Vitruvian Partners is a global growth focused investor with offices across multiple international cities, backing dynamic businesses in asset light industries.
Tom brings investment and board experience as a partner at Vitruvian Partners, alongside non-executive and advisory roles at companies including Materials Market, Ryder Industries, and Carwow.
Vitruvian Partners backed the first equity raise in Dojo history to support growth across the UK and Europe.
"In a short space of time, our game-changing technology and proven customer proposition has enabled us to become the market leader in the UK. Our ambition doesn’t stop here. Dojo has a large and exciting opportunity ahead, and with the support of Vitruvian, we have the investment to deliver on our plans to scale our growth and enable in-person commerce across Europe. The investment is testament to the hard work from our team and the deep support from our partners and customers over the past four years. We are proud to demonstrate that the UK tech sector can attract global investment and look forward to working with Vitruvian to deliver our shared ambition of bringing our technology to more Enterprises and becoming a leader in card payments in Europe."
Vitruvian Partners invests in Options Technology to accelerate global expansion and technology innovation.
"We are delighted to invest in Options, a company with a proven track record of growth and innovation in the capital markets sector. With our financial backing and strategic guidance, we look forward to helping Options further solidify its position as a global leader in financial technology and continue delivering innovative solutions to its customers."
Vitruvian Partners has acquired a minority stake in Twinkl to support the educational publisher's international expansion.
"Everything we do at Twinkl is to help those who teach and this is as true today as it was on day one. From humble beginnings, we’re now a global leader in educational resources. I couldn’t be prouder of our team, their work and our shared commitment to serving our customers every single day. This investment, and our partnership with Vitruvian, will help us to find new ways to continue to help the teaching community worldwide as we move into this next phase of our journey."
The financing round was led by Vitruvian Partners with participation from the Amazon Alexa Fund, XTX Ventures and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
"I am delighted to announce our latest fundraising round led by Vitruvian Partners. Vitruvian’s experience supporting high-growth and innovative technology companies globally will be invaluable as we continue to scale up our capabilities and operations. Given the evolving threat landscape and the increasingly sophisticated technology being used by adversarial actors, this investment will help us continue to stay at the forefront of the fight against misinformation, funding further research and development of end-to-end technology solutions that really break down and combat information threats."
The Brighton reseller of photo and video kit has raised £49.8m from Vitruvian Partners and Acton Capital to expand in US and European markets.
"This funding round is a major milestone for MPB culminating a decade of strong performance and a vision to make great kit accessible and affordable. With the backing of Vitruvian Partners and those reinvesting in our business we can accelerate our US and European growth strategy at scale, profitably. Photography and videography are intrinsic to societies and cultures all over the world, and at MPB we have created a circular model that offers everyone the chance to be visual storytellers and content creators in a way that’s good for the planet."
