The BBC reports today, February 11th, that a team of Antarctic scientists has started its search for Sir Earnest Shackleton's lost ship the Endurance: The team broke through thick pack-ice on Sunday to reach the vessel's last known position in the Weddell Sea. Robotic submersibles will now spend the next few days scouring the ocean floor for the maritime icon. Shackleton and his crew had [...]
We were delighted to learn that our portfolio company, Dexam International, has just won the Housewares Innovation Awards 2019 for its Forest and Forge Kitchen Knife Range. Dexam sources and supplies a wide range of top quality, innovative kitchenware and cookware to the UK market. From simple, everyday tools and gadgets like potato peelers and wooden spoons, to hi-tech kitchen knives and cutting-edge cookware concepts, [...]
We are delighted to announce that ELEMENT, the digital insurance platform developed by Shackleton investee FinLeap has secured a further €23 million in funding. ELEMENT is a fully digital white-label insurance product factory, which is fully licensed by Germany's regulator BaFin to write P&C insurance business. ELEMENT's business partners can offer to their customers modern property and casualty insurance products and a digital customer experience [...]
Shackleton investee FinLeap, which is now Europe's largest fintech company builder, today announced that it has raised EUR 41.5 million in an investment round, led by Ping An‘s Global Voyager Fund. Ping An, a leading Chinese financial services firm, is the world‘s largest insurance company by market capitalization and a widely recognized fintech and healthtech innovator. "Since our launch four years ago, we have been [...]
With more product launches at METSTRADE, Shackleton investee Lewmar is registering double digit growth and outperforming base market levels thanks to a combination of investment in key technologies and innovative new development work with a number of OEMs. The success of the latter approach was driven home Tuesday evening when Lewmar was recognised at the 4th Board Builder Awards for Business Achievement. The company was [...]
Hot on the heels of the hugely successful development of The SSE Hydro, Shackleton investee, The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has applied for planning permission in principle for a major expansion of its facilities with a vision to create a unique global event campus capable of taking the World’s top conferences, exhibitions and events. The £150-£200m project includes a dedicated entrance to the west of [...]
With the launch of new vessels featuring Lewmar Glass from major industry players including Sunseeker, Princess Yachts, Prestige & X-Yachts amongst others; Lewmar's glass division is now firmly established as one of the foremost marine glazing suppliers. Shackleton has supported Lewmar's growth initiatives including its 2015 investment in digital printing and glass manufacturing capabilities. As a result Lewmar glass has grown to a multi-million pound [...]
Exterity has been recognised as Best Enterprise Video Solution for its end-to-end IP Video Solution by Streaming Media in its tenth European Media Readers' Choice Awards. Exterity clients can easily distribute live terrestrial and satellite television and radio, video, DVDs, digital Video on Demand (VoD), digital signage, information boards and web content throughout their facility. This multimedia content can be viewed on standard and Smart [...]
Insurance-robo-advisor Clark today announced the closing of a US$29 million financing round, the largest Series B financing of any European insurtech to date, led by FinTech investor Portag3 Ventures and transatlantic fund White Star Capital. Existing investors, including Coparion, Kulczyk Investments and Yabeo Capital, also invested new funds in the Frankfurt and Berlin-based company, bringing total financing to date to US$45 million. Shackleton investee, FinLeap, [...]
The 2018 Crystal Cabin Awards winners were announced last night in Hamburg and included Bluebox aIFE as the winner in the IFEC category. Often called the ‘Oscars’ of the aircraft interiors industry, is incredible recognition for both the innovation and the value of the solution as a cost-effective way to rapidly deploy accessible IFE for passengers with visual impairment. The Crystal Cabin Awards recognise the best [...]
