ABOUT US
Telarik specialises in making and managing investments in start-up and early stage businesses with high growth prospects.
We invest time and capital in companies at an early stage, typically when founders have created at least a fully tested prototype of their product or service but are at pre-product launch or pre-commercialisation stage.
The value we offer lies in our ability to plan for growth, help you raise more funds and develop your corporate strategy.
MEET THE TEAM
Josh Wong
Josh has been advising clients on funding and direct investment for over 20 years. A qualified Chartered Accountant, he spent 9 years with Barclays Capital as a structured finance specialist. His career spans senior management roles across Family Office Corporate Finance and Fund Management platforms.
Robert Stubbs
Robert has been involved in corporate finance for close on 35 years and started his career with Schroders. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, business development, corporate strategy and fundraising.
Robin Wong
Robin has a deep understanding of how digital opportunities can be identified, validated and scaled. With 20 years experience under his belt in the Technology industry, businesses like Google and BT have sought his help to innovate, using his extensive expertise across Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile techniques.
OUR FOCUS
Early Stage Businesses
Investments between
£20K and £500k
United Kingdom
based
Industry agnostic
We want to work with companies that will solve problems, bring innovation to the market and exploit commercial opportunities to offer a high rate of return on investment. For us the focus is always on the entrepreneur and their teams.
We want to hear from companies that have Platform and Service offerings in the following sectors:
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Lifestyle, Health, Mobility and Wellness
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Industrial, Manufacturing, Agriculture & Logistics
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Financial Technology (FinTech)
We also focus on Enabling Technologies and want to hear from you if you are involved in:
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - core algorithms, recognition technologies and service platforms
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Drones and Robotics - structural and embedded technologies, control systems, management platforms
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Sensors and loT- sensing hardware, middleware, connectivity
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
People
We look for dynamic and visionary leaders, backed by dedicated and experienced teams
Competitive Edge
Breakthrough technologies are preferred over incremental improvements in existing markets
Distribution
Businesses that create and deliver solutions direct to clients and end users
Growth markets
We focus on big markets - the bigger the market, the more room there is for start-ups to succeed
Exit Strategy
We look for investments with clear exit strategies within 3-5 years
Metrics
We only invest in businesses that keep and monitor actionable metrics that focus on driving growth
Download our full checklist of things
we look for in investment opportunities
CONTACT US
Drop us a line if you are looking for investment or co-investment opportunities
INVESTMENTS
NearSt
Getting people back into high street shops -NearSt is a retail technology company building the world’s source of real-time local inventory. Their technology, NearLive, connects to any shop inventory system and turns raw stock into quality live inventory data, ready for the web.
Cellesce
A biochemical engineering company that is commercialising a suite of powerful new technologies for applications in drug discovery and regenerative medicine.
AirEx
Commercialising smart ventilation control systems - helping householders save money on energy bills, without compromising air quality. Its smart sensors monitor the environmental conditions in houses and smart algorithms enable automatic air flow regulation.