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Apadmi Ventures
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Apadmi Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Apadmi, the UK's leading mobile technology company. It acts as a strategic technology partner and investor to highly-scalable start-ups, providing technology direction and delivery, as well as boardroom advice and support to accelerate growth. The firm's philosophy holds that 'great technology won't guarantee business success, but bad technology will guarantee failure,' and it therefore combines capital with deep mobile and digital product expertise to help early-stage founders scale. It focuses on backing early-stage, highly scalable tech businesses across diverse sectors including ad-tech, consumer apps, marketplaces, and property technology, primarily in the North of England.
Notable quotes
“"Some investors are poison; you've just got to avoid them."”
“"We get to see lots of great ideas and people, but the JigTalk team are next-level."”
“"At Apadmi Ventures, we are dedicated to investing in technology businesses in the North that are set to completely disrupt their sectors."”
Team
Garry Partington
Co-Founder & CEO, Apadmi
Nick Black
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Apadmi
Adam Fleming
Co-Founder & Group Chief Innovation Officer, Apadmi
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Nannies | Pre-seed | — | 2019-10-14 |
| JigTalk | Seed | — | 2017-08-22 |
| Bidooh (OfferMoments) | Seed | $2m | 2017-09-14 |
| Beatstream | Seed | — | — |
| Flyt | Seed | — | — |
| Second Estates | Seed | — | 2017-04-11 |
| RealityMine | Seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| North West Fund for Digital & Creative (AXM Venture Capital) | 1 |
| Clive Sykes (Angel) | 1 |
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