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Scribe in review - 2024. Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who continues to lend us your trust. This year, we worked with hundreds of clients of all shapes and sizes. 📊 In private markets, we welcomed a number of large Limited Partners to our platform and are now structuring data for billions in AUM across Europe, helping them to understand the private companies that are driving returns. We've got more going live in January, across five new countries. 💰 For Founders, nearly 400 companies have now used Scribe's data to find Angel investors. This is becoming a truly best-in-class product, maximising Companies House data unavailable elsewhere. The best part: it really works, with over 1,500 meetings facilitated and millions in funding raised. 💻 On product, we've launched advanced tooling to help clients understand private companies, generating credit memos in seconds and automating financial modelling. It's still early, but adoption on this side is accelerating. Thank you for your support and wishing you a good start to 2025.

Which companies have raised this week? Here are the latest: Forest - sustainable city bike rentals. mnaara - sharia-compliant investing. medino - online pharmacy, on your phone. Oxford Flow - revolutionary precision-engineered valves. WeFlex - electric vehicle rentals for Uber drivers. All from the live feed.

18 months ago, we launched a Scribe offering for Founders, to help them find investors with our data on private companies. This summer, we went one step further - helping fifty clients nearly every step of the way. We curated lists of investors, drafted messaging and automated it all with a third-party. Here's what we learned... 🤫 If you're early, soften the language. Pre-revenue businesses had more success asking for advice, but this still led to them getting investment. 🤝 Meetings are hard to get, but likely to result in an investment. The conversion from meeting to investment was very good. ✅ Investor selection matters more than outreach messaging. This is counterintuitive, but we saw no difference between personalised LinkedIn outbound and blank requests. Your message matters much less than who you're writing to. 🏥 It's easier for some industries. An obvious one, but some sectors struggle. Healthcare / B2B FinTech were best, while Consumer apps/snack brands were tougher. In all cases, the more traction, the less sector mattered. ✉️ LinkedIn is more effective than e-mail. E-mail does work, but LinkedIn is significantly better for investor outreach. 🖊️ Keep track, stay organised. The best Founders were the most organised. Fastest commitment was 7 days, and the average number of replies was 50 per campaign. Most meetings come from follow-ups.

Which companies are growing fast? Let's take a look. Accrofab - components for aerospace and defence. ATA Sameday - same-day delivery across the UK. Fresh Haven Healthcare - in-home senior care. M3 Contracting - drywall and acoustic wall panels. Switch Management - consultancy for luxury properties. These are all experiencing fast growth in revenue and headcount.

Join Scribe's Ekaterina Manoilenko, MBA this Thursday for an event at Google for Startups in London, all about raising capital. We're excited to be collaborating with Floww + Pi Labs on this!

Which companies have fundraised recently? Let's take a look at the data: Alternative Payments® - open banking payments. ENSO - better tyres for electric vehicles. Nomi - accounting software. Quantum Dice - a new protocol for quantum computing. Vision4sport Events - tailored trips to sports events. All tracked today, available on the Scribe live feed.

Join Scribe at two upcoming events! Wednesday - Breakfast & Big Ideas, hosted by HSBC Innovation Banking and SeedLegals. Our co-founder & CEO Rob Cossins will be speaking on a panel. Next Thursday - Fundraising Workshop, hosted by Floww and Google for Startups. Join Scribe's Ekaterina Manoilenko, MBA who'll be sharing insights from the fundraising world. Register in the comments!

Which companies have raised recently? Let's take a look at the data: Sasai Fintech - simplified payments to Africa. Teysha Technologies - bioplastics. PEGO - technology for commercial cleaning. Easygifts - buy gifts online. CAE Technology Services Limited - IT infrastructure services. All from this morning in the live feed.

Join Scribe co-founder & CEO Rob Cossins for a Webinar alongside Jonny Seaman covering the different types of funding options. Monday, 25th November at 11.30am! Register: https://lu.ma/q3hym99q

Which companies are growing fast? Let's take a look. RVA Surveyors - the business rates specialist. Purdy & Figg - natural cleaning products. Shooting Stars - pantomimes and edutainment. Vape Supplier Ltd - vapes. Fairway Energy - solar panel installation.