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Jun 2023
At Love Ventures, we believe the next decade will be defined by productivity-enhancing innovation - tools that help people and businesses work smarter, operate leaner, and grow faster. That’s why we’re backing the founders building this future.
If youre a founder building across Fintech, Future of Work or Consumertech, or an investor looking to access venture capital returns through EIS investing, get in touch today.
Member of British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and EIS Association (EISA).
Investor
Oct 2021
Layered Reality was founded in 2017 by Andrew McGuinness. It started with the idea of using the latest digital, theatrical and physical techniques to transport experience seekers into another world.
The first experience, SOMNAI, launched in London in March 2018 to widespread praise for its innovation. It is now featured in Digital Catapults Immersive Hall of Fame.
Since then, Layered RealityTM has won multiple awards. Jeff Waynes The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience received the prestigious 2020 THEA Award for Innovation, described by the Evening Standard as the Oscars of the industry, as well as the award for Best Innovation at the British Youth Travel Awards in 2019.
The Gunpowder Plot was created in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces. In 2021 it was the recipient of the Epic Megagrant by Fortnite developers, Epic Games. It has also been named one of the absolute best things to do around the world in 2022 by Time Out.
In July 2025 Layered Reality launched Elvis Evolution, the first iteration of a 10 year global and exclusive agreement to tell Elvis Presleys story in the immersive space. Based at the Excel London the experience is a two hour long journey in Elvis shoes featuring three themed bars and two live bands.
Recreated with incredible attention to detail…To make us feel like we are truly there - City AM
Elvis Evolution puts a new spin in the saga... Will entertain younger audiences and delight older fans - Time Out
Layered Reality has had experiences featured in the top 10% of all attractions globally for the past 6 consecutive years (TripAdvisor) and is widely recognised as a leader in immersive entertainment.
"The future of entertainment" - Design My Night
"An assault on all five senses" - Metro
Investor
Nov 2018
We make moving home easier with Home Setup, Utility Management and Void Energy technology. API solutions for FinTechs and PropTechs, with CRM integrations for estate & letting agencies.
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot with over 2,000 reviews and a Proud B Corp since 2018 🌍
Investor
Aug 2017
BorrowMyDoggy connects dog owners with trusted local people who would love to look after their dog. We make it easy to arrange walks, playtime, overnight stays or holidays. Our aim is to help dog owners when they need it, provide new and healthy experiences for their dogs and to allow people without a dog to spend quality time with one.
Rikke Rosenlund founded BorrowMyDoggy in 2012 after taking care of a neighbour’s dog “Aston” for the day. She soon realised that dog owners could use a helping paw looking after their dog, and that there were thousands of people, just like her, who would like to take care of a dog, simply because they love dogs.
BorrowMyDoggy is now the most active online communities of dog lovers, with over 500,000 members throughout the UK and Ireland. We’ve successfully connected thousands of owners and borrowers and the business is going from strength to strength.
Over 13 million people own a dog in the UK and Ireland. Dog owners come in all shapes and sizes - they could be families, retired people, students, professionals and more. Some may have gone through life changes, which drive their need for help - having a baby, moving house, changing job or maybe relationship changes.
“Owners should be aware of the huge benefits that BorrowMyDoggy can bring to their dog. The positive psychological impact on the dog is the biggest thing that owners won’t realise until they do it.“
Our Borrowers are often unable to own a dog, but just want to spend some time with one for the love of dogs, not money. They could also be trialling caring for a dog before buying one - it’s a great way to test the water, especially with different breeds. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to test your kids with a dog, too.
“I grew up with dogs all my life, but when I moved, I had to leave my two Dalmatians behind with my family. Work commitments and an inflexible rental agreement mean I can’t have a dog of my own.”
Sign up today at BorrowMyDoggy.com
Investor
Jul 2016
Parcelly is the UK’s first and most advanced provider of carrier and retailer agnostic Pick-up and Drop-off (PUDO) technology. Trusted by international logistics brands including DHL Express, UPS and APC Overnight, Parcelly enables over 4,500+ collection points in the UK, Ireland and Germany to resolve industry problems associated with first- and last-mile delivery. Our core belief is that receiving, returning and sending parcels should be convenient, efficient, simple and above all sustainable.
Parcellys innovative, multi-award winning approach helps reduce the number of driver destinations and delivery attempts. From hyper-local to global, Parcelly is the omnichannel technology powering the future of efficient parcel distribution.
LOCAL SHOP OR BUSINESS
Customer convenience, additional footfall, increased cross-selling opportunities & a new revenue stream. No set-up costs or bulky equipment; Parcel collection points are managed entirely via smartphone and can control the size & number of parcels to receive.
SELLING ONLINE OR NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CARRIER
Access to a nationwide, carrier-agnostic PUDO network or Microhub fulfilment hubs. Seamless compatibility, smart delivery route & resource capacity optimisation. Fully customisable, on-demand click&collect technology with real-time tracking of delivery status & customer feedback.
