Investment & Consulting
Hi, I’m Andrew Lockley. I’m looking for ‘boring businesses’ to help develop.
Sector preference : SaaS, eCommerce, marketplaces
Exits : 5, typically MBO, average current valuation >£5M
Current holdings : 10+ active projects
Stage preference : personal investment – first in; fundraising <£2M rounds
Investment type : sweat, initial cash, investment in fundraising process
Skillset: strategy, finance, sales/marketing, UX, CRO
Always happy to hear about new projects.
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Andrew Lockley is a financial investor in Lightvert, additionally assisted us in organising and raising a 760k round.
His fresh perspective on our technology and our achievements played a valuable role in improving our pitch and achieving our raise.
Andrew Lockley participated in the fundraising for nHouse. We were delighted to meet Andrew, and through a series of conversations and meetings learn more about his investment acumen and then subsequently act on the advice he provided based on the extensive experience and knowledge he has built up from his background in investment.
I can confirm that Andrew Lockley, in addition to being an advisor, made a separate financial investment in Street Stream.
I met Andrew while pitching Tuki at an investor event. He was one of the judges’ panel. His mission was to clear all the BS number projections and made-up valuations – simply giving a reality check. After my presentation, Andrew asked questions on business model, scalability, and gaining new costumes. In just a few minutes, Andrew understood exactly why we had trouble gaining new customers, and advised changing our marketing channel and focussing on a different group of users. Following Andrew’s great advice I’m happy to say we’re currently holding a 46% organic growth month-on-month for 4 months in a row, and we have a 7% organic conversation rate.
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