Northstar Ventures

Northstar Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. It provides direct investments in early-stage and growth companies and also participates in fund of funds, including private equity funds, accelerators, and incubators. The firm targets sectors such as digital media, entertainment technology, music services, data, telecommunications, clean technology, healthcare and biotechnology, energy, climate tech, computer games, and related technologies. It focuses its activity in the North East region of England, especially County Durham, Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, and supports portfolio companies with strategic value through its network of university partners, funders, and experienced non-executive directors. Typical investments range from small seed or pre-seed rounds to larger growth rounds, with co-investment alongside other investors. Northstar Ventures emphasizes helping innovative companies create talent, jobs, and growth in the region, contributing to the local innovation ecosystem.

Khadija Ashfaq

Investor

Paul Barrett

Investor

Alex Buchan

Investor

Rick Charnley

Investor

Alison Collins

Investor

Past deals in Social Media

onHand

Venture Round in 2024
onHand is a platform facilitating on-demand volunteering. It connects individuals seeking assistance with volunteers who can provide help, creating local micro-volunteering opportunities.

onHand

Seed Round in 2023
onHand is a platform facilitating on-demand volunteering. It connects individuals seeking assistance with volunteers who can provide help, creating local micro-volunteering opportunities.

onHand

Seed Round in 2021
onHand is a platform facilitating on-demand volunteering. It connects individuals seeking assistance with volunteers who can provide help, creating local micro-volunteering opportunities.

Spontly

Seed Round in 2016
Spontly Limited is a company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, that focuses on developing applications for sports teams and fan communities. Established in 2011, Spontly's platform serves as a social hub, allowing users to engage with their favorite clubs by accessing the latest news, live scores, and commentary. The application also facilitates discussions among fans, fostering a sense of community. In addition to its sports-focused features, Spontly offers a content hub for businesses, enabling them to create and share user-generated content effectively. This interactive platform encourages brand advocacy and helps businesses leverage their audience's engagement to drive relevant traffic. By providing a Software as a Service model, Spontly aims to enhance the way consumers connect with the brands they support, making content sharing seamless and enjoyable across various events and occasions.

Bounce It

Seed Round in 2016
Bounce it is a social media app that allows anyone to track media's journey around the world.

Screach

Seed Round in 2016
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Screach

Seed Round in 2016
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Screach

Seed Round in 2016
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

SoPost

Seed Round in 2015
SoPost is a digital product sampling platform that helps brands deliver physical and digital trial gifts to consumers and run targeted sampling campaigns. The platform enables brands to send real gifts through social channels, influencer partnerships, and media campaigns, while collecting engagement data and genuine feedback from recipients. By focusing on relevance, data, and analytics, SoPost supports content and campaigns that connect brands with interested consumers and measure the impact of samples. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in London, SoPost makes product trials more effective and trackable as a marketing activity.

Screach

Seed Round in 2015
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Screach

Seed Round in 2015
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Kompani Group

Seed Round in 2015
Kompani Group is an consulting agency that provides professional advice on design, development, and marketing for their clients.

Spontly

Seed Round in 2015
Spontly Limited is a company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, that focuses on developing applications for sports teams and fan communities. Established in 2011, Spontly's platform serves as a social hub, allowing users to engage with their favorite clubs by accessing the latest news, live scores, and commentary. The application also facilitates discussions among fans, fostering a sense of community. In addition to its sports-focused features, Spontly offers a content hub for businesses, enabling them to create and share user-generated content effectively. This interactive platform encourages brand advocacy and helps businesses leverage their audience's engagement to drive relevant traffic. By providing a Software as a Service model, Spontly aims to enhance the way consumers connect with the brands they support, making content sharing seamless and enjoyable across various events and occasions.

Screach

Seed Round in 2015
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Screach

Seed Round in 2014
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Reframed.tv

