JamJar Investments

JamJar Investments LLP is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2013, specializing in seed and early-stage investments primarily in the consumer services and products sectors, as well as technology and non-tech industries, including food and drink. The firm targets high-growth consumer brand businesses in Europe and typically invests between £0.15 million and £1 million in initial rounds, with the capacity for follow-on investments. JamJar is distinctively led by the founders of innocent drinks, who bring over 14 years of operational and commercial experience from building the brand to its acquisition by Coca-Cola. This background enables JamJar to understand the entrepreneurial journey, including its challenges and potential solutions, and fosters a collaborative investment approach, often preferring to work with teams rather than individuals.

Adam Balon

Partner

Victoria Imerelli

Investor

Kirsty Macdonald

Principal

Katie Marrache

Partner

Richard Reed

Partner

Jonathan Wright

Partner

Past deals in London

Cuckoo

Seed Round in 2021
Cuckoo is a broadband services provider established in 2019 by Alexander Fitzgerald, with its headquarters located in London, England. The company aims to simplify the broadband experience for users by offering a straightforward 67 Mb/s fibre internet package available on a monthly rolling contract, devoid of hidden fees. Cuckoo delivers internet access services to both homes and businesses, utilizing a model that does not require it to maintain its own servers. This approach allows Cuckoo to scale rapidly while ensuring that users receive high-quality internet services.

Alva

Seed Round in 2020
Alva Health Limited is a London-based company that offers a digital healthcare platform focused on supporting women during perimenopause and menopause. Established in 2020, Alva provides evidence-based information, advice, and treatment options to help manage symptoms associated with this life stage. The platform facilitates access to personalized consultations and medical services, allowing women to connect with healthcare professionals and obtain the resources they need in one convenient location. By combining real-life experiences with medical insights, Alva aims to empower women with the knowledge and support essential for navigating menopause effectively.

Skin + Me

Seed Round in 2019
Skin + Me Ltd is a digital health company based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in online dermatology consultation services. Founded in January 2018, it focuses on providing personalized skincare solutions for various skin concerns, including acne, skin aging, spots, fine lines, uneven texture, dark spots, and enlarged pores. The company offers a direct-to-consumer model that includes online medical consultations with dermatologists and pharmacists, enabling patients to receive tailored prescription-based therapy creams. Skin + Me aims to deliver consistent guidance and support for individuals seeking to improve their skin health.

Papier

Series B in 2019
Papier Limited, founded in London in 2015, specializes in designing and printing customized cards and stationery, including wedding invitations, birthday cards, notebooks, and planners. The company's offerings encompass a wide range of occasion-specific products, such as seasonal cards and photo-related items. With a focus on quality materials and artful design, Papier aims to encourage meaningful connections among individuals in an age dominated by digital communication. By providing beautifully crafted stationery items, Papier enhances the experience of giving and receiving personal messages, standing out from other online card and invitation platforms. Additionally, the company operates digital printing studios to support its production needs.

Koru Kids

Series A in 2019
Koru Kids is a London-based childcare company that operates a platform to connect families with nannies, starting with nanny sharing in Greater London. The company matches households with full-time nannies to families seeking part-time care, enabling flexible, affordable childcare while promoting children's well-being. The platform supports the employment process from candidate search and messaging to interviews and onboarding, including alerts for new nanny profiles and tools to manage payroll, contracts, and tax registration, helping families legally employ a nanny. By focusing on nanny sharing and scalable care solutions, Koru Kids aims to build reliable, quality childcare that fits parents' schedules.

Airportr Technologies

Series A in 2019
Airportr Technologies is a London-based company that specializes in luggage transfer services. It partners with airlines and airports to streamline the baggage handling process. Airportr's innovative platform enables passengers to send their luggage directly from their doorstep to their destination airport, bypassing the need to carry bags through the airport. This not only reduces stress for travelers but also helps airports and airlines by managing baggage more efficiently, reducing peak-time queues, and minimizing the use of expensive terminal areas.

