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North East Development Fund

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Leaf

Leaf provides end-to-end performance marketing services for eCommerce businesses.

Aero Commerce

Aero Commerce

Aero Commerce provides ecommerce platform solutions for online retailers.


Recent investments

Series A
£1.8M

Maven Capital Partners led the Series A round, which included backing from the North East Development Fund and the Future Fund.

"The social ad space is constantly evolving, and organisations must remain dynamic to ensure more than ever that they are engaging customers and creating bespoke experiences to satisfy those customers. Leaf is helping businesses cost-effectively acquire and retain high-value customers in what is an increasingly competitive environment. Gilbert has built an impressive business and we are delighted to support the business as it enters an exciting new phase of growth."
— Peter Smith, Investment Associate
Seed
£750K

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."
— Michael Vassallo, Investment Director