Seed Round in 2014
Reframed.tv is changing the way the world consumes, interacts with and shares video for the better. The company’s mission is to make video truly social. Users can create contextual conversations with time-specific comments in video, share them with deep links, follow users and favourite comments. It’s about building a community, moment by moment. Comments are synced to a video with a time-stamp so anyone can join the conversation with one tap, whether it’s an hour, a week, a year after the initial video release. It’s been referred to as “second-chance twitter.” Founded on 6th August 2013 by Jo York and Kev Price, who are based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, the idea was taken from concept to market trial in three months as part of the tech accelerator programme Ignite100. Reframed allows people to comment on, share and discuss moments in video. Our mission is to improve the experience and depth in which audiences connect with video content, generating engaging relationships between people who are moved by or resonate with the messages at specific moments. The Reframed interface timestamps comments at the exact moment the user starts typing. This information is used to display the comment at the relevant time in the video, giving them context. The comment activity is displayed visually in graph form over the timeline so users can instantly see the points in the video that are gaining interest and jump straight into those moments. Users often discuss this activity away from the video on social media sites, which are displayed in the order of the time and date they were made, not at the point in the video to which they refer. So, joining in the conversation becomes more difficult. Reframed syncs the conversation to the video so whether it’s an hour, a week or a month later, people can join in the conversation - in context. In this way Reframed gathers text that describes the content of a video at a specific point. This is very useful for the content owners and also allows Reframed to deliver specific moments within a video in search results. So rather than just displaying the videos that include certain content in the search results, Reframed can deliver the exact moments. Live chat style discussion Comments also facilitate further discussions, which are displayed outside of the flow of the video due to their size. This provides the functionality to publicly discuss the moments within the video in much more detail. Users can participate in multiple discussion threads at the same time. And all of the activity around each video is available in “real time”, which means other people’s comments are added to the page without having to refresh it. Comments can be tweeted and a link provided to bring more viewers to the exact point in the video at which the comment was made, known as “deep linking’. Our integration with Twitter goes further, as the entire video also appears in the Twitter timeline and plays from the moment the comment references. This functionality is known as “Twitter Player Cards” and in order to get them you have to apply to Twitter through a very long process. Twitter worked closely with us to speed u p the process and we are in discussion with them about how we can become more deeply integrated, This could include adding replies and retweets around the video and becoming a media partner on their Amplify programme. Platform independent Reframed works with many different video formats, including YouTube, Vimeo, Video.js and self-hosted video. This allows users to comment on and store comments on videos across all these platforms. So whether it’s a TED Talk on YouTube or a documentary on Vimeo, users can keep track of all their comments made on all the videos they have viewed using Reframed. This feature has been described as “Pinterest for moments in video”. Reframed acts as the glue between video, which can be archived and distributed throughout the web and social media platforms. So it’s all abuout what’s current and what’s relevant. Reframed increases engagement, audience reach and monetisation. Channels Channels are a way to group a user’s videos in one place with full moderation tools, which allows the channel owner to promote, hide and edit comments, enabling them to curate interesting videos and influence the conversation. Embeddable player The embeddable player brings all the functionaliy of the Reframed player to any website. The interface can be customised to match the look and feel of any website. Just like the channels, the website owner has full moderation tools to promote, hide and edit comments. Certain accounts can be given “Featured User” priveleges, which allows their comments to take centre stage.

Spontly

Seed Round in 2014
Spontly Limited is a company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, that focuses on developing applications for sports teams and fan communities. Established in 2011, Spontly's platform serves as a social hub, allowing users to engage with their favorite clubs by accessing the latest news, live scores, and commentary. The application also facilitates discussions among fans, fostering a sense of community. In addition to its sports-focused features, Spontly offers a content hub for businesses, enabling them to create and share user-generated content effectively. This interactive platform encourages brand advocacy and helps businesses leverage their audience's engagement to drive relevant traffic. By providing a Software as a Service model, Spontly aims to enhance the way consumers connect with the brands they support, making content sharing seamless and enjoyable across various events and occasions.

TryLife

Seed Round in 2014
TryLife is an innovative company that produces interactive online drama aimed at young people. It serves as the first of eight websites under the Try brand, featuring a series designed to educate and engage its audience on critical issues such as sex, drugs, and violence. The content, crafted by top talent from the UK's youth, education, health, media, and creative sectors, includes an interactive soap opera where users can make decisions for film characters. This unique format allows young viewers to experience the consequences of their choices, fostering awareness and encouraging informed decision-making. Through its engaging approach, TryLife aims to support youth in navigating complex social challenges.

Blooie

Seed Round in 2014
Blooie is a real-time engagement platform that enables online businesses to host conversations directly on their websites. The service supports on-site messaging, allowing customers to chat with the business, other users, or social connections without leaving the site. It provides an analytics-driven dashboard to track customer engagement and conversions, helping owners measure the impact of conversations on performance. The platform acts as a social CRM by aggregating interactions across on-site chats and social channels, facilitating informed conversations and faster responses. Founded in 2011 and based in the United Kingdom, Blooie focuses on helping websites enhance customer satisfaction, shorten the path to conversion, and retain visitors through interactive discussions tied to product or content topics.

