Rob Carter

We're on a mission to get the UK drinking better coffee by making freshly roasted coffee accessible to everyone. Our world-class beans are bought directly from farmers to cut out middlemen and ensure a truly fair price is paid. We then hand-roast them in Surrey and ship them just days later to you.

Genie Ventures is a rapidly growing digital marketing and publishing company. We run a stable of successful businesses including the UK’s first broadband comparison site (Broadband Genie) and a number of specialist comparison sites. We’ve also taken everything we’ve learned from growing these sites and created an internationally recognised, award winning performance marketing agency (Genie Goals). We’re based near Cambridge city centre, with a staff of more than 50 fantastic people, although our reach is global - operating in the UK, European and US markets. We are tech-focused having developed our own technology in house, and work closely with some of the biggest brands in the world including Google, Amazon, Karl Lagerfeld and Sky. Genie Ventures is a fabulous company to work for; then we would say that, wouldn’t we? It’s not just us saying it though – in recent times we’ve won a prestigious Working Mums Top Employer Award; and been a finalist for the Amazon Growing Business Awards Employer of the Year, The Cambridge News Business Awards Employer of the Year Award and the British Small Business Awards Small Business of the Year. We’ve achieved this by developing a unique culture based on developing our team and trusting them; with Genies being encouraged to learn and develop in a supportive yet ambitious environment. And we’ve managed to maintain a wide-eyed and fearless start-up mentality despite massive growth in both staff numbers and profitability. A huge perk of being a Genie is the sense of fun and togetherness that comes from working in a sociable, fun, caring and creative environment. In addition you’ll find an enviable selection of benefits, from table football and board games to a kitchen stocked to bursting with posh tea and coffee, fruit and other goodies – ready and waiting for you when you join our happy family.

fieldmargin brings mapping, issue tracking, field work, inputs and reporting into one place. Up-to-the-minute farm information is at your fingertips, whether in the field, in the cab, at your desk or on the sofa. You can share everything with your team, including your agronomist and contractors, so everyone is in the loop. Ease of use and great design is at the heart of everything that we build. "What I love is the ease of using Field Margin. Its just really simple to make new fields, add jobs, finish jobs, make lists and generally just keep records together." Thousands of farmers around the world use fieldmargin to manage their business, from Australia to Zimbabwe. On top of this, we're building integrations with external data sources, including satellite/drone imagery, IoT sensor outputs, yield maps and machinery telematics.

We're on a mission to get the UK drinking better coffee by making freshly roasted coffee accessible to everyone. Our world-class beans are bought directly from farmers to cut out middlemen and ensure a truly fair price is paid. We then hand-roast them in Surrey and ship them just days later to you.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Genie Ventures is a rapidly growing digital marketing and publishing company. We run a stable of successful businesses including the UK’s first broadband comparison site (Broadband Genie) and a number of specialist comparison sites. We’ve also taken everything we’ve learned from growing these sites and created an internationally recognised, award winning performance marketing agency (Genie Goals). We’re based near Cambridge city centre, with a staff of more than 50 fantastic people, although our reach is global - operating in the UK, European and US markets. We are tech-focused having developed our own technology in house, and work closely with some of the biggest brands in the world including Google, Amazon, Karl Lagerfeld and Sky. Genie Ventures is a fabulous company to work for; then we would say that, wouldn’t we? It’s not just us saying it though – in recent times we’ve won a prestigious Working Mums Top Employer Award; and been a finalist for the Amazon Growing Business Awards Employer of the Year, The Cambridge News Business Awards Employer of the Year Award and the British Small Business Awards Small Business of the Year. We’ve achieved this by developing a unique culture based on developing our team and trusting them; with Genies being encouraged to learn and develop in a supportive yet ambitious environment. And we’ve managed to maintain a wide-eyed and fearless start-up mentality despite massive growth in both staff numbers and profitability. A huge perk of being a Genie is the sense of fun and togetherness that comes from working in a sociable, fun, caring and creative environment. In addition you’ll find an enviable selection of benefits, from table football and board games to a kitchen stocked to bursting with posh tea and coffee, fruit and other goodies – ready and waiting for you when you join our happy family.