RESI

Seed Round in 2019
Resi Design Ltd. is an architectural practice based in London, United Kingdom, specializing in providing a range of services for homeowners. Founded in 2016, the company offers measured surveys, home design, 2D floor plans, 3D visual packages, party wall surveys, planning submission, structural engineering, and building regulations guidance. Through its user-friendly online platform, Resi facilitates home project management by acting as a planning agent to help clients obtain local authority approvals. The platform allows users to collect necessary documents, review designs, and share their preferred options for their building projects, streamlining the entire process. The company primarily serves the markets of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

ChargedUp

Seed Round in 2019
ChargedUp is a phone charging network for bike sharing. Its solution employs an app that allows users to locate nearby stations, unlock a sharable power bank, and then return it to any station in the network while only paying for the time used. The network also allows renting a power bank by tapping a card or phone on the built-in reader or by using the ChargedUp app. ChargedUp was launched in 2017 and is headquartered in London, England.

Koru Kids

Seed Round in 2018
Koru Kids is a London-based childcare company that operates a platform to connect families with nannies, starting with nanny sharing in Greater London. The company matches households with full-time nannies to families seeking part-time care, enabling flexible, affordable childcare while promoting children's well-being. The platform supports the employment process from candidate search and messaging to interviews and onboarding, including alerts for new nanny profiles and tools to manage payroll, contracts, and tax registration, helping families legally employ a nanny. By focusing on nanny sharing and scalable care solutions, Koru Kids aims to build reliable, quality childcare that fits parents' schedules.

Heist Studios

Series B in 2018
Heist Studios Limited is a London-based company that specializes in manufacturing tights for women. Founded in 2015, the brand aims to redefine bodywear by innovating the traditional tight. Heist Studios operates primarily through online sales, rapidly gaining popularity and achieving significant sales milestones, including over 100,000 pairs sold within its first year of operation. The company has experienced substantial growth, with a monthly increase of 25% in sales. It has garnered notable recognition in the fashion industry, with endorsements from prominent publications such as Vogue and STYLE magazine, which praised its quality and innovation in the luxury tights market.

Heist Studios

Seed Round in 2017
Heist Studios Limited is a London-based company that specializes in manufacturing tights for women. Founded in 2015, the brand aims to redefine bodywear by innovating the traditional tight. Heist Studios operates primarily through online sales, rapidly gaining popularity and achieving significant sales milestones, including over 100,000 pairs sold within its first year of operation. The company has experienced substantial growth, with a monthly increase of 25% in sales. It has garnered notable recognition in the fashion industry, with endorsements from prominent publications such as Vogue and STYLE magazine, which praised its quality and innovation in the luxury tights market.

Bulb Energy

Venture Round in 2017
Bulb Energy is a United Kingdom-based energy supplier that provides renewable electricity generated from solar, wind, and hydro, and supplies gas produced from renewable sources such as waste. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company aims to make renewable energy affordable and easier to manage for homes and businesses. It offsets the emissions from the gas it supplies by supporting carbon reduction projects and offers transparent pricing and tools to help customers monitor and reduce their energy use.

Bricklane

Venture Round in 2017
Bricklane is a technology-driven company focused on enabling investment in residential property at scale. Established in 2016, it utilizes its proprietary platform, Compass, to streamline the investment process, allowing for the execution of granular transactions that are often overlooked by larger investors. Bricklane aims to provide a beneficial experience for tenants through long-term contracts and responsive property management. The company is currently implementing its first major institutional investment strategy, targeting carefully selected areas in London, the South East, and Bristol. Additionally, it manages property portfolios for retail investors in cities such as London, Leeds, Manchester, and Birmingham. Backed by prominent investors, Bricklane is dedicated to optimizing property investment and enhancing returns for its partners.