Screach

Seed Round in 2014
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Givey

Seed Round in 2014
Givey Limited operates givey.com, a fee-free online community funding platform dedicated to raising donations for small charities and local communities in the UK. The platform enables users to create fundraising pages that can feature photos, videos, and links from various social media networks, facilitating easy sharing and engagement. It empowers businesses to support their employees' charitable efforts and allows charities to manage their fundraising activities effectively, including overseeing donations and communicating with supporters. With over 7,000 registered charities and a growing user base of more than 100,000 individuals, Givey enhances the digital presence of small charities and local non-profit groups, promoting social good and fostering community resilience. Founded in 1994 and based in London, Givey is committed to making charitable giving more accessible and impactful.

Screach

Seed Round in 2014
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

SoPost

Seed Round in 2014
SoPost is a digital product sampling platform that helps brands deliver physical and digital trial gifts to consumers and run targeted sampling campaigns. The platform enables brands to send real gifts through social channels, influencer partnerships, and media campaigns, while collecting engagement data and genuine feedback from recipients. By focusing on relevance, data, and analytics, SoPost supports content and campaigns that connect brands with interested consumers and measure the impact of samples. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in London, SoPost makes product trials more effective and trackable as a marketing activity.

Screach

Seed Round in 2014
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Reframed.tv

Seed Round in 2014
Reframed.tv is changing the way the world consumes, interacts with and shares video for the better. The company’s mission is to make video truly social. Users can create contextual conversations with time-specific comments in video, share them with deep links, follow users and favourite comments. It’s about building a community, moment by moment. Comments are synced to a video with a time-stamp so anyone can join the conversation with one tap, whether it’s an hour, a week, a year after the initial video release. It’s been referred to as “second-chance twitter.” Founded on 6th August 2013 by Jo York and Kev Price, who are based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, the idea was taken from concept to market trial in three months as part of the tech accelerator programme Ignite100. Reframed allows people to comment on, share and discuss moments in video. Our mission is to improve the experience and depth in which audiences connect with video content, generating engaging relationships between people who are moved by or resonate with the messages at specific moments. The Reframed interface timestamps comments at the exact moment the user starts typing. This information is used to display the comment at the relevant time in the video, giving them context. The comment activity is displayed visually in graph form over the timeline so users can instantly see the points in the video that are gaining interest and jump straight into those moments. Users often discuss this activity away from the video on social media sites, which are displayed in the order of the time and date they were made, not at the point in the video to which they refer. So, joining in the conversation becomes more difficult. Reframed syncs the conversation to the video so whether it’s an hour, a week or a month later, people can join in the conversation - in context. In this way Reframed gathers text that describes the content of a video at a specific point. This is very useful for the content owners and also allows Reframed to deliver specific moments within a video in search results. So rather than just displaying the videos that include certain content in the search results, Reframed can deliver the exact moments. Live chat style discussion Comments also facilitate further discussions, which are displayed outside of the flow of the video due to their size. This provides the functionality to publicly discuss the moments within the video in much more detail. Users can participate in multiple discussion threads at the same time. And all of the activity around each video is available in “real time”, which means other people’s comments are added to the page without having to refresh it. Comments can be tweeted and a link provided to bring more viewers to the exact point in the video at which the comment was made, known as “deep linking’. Our integration with Twitter goes further, as the entire video also appears in the Twitter timeline and plays from the moment the comment references. This functionality is known as “Twitter Player Cards” and in order to get them you have to apply to Twitter through a very long process. Twitter worked closely with us to speed u p the process and we are in discussion with them about how we can become more deeply integrated, This could include adding replies and retweets around the video and becoming a media partner on their Amplify programme. Platform independent Reframed works with many different video formats, including YouTube, Vimeo, Video.js and self-hosted video. This allows users to comment on and store comments on videos across all these platforms. So whether it’s a TED Talk on YouTube or a documentary on Vimeo, users can keep track of all their comments made on all the videos they have viewed using Reframed. This feature has been described as “Pinterest for moments in video”. Reframed acts as the glue between video, which can be archived and distributed throughout the web and social media platforms. So it’s all abuout what’s current and what’s relevant. Reframed increases engagement, audience reach and monetisation. Channels Channels are a way to group a user’s videos in one place with full moderation tools, which allows the channel owner to promote, hide and edit comments, enabling them to curate interesting videos and influence the conversation. Embeddable player The embeddable player brings all the functionaliy of the Reframed player to any website. The interface can be customised to match the look and feel of any website. Just like the channels, the website owner has full moderation tools to promote, hide and edit comments. Certain accounts can be given “Featured User” priveleges, which allows their comments to take centre stage.

