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Griffin Gaming Partners has backed the new Manchester-based mobile game studio founded by the creators of Playdemic.
"Our mission is clear; to make great games that millions of people love to play, every day for years."
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Griffin Gaming Partners has backed the new Manchester-based mobile game studio founded by the creators of Playdemic.
"Our mission is clear; to make great games that millions of people love to play, every day for years."
The funding round was backed by Opoka TFI and a group of angel investors.
"We've always wanted to build a business with a clear path to profitability and a healthy business model without sacrificing growth. Driving retention, being able to capture and use high-quality data to actively manage your customer-base have never been more important than today. The inflation and increasing costs for business owners force not only major international brands like Starbucks or McDonalds to heavily invest into customer data and rewards technology, but even more SMEs. Our multiproduct strategy creates a win-win setup. Currently our partners manage to triple the frequency of customer visits and save even up to 3 times on commissions"
The funding round was led by company founder James Dickson alongside high net worth investors and The FSE Group.
"We are thrilled to have completed this funding round following our successful MBO. Our wholesale division is experiencing an unprecedented level of growth, and we’re very pleased to have welcomed several new 5-star hotels to our client base in recent months. With Andy Phillips appointed as CEO, and David Read as Chairman, we believe we now have the best possible platform to scale the business."
The funding round was co-led by Oxford Innovation Finance and the OION Angel Network to support international growth and product development.
"Deep Planet was founded with the goal of using machine learning to address environmental risk for the benefit of the planet. Our AI technology is transforming sustainable farming with precision viticulture, assisting growers and winemakers to increase harvest efficiency, enhance yield resilience and drive sustainable production. This latest investment enables us to achieve our global vision and scale our technology across Europe and America."
The seed round was led by Haatch to support international expansion and onboard high-profile customers.
"After banking and insurance, telecoms is next on the list of legacy industries ready to be disrupted and fundamentally uprooted with technology and a truly customer-first approach. Offering mobile plans to your customers – something that today takes over a year and costs millions of dollars to do, can be done with shaka with a single API call."