✉️ partnerships@parcelly.com
Investor
Feb 2016
Pobble helps teachers inspire their class to write and improve the accuracy and confidence of their writing assessment judgments. We do this by providing daily writing resources that engage and motivate every child, as well as an online moderation tool that enhances schools moderation processes.
The teacher-led edtech platform is supported by the UK Department for Education as a recipient of the Edtech Innovation Fund and is trusted by hundreds of thousands of teachers worldwide.
If you need to inspire your young writers, youll discover daily writing resources and incredible images with ready-made writing activities that engage and motivate your class all year round, 365 days a year. Additionally, youll have access to hundreds of thousands of writing examples and a platform to share and celebrate writing with the world.
If youre looking to improve your schools approach to writing moderation, youll find tools and training that enhance the accuracy of writing assessments and boost your teams confidence.
Investor
Dec 2013
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2023
Investor
Jun 2023
At Love Ventures, we believe the next decade will be defined by productivity-enhancing innovation - tools that help people and businesses work smarter, operate leaner, and grow faster. That’s why we’re backing the founders building this future.
If youre a founder building across Fintech, Future of Work or Consumertech, or an investor looking to access venture capital returns through EIS investing, get in touch today.
Member of British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) and EIS Association (EISA).
2021
Investor
Oct 2021
Layered Reality was founded in 2017 by Andrew McGuinness. It started with the idea of using the latest digital, theatrical and physical techniques to transport experience seekers into another world.
The first experience, SOMNAI, launched in London in March 2018 to widespread praise for its innovation. It is now featured in Digital Catapults Immersive Hall of Fame.
Since then, Layered RealityTM has won multiple awards. Jeff Waynes The War of the Worlds: The Immersive Experience received the prestigious 2020 THEA Award for Innovation, described by the Evening Standard as the Oscars of the industry, as well as the award for Best Innovation at the British Youth Travel Awards in 2019.
The Gunpowder Plot was created in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces. In 2021 it was the recipient of the Epic Megagrant by Fortnite developers, Epic Games. It has also been named one of the absolute best things to do around the world in 2022 by Time Out.
In July 2025 Layered Reality launched Elvis Evolution, the first iteration of a 10 year global and exclusive agreement to tell Elvis Presleys story in the immersive space. Based at the Excel London the experience is a two hour long journey in Elvis shoes featuring three themed bars and two live bands.
Recreated with incredible attention to detail…To make us feel like we are truly there - City AM
Elvis Evolution puts a new spin in the saga... Will entertain younger audiences and delight older fans - Time Out
Layered Reality has had experiences featured in the top 10% of all attractions globally for the past 6 consecutive years (TripAdvisor) and is widely recognised as a leader in immersive entertainment.
"The future of entertainment" - Design My Night
"An assault on all five senses" - Metro
2020
2018
Investor
Nov 2018
We make moving home easier with Home Setup, Utility Management and Void Energy technology. API solutions for FinTechs and PropTechs, with CRM integrations for estate & letting agencies.
Rated Excellent on Trustpilot with over 2,000 reviews and a Proud B Corp since 2018 🌍
2017
Investor
Aug 2017
BorrowMyDoggy connects dog owners with trusted local people who would love to look after their dog. We make it easy to arrange walks, playtime, overnight stays or holidays. Our aim is to help dog owners when they need it, provide new and healthy experiences for their dogs and to allow people without a dog to spend quality time with one.
Rikke Rosenlund founded BorrowMyDoggy in 2012 after taking care of a neighbour’s dog “Aston” for the day. She soon realised that dog owners could use a helping paw looking after their dog, and that there were thousands of people, just like her, who would like to take care of a dog, simply because they love dogs.
BorrowMyDoggy is now the most active online communities of dog lovers, with over 500,000 members throughout the UK and Ireland. We’ve successfully connected thousands of owners and borrowers and the business is going from strength to strength.
Over 13 million people own a dog in the UK and Ireland. Dog owners come in all shapes and sizes - they could be families, retired people, students, professionals and more. Some may have gone through life changes, which drive their need for help - having a baby, moving house, changing job or maybe relationship changes.
“Owners should be aware of the huge benefits that BorrowMyDoggy can bring to their dog. The positive psychological impact on the dog is the biggest thing that owners won’t realise until they do it.“
Our Borrowers are often unable to own a dog, but just want to spend some time with one for the love of dogs, not money. They could also be trialling caring for a dog before buying one - it’s a great way to test the water, especially with different breeds. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to test your kids with a dog, too.
“I grew up with dogs all my life, but when I moved, I had to leave my two Dalmatians behind with my family. Work commitments and an inflexible rental agreement mean I can’t have a dog of my own.”
Sign up today at BorrowMyDoggy.com
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