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Oct 2024
FroHub is the largest Afro hair and beauty booking platform in the UK, connecting customers with hair and beauty professionals 24/7. FroHub has the 5th UN Sustainable Development Goal at our core; we strive to empower women through technology, by allowing a traditionally-offline industry to move online. We’re reshaping the hugely fragmented, offline, and under-served black hair industry.
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Jun 2023
Hip Pop is shaking up soft drinks. We make proper good pop - lightly sparkling, gut-friendly fizz that’s big on real fruit, live cultures, and 100% natural ingredients. No fakery. No sweeteners. No shortcuts. Just a drink that feels as good as it tastes.
Forget mindless mainstream pop. Hip Pop is the real deal - created for flavour seekers who want more from their fizz. Whether it’s kombucha, soda, or something a bit different, every can is packed with real refreshment and bold, uncompromising flavour. Low in calories. Big on taste. Made to make you feel alive.
What makes us different?
- Real fruit, never artificial flavours
- No sweeteners or syrupy nonsense
- Live cultures, high fibre, gut friendly
- Naturally vegan and low calorie
- Award-winning and proud
Our production site is right in the heart of Manchester, where we create and can every drop ourselves. That means quality control, wild new NPDs, and the freedom to keep things real.
We’re here for people who want real drinks, real flavour, and real benefits. No fluff, no fads—just pop that hits different.
Ready to get real about drinks? Drop us a message, call, or hit our website. Crack open, crack on.
Hip Pop. Get Real.
Investor
Dec 2021
Stretch out with your crew without stretching your budget. Suiteness is the only free-to-join hotel booking website that offers rooms that connect to suites for half the price of a typical two-bedroom suite for groups of 4 or more. Families and groups can enjoy all the space and affordability of a vacation rental with the amenities of a hotel AND also get 24/7 complimentary trip planning assistance.
Investor
May 2019
Allume have created the SolShare: The world’s only hardware for connecting apartments to a shared rooftop solar system.
The behind-the-meter solution is simple to install and affordable, making it the go-to solar solution for apartment buildings.
Social Housing Providers, Property Developers, Asset Owners, and traditional apartment owners are now able to achieve their sustainability goals and save their residents money via the SolShare.
With the SolShare, we’re creating a world where everyone can access clean energy.
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2024
Investor
Oct 2024
FroHub is the largest Afro hair and beauty booking platform in the UK, connecting customers with hair and beauty professionals 24/7. FroHub has the 5th UN Sustainable Development Goal at our core; we strive to empower women through technology, by allowing a traditionally-offline industry to move online. We’re reshaping the hugely fragmented, offline, and under-served black hair industry.
2023
Investor
Jun 2023
Hip Pop is shaking up soft drinks. We make proper good pop - lightly sparkling, gut-friendly fizz that’s big on real fruit, live cultures, and 100% natural ingredients. No fakery. No sweeteners. No shortcuts. Just a drink that feels as good as it tastes.
Forget mindless mainstream pop. Hip Pop is the real deal - created for flavour seekers who want more from their fizz. Whether it’s kombucha, soda, or something a bit different, every can is packed with real refreshment and bold, uncompromising flavour. Low in calories. Big on taste. Made to make you feel alive.
What makes us different?
- Real fruit, never artificial flavours
- No sweeteners or syrupy nonsense
- Live cultures, high fibre, gut friendly
- Naturally vegan and low calorie
- Award-winning and proud
Our production site is right in the heart of Manchester, where we create and can every drop ourselves. That means quality control, wild new NPDs, and the freedom to keep things real.
We’re here for people who want real drinks, real flavour, and real benefits. No fluff, no fads—just pop that hits different.
Ready to get real about drinks? Drop us a message, call, or hit our website. Crack open, crack on.
Hip Pop. Get Real.
2021
Investor
Dec 2021
Stretch out with your crew without stretching your budget. Suiteness is the only free-to-join hotel booking website that offers rooms that connect to suites for half the price of a typical two-bedroom suite for groups of 4 or more. Families and groups can enjoy all the space and affordability of a vacation rental with the amenities of a hotel AND also get 24/7 complimentary trip planning assistance.
2019
Investor
May 2019
Allume have created the SolShare: The world’s only hardware for connecting apartments to a shared rooftop solar system.
The behind-the-meter solution is simple to install and affordable, making it the go-to solar solution for apartment buildings.
Social Housing Providers, Property Developers, Asset Owners, and traditional apartment owners are now able to achieve their sustainability goals and save their residents money via the SolShare.
With the SolShare, we’re creating a world where everyone can access clean energy.
2015
Venture Partner
Mar 2015
Welkin is a leading China-focused mid-market growth equity firm with a thematic focus on the consumer economy, digital transformation, and industrial innovation. Welkin has approximately $500 million in assets under management on behalf of global institutions such as sovereign funds, pension funds, non-profit foundations, and corporates. Built on the heritage of four leading industrial families in the region, the firm is uniquely positioned as a long-term and value-added partner with deep value creation capabilities. For over 12 years, Welkin has helped many entrepreneurs build successful and transformative businesses in China. The firm has 27 employees in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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