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📣 dmg ventures is launching Media Maestro, a competition where the winner will receive £250k worth of advertising with dmg media (MailOnline, Metro, etc.), as well as brand insights, expert support and account management! Applying is incredibly simple. Fill in the 5 min application form (link in comments) by 23:59 GMT on 5th Feb. By the following Monday (12th), the top 10 will be invited to a 30 min call with the judging panel, and then we'll pick the winner! The competition is open to any UK start-up selling to end consumers (B2C) and founded since 2018, aside from existing dmg ventures portfolio companies or companies we're currently in investment discussions with! See link to application form and T&Cs in the comments 👇 Good luck! #startup #consumer #venturecapital #media #competition Manuel Rachel Taos @Tom Louise Susanna Ryan Barbara George - Open to UK registered companies founded in the past five years (2018 or later for the purposes of the 2024 Promotion), excluding existing dmg ventures portfolio companies or companies which are in active investment discussions with dmg ventures.Promotion opens at 09:00 GMT on 23/01/2024 and closes at 23:59 on 05/02/2024. - Entrant must apply via the application form. - 1 prize of £250,000 worth of advertising spend plus associated benefits available subject to the exclusions in the full T&Cs. - 1 entry per email. - Full T&Cs apply, see in comments.

We're delighted to announce our investment in the iconic swimwear brand, Hunza G! Led by the force of nature that is georgiana huddart, Hunza G has scaled at a blistering pace since Georgiana relaunched the brand in 2015. We're incredibly excited to be joining her and the rest of the hugely talented team as they take the brand to even greater heights. Manuel gives his thoughts on why we felt compelled to invest in the blog in the comments 👇 #consumer #venturecapital #startup #investment Rachel Taos Louise Susanna

F1® Arcade is at it again. It's coming to Denver in 2025! If you don't know much about the great Colorado city of Denver, here are some fun facts to whet the appetite: 🏀 Denver is home of the Denver Nuggets, 2023 NBA champions and boasting probably the world's best basketball player, Nikola Jokic 🍔 The cheeseburger was invented there! 🍺 The city is regarded as the beer capital of the Rockies 🌎 It's also the highest major city in the US I'm not sure about you, but this sounds like a heady combination to us! #consumer #venturecapital #startup #f1 Manuel Rachel Taos Louise Susanna

Our new Scale Fund is off to a flyer 😎 We’re thrilled to share news of our investment in US-based, upcycling, superfood brand, Blue Stripes! Led by visionary founders, Oded Brenner and Aviv Schwietzer, Blue Stripes upcycles ~70% of the cacao fruit that is wasted as a byproduct of chocolate making and turns it into tasty superfood products. We’re excited to be investing alongside The Hershey Company, Whole Foods Market, ZINTINUS, Praesidium and Hamilton Lane. Check out Rachel’s blog in the comments on why we felt compelled to invest 👇 #consumer #superfood #sustainability #venturecapital #startup #investment Manuel Taos Louise Susanna

We believe that collaboration drives better outcomes for all stakeholders. That's why, alongside Atomico, we hosted an event last night which pulled together London's pre-eimnent consumer entrepreneurs, operators and investors. It capped a huge week for us. The event made us feel more confident than ever that the consumer sector is now on an upward curve. The sheer density of talent was something to behold. Thank you to Georgia, Grace and the team at Atomico for putting this together with us. Thanks also to the outstanding panel chairs and panelists; Laura, Susan, Florian, Lopo, Elizabeth, Magnus, Luke, Laura, Sia, Ritika, Kirsty, Olivia, Gyve and Ben. #consumer #venturecapital #startup #b2c Manuel Rachel Taos Louise Susanna

Today, we’re reaffirming our commitment to the recovering consumer start-up ecosystem and the extraordinary founders driving it. We are announcing: 💸 Two new funds of £25m each 👋 Two promotions to Partner (congratulations, Rachel and Taos!) 🍹 Two new investments, into TRIP and Blue Stripes! Check out the story here 👉 https://lnkd.in/egWdB4K8 #venturecapital #newfund #promotions #consumer #investment Manuel Louise Susanna William

Have you had your invite to the Napo Pet Insurance Four Legged Fete on the 12th & 13th October in Battersea Park? The Metro.co.uk brand to hand team are pounding the pavements today handing out 1.5k invites, dog toys and bowls. The fun-filled fete will have every tail wagging with activities, freebies and expert talks from Napo experts. In the run up to the event, Metro will hand deliver 7.5k invites at key stations and parks in proximity to Battersea Park and run display advertising in paper to drive further reach. We hope the fete is a pawesome success! 🐶 Manuel Lopo de Carvalho Rachel M. Taos Edmondson, CFA Tom Leader Susanna Williams Louise Rogers George Blew Mail Metro Media

Taos has written a piece on how we're navigating the GenAI hype as a consumer VC. There have been a couple of important developments over the past couple of months which suggest to us that the time is now ripe to be investing in GenAI's application layer. Check out the blog below 👇 #venturecapital #startup #deepdive #genai #investing Manuel Rachel Louise Susanna

We're excited to be supporting Focal, co-founded by our very own Taos, once again! If you're raising a pre-seed to Series A round in the next 6 months, this is the best place to start. It takes 7 minutes to apply and you'll reach Focal's 250+ partner VC funds as a minimum. Best of luck! #demoday #fundraise #startup #venturecapital

We're thrilled to announce that we've led ReBorn Homewares’ seed round! Founder, Brian, has done an incredible job as the company's only FTE since launching in September 2023. Supported by a talented group of PTEs and advisors, he's managed to go live with John Lewis and Next (and soon, Dunelm), and scale online D2C and Amazon. There is a huge need and demand for a sustainable homeware brand. We can’t wait to work with Brian and ReBorn over the coming years. #startup #investment #venturecapital #consumer #homeware Manuel Rachel Taos Louise Susanna