Azura Group
Unit 2 Crusader Business Park, Stephenson Road West, Clacton On Sea, Essex, CO15 4TN, United Kingdom
Overview
We provide Franchise Information Management Software for Franchise Networks. Our main product, Webchise, is used by over 30 franchise networks in the UK For many franchisors, clear visibility of their franchisees’ activities is very difficult, if not impossible. How useful would it be to be able to answer the following questions at a click of a button? • How many leads did a franchisee get this week? • How many leads have been converted this month? • What revenue has a franchisee booked so far this month? • What Royalties or MSF is due to me? Without access to information about the franchisees’ activities, it is very difficult to manage your network effectively – because you don’t have all the information. Webchise is a revolutionary system which allows you to see this information, whilst (and this is most important) providing tools that make life easier for your franchisees so that they want to use the system – and hence provide the information you need. Its modular nature means that Webchise implementations are very cost effective, because you are not paying for the parts of a system that you are not using.
- Total investments
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- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
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- Active investors
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Sector focus
- CRM
- Information Technology
- Robotics
- Software
Investment portfolio
- UbiQD
Participated · Series B · Apr 2025
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Los Alamos, New Mexico, UbiQD is a global leader in quantum dot manufacturing and technology. Its core products leverage proprietary quantum dots to manipulate light, most notably through UbiGro®, a greenhouse film that fluoresces to create a crop-optimizing light spectrum. The company is expanding production to meet growing demand across agriculture and clean-energy markets and recently signed a long-term supply agreement with First Solar. To finance this scale-up, UbiQD previously closed a $20 million Series B round and has now added venture debt to its capital stack. The new funds will support facility upgrades and specialized manufacturing equipment in New Mexico. UbiQD’s leadership team was further strengthened by the appointment of Tony Beams—whose background spans AppHarvest, Plenty, Netflix, and Headspace—as Chief Financial Officer. With additional capital and seasoned financial leadership, UbiQD is positioning itself for accelerated commercial growth while maintaining capital efficiency.
Team
Simon Pullum
Founder & Managinf Director
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