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London, Gb

London, England, Gb

Worth Capital are a small venture capital company. We invest in and help business that have the potential to build loved consumer or B2B brands. We've currently a portfolio of 16 investments. Mostly sourced through the Start-Up Series (a competition we created that become the UK's largest seed funding competition) and funded through the Start-Up Series Fund (an SEIS & EIS fund). The fund is now closed for investment as we concentrate of creating the best performance from the existing portfolio. This means we are now less frequent investors.If you would like to be considered for funding and advice, please submit your pitch to us at www.worthcapital.uk//funding-for-startups.

London, England, Gb

Helping leadership teams of large businesses to see new possibilities, create new sources of growth, solve entrenched problems and foster innovation throughout their business. Using a unique breadth of experience gained as an expert innovation consultant, operational consulting, senior line management roles, being an entrepreneur and from investing in & mentoring high growth businesses.Experience working with leadership teams of large UK & global retailers – including IKEA & Waitrose. As well as other sectors – for example with the Coca Cola Group, AB Inbev, The Restaurant Group & NovoNordisk. Experienced in Europe and further afield – from setting up Reliance Retail, India’s most ambitious retail start-up (and now valued at US$57 billion) through to developing the strategy and turnaround plan for a private equity buy-out of Almaktaba, a category leading retailer in Saudi Arabia.

London, Gb

Agile Retail have evolved through 30 years of experiential marketing to now have a unique offer - helping existing retailers - and brands new to retail or to the UK - to create, experiment with and operate retail stores. Bringing my years of retail experience and battle scars to help the leadership team to hone their proposition and build their customer base, along with 'non executive' oversight of select client projects.

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth.Unizest is a banking app & card for workers & students coming to the UK. Effortless to apply for, with the account activated and functional prior to arrival.

London, England, Gb

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth.ONEƎ are designing and manufacturing clothes with a lower environmental & societal impact – less water, less energy, no chemicals, ethical labour practices, circular reuse and fabric recycling - starting with the £6 billion UK underwear market.

London, Gb

The leading marketing and media agency for brands looking to develop and run engagement and education programmes through schools & nurseries.

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth.BIRD are award winning, innovative, very slightly quirky, ethical and sustainable sunglasses and prescription frames. With a social purpose - ‘Sharing Your Sun’ - gifting solar powered lights to Africa for each frame sold.

London, England, Gb

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth.VeeLoop is an online approval and payment service to help tweens & teens shop & subscribe online, whilst Mum & Dad maintain control. Helping youngsters grow up around money, creating transparency & control for parents and giving retailers GDPR compliance with young customers whilst increasing basket conversion.

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Gb

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth.Bedfolk is a direct to consumer retailer of their own ethically produced, high quality bedding (sheets, duvet covers etc) made in Portugal. Also selling wholesale to hotels, guest houses, holiday rental owners & interior designers.

Scunthorpe, England, Gb

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth.Uniblock is a highly insulating, rapid construction and exceptional value building material.

Manchester, Gtr Manchester, Gb

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth.Itsy helps parents of small children with products that make nutritious food the convenient and cost effective choice. This includes the Itsy Blitz, a patent pending, portable, wireless food processor. Robust enough for everyday use in the home, but small enough to have in your bag when away from home - to ensure healthy meals are always conveniently easy for a weaning baby.

Altrincham , Cheshire, Gb

Naturelly is an all-natural, gelatine free, Jelly Juice drink and snack made from fruit juice and gellan gum. Naturelly is a fun and refreshing on the go treat for health conscious parents with active kids.

Wrexham, Wrexham, Gb

Representing investors in the Start-Up Series Fund and supporting rapid growth. Until exit to Danish hypergrowth SaaS business LMS365 - altogether now called Zensai.Weekly10 (now one solution within Zensai) is a software solution for companies to measure & improve employee engagement & business culture, and performance on business objectives & goals.

London, London, Gb

payasUgym, now Hussle, offers an alternative to inflexible monthly gym membership - putting consumers in control through paying only when they actually visit a gym and having the option to vary the type and location of gym they use.

London, England, Gb

Helping Nix&Kix to accelerate their growth. Nix&Kix is an innovative new entrant into the adult soft drink market. No refined sugars, nothing artificial is the ‘Nix’. Cayenne pepper provides the ‘Kix’. Winner of best new beverage concept at the World Beverage Innovation Awards 2015. Now listed in Waitrose, Tesco, Ocado, Selfridges & Sourced Market; in all Wagamamas and Giraffes; selected Marriott hotels and over 1000 other discerning retailers, restaurants and bars.

London, Gb

Supporting the Bush Theatre - and its mission to discover, nurture and produce the best new playwrights - by strengthening its value to sponsors.

London, London, Gb

For 22 years, ?What If! has partnered with organisations hungry for growth. Inventing new products, brands, services, and business models, and helping to build in-house innovation capabilities. The role was accountable for developing client relationships and leading project delivery in the UK, Europe and Middle East across a wide range of industry sectors - including retail, consumer goods, healthcare, financial services, telecomms, energy & utilities, media and business to business.

London, London, Gb

Leading UK, European and Middle East business development and client relationships across the wide range of industry sectors - including retail, consumer goods, healthcare, financial services, telecomms, energy and utilities, media and business to business.

London, London, Gb

Leading European and Middle East business development and client relationships across retail, telecomms, energy, media and other industry sectors.

London, London, Gb

Focusing on the customer experience sector - retail, hospitality, financial services and other consumer facing businesses. Working with the incredible creative talent within ?What If! to create and deliver brand, format, product and service propositions.

Investor / Director for this growing catering business with a niche offer operating out of public spaces and with a passion for quality and value for money food.

New York, Ny, Us

Worked in close client relationships to delivered many retail / consumer products projects - across strategy, store operations, supply chain and merchandising; in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and India.Kurt Salmon is the world’s leading specialist retail management consulting company. It has offices across the globe and a client list that includes most of the largest retailers in the world.

Investor in Europe’s largest promotional space media owner, with over 1,000 venues including malls, airports and rail stations. Successfully exited after 4 years with a 6.5 times return.

Originally Uprising had the aspiration to be the first national UK chain of flower retailers. Following a two year trial, the retail trading part of the business was sold.In parallel it has been used to supply consulting services to retailers or to businesses providing services to retailers.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Managed cross functional and category teams defining, signing off and implementing international retail best practice experience. Contributed to the opening of 500 supermarkets and the start of several other retail formats in 12 months for this mega pan Indian retail start-up.

London, England, Gb

Responsible for defining, developing and implementing end to end change of the supply chain - from supplier to customers - for 26 store / £2.5 billion per annum John Lewis Department store business.

Cape Town, Western Cape, Za

Led the merchandise function (ranging, buying and supply management) for £240 million sales per annum across circa. 4,000 products covering kitchenware, tableware, bathroom, textiles, lighting, home adornment, gift and travel. Woolworths was then 795 stores and part of the Kingfisher group.

Ba (Hons), Business Studies

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