Blooie

Seed Round in 2013
Blooie is a real-time engagement platform that enables online businesses to host conversations directly on their websites. The service supports on-site messaging, allowing customers to chat with the business, other users, or social connections without leaving the site. It provides an analytics-driven dashboard to track customer engagement and conversions, helping owners measure the impact of conversations on performance. The platform acts as a social CRM by aggregating interactions across on-site chats and social channels, facilitating informed conversations and faster responses. Founded in 2011 and based in the United Kingdom, Blooie focuses on helping websites enhance customer satisfaction, shorten the path to conversion, and retain visitors through interactive discussions tied to product or content topics.

Questus

Seed Round in 2013
Questus, Inc. is a digital advertising agency founded in 1998, with headquarters in San Francisco, California, and an additional office in New York, New York. The company provides a range of services including insights and strategy, social media and mobile marketing, digital experiences, broadcast, and development. Furthermore, Questus specializes in digital advertising, user experience design, web development, analytics, and optimization studies. Through its diverse service offerings, the agency aims to help clients enhance their digital presence and achieve their marketing objectives.

Reframed.tv

Seed Round in 2013
Reframed.tv is changing the way the world consumes, interacts with and shares video for the better. The company’s mission is to make video truly social. Users can create contextual conversations with time-specific comments in video, share them with deep links, follow users and favourite comments. It’s about building a community, moment by moment. Comments are synced to a video with a time-stamp so anyone can join the conversation with one tap, whether it’s an hour, a week, a year after the initial video release. It’s been referred to as “second-chance twitter.” Founded on 6th August 2013 by Jo York and Kev Price, who are based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, the idea was taken from concept to market trial in three months as part of the tech accelerator programme Ignite100. Reframed allows people to comment on, share and discuss moments in video. Our mission is to improve the experience and depth in which audiences connect with video content, generating engaging relationships between people who are moved by or resonate with the messages at specific moments. The Reframed interface timestamps comments at the exact moment the user starts typing. This information is used to display the comment at the relevant time in the video, giving them context. The comment activity is displayed visually in graph form over the timeline so users can instantly see the points in the video that are gaining interest and jump straight into those moments. Users often discuss this activity away from the video on social media sites, which are displayed in the order of the time and date they were made, not at the point in the video to which they refer. So, joining in the conversation becomes more difficult. Reframed syncs the conversation to the video so whether it’s an hour, a week or a month later, people can join in the conversation - in context. In this way Reframed gathers text that describes the content of a video at a specific point. This is very useful for the content owners and also allows Reframed to deliver specific moments within a video in search results. So rather than just displaying the videos that include certain content in the search results, Reframed can deliver the exact moments. Live chat style discussion Comments also facilitate further discussions, which are displayed outside of the flow of the video due to their size. This provides the functionality to publicly discuss the moments within the video in much more detail. Users can participate in multiple discussion threads at the same time. And all of the activity around each video is available in “real time”, which means other people’s comments are added to the page without having to refresh it. Comments can be tweeted and a link provided to bring more viewers to the exact point in the video at which the comment was made, known as “deep linking’. Our integration with Twitter goes further, as the entire video also appears in the Twitter timeline and plays from the moment the comment references. This functionality is known as “Twitter Player Cards” and in order to get them you have to apply to Twitter through a very long process. Twitter worked closely with us to speed u p the process and we are in discussion with them about how we can become more deeply integrated, This could include adding replies and retweets around the video and becoming a media partner on their Amplify programme. Platform independent Reframed works with many different video formats, including YouTube, Vimeo, Video.js and self-hosted video. This allows users to comment on and store comments on videos across all these platforms. So whether it’s a TED Talk on YouTube or a documentary on Vimeo, users can keep track of all their comments made on all the videos they have viewed using Reframed. This feature has been described as “Pinterest for moments in video”. Reframed acts as the glue between video, which can be archived and distributed throughout the web and social media platforms. So it’s all abuout what’s current and what’s relevant. Reframed increases engagement, audience reach and monetisation. Channels Channels are a way to group a user’s videos in one place with full moderation tools, which allows the channel owner to promote, hide and edit comments, enabling them to curate interesting videos and influence the conversation. Embeddable player The embeddable player brings all the functionaliy of the Reframed player to any website. The interface can be customised to match the look and feel of any website. Just like the channels, the website owner has full moderation tools to promote, hide and edit comments. Certain accounts can be given “Featured User” priveleges, which allows their comments to take centre stage.

