Creative Growth Finance Portfolio

Dimension is a new breed of production studio ready for this advanced era of volumetric content, driven by real-time engines, computer vision, XR headsets, volumetric displays, digital humans, AI and 5G.

Our investment:

Creative UK invested £1 million through Creative Growth Finance across two rounds from late 2021, supporting the scaling of creative and technical output across screen and immersive projects.

Impact:

In 2025, Dimension Studio were acquired by global design and experience agency Journey, giving them access to international networks, clients and larger creative opportunities.

“Creative UK has always been really supportive. I think the thing that we loved from the off was the open-mindedness to supporting the early-stage ideas with creative aspirations that needed backing; and a degree of faith that the teams behind them would execute where other means of finance wouldn’t typically back that stage of a project.” – Simon Windsor, co-CEO Dimension Studio

Website: dimension.co

Bulbshare is a customer collaboration technology platform. It builds targeted consumer insight communities that provide thousands of real-time responses via the Bulbshare app on a daily basis, bringing the brands and organisations they work with closer to the daily lives of their customers – and helping them to be more driven by consumer data.

Website: bulbshare.com

Liverpool animation studio, Fourth Wall are independent creators of award-winning entertainment for children. Their team comprises animators, artists and producers who create both their own IP and brands and characters for partners.

Website: https://www.fourth-wall.com/

Award-winning game studio, FuturLab has developed several games including the breakaway hit, PowerWash Simulator. Based in Brighton, the company is on a strong trajectory, that has been supported by finance from CGF.

Website: https://futurlab.co.uk/

Huey Games joined the CGF portfolio in 2022, having completed two business support programmes with Creative Enterprise. A games developer that has worked on games such as Mechinus, Huey was formed by three gaming veterans in 2016 and alongside working on their own IP, they also offer publishers a porting service.

Our investment:

Creative UK’s Creative Growth Finance fund invested £235,000 into Huey Games in 2022, following the company’s participation in Creative UK Games Scale Up and Evolve support programmes.

Impact:

Since the investment, Huey Games has grown and sharpened its focus as a specialist co-development and console porting studio. The funding supported further development of the platform and enabled the team to expand, increasing delivery capacity and allowing the studio to take on a larger and more consistent pipeline of client projects. Notable recent projects include Hell Let Loose and Little Nightmares II.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Creative Growth Finance as we enter the next growth stage for Huey Games. This funding will allow us to unlock the potential of our ever-expanding team, as we continue our mission to deliver spell-binding games which ignite the passion of players.” – Rob Hewson, CEO and Creative Director of Huey Games

Website: https://www.hueygames.com/

The Covatic platform empowers companies to deliver exceptional user experiences without needing to expose personal data.

Website: https://covatic.com/

Big Light Productions’ portfolio of work includes major series such as Leonard and The Man in The High Castle. This independent production company is committed to placing the writer’s vision at the very heart of all that they do. As experts in character-led dramas, the worlds seen in Big Light productions tend to be expansive and intriguing.

Website: https://www.biglight.com/

Create Health is a specialist marketing agency that specialises in healthcare. They create communications that are underpinned by the very latest understanding of human cognition and which serve to help provide better knowledge across a wide range of areas within healthcare.

Our investment:

We invested in Create Health over two tranches in 2020 and 2022, allowing them to focus their strategy in the sector and to expand capabilities to retain long-term clients.

Website: https://createhealth.com/

This game-changing online platform enables people and companies to raise funds online utilising social channels and networks.

Our investment:

Crowdfunder received a £500,000 CGF investment in 2025, for further technical development and product roll-out for the Crowdfunder platform. This brings their total Creative UK funding to nearly £1.5 million to date.

Impact:

Since our investment, Crowdfunder have gone on to achieve total platform fundraising of over £300 million supporting hundreds of thousands of projects, launch the Crowdfunder Foundation to unlock institutional and philanthropic capital into their ecosystem, and expand internationally with a strategic move into the US market to drive further growth.

