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Investor
Dec 2015
My Study Life was created with the aim of making student life easier, more productive and less stressful.
My Study Life is a cross-platform planner and study management system for everyone in education with over 17.6 million users across all platforms. Designed to replace the traditional paper planner supplied by schools, it allows users to organise their classes, tasks and exams in a simple and easy to use way.
My Study Life is designed from the students’ point of view and addresses the need for a modern solution to student productivity and planning in a digital age. MSL helps students to develop skills and habits that help their academic and personal performance.
MSL is owned by a multi-generational family team including a 21 year old Oxford University undergraduate who loved the app so much she persuaded her mother to buy the company. The family is investing in the app and will introduce new features in 2023 as requested by the global user base.
My Study Life has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Hindustan Times, Red Bull, Android Headlines and Programming Insider.
Investor
Nov 2010
Buyometric is the number one UK deals aggregator, sending emails daily to 1.3 million subscribers who want their deals personalised and all in one place.
Buyometric is the place to find the very best deals and offers from across the web, providing its subscribers with daily access to a wide array of products and experiences from all the well known deals providers, private buying clubs and national brand retail outlets - and all in one place with one simple daily email.
The clever bit is the technology we've developed to identify the most relevant offers to show to each subscriber and this is the reason why Buyometric is the first port of call for other web businesses looking for a partnership or a white-label solution to address the issue of deal "personalisation" and maximise revenue from their own user base.
We minimise subscribers' inbox clutter and ensure that each subscriber gets exactly what they want. This means lower churn, increased conversion and ultimately happier, more loyal customers.
Investor
Jul 2008
Clear Books is a small business that supports small businesses.
We provide clear and simple, award-winning online accounting software that's designed for UK businesses. It allows them to save time and work smarter by managing their accounts in the cloud. Thanks to our online software, small businesses and accountants can access their books anywhere, at any time.
We offer our clients email and phone support from our friendly London-based team, in order to save them time and help them focus on doing what they do best - running a business.
We also offer a free 30 day trial, giving new users the chance to experience using our software for the first time.
To take a tour of our system and register for a free trial, click the link below.
Investor
Jun 2005
Happiful is a company with heart. Good mental health and wellbeing are at the core of what we do.
Happiful was founded in 2005 by two sisters, Emma and Aimi, whose main goal was to help individuals looking for local support for their mental health and wellbeing. So, Counselling Directory was born.
In addition to Counselling Directory, we now operate a number of websites with the same drive behind them; connecting those in need of help, to a professional who can. This includes Hypnotherapy Directory, Life Coach Directory, Nutritionist Resource and Therapy Directory - a network of over 21,000 professionals.
In 2017, Happiful Magazine was born to further challenge the stigma around mental health and promote wellbeing. Together, our monthly Happiful Magazine and online directories make up the Happiful family.
The Happiful family is dedicated to sharing the stories, experiences and support available for the whole of our society and we will work continually to ensure we represent and speak to the broadest audience possible. We are on a mission to create a healthier, happier society.
- Working with us -
We practise what we publish. We are a forward-looking, family-feel organisation with a unique working environment where achievements are recognised and celebrated.
We also pride ourselves on offering excellent customer service, recently winning the Nice Reply Customer Happiness Award 2018.
We champion workplace wellbeing and promote a healthy work-life balance through initiatives such as weekly fruit deliveries, a lunchtime running club and flexible working hours (including a 3.30pm finish on a Friday).
Our approach is to make great things happen by working hard. We are very proud of how far inspiration and hard work has taken us since we started in 2005, but we’re constantly looking for new ways to reach our mission. We believe in the people who work for us.
Investor
Apr 2000
We build unique web sites based on our own ideas. We aim to create community, provide informative content and present useful data, tools and services to our users.
We have more than 3 million subscribers to our web based services and sites, generating over 8 million unique visits and millions in revenue for our clients every month.
We've also bought several web sites, and act as an early stage investor and business incubator for opportunities that excite us.