Papier

Series A in 2017
Papier Limited, founded in London in 2015, specializes in designing and printing customized cards and stationery, including wedding invitations, birthday cards, notebooks, and planners. The company's offerings encompass a wide range of occasion-specific products, such as seasonal cards and photo-related items. With a focus on quality materials and artful design, Papier aims to encourage meaningful connections among individuals in an age dominated by digital communication. By providing beautifully crafted stationery items, Papier enhances the experience of giving and receiving personal messages, standing out from other online card and invitation platforms. Additionally, the company operates digital printing studios to support its production needs.

Home Run

Seed Round in 2017
Home Run is a real-time online grocery fulfillment service that enables retailers to expand their reach and deliver groceries to customers quickly and cost-effectively. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, England, the company offers a platform where users can select items from their preferred supermarkets and have their orders delivered to their doorstep in as little as 60 minutes. By providing same-day delivery, Home Run allows customers to obtain fresh groceries while saving time, making the grocery shopping experience more convenient and efficient.

Big Health

Series B in 2016
Big Health is a digital therapeutics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in developing and marketing innovative behavioral health programs. The company's flagship product, Sleepio, is a digital sleep improvement program that employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to address and personalize sleep disorders. By offering a fully automated healthcare portal, Big Health delivers highly personalized digital therapeutics and behavioral programs aimed at tackling various mental health issues. Their approach combines medical consultation with user-friendly technology, enabling individuals to effectively manage and overcome sleep-related disorders in an efficient manner.

Cocoon Wealth

Seed Round in 2016
Cocoon Wealth was an international private investment organization based in Mayfair, London, founded in 2011. The firm specialized in identifying and investing its own capital into innovative opportunities across a diverse array of sectors, including consumer goods, energy, finance, healthcare, live events, mining and minerals, real estate, social initiatives, and technology. Cocoon Wealth emphasized the application of private equity principles in its investment approach while maintaining a protective stance toward the businesses it supported. At its peak, the organization managed substantial private investment holdings exceeding £170 million. However, Cocoon Wealth ceased operations on January 28, 2022.

Dojo App

Seed Round in 2015
Dojo is a mobile app that helps in finding leisures in the area. The app helps thousands of young Londoners find cool places to eat, drink, and visit in their city. Dojo was founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, England.

Limejump

Seed Round in 2015
Limejump, established in 2012 and headquartered in London, specializes in operating a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) platform that optimizes energy market participation for customers with electricity-generating or consuming assets in the UK. The company's platform integrates cloud-based software, smart devices, and analytical tools to connect assets, send signals, and analyze performance. Limejump offers services such as access to the Balancing Mechanism, Power Purchase Agreements, and frequency response products. By leveraging big data analytics and insights, the company empowers businesses and generators to create new revenue streams and contribute to a greener energy future. Limejump connects customers to National Grid's demand response programs, compensating them for shifting or reducing energy usage to maintain grid balance. As of 2019, Limejump operates as a subsidiary of Shell Petroleum.

STEM

Series A in 2015
Kano Computing Limited specializes in developing educational kits and a coding platform aimed at children and young learners. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company provides a range of do-it-yourself hardware kits that allow users to create games, synthesize music, and animate characters. Its offerings include the Motion Sensor Kit, which uses a USB sensor to translate physical movements into data, enhancing the learning experience. Kano's products are designed to teach users about computers and coding through engaging, hands-on projects, fostering creativity and essential coding skills. The company sells its kits online and also exports its products internationally, making its educational tools accessible to a global audience.

BOL Foods

Seed Round in 2015
Based in London, BOL Foods specializes in producing and selling packaged meals made from fresh, natural ingredients. Their product range includes veg pots, salad jars, shakes, and soups, catering to consumers seeking vegetarian options.

Deliveroo

Series A in 2014
Deliveroo is a United Kingdom-based online food delivery platform that connects consumers with local restaurants to enable easy ordering and fast delivery. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in London, the company operates across multiple countries and more than 800 towns and cities, with a network of over 140,000 partner restaurants and about 180,000 delivery riders. It generates revenue through a mix of commissions from restaurants, customer fees, restaurant sign-up charges, and packaging sales, supporting both consumer orders and restaurant partners.
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