9 February 2011
Braveheart Investment Group plc
Investment in Real-Status Limited
Braveheart Investment Group plc (AIM: BRH) ('Braveheart' or the 'Group'), the AIM-listed specialist in growth capital investments for business angels, high net worth individuals and family offices, announces that Envestors Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, has arranged financing for Real-Status Limited, a developer of advanced software.
Since Royce Murphy, CEO of Real Status, presented in November 2010 to the Envestors Private Investor Club, the business has raised £895,000, including funding introduced through Envestors. Envestors provides a service matching high growth companies with high net worth investors and family offices.
HyperGlance software developed by Real-Status uses graphics and modelling techniques from the computer games industry to create dynamic and real-time models of complete information and communication technology infrastructures. Companies are spending $1.3 billion on "dashboard and analysis software". However, by using Real Status' Hyperglance product, the chief technology officer can navigate through the network, and base key IT management decisions on complete and up-to-date information.
Real-Status was formed through the collaboration of two successful Cambridge-based companies: Intergence Systems (an IT consulting business) and Geomerics (a games graphics company). From his recent sales trips to Dubai and California, Mr Murphy now has two paying customers from a prospect list of 30 companies expressing interest. To see the product preview in Dubai please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lybqsI-oqDE.
Commenting on the investment, Oliver Woolley Managing Director of Envestors, said: "Royce has built and sold two software companies and this investment underlines our members' confidence in Real-Status."
Royce Murphy commented: "A key problem for the Chief Technology Officers of large corporates is the ability to map its thousands of servers, switches and other devices. Real-Status uses games software technology to create a real-time 3D model of a large company's entire ICT infrastructure."
For further information please visit:
www.braveheartinvestmentgroup.co.uk
Or contact:
Braveheart Investment Group plc Geoffrey Thomson, Chief Executive Tel: 01738 587555 |
Seymour Pierce John Cowie (Nominated Adviser) Jeremy Stephenson, Paul Jewell (Corporate Broking) Tel: 020 7107 8000 |
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Envestors Limited Oliver Woolley, Managing Director Tel: 020 7240 0202 |
Real-Status Limited Royce Murphy, CEO Tel: 0845 2264167 |
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Media inquiries Allerton Communications (for Braveheart) Peter Curtain Tel: 020 3137 2501 |
Notes to editors
Braveheart Investment Group makes and manages investments in young, emerging British companies, specialising in building tax efficient portfolios for business angels, high net worth individuals and family offices. Braveheart was founded in 1997 by a small group of investors to encourage and syndicate investments in privately held companies that offered opportunities for significant growth. Fourteen years on, Braveheart is a public company with a demonstrable track record in technology investing, an established client base and various funds under management. The Group has offices in Perth, London, Yorkshire and Jersey with franchise operations in Dubai and Manchester.
Investments are made in unlisted companies where there is potential for significant growth through successful commercialisation of IP. Through close relationships with leading universities and innovation centres, Braveheart has access to a wide variety of emerging commercial opportunities at early stages. There are currently some 45 companies in Braveheart's diverse portfolio (includes all companies where the Group has a financial interest) and it has completed more than 100 deals.
Following the 2010 acquisition of Envestors Limited, the London based specialist corporate finance advisory business, Braveheart offers a unique and comprehensive suite of tax efficient products to high net worth investors.