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Investments (5)
Founder (1)
2015
Investor
Dec 2015
My Study Life was created with the aim of making student life easier, more productive and less stressful.
My Study Life is a cross-platform planner and study management system for everyone in education with over 17.6 million users across all platforms. Designed to replace the traditional paper planner supplied by schools, it allows users to organise their classes, tasks and exams in a simple and easy to use way.
My Study Life is designed from the students’ point of view and addresses the need for a modern solution to student productivity and planning in a digital age. MSL helps students to develop skills and habits that help their academic and personal performance.
MSL is owned by a multi-generational family team including a 21 year old Oxford University undergraduate who loved the app so much she persuaded her mother to buy the company. The family is investing in the app and will introduce new features in 2023 as requested by the global user base.
My Study Life has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Hindustan Times, Red Bull, Android Headlines and Programming Insider.
2010
Investor
Nov 2010
Buyometric is the number one UK deals aggregator, sending emails daily to 1.3 million subscribers who want their deals personalised and all in one place.
Buyometric is the place to find the very best deals and offers from across the web, providing its subscribers with daily access to a wide array of products and experiences from all the well known deals providers, private buying clubs and national brand retail outlets - and all in one place with one simple daily email.
The clever bit is the technology we've developed to identify the most relevant offers to show to each subscriber and this is the reason why Buyometric is the first port of call for other web businesses looking for a partnership or a white-label solution to address the issue of deal "personalisation" and maximise revenue from their own user base.
We minimise subscribers' inbox clutter and ensure that each subscriber gets exactly what they want. This means lower churn, increased conversion and ultimately happier, more loyal customers.
2008
Investor
Jul 2008
Clear Books is a small business that supports small businesses.
We provide clear and simple, award-winning online accounting software that's designed for UK businesses. It allows them to save time and work smarter by managing their accounts in the cloud. Thanks to our online software, small businesses and accountants can access their books anywhere, at any time.
We offer our clients email and phone support from our friendly London-based team, in order to save them time and help them focus on doing what they do best - running a business.
We also offer a free 30 day trial, giving new users the chance to experience using our software for the first time.
To take a tour of our system and register for a free trial, click the link below.
2005
Investor
Jun 2005
Happiful is a company with heart. Good mental health and wellbeing are at the core of what we do.
Happiful was founded in 2005 by two sisters, Emma and Aimi, whose main goal was to help individuals looking for local support for their mental health and wellbeing. So, Counselling Directory was born.
In addition to Counselling Directory, we now operate a number of websites with the same drive behind them; connecting those in need of help, to a professional who can. This includes Hypnotherapy Directory, Life Coach Directory, Nutritionist Resource and Therapy Directory - a network of over 21,000 professionals.
In 2017, Happiful Magazine was born to further challenge the stigma around mental health and promote wellbeing. Together, our monthly Happiful Magazine and online directories make up the Happiful family.
The Happiful family is dedicated to sharing the stories, experiences and support available for the whole of our society and we will work continually to ensure we represent and speak to the broadest audience possible. We are on a mission to create a healthier, happier society.
- Working with us -
We practise what we publish. We are a forward-looking, family-feel organisation with a unique working environment where achievements are recognised and celebrated.
We also pride ourselves on offering excellent customer service, recently winning the Nice Reply Customer Happiness Award 2018.
We champion workplace wellbeing and promote a healthy work-life balance through initiatives such as weekly fruit deliveries, a lunchtime running club and flexible working hours (including a 3.30pm finish on a Friday).
Our approach is to make great things happen by working hard. We are very proud of how far inspiration and hard work has taken us since we started in 2005, but we’re constantly looking for new ways to reach our mission. We believe in the people who work for us.
2000
Investor
Apr 2000
We build unique web sites based on our own ideas. We aim to create community, provide informative content and present useful data, tools and services to our users.
We have more than 3 million subscribers to our web based services and sites, generating over 8 million unique visits and millions in revenue for our clients every month.
We've also bought several web sites, and act as an early stage investor and business incubator for opportunities that excite us.
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