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.

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

Multi-award winning visual effects and virtual production studio, Carbon Digital has been delivering visual content since 1998. Currently based in MediaCityUK, the team now offers full virtual production services, including LED stage and green-screen studio sets. In 2021 Carbon Digital co-founded virtual production studio RecodeXR which has a state-of-the-art virtual production volume.

Website: carbondigital.co.uk

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.

Website: https://createhealth.com/

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

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

Family Creative is a creative production studio whose clients include major brands like Adidas and Samsung. Based in Hackney, they offer end-to-end production in-house, including sound design and music composition.

Website: https://family-creative.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.

Website: https://www.hueygames.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.

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.

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.

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.

Website: https://oceanbluesoftware.com/

SBX is a leader in sports entertainment and features on TV shows, adverts and films, often working with major brands. The company, formed in Wales, is community-focused and works alongside police and councils to make a positive impact on the lives of children.

Website https://www.sbxentertainment.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.

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.

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.

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

USI was the first Northern Irish company to join the CGF portfolio. The architectural design and policy business is closely-aligned with social impact and employs design to make positive changes to public and tourism spaces, such as high streets, museums and event locations.

https://urbanscaleinterventions.com/

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.

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.

https://www.wetrack.com/

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

https://www.newterritory.io/

Fallen Planet Studios is a Southport-based company specializing in the creation of immersive games and experiences for Virtual Reality (VR). Since its inception in 2013, Fallen Planet has become one of the first games companies in the world to focus solely on VR and is well known for its AFFECTED: The Asylum franchise.

https://www.fallenplanetstudios.com/

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.

https://www.sceenic.com/

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

https://literalhumans.com/