Imagineear is delighted to announce investment from Ashridge Capital
Ashridge Capital and Imagineear are happy to announce a £4.15m investment by Ashridge in Imagineear.
Imagineear Co-CEOs, Andrew Nugée and Ziv Kushnir, welcomed Ashridge and their lead investor, David Sherratt: “We are optimistic about the marketplace we serve, and the many technological and geographical opportunities we see in front of us. There has never been a better time to invest in Imagineear, and Ashridge will allow us to develop our ambitious plans faster and with greater determination. We welcome David onto the main board of the company, and look forward to developing the business together”.
David Sherratt, Founder and CEO of Ashridge Capital, added: “We are delighted to invest in and to partner with Imagineear, and I very much look forward to helping Andrew, Ziv and their team realise their goals. They have built a great business, with an excellent team, and operate in a fast-changing, growing and exciting marketplace. Together, I am confident that Imagineear will continue to demonstrate strong growth in shareholder value”.
About Imagineear
Imagineear provides audio and multimedia solutions to sports venues, cultural sites, and visitor attractions. The company creates compelling multilingual content which we publish to multiple platforms, including consumer web apps, big screens, native apps, and our own suite of Android devices. Imagineear has also partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies (charitable venture of Mike Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City) to accelerate the rollout of the Bloomberg Connects App (digital guides, free to end users and cultural partners) to cultural sites across Europe, USA and Asia and support its visionary initiative of bringing the joy of cultural experience to the widest possible audience. From rich, immersive audio through to interactive multimedia including VR/AR, the Imagineear team helps shape
and deliver exceptional, memorable experiences to our clients’ visitors.
About Ashridge Capital
Ashridge Capital is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by David Sherratt, who has over 30 years of private equity experience in London and New York. Ashridge Capital aims to support growth-oriented businesses. They back experienced, driven management teams with ambitious growth plans for their businesses. Ashridge Capital invests in profitable and cash-generative companies that hold strong positions in growing markets, exhibit good pricing power, and have repeat business and defensive characteristics. Their owner- managed and entrepreneurial culture, flexibility, and responsiveness uniquely position them as a differentiated and value-added investor.
Imagineear’s partnership with the Rijksmuseum continues
Imagineear is proud to count the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, as a client and this long-standing partnership has grown substantially with the delivery of 900 of Imagineear’s Maestro™ multimedia guide devices, bringing the total to 1,200 devices on-site.
The Maestro™ is Imagineear’s most sophisticated handheld multimedia device delivering high-impact, immersive visitor experiences. Beautifully designed, packed with innovative features and robustly engineered for high-volume, all-day operations, the Maestro™ also features an HD quality 5.5” touchscreen for speedily delivering crystal clear content.
The Rijksmuseum tour, delivered on the Maestro™, includes a rich variety of thematic audio and multimedia tours, as well as a highlights tour in 11 different languages, showcasing many of its 8,000 artworks, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer and van Gogh.
“The Rijksmuseum is one of Imagineear’s most prestigious clients”, says Eleonore Heijboer, Imagineear’s MD Europe. “We are extremely proud that Imagineear’s Maestro™ devices, our newest and most advanced hardware, are now available to visitors using the great Rijksmuseum app.”
The Rijksmuseum’s current temporary exhibition, Frans Hals, Way ahead of his Time, is one that we highly recommend visiting. Be sure to experience the multimedia guide and try out the Maestro™ as you enjoy Hals’ unparalleled masterpieces as well as the rest of the galleries.
Imagineear adds prestigious American institution, The Peabody Essex Museum, to its American portfolio
Our American client list continues to grow and we are excited to now include The Peabody Essex Museum in our portfolio.
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest continuously operating museums in the United States and holds one of the major collections of Asian art in the United States. Its total holdings include about 1.3 million pieces, as well as twenty-two historic buildings.
The Peabody Essex Museum chose Imagineear as successor to their previous audio guide provider, recognising our professionalism and ability to implement and deliver outstanding services and technical support, remotely.
Audio content is delivered to visitors via our intuitive Imagineear Web App (IWA) solution to their own smartphones or, alternatively, via our robust and reliable on-site device, the Mirage™.
Content is available in both English and Mandarin.