ThinCats
2 Snowhill, Snowhill Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6GA, England
Overview
ThinCats offers tailored funding solutions to support the growth of mid-sized UK businesses. The company combines data analytics with traditional lending practices to meet the unique needs of each client. Services include funding for growth, acquisitions, refinancing, and restructuring.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 8
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Small and Medium Businesses
Investment portfolio
- Energy Saving Lighting
Led · Equity · Sep 2021
Energy Saving Lighting (ESL) is a lighting consultancy and installation company that designs and delivers energy-efficient LED lighting solutions across commercial, domestic, public sector and social enterprise customers. Founded in 2008, ESL was an early entrant to the emerging LED market and offers complete finance packages alongside its installations. The company emphasizes reducing clients' electricity bills and carbon footprints, stating typical client savings of up to 80% on annual electricity costs. ESL cites customer outcomes including more than £44,000 saved annually for the Bank of England and over £18,000 saved for Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge school. Management highlights plans to use new funding to deliver the next phase of growth and to expand delivery of energy-efficient solutions across the commercial and public sectors. ESL positions itself as supporting UK decarbonisation targets by replacing traditional lighting with modern LED systems that improve energy and maintenance efficiencies.