Blue Knot Partners

We are a team of entrepreneurs, executives and investors, looking for a company in the UK in the lower midsize segment, with the objective of developing long-term growth and turning the company into a leader in its sector. We invest our own money alongside our investors. Our focus is on nurturing the values and core strengths of the business, while developing its potential through business expansion, financial efficiency and digital transformation. We are able to articulate flexible investment structures in order to align the interests of both our group and the business owner, and put the long term success of the company at the top of everything we do. Unlike private equity funds or corporate buyers, we will not incorporate the business to a portfolio, but will join its daily operations and work towards long-term growth.

CoSEED

CoSEED is the first super-connector platform for distributed ledger technology (DLT) start-up projects and professtional investors. Capital providers will benefit from more frequent, higher quality deal flow, premium investment services and leveraged resource provision whilst remaining independent to invest at their own free volition. Similarly, early-stage DLT start-ups that get accepted for listing on CoSEED will benefit from direct access to a high-tier institutional investor pool, professional support networks, incubator and accelerator services, whilst still at liberty to create the right ‘investor(s)-project’ fit.

Angel Corporate Finance

Angel Corporate Finance provides a proprietary service to small and medium sized enterprises. Employing substantial personal and international experience, we identify and offer bespoke and inventive financial solutions to meet a client’s needs. Our approach to corporate finance is intuitive, broadly based and community led. We aim to identify long-term solutions that benefit companies and investors alike. Angel Corporate Finance: • Provides imaginative and appropriate financial solutions to accelerate sustainable corporate growth • Harnesses and matches capital to strong aspiring business ventures

Exeter Velocities

Accelerating Sustainable Cities - Exeter Velocities was established in December 2017 by Global City Futures in response to the emerging transformational goals of Exeter and the desire to build a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem in the forward thinking City of Exeter. As a strategic partner of city transformation programme, Exeter City Futures, we are building a pipeline of talented teams who have potential to create significant positive impact on the place in which we live. Our mission is to accelerate development of commercial and social enterprise who are responding to the world's most pressing environmental and social challenges that contribute to the creation of a vibrant, sustainable, and inclusive Exeter. By working with the City of Exeter, our start-ups can roll out real-word pilots for ideas and solutions and measure their positive impact. __________ If you’re a start-up or developing business with ideas for sustainable cities - including the areas of green tech, circular economy, tech for good, clean tech, urban transport, mobility and energy - we want to hear from you. http://exetervelocities.com/

edvinca by Hambro Perks & DLF Venture

Founded in 2017, edvinca is the first investment company dedicated exclusively to Educational Technology (EdTech). edvinca is the fruit of a joint venture between Hambro Perks, a growth investment firm based in London, and DLF Venture, a family-owned holding company based in Luxemburg. At edvinca, our aim is to help EdTech startups make large-scale impact. We are active investors who like to think global. We invest in early stage companies that we grow alongside their founders. We offer follow-on funding and deploy permanent capital to address our long-term vision. With the development of technology and artificial intelligence, the Factory Model of Education designed for the Industrial Revolution is now obsolete. The current educational system needs to reflect the World we live in. By leveraging technology in Education, edvinca aims to: • empower students to master 21st Century skills and be fulfilled in their future professional lives, • help institutions follow digital trends and better cater for today’s needs, support teachers with digital tools set to foster innovation, communication, and collaboration skills, • give corporates access to well-trained graduates who have the skills they require. At edvinca, we therefore focus on: • Digital Content Creation and Delivery • Extra-Curricular Distributed Learning • Program Adequacy: Learning-to-Employment Our Portfolio Companies include: • Pi-Top (project-based Computer Science and STEM learning tools) • Kortext (digital textbook platform) We are constantly looking for other exciting projects to invest in, and often at opportunities to create synergies between our portfolio companies.