“This additional investment from Creative UK represents more than just funding – it’s a powerful endorsement of our vision to transform the fundraising market and how communities can drive positive change. As we approach our goal of facilitating £1 billion for impactful projects, this partnership gives us the strategic resources to scale our platform and reach more changemakers globally. The creative industries have always been at the forefront of innovation, and with Creative UK’s continued support, we’re reimagining what’s possible in the fundraising space. This investment allows us to build on our proven model while exploring exciting new directions that will empower more people to turn their ideas into reality – and transform giving. It’s a very exciting step.” – Dawn Bébe, Founder & Co-CEO at Crowdfunder

Website: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/

EMU Films is a British film production company that has been involved in many top-tier projects. These include award-winning film, Benediction and Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology.

Website: https://emufilms.com

Keaze is an online affordable housing platform that works alongside local housing authorities. Its platform is supplemented by software solutions that the company develops to support automation of sales.

Our investment:

Creative UK invested £350,000 into Keaze through Creative Growth Finance.

“The funding we have received from Creative UK’s Creative Growth Finance fund will help us roll out our new software platforms faster, supporting and expediting our plans for growth. Our ambition at Keaze is to streamline and simplify the buying process for the affordable housing sector, using our technology and our long-standing industry expertise we are strongly placed to make a lasting change for good.” – Owen Thomas, Founder and CEO, Keaze

Website: https://keaze.com/

Bristol-based VFX company, Moonraker works on its own IP as well as providing services for nature programming and visitor attractions. The company has built much of its reputation around filming for highly reputable nature programmes, such as Frozen Planet II, while the funding obtained from CGF has been primarily used to finance its fulldome movie, Moonbase.

Our investment:

Moonraker VFX received £400,000 from Creative UK’s Creative Growth Finance fund to support expansion into immersive experiences and location-based entertainment.

Impact:

Since our investment, Moonraker VFX have gone on to expand into global immersive and location-based entertainment through international installations and attractions, form a strategic partnership with BBC Studios to develop next-gen immersive experiences, and deliver high-end VFX for major global broadcasters and platforms including the BBC, Netflix and National Geographic.

“2024 has been a tricky year for television which has historically formed a core part of our business, so it is now more important than ever that we continue to diversify and grow within the Location Based Entertainment (LBE) sector. Creative UK Investments have once again stepped up to support our growth with investment from their Creative Growth Finance (CGF) fund. With this latest CGF loan, we have the extra funding needed to support us in growing our plans to their maximum potential.” – Jon Grafton, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Moonraker VFX

Website: https://moonrakervfx.com/

Coding bootcamp, Northcoders was set up in Manchester, but following success has expanded across the country. The company offers several coding courses and bootcamps either remotely or at its locations in Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Leeds.

Our investment:

We invested in Northcoders over two tranches in 2022, to help expand their consulting division and build a subscriptions-based training platform.

Impact:

Since investment, Northcoders has gone on to achieve stable profitability and operational efficiency. They also acquired Tech Returners Limited in 2023, which has now been fully integrated into their Business Solutions division.

Website: https://northcoders.com/

These experts in digital TV offer their clients a wide range of software development and support services, from integration through to training.

Our investment:

We invested in Ocean Blue Software in 2022 to help expand the relationship with large-scale strategic clients, including Amazon, Comcast, and Roku.

Impact:

Since our investment, Ocean Blue Software have gone on to expand their international footprint, launch new proprietary products such as the Axia HbbTV compliance suite, and deliver next-generation connected TV solutions for global broadcasters and device manufacturers.

Website: https://oceanbluesoftware.com/

SCREENSHOT Media is a Gen Z publisher and media company producing content to fill the gaps typically left for 18 to 30 year-olds. The company is both a content producer and an agency for blue chip firms.

“It’s not easy raising money for a company within this sector. The fact that you guys are so clued in that space and understood the Creative Industries in the UK so well was incredibly appealing” – Shira Jeczmien, CEO, SCREENSHOT Media

Website: https://screenshot-media.com/

Leeds-based post-production studio, Sticks and Glass that partners with a host of well-known media companies, including BBC and ITV. The company’s main focus is on high-end TV, while their city centre studio offers clients state-of-the-art facilities.

Our investment:

We invested in Sticks and Glass in 2022 to help them to scale their Virtual Production and XR environments.

Impact:

Since our investment, Sticks & Glass have gone on to launch a new studio space in Leeds, strengthening their production and post-production capabilities, and also secured a further £250k in strategic investment from Finance Yorkshire.