Twinklr

Seed Round in 2013
Twinklr, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe of Facebook Facebook is the place where approximately a billion users and thousands of media brands mingle. How do people find the exact information that they’re looking for in this vast maze of complicated connections? Do you feel like you are missing out on something when exploring Facebook with limited information and friends? <Discover your star> Before embarking on your travels, you need to find or create your own star in the Facebook Universe. After you select five current interests, Twinklr will guide you to a new or existing star made from your selected interests. There you can meet new friends who have same interests as you. It is also easy to start a conversation with others who live on different stars but have a common interest. <Explore the Universe of Facebook> Now once you’re ready to venture out and explore the universe, you will find yourself amongst thousands of stars created from others’ interests. Nearby stars may contain information of immediate interest to you. You can find out simply by visiting a star and meeting the new friends and viewing the new information. Based on your current interests, Twinklr will give you a chance to open your eyes to all new experiences and expand the boundaries of your interests. You will discover entirely new interests and people that you are unaware of but will like immediately once you are introduced. With this new way of searching, you can uncover a lot of valuable information that was previously buried and inaccessible to the keyboard-centric search style of current search engines (e.g. Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.). < SUPERFAN in the Universe> Every brand and media page has a lot of real fans. We call them 'SUPERFAN' on Twinklr. How to discover superfans on facebook page? We helps you can discover superfans on theirs star. Superfans promote your brand, share your brand on facebook via twinklr and be a consumer. Twinklr helps you enter new markets and reach new target audiences. This is an effective way to surprise your customers and to attract new ones. <Big data meets Big Bang> In the Twinklr universe, the big bang will start once the accumulated information reaches a critical mass. The Big Bang will re-organize the universe in a way that helps users easily keep track of people’s trends , how their interests change, and also suggestions such as where they should go or eat. For businesses, you can find business opportunities and use this as a marketing tool to engage your customers and enhance your brand. We invite you to join Twinklr as a new user and explore the Twinklr universe.

Bizpora

Seed Round in 2013
Bizpora is an online platform designed for entrepreneurs and business professionals seeking to connect and network with like-minded individuals. The platform facilitates meaningful interactions by allowing users to stay with other members instead of in hotels, fostering face-to-face connections and expanding professional networks. Users can gain valuable local insights from their hosts, which can save time and money during their travels. Additionally, Bizpora provides an opportunity for hosts to rent out their spaces to fellow members, helping them monetize their extra accommodations while supporting the community of business travelers. By focusing on collaboration and support among its users, Bizpora enhances the experience of business travel and encourages the establishment of new professional relationships.

Spontly

Seed Round in 2013
Spontly Limited is a company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, that focuses on developing applications for sports teams and fan communities. Established in 2011, Spontly's platform serves as a social hub, allowing users to engage with their favorite clubs by accessing the latest news, live scores, and commentary. The application also facilitates discussions among fans, fostering a sense of community. In addition to its sports-focused features, Spontly offers a content hub for businesses, enabling them to create and share user-generated content effectively. This interactive platform encourages brand advocacy and helps businesses leverage their audience's engagement to drive relevant traffic. By providing a Software as a Service model, Spontly aims to enhance the way consumers connect with the brands they support, making content sharing seamless and enjoyable across various events and occasions.

Blooie

Seed Round in 2013
Blooie is a real-time engagement platform that enables online businesses to host conversations directly on their websites. The service supports on-site messaging, allowing customers to chat with the business, other users, or social connections without leaving the site. It provides an analytics-driven dashboard to track customer engagement and conversions, helping owners measure the impact of conversations on performance. The platform acts as a social CRM by aggregating interactions across on-site chats and social channels, facilitating informed conversations and faster responses. Founded in 2011 and based in the United Kingdom, Blooie focuses on helping websites enhance customer satisfaction, shorten the path to conversion, and retain visitors through interactive discussions tied to product or content topics.

Screach

Seed Round in 2013
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

Social Rithmic

Seed Round in 2013
Social Rithmic

Givey

Seed Round in 2012
Givey Limited operates givey.com, a fee-free online community funding platform dedicated to raising donations for small charities and local communities in the UK. The platform enables users to create fundraising pages that can feature photos, videos, and links from various social media networks, facilitating easy sharing and engagement. It empowers businesses to support their employees' charitable efforts and allows charities to manage their fundraising activities effectively, including overseeing donations and communicating with supporters. With over 7,000 registered charities and a growing user base of more than 100,000 individuals, Givey enhances the digital presence of small charities and local non-profit groups, promoting social good and fostering community resilience. Founded in 1994 and based in London, Givey is committed to making charitable giving more accessible and impactful.

