noise, pressure and perfectionism of modern wellness, because somewhere along the way, wellness stopped feeling good. Starting with our Advanced Hydration+ range, we create delicious, science-backed products carefully formulated alongside elite performance nutritionists to support the real demands of everyday life. We started with a functional electrolytes range because hydration is one of the most important - and overlooked - foundations of health. The difference between feeling depleted or performing at your best can often start there. Our mission is simple: build the most effective, delicious and accessible hydration system possible for the demands of modern life - supporting focus, energy, recovery and everyday wellbeing through products people genuinely enjoy taking every day. Built for the everyday warriors - the parents, creators, workers, athletes and ambitious people balancing modern life. LVLS launched with the strategic backing of Boots, one of the UK’s most trusted wellness retailers, rolling out into 750+ stores nationwide and online from day one.
2025
Angel Investor
Jul 2025
Boost your morning with our toxin-free brews and mushroom elixirs, designed to enhance wellness and vitality.
mid stageRetail
2024
Co-Founder
Nov 2024
Reshaping the way we connect by creating hospitality spaces that are underpinned by wellness.
2023
Seed Investor
Aug 2023
From the beautiful land of Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, comes WISH. With our planets food systems narrow focus on a few crops, there is a risk that countless varieties of plants could be lost to us forever. We pick plants that corporate agriculture cuts out of the food chain and re-introduce these neglected treasures to our plates in exciting and innovative ways. Our first product, WISH Fishless Sticks, due to launch in Latin America in 2023, is made from a combination of whole-food biodiverse plants, packed with protein and omega-3, and is free from mercury, antibiotics and soy. WISH Sticks have the texture, flakiness and taste of Fish Fingers with more protein and less fat. Just three plants account for over fifty per cent of all calories consumed. WISH seeks to rediscover endangered and ancestral plants and express them in magical and creative ways to enhance our health and the prosperity of small farming communities and protect our planets cultural heritage as well as our food security from biodiversity loss. Restoring our planet’s rich and resplendent biodiversity is key to fighting various issues, including climate change, food security, malnutrition and poverty reduction. We seek a food system that nourishes and connects communities, enriches livelihoods and minimises social inequities. Instagram Accounts Brand: wishfoodsco Pop-up restaurant: eatwishco
Managing Partner
Jun 2023
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