Uniplaces

Ben Grech and his two co-founders Miguel Amaro and Mariano Kostelec met at university and were inspired to emulate the successes of marketplace champions Airbnb and Homeaway. Focused on offering choice, trusted service and convenience, they set up Uniplaces to make international student rentals much easier and more secure to access.

We've been fortunate to have patient investors that came in quite early and they've been able to continue to invest. Ben Grech, Co-founder and non-executive chairman

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Adthena

Founder Ian O’Rourke credits backer Mel Morris of CandyCrush fame with helping Adthena to build on its strong machine-learning foundations so its clients can reach new customers via search.

We are going to grow north of 100% this year, and the US is our biggest growth market. Ian O’Rourke, Founder

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Lantum

Founder Melissa Morris set up Lantum with the ambition to help save the NHS £1bn in medical staff recruitment agency fees each year and, after rapid growth, has achieved over £10m of savings to date.

If people think we have problems now, they have no idea about how bad recruitment in the NHS will get after Brexit. Melissa Morris, Founder and CEO

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Shopper Media Group

With £1000 in the bank and a great ambition to revolutionise the shopper media industry, co-founders Joel Hopwood and Matt Lee learned early on that impressive success can come at a price, but starting afresh has helped the company scale to much loftier heights.

We achieved £1m turnover in our first year, £6m in our second and £12m in our third. At the time, we thought that growth was easy. Joel Hopwood, Co-founder

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eporta

After working in private equity, then leading online property firm Zoopla’s £919m IPO, Aneeqa Khan set up eporta, connecting furniture suppliers to anyone doing an interior design project, and has raised $8m in series-A funding.

Hiring is a big focus for us as we expect the team will double in size this year. Aneeqa Khan, Founder

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Greenwood Campbell

In the fast-moving world of digital technologies and shifting customer appetite, full-service digital agency Greenwood Campbell maintains a highly fluid approach to its intellectual capital while remaining committed to the human factor.

There's a kind of silicon beach movement in Bournemouth where there's lots of digital agencies, tech start-ups and many government-funded initiatives. Adam Greenwood, Co-founder & CEO

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Lavanda

Lavanda is spearheading a movement for best practice in the often legally complex short-term residential rental sector, in a mission that’s guided by industry-leading investors.

We only work with investors who have a strong network or bring sector expertise to our business. Guy Westlake, Co-founder and CEO

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Renal Services

The UK’s first privately operated independent chain of kidney dialysis clinics Renal Services was one of BGF’s earliest investments and was chosen as one of the 1000 Companies to inspire Britain 2017.

I am a serial entrepreneur in this space, I’ve been doing this for over 20 years all over the world, but this is my first venture in the UK. Stefano Ciampolini, Co-founder & CEO

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The Clubhouse

With investment in each new location opened by The Clubhouse costing £1.5m, a key challenge for the company has been raising growth capital to bring founder Adam Blaskey’s vision to life.

As a founder, you come up with the idea, concept and vision but it’s really down to your team and a shared passion to turn that vision into reality. Adam Blaskey, Founder

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