Social Rithmic

Seed Round in 2012
Social Rithmic

TryLife

Seed Round in 2012
TryLife is an innovative company that produces interactive online drama aimed at young people. It serves as the first of eight websites under the Try brand, featuring a series designed to educate and engage its audience on critical issues such as sex, drugs, and violence. The content, crafted by top talent from the UK's youth, education, health, media, and creative sectors, includes an interactive soap opera where users can make decisions for film characters. This unique format allows young viewers to experience the consequences of their choices, fostering awareness and encouraging informed decision-making. Through its engaging approach, TryLife aims to support youth in navigating complex social challenges.

Givey

Seed Round in 2012
Givey Limited operates givey.com, a fee-free online community funding platform dedicated to raising donations for small charities and local communities in the UK. The platform enables users to create fundraising pages that can feature photos, videos, and links from various social media networks, facilitating easy sharing and engagement. It empowers businesses to support their employees' charitable efforts and allows charities to manage their fundraising activities effectively, including overseeing donations and communicating with supporters. With over 7,000 registered charities and a growing user base of more than 100,000 individuals, Givey enhances the digital presence of small charities and local non-profit groups, promoting social good and fostering community resilience. Founded in 1994 and based in London, Givey is committed to making charitable giving more accessible and impactful.

Orange Bus

Seed Round in 2012
Orange Bus Limited is a digital agency that specializes in creating innovative marketing strategies and digital experiences for a diverse range of clients, including international brands and government entities in the UK. Established in 2002 and based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, the company provides a comprehensive suite of services such as website and application design, branding, advertising, user experience design, digital marketing, and ecommerce development. With additional offices in London, Edinburgh, and Sheffield, Orange Bus emphasizes an agile work environment, allowing teams to operate effectively both on-site and remotely. The agency has garnered recognition for its work, receiving multiple awards for innovation and excellence in digital development. In 2016, Orange Bus became a subsidiary of The G2G3 Group Ltd., further enhancing its capabilities in delivering effective digital solutions.

Blooie

Seed Round in 2012
Blooie is a real-time engagement platform that enables online businesses to host conversations directly on their websites. The service supports on-site messaging, allowing customers to chat with the business, other users, or social connections without leaving the site. It provides an analytics-driven dashboard to track customer engagement and conversions, helping owners measure the impact of conversations on performance. The platform acts as a social CRM by aggregating interactions across on-site chats and social channels, facilitating informed conversations and faster responses. Founded in 2011 and based in the United Kingdom, Blooie focuses on helping websites enhance customer satisfaction, shorten the path to conversion, and retain visitors through interactive discussions tied to product or content topics.

Odimax

Seed Round in 2012
Social sales leads: Identified – Nurtured – Delivered. Our proprietary technology identifies sales leads from social conversations, and analyses each individual to inform our teams’ communications with them. Our social engagement experts then gently but effectively nurture leads to the point of purchase for you to convert. You only pay for the qualified sales leads delivered to you for conversion! Odimax Ltd was founded in 2011 as a social media analytics company, and graduated from the ignite100 accelerator programme later that year. Since inception we’ve developed advanced natural language processing (text analytics) and intent-analysis technologies to take advantage of the opportunities presented to businesses by the spread of social media. We do one thing, and we believe we do that best - We combine our innovative technology with the expertise of our social media engagement team to help organisations generate sales from social media.

Spontly

Seed Round in 2012
Spontly Limited is a company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, that focuses on developing applications for sports teams and fan communities. Established in 2011, Spontly's platform serves as a social hub, allowing users to engage with their favorite clubs by accessing the latest news, live scores, and commentary. The application also facilitates discussions among fans, fostering a sense of community. In addition to its sports-focused features, Spontly offers a content hub for businesses, enabling them to create and share user-generated content effectively. This interactive platform encourages brand advocacy and helps businesses leverage their audience's engagement to drive relevant traffic. By providing a Software as a Service model, Spontly aims to enhance the way consumers connect with the brands they support, making content sharing seamless and enjoyable across various events and occasions.

