Tennis champion, and world number one, Andy Murray continues to back early-stage businesses in 2017, including new support for British companies MacRebur, VPAR and Bijou Commerce.
MacRebur, the pioneering Scottish startup that makes roads out of waste plastic surpassed its £590,000 target on Seedrs, overfunding to almost £1.3 million in just over a week with more than 1,030 investors into the Richard Branson-backed business. The firm produces a patented bitumen replacement that results in stronger and longer-lasting roads and the trio of Scottish-based founders are at the forefront of a revolution to improve all roads, sort out potholes and create a new arm of recycling. VPAR, the ambitious golf technology platform has so far raised £1.15 million from
VPAR, the ambitious golf technology platform, has raised £1.15 million from almost 320 individual investors including Eden Rock Capital’s CEO, James Matthews. The Golftech brand is revolutionising the golf experience and democratising the game for a new audience. VPAR won Best Sports App at the Sports Technology Awards, beating Chelsea FC and The Wimbledon Championships.
Bijou Commerce, the leading SaaS-based mobile commerce platform for leading retailers has backing from experienced investor turned angel, retail mogul Tom Singh. The startup’s mission is to transform the way retailers, brands and publishers engage, retain and monetise their customers’ on mobile devices.
Murray said about the investments, “I’m continuing to grow my portfolio through Seedrs and have tried to choose companies that inspire me from as many different sectors as possible. I was interested in MacRebur because I am really impressed by their ambition to make a massive economic and environmental difference to road construction worldwide.”
“VPAR appealed me because I enjoy golf and it’s something I could see myself using once I finish playing tennis, and Bijou Commerce is a ground-breaking tech company which will hopefully revolutionise retail.”
Jeff Lynn, CEO and co-founder of Seedrs:
“We are delighted that Andy continues to be so active in early-stage investment and his recent investments on Seedrs into MacRebur, VPAR and Bijou Commerce reaffirm this. His investments have helped Seedrs to exceed a new milestone, with over £200 million invested into campaigns on the platform. Andy is a great example of an investor who understands this asset class and the importance of building a broad investment portfolio, into which these three game-changing brands within their subsequent sectors will add even more diversity.”