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Longbrook Ventures

Unit 4b Lynx Business Park, Fordham Road, Snailwell, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Longbrook Ventures invests through the business life cycle, from the pre-seed stage all the way through to public ownership.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
0
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Investment portfolio

  • Blockskye

    Participated · Equity · Jul 2025

    Blockskye operates a blockchain-based payments network designed to improve transaction processes and provide real-time financial visibility for corporate travel clients. Its platform aims to address corporate card and expense management challenges faced by business travelers. The company is based in Boston and has entered a strategic partnership with Flight Centre, which invested USD5 million (A$7 million). As part of the deal, Blockskye will provide early access to its payments network to Flight Centre’s corporate arm, FCM Travel, and may be embedded in Flight Centre’s technology suite. The investment complements Flight Centre’s broader technology initiatives, including the development of an AI-enabled platform called Sam. No revenue, user metrics, founding year, or valuation were disclosed in the article.

  • Just Move In

    Led · Equity · Jun 2022

    Just Move In built a platform that ingests property data from estate agent CRMs and creates a single point of entry to set up dozens of services (council tax, water, gas, energy, broadband, home insurance, etc.). It embeds partners such as Openrent, Hamptons, Alto and Anyvan to automate and streamline the move-in flow for customers. The service is free to users and the company is paid in a model similar to price-comparison sites, earning from embedded partners. Just Move In says it is managing over 300,000 moves in the UK—around 10% of the UK market—and is projected to process over 400,000 home moves in 2025. The company plans to expand into embedded financial services (simplifying access to credit and insurance products) and to take the product to Europe. Co-founder Ross Nichols emphasizes time savings for customers and tighter embedding into the move workflow versus fragmented comparison sites. Just Move In provides a holistic home-setup platform that lets movers manage council, water, sewerage, energy and broadband in one environment and recommends removals and storage companies. The service supports users with “move specialists” while automating more of the registration and payment processes. The company is adding insurance and removals imminently and is integrating its service via API into the journeys of conveyancing firms, banks and other fintechs. Just Move In counts U.K. property firms Hamptons, Openrent and Pickfords among its clients. The startup is B Corp certified, works exclusively with green energy providers including Octopus Energy where possible, and is part of 1% for the Planet (donating 1% of revenue to charity). Co‑founders include Ross Nichols and Tom Old, and John Browett serves as chairman. Just Move In is a Bournemouth-based proptech platform that combines automation with personalised concierge service to help clients manage every aspect of moving. The platform automates administrative tasks such as switching internet services and informing councils, while organising removals, storage and offering local settling-in recommendations. Clients receive support from a team of concierge managers via phone and email, and the company emphasizes personal treatment for each move. As the business develops its technology, more offerings are becoming automated, though the human touch remains central to growth plans. Just Move In partners with ethical businesses and works exclusively with green energy providers, including Octopus and Ecotricity, and is a Certified B Corporation. The startup recently raised a €1.7 million seed round to support product development and service expansion.

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