Publification

Seed Round in 2011
Publification is a self-publishing platform that enables authors to create, promote, and sell cloud-based ebooks, known as Browser-books, which are accessible on over 2 billion devices. This user-friendly platform allows readers to enjoy an app-like experience directly in their web browsers, eliminating the need for downloads or special e-reader devices. With its HTML5-based technology, Publification's Browser-book reader adapts to any screen size, supports rich media, promotes social sharing, and even offers offline reading capabilities. The platform provides authors with valuable insights into their readership, fostering direct connections with readers and helping them build communities. By using Publification, authors can effectively manage their marketing efforts, ensuring their resources reach their intended audience.

Blooie

Seed Round in 2011
Blooie is a real-time engagement platform that enables online businesses to host conversations directly on their websites. The service supports on-site messaging, allowing customers to chat with the business, other users, or social connections without leaving the site. It provides an analytics-driven dashboard to track customer engagement and conversions, helping owners measure the impact of conversations on performance. The platform acts as a social CRM by aggregating interactions across on-site chats and social channels, facilitating informed conversations and faster responses. Founded in 2011 and based in the United Kingdom, Blooie focuses on helping websites enhance customer satisfaction, shorten the path to conversion, and retain visitors through interactive discussions tied to product or content topics.

Givey

Seed Round in 2011
Givey Limited operates givey.com, a fee-free online community funding platform dedicated to raising donations for small charities and local communities in the UK. The platform enables users to create fundraising pages that can feature photos, videos, and links from various social media networks, facilitating easy sharing and engagement. It empowers businesses to support their employees' charitable efforts and allows charities to manage their fundraising activities effectively, including overseeing donations and communicating with supporters. With over 7,000 registered charities and a growing user base of more than 100,000 individuals, Givey enhances the digital presence of small charities and local non-profit groups, promoting social good and fostering community resilience. Founded in 1994 and based in London, Givey is committed to making charitable giving more accessible and impactful.

Odimax

Seed Round in 2011
Social sales leads: Identified – Nurtured – Delivered. Our proprietary technology identifies sales leads from social conversations, and analyses each individual to inform our teams’ communications with them. Our social engagement experts then gently but effectively nurture leads to the point of purchase for you to convert. You only pay for the qualified sales leads delivered to you for conversion! Odimax Ltd was founded in 2011 as a social media analytics company, and graduated from the ignite100 accelerator programme later that year. Since inception we’ve developed advanced natural language processing (text analytics) and intent-analysis technologies to take advantage of the opportunities presented to businesses by the spread of social media. We do one thing, and we believe we do that best - We combine our innovative technology with the expertise of our social media engagement team to help organisations generate sales from social media.

Spontly

Seed Round in 2011
Spontly Limited is a company based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, that focuses on developing applications for sports teams and fan communities. Established in 2011, Spontly's platform serves as a social hub, allowing users to engage with their favorite clubs by accessing the latest news, live scores, and commentary. The application also facilitates discussions among fans, fostering a sense of community. In addition to its sports-focused features, Spontly offers a content hub for businesses, enabling them to create and share user-generated content effectively. This interactive platform encourages brand advocacy and helps businesses leverage their audience's engagement to drive relevant traffic. By providing a Software as a Service model, Spontly aims to enhance the way consumers connect with the brands they support, making content sharing seamless and enjoyable across various events and occasions.

4th aspect

Seed Round in 2011
The complexity and breadth of online media has reached a level where it is virtually impossible to manage your online marketing without clever software to help you. 4th aspect provides marketing professionals with tools that: measure, optimize and promote your content in virtually any form, across multiple content platforms and allows your marketing team to engage with advocates, influencers and of course customers. 4th aspect frees up your marketing resources and allows your team to create the content that your audience really cares about. Promote your brand on a global scale, while reducing costs and increasing control. Place your Brand ahead of your competitors and in front of your customers!

TryLife

Seed Round in 2011
TryLife is an innovative company that produces interactive online drama aimed at young people. It serves as the first of eight websites under the Try brand, featuring a series designed to educate and engage its audience on critical issues such as sex, drugs, and violence. The content, crafted by top talent from the UK's youth, education, health, media, and creative sectors, includes an interactive soap opera where users can make decisions for film characters. This unique format allows young viewers to experience the consequences of their choices, fostering awareness and encouraging informed decision-making. Through its engaging approach, TryLife aims to support youth in navigating complex social challenges.