Website: https://www.sticksandglass.com/

Studio Giggle is a Bristol-based animation and film studio. The company has been in operation since 2006 and specialises in the design and production of immersive and filmed content.

Our investment:

Since our investment, Studio Giggle have gone on to be recognised in the UK Top 50 corporate film and animation production companies.

https://www.studiogiggle.co.uk/

Venture Stream is a Newcastle digital marketing agency specialising in Ecommerce. The company was founded in 2014 and specialises in the delivery of websites and marketing campaigns, offering a valued service to companies seeking to replatform or upgrade their websites.

Our investment:

Creative UK invested £750,000 into Venture Stream, from a combination of the Creative Growth Finance fund, and the North East Culture and Creative Investment Programme.

“It’s great to have Creative UK on board as a strategic investor, supporting Venture Stream’s award-winning e-commerce and digital marketing business. With their support, we’re now able to expand our commitment to people-first strategies, including our 4-day work week initiative and creating work for e-commerce and digital marketing freelancers globally through our new Flow marketplace platform. Our team has always been at the heart of our business, and we look forward to continuing our journey with the financial support of Creative UK, one of the leading backers of talent and innovation in the creative and digital economy.” – Vic Morgan, Founder and CEO, Venture Stream

https://venturestream.co.uk/

WeTrack is a software company that specialises in supporting major sport events. Their solutions include project management, secure on-site operations, performance tracking and reporting.

Our investment:

We invested in WeTrack in 2021, to fund a transition from being a servicer to a licenser, building an IP library of content to be licensed to third-party distributors and publishers.

Impact:

Since our investment, WeTrack were acquired by venue and event management software giants, Momentus Technologies, in 2023.

https://www.wetrack.com/

Creative design studio, NewTerritory builds original experiences for people, brands and businesses. Its ethos is of one of avoiding silos and instead working together to effect positive change.

Our investment:

Creative Growth Finance invested in NewTerritory over two tranches in 2021 and 2023, to fund marketing and sales uplift, invest in talent, and move to a larger more fit-for-purpose studio.

Impact:

Since our investment, NewTerritory were acquired by US-based experience design leaders, Geniant, in 2025.

https://www.newterritory.io/

Award-winning tech start-up, Sceenic is a leader in the global co-viewing market. Their white label product, ‘Watch Together’ enables content distributors to offer co-viewing experiences to their customers whilst generating valuable data and insights. The company was founded in 2015 and serves a portfolio of blue-chip media corporations.

“Creative UK’s investment in Sceenic is a testament to our team’s hard work and dedication to delivering the best possible technology for our clients. The Creative UK Investment team have shown real passion for the business and backed up their belief in our growth plan with this investment that will help us to reach our next stage. With this new investment round, Sceenic will continue to focus on growing to create and power more shared experiences that bring people closer together around their favourite platforms.” – Jonathan Williams, COO, Sceenic

https://www.sceenic.com/

Literal Humans is a digital marketing agency that is highly strategy-focused and which specialises in content that drives human connection. The team is focused on diversity and their work is shaped by their values.

Our investment:

Creative UK invested £400,000 into Literal Humans through Creative Growth Finance.

“We’ve had a fantastic experience working with Nick and the CGF team thus far. Even the application process was a powerful learning experience for us as agency leaders. We aspire to invest much more deeply in our team’s learning and development, expanding our core team to take on bigger clients, as well as tackling strategic initiatives like launching an AI strategy that levels up our team’s productivity and creativity. We know this CGF investment is a shot in the arm for rapid growth and we will take full advantage of this opportunity.” – Paul-David Perry, Co-Founder and CEO, Literal Humans

https://literalhumans.com/

Wake The Tiger is a Bristol-based immersive art and experience company behind the world’s first Amazement Park®, a walk-through art, story and play installation designed to spark curiosity and imagination; it has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors since launching and is expanding with a major new experience in Westfield London for summer 2026.

Our investment:

Through the Creative Growth Finance fund, Creative UK invested £500,000 into the business, supporting the realisation and early scaling of this ambitious and unique creative venture.

Impact:

As a result of the investment, Wake the Tiger expanded the Bristol site, increasing the size and depth of the experience. The team then announced a second flagship venue at Westfield London, opening in 2026, with the 80,000 sq ft London site is set to become Europe’s largest immersive art experience.

