Maven Capital Partners led the seed round with participation from existing shareholders to fund sales expansion and new office openings.
"We are delighted to support Richard and the team as they embark on a programme of growth. Aero will support smaller agencies to attract enterprise level ecommerce website customers and provide an innovative, out of the box solution to those clients. Online sales and ecommerce platforms are highly attractive growth markets and we look forward to supporting Aero as it executes its expansion plans."
Beringea led the Series B round, with participation from Felix Capital, JamJar Investments and Downing Ventures.
"Taymoor has rapidly built Papier into the destination for personalised stationery products, developing a remarkable team and a curated collection of designs to inspire a growing community of hundreds of thousands of stationery lovers around the world. Beringea has backed the vision and growth of the business and we will now work closely with Taymoor to scale an international success story."
Active Partners led the Series A round to fund global expansion for the London-based e-jeweller.
"With Active Partners on board we now believe we have the external capital and expertise to complement our amazing team to succeed in growing the business and owning the ‘bespoke’ space in fine jewellery."
Members of Green Angel Syndicate have backed the durable goods e-commerce platform in a £550k round.
"I hate fast fashion and loathe products which are designed to break or wear out quickly. I also don't much like shopping. BuyMeOnce is a revelation. The best due diligence you can do on an investment is to use it before you invest, and for me buying clothes and kit from BuyMeOnce has been a really pleasurable experience. BuyMeOnce ticks all the boxes – it is an exciting high growth company which reduces waste and cuts the time I have to spend doing things I don't like."
The funding round was backed by Seedcamp, Nigel Wray and YYX Capital to support the launch of the brand's flea care subscription.
"The popularity of direct-to-consumer goods brands offering products continues to grow at pace. We’ve seen everything from healthcare, financial services, travel, transport and electronic goods all race to innovate so that they can directly engage with customers using social, mobile, and digital channels and devices. It’s now time for the buoyant pet care market to innovate."
