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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.