“Securing finance is difficult, particularly at this time in the creative sector, and the Creative Growth Finance team recognised our potential as a young business, as well as the synergy of our values, and came onboard to support us and help us grow.” – Graham MacVoy, Managing Director, Wake The Tiger

https://www.wakethetiger.com

Forever Audio is a UK / US-based creative audio agency specialising in sonic branding, music, sound design, and audio post-production for global advertising, film, TV, podcasts and immersive experiences. The studio has won industry awards including Campaign’s Best Audio Agency and Cinema & Sound awards, and works with major brands and studios to craft strategic sound identities.

Our investment:

We invested in Forever Audio in 2024, for staff expansion and working capital to re-focus on high-end, high-margin services and protect against AI competition risk.

Impact:

Since our investment, Forever Audio have gone on to open a new flagship London Dolby studio and have achieved multiple award wins and for their high-profile work across advertising, entertainment and immersive audio.

https://foreveraudio.com/

Nomad Games is a UK / Cheshire-based video game developer and publisher known for digitising classic tabletop games such as Talisman, Catan and Fury of Dracula, and for working with IP holders like Sega, Games Workshop and Asmodee.

Our investment:

Creative Growth Finance invested over £400,000 into Nomad Games in 2025, for ongoing delivery of Talisman 5, as well as beginning development on new license opportunities. The investment follows on from an earlier Creative England investment in 2013, to launch the original version of Talisman.

“Through its history, Creative UK has been a steady and reliable backer for Nomad Games Limited, which has now reached a pivotal growth point. It makes sense for Creative UK to be on board for the long ride, hence this exceptional equity investment step. The videogames business is evolving in new ways and collaboration that brings together a wide range of expertise is essential for navigating the new industry landscape. With Creative UK behind us, we will reinforce and grow our position to build new levels of value for all involved.” – Don Whiteford, Founder & CEO, Nomad Games

https://nomadgames.co.uk/

Karta is a London-based metaverse experiences studio designing branded environments and interactive campaigns within virtual worlds like Roblox, Fortnite and The Sandbox, helping brands connect with audiences through immersive virtual activations for clients including Adidas, Amazon Music and Manchester City FC.

Our investment:

Creative Growth Finance invested £500,000 into Karta in 2025.

“The world we operate in is accelerating, brimming with new possibilities. Thanks to Creative UK’s belief and investment, Karta is now better positioned than ever to actively pounce on these opportunities.” – Tony Barnes, COO, Karta

https://www.karta.game/

Studio MinaLima is an internationally acclaimed London-based graphic design and illustration studio founded in 2009 by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, the designers responsible for iconic props like the Marauder’s Map and Daily Prophet from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. The studio also produces its own illustrated books and runs immersive gallery-shops called House of MinaLima in London and other cities.

Our investment:

We invested in Studio MinaLima in 2025, enabling the company to expand internationally, enhance its digital offer, and develop new creative products.

“In our mission to transform storytelling in the retail and entertainment industries, we could not ask for a better partner than Creative UK. Innovation has always been at the heart of MinaLima, so it is a real honour to receive this endorsement from an organisation that champions changemakers in the creative industry. With Creative UK’s investment and expertise, we look forward to introducing even more magic and wonder into the world… at a time when it is desperately needed.” – Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, Founders, House of MinaLima

https://www.studiominalima.com/

Smart Avenue Media is a UK creative agency offering end-to-end video and TV advertising production services, specialising in broadcast-quality campaigns across TV, streaming, social and digital platforms, and often working with targeted advertising partners like Sky AdSmart.

Our investment:

We invested in Smart Avenue Media in 2025 to recruit new creative and business development talent, expand into new regions across the UK, and accelerate its five-year growth plan.

“This is an exciting chapter for Smart Avenue Media, and we’re incredibly proud to have the backing of Creative UK as we execute our growth plans. This investment supports the acceleration of scaling up our operations across the Northwest, Yorkshire, and London, while also advancing our most forward thinking, tech-led innovation projects.” – Tracy Eastwood, CEO, Smart Avenue Media

https://www.smartavenuemedia.co.uk/

Cantilever Media is an independent UK film and television production company specialising in family entertainment and animation, best known for producing the theatrical CGI feature The Amazing Maurice based on Sir Terry Pratchett’s beloved novel; the company has an expanding slate including Bollywoof, Badjelly the Witch and ongoing co-production deals to develop animated features for global audiences.

