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2016
2016
Ascension is an early-stage venture capital firm built and managed by exited operators and entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders. Since 2015, Ascension has invested in 175+ start-ups across its (S)EIS & Institutional Funds – our specialist approach and extensive sector reach allow us to identify and scale pioneering tech enterprises. With over £83m under management and twelve exits, Ascension is the most active VC in London over the past decade (Beauhurst) and was UKBAA's Seed VC of the Year in 2022. Ascension is particularly focused on backing impact businesses leveraging the power of technology to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.
2021
Narrative Entertainment is a broadcast entertainment company founded on the belief that stories change the world. Our mission is to create prosperity by shaping the future of broadcast entertainment. The business includes the largest free-to-air network of movie channels in the UK (GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action and GREAT! movies classic) and a popular entertainment channel - Great! TV. Additionally, the portfolio includes the largest commercial network of kids’ channels in the country (POP, Tiny Pop and Pop Max) as well as a kids-focused AVOD service, POP Player, available via TV and mobile. Collectively, the channels offer more than 6,400 hours of content across Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat.
2023
2023
Lick will be the largest home decor business with a loved brand focused on quality, sustainability with best-in-class distribution in a market where there is limited brand loyalty.
2023
2023
NunaBio is a privately held biotech company spun out of Newcastle University in April of 2021. It invents, designs and engineers new technologies and products for chemical and biological applications. It has two core business segments, one focused on biosensing across multiple industries and platforms, the second focused on DNA/gene production for use in cell therapies, vaccines, diagnostics and gene therapies.
2022
2022
Tailor Bio is developing an AI-driven drug discovery platform for pan-cancer precision medicine. We're doing this by focussing on Chromosomal Instability, a genomic phenomenon present in 80% of all cancers
2021
2021
Bonnet’s underlying mission is to seamlessly improve electric vehicle driver experience when it comes to charging. Their user-focused app offers real-time data on charger availability for driver convenience, a function particularly useful as electric vehicle presence grows and drivers scramble to find chargers hassle free.
2019
2019
Poplar (www.poplar.studio) is a platform which powers the world to easily create AR experiences. Poplar activates a new generation of global AR creators and provides collaborative tools that make AR production affordable and quick. It integrates within the whole AR landscape; social platforms, branded apps, web browsers and eyewear.
2017
2017
Blokur reduces costs and increases revenue for music publishers and CMOs through automation and better data, enabled by blockchain technology and machine learning
2015
2015
Fibodo (Find, Book, Do) is a unique online and mobile market place providing a booking engine and merchant facility to providers of sport and leisure activities. Fibodo allows users to find and securely book sporting and leisure activities in their local area from golf and tennis lessons to park runs and boot camps. Fibodo is good for business too. Fibodo's b2b arm provides businesses with an online platform (private or shared) that supports organisations to improve not only their employee health and wellbeing but also improve performance through greater engagement and involvement.
2007 - 2015
2007 - 2015
Founder and CEO of CSC Media Group Built largest privately owned portfolio of free to air (FTA) television channels and associated websites, VOD applications in the UK Expanded business internationally Successfully sold the business to Sony Pictures Entertainment