Screach

Seed Round in 2011
Screenreach Interactive is the developer of the Screach Interactivity platform, which facilitates engagement with various types of content across multiple platforms, including digital signage, TV, radio, and print. The Screach smart device app enables users to interact with these formats through phone-to-phone connections. Designed with an open platform approach, it allows creatives and developers to craft customized experiences using the proprietary ScreachML language. By enhancing consumer engagement, Screach empowers advertisers and brands to better connect with audiences, thus driving revenue and enriching user interactions. Additionally, the Screach app functions as a social and location-based network, transforming everyday experiences into interactive discoveries. The company also offers live streaming and advertising applications tailored for viewing sports, catering to commercial venues and businesses seeking to capitalize on the shift toward streaming services by providing integrated solutions and flexible terms.

4th aspect

Seed Round in 2010
The complexity and breadth of online media has reached a level where it is virtually impossible to manage your online marketing without clever software to help you. 4th aspect provides marketing professionals with tools that: measure, optimize and promote your content in virtually any form, across multiple content platforms and allows your marketing team to engage with advocates, influencers and of course customers. 4th aspect frees up your marketing resources and allows your team to create the content that your audience really cares about. Promote your brand on a global scale, while reducing costs and increasing control. Place your Brand ahead of your competitors and in front of your customers!

The World's Online Festival

Series B in 2010
Palringo is a community messaging and gaming application available on iOS and Android, enabling users to connect, chat, and engage in gaming activities. Launched in 2006, the platform has attracted over 40 million users globally and features more than 350,000 user-created groups based on various interests, including gaming, entertainment, sports, travel, and technology. Users can participate in these large community groups, some accommodating up to 2,000 members. Additionally, Palringo offers a variety of games, enhancing the user experience through in-app purchases using Palringo Credits for virtual products like sticker packs and premium accounts. The company, headquartered in London with additional offices in Newcastle, Ipswich, Gothenburg, and Helsinki, has embraced the concept of 'Community Gaming' by integrating gaming capabilities into its messaging service, following acquisitions of game studios in 2014 and 2015. This approach allows for the development of both in-app and external games, fostering a vibrant community-oriented gaming environment.

The World's Online Festival

Venture Round in 2009
Palringo is a community messaging and gaming application available on iOS and Android, enabling users to connect, chat, and engage in gaming activities. Launched in 2006, the platform has attracted over 40 million users globally and features more than 350,000 user-created groups based on various interests, including gaming, entertainment, sports, travel, and technology. Users can participate in these large community groups, some accommodating up to 2,000 members. Additionally, Palringo offers a variety of games, enhancing the user experience through in-app purchases using Palringo Credits for virtual products like sticker packs and premium accounts. The company, headquartered in London with additional offices in Newcastle, Ipswich, Gothenburg, and Helsinki, has embraced the concept of 'Community Gaming' by integrating gaming capabilities into its messaging service, following acquisitions of game studios in 2014 and 2015. This approach allows for the development of both in-app and external games, fostering a vibrant community-oriented gaming environment.

The World's Online Festival

Series A in 2007
Palringo is a community messaging and gaming application available on iOS and Android, enabling users to connect, chat, and engage in gaming activities. Launched in 2006, the platform has attracted over 40 million users globally and features more than 350,000 user-created groups based on various interests, including gaming, entertainment, sports, travel, and technology. Users can participate in these large community groups, some accommodating up to 2,000 members. Additionally, Palringo offers a variety of games, enhancing the user experience through in-app purchases using Palringo Credits for virtual products like sticker packs and premium accounts. The company, headquartered in London with additional offices in Newcastle, Ipswich, Gothenburg, and Helsinki, has embraced the concept of 'Community Gaming' by integrating gaming capabilities into its messaging service, following acquisitions of game studios in 2014 and 2015. This approach allows for the development of both in-app and external games, fostering a vibrant community-oriented gaming environment.

The World's Online Festival

Seed Round in 2006
Palringo is a community messaging and gaming application available on iOS and Android, enabling users to connect, chat, and engage in gaming activities. Launched in 2006, the platform has attracted over 40 million users globally and features more than 350,000 user-created groups based on various interests, including gaming, entertainment, sports, travel, and technology. Users can participate in these large community groups, some accommodating up to 2,000 members. Additionally, Palringo offers a variety of games, enhancing the user experience through in-app purchases using Palringo Credits for virtual products like sticker packs and premium accounts. The company, headquartered in London with additional offices in Newcastle, Ipswich, Gothenburg, and Helsinki, has embraced the concept of 'Community Gaming' by integrating gaming capabilities into its messaging service, following acquisitions of game studios in 2014 and 2015. This approach allows for the development of both in-app and external games, fostering a vibrant community-oriented gaming environment.
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