Our investment:

We invested in Cantilever Media in 2025 to expand its distribution arm, Kazoo Films, which was launched in 2024 and specialises in animated features for kids and families.

“The funding from Creative UK allows Kazoo to scale its operations and support more feature releases in cinemas demonstrating that there is audience demand for independent feature animation in the UK and Ireland. At a time where funding for creative businesses is difficult to secure, Creative UK was able to look at the overall business structure and plans for Cantilever and Kazoo and support our vision for a thriving UK–based independent animation studio.” – Andrew Baker, Director, Cantilever Media

https://www.cantilever.media/

Arwen AI is a UK-based tech company offering an AI-powered social commentary moderation and engagement platform that helps brands automatically remove toxic or spam comments, surface high-value interactions, and improve social media community health at scale.

Impact:

Since our investment, Arwen AI have gone on to scale their AI platform to manage social engagement and risk across audiences of 400m+ followers, and win adoption with major global brands including ITV, Oracle Red Bull Racing and the UN.

“We’ve had a great experience with Gab and the CGF team. The process was rigorous without being onerous, and Gab and the team brought a lot of value and useful thinking to the table. The investment is going to be central to our next phase of growth. We have big plans for Arwen, as customers ask ever more challenging questions about our AI software. The CGF investment allows us to hire growth and development roles to build our customer base while delivering more value and enhanced features, including identifying positive users and enabling our clients to be able to engage with them in real time, at scale. All part of our mission to “make social media more social” – Matthew McGrory, Co-Founder and CEO, Arwen AI

https://www.arwen.ai/

Crack Magazine is a Bristol-born independent monthly music and culture magazine distributed across Europe, known for in-depth interviews and features with artists like Björk, FKA twigs, Gorillaz and more, and has grown into a broader media and creative agency with festival collaborations.

Our investment:

Creative Growth Finance invested £280,000 into Crack Industries, the publisher behind Crack Magazine.

“We are thrilled to have received a investment loan from Creative UK. The loan will help our business realise a number of long-held creative ambitions and we can’t wait to work directly with the team to help us achieve these.” – Jake Applebee, Co-founder & Director, Crack Industries

https://crackmagazine.net/

Forestreet is a London-based AI-powered market and supplier discovery SaaS platform that enables businesses to instantly map out suppliers and market landscapes with granular, unbiased data. The company was acquired by global procurement intelligence leader Beroe in 2025 to scale its AI-driven supplier discovery capabilities and integrate them into a broader analytics ecosystem.

Our investment:

We invested in Forestreet in 2023, to accelerate growth and fund working capital needs while reducing dilution for shareholders.

Impact:

Since investment, Forestreet were acquired by procurement decision intelligence leaders, Beroe Inc, in 2025.

“Forestreet are delighted to have received investment from Creative Growth Finance. Over the last six years we have built an award-winning SaaS solution that revolutionises how market intelligence is delivered – leveraging the latest AI and automation to provide real-time insights on any market to support vendor discovery, investment scouting and due diligence. The funding from Creative Growth Finance will support the next phase of our growth and help us to remain at the leading edge of technology innovation.” – Alex Miller, CEO, Forestreet Ltd

https://www.forestreet.com/

Stampede Events is an international live event production and experiential marketing company that plans, produces and manages large-scale live activations, pop-ups, roadshows, product launches and cross-border touring for brands and marketing agencies across Europe and globally.

Our investment:

Creative Growth Finance has invested over £300,000 to support the launch of Gignite, an innovative AI-driven platform that aims to disrupt the live music touring industry and empower the next generation of artists.

“This investment from Creative UK has enabled us to complete vital R&D and expedite Gignite’s launch. We set out to solve long-standing issues with technical solutions, but what has evolved is so much more – innovation that aims to disrupt an outdated business model and demonstrate that live performance touring is investable and sustainable. Creative UK’s support is a testament to their vision of valuing and recognising the importance of the creative industries. We are thrilled about the network of expertise this collaboration brings with it and the future innovation that will evolve. We are at an exciting juncture and having Creative UK’s endorsement comes at the perfect time.”

https://www.stampede.events/