London’s 101 Fastest Growing Marketplace Startups

July 30, 2022

At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.

We’ve ranked the top 101 Marketplace companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).

We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:

  • Track record
  • Executive leadership
  • Market share
  • Innovation
  • ESG rating

Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as CrunchbaseSemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Top Marketplace Companies & Startups (London)


Pollen

FoundersCallum Negus-Fancey, Liam Negus-Fancey
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Pollen builds, curates, and delivers the best travel experiences.


LMAX Group

FoundersMartin Thompson
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LMAX Group: Delivering a transparent, neutral, global marketplace for all participants


Detected

FoundersLiam Chennells
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The Connected Compliance API


Luxury Promise

FoundersAdam Sadiq, Sabrina Sadiq
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Luxury Promise is the marketplace for the world’s most exclusive & luxurious accessories powered by Artificial Intelligence


Splyt

FoundersAndrius Skerla, Philipp Mintchin, Stephen Mason, Yulia Dankova
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Splyt is a B2B mobility marketplace that connects institutional supply and demand for ground-based transport.


Appear Here

FoundersRoss Bailey
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Appear Here is an online marketplace for retail space.


Smarter.ai

FoundersDavid Pool, Francesco Benincasa, Lewis Lovejoy
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The smartest way to build AI


Storm4

FoundersKayleigh Bottomley
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Storm4 is a specialist GreenTech recruitment marketplace, connecting organizations with the senior talent to drive their mission.


Funding Options

FoundersConrad Ford
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Funding Options is a business to business services marketplace platform operating in the UK and the Netherlands.


Rated People

FoundersAndrew Skipwith
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Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople.


Victor

FoundersClive Jackson
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Victor is a London, UK-based private jet charter marketplace.


Florence

FoundersCharles Armitage, Dan Blake
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Florence is an online marketplace that connects vacant care home shifts to local nurses and carers looking for extra work


Feast It

FoundersDigby Vollrath, Hugo Campbell
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Feast It is an online marketplace that allows its customers to book independent caterers for their work or social events.


Karhoo

FoundersBoris Pilichowski, Daniel Ishag, Nicolas Andine
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Karhoo is a B2B marketplace connecting brands and taxi/PVH fleets around the world to deliver e-hailing straight from any website and app


OneDome

FoundersBabek Ismayil
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OneDome is the World’s First HomeBuying Platform


Beelivery

FoundersLee Parkinson, Yazan Bin Mohammad
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The UK’s largest nationwide, 15-60 minute grocery delivery service. A tech focused logistics marketplace, crowdsourcing from 10,000 drivers.


Student.com

FoundersJP Jones, Luke Nolan
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Student.com is a marketplace for international student housing, helping students find their home abroad.


Shift

FoundersJacob Corlett
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On-demand technology platform for consumers and businesses focused on the logistics market


Tempo

FoundersBen Chatfield, Ollie Povey
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Tempo is a recruitment platform that connects business support professionals with the best employers.


Doji

FoundersBilal Ishaq Khan, Fernando Montera Filho, Satyen Fakey
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Doji is an online real-time marketplace for used goods.


Vinterior

FoundersLeslie Fournier, Sandrine Zhang Ferron
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Vinterior is the online marketplace to discover, buy and source vintage & antique furniture


Vamstar

FoundersPraful Mehta, Richard Freeman, Vishesh Duggar
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AI-powered Global B2B Healthcare Marketplace


Fund Ourselves

FoundersNadeem Siam, Tuomas Hietanen
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Short-term credit from the people to the people.


Heroes

FoundersAlessio Bruni, Giancarlo Bruni, Riccardo Bruni
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Heroes is a technology-driven e-commerce company that acquires, operates, and scales small and medium-sized brands.


Fy!

FoundersJonathan Thomson, Thomas Beverley
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Fy is a home, living, and lifestyle retail marketplace designed for millennial consumers.


Plentific

FoundersCem Savas, Emre Kazan
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Plentific is a SaaS platform that provides smart property management solutions for landlords and property managers.


Wazoku

FoundersSimon Hill
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An Enterprise Innovation Platform comprising: Idea Management, Open Innovation Marketplace, Innovation Consulting, Portfolio Management


LendInvest

FoundersChristian Faes, Ian Thomas
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LendInvest is the leading marketplace platform for property finance.


PeoplePerHour

FoundersSimos Kitiris, Xenios Thrasyvoulou
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PeoplePerHour is a marketplace connecting small businesses and freelancers.


Lykke

FoundersAnton Golub, Richard Olsen
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Lykke is building a global marketplace for all asset classes and financial instruments.


PitchMe

FoundersDina Bayasanova, Gregory Asmolov, Ilya Klyachin, Piotr Konopka
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PitchMe is a skills-based talent marketplace introducing multilayered profiling of skills and innovative matching algorithms.


Paperclip

FoundersAlan Small, Richard Woolley, Ziad Al-Ziadi
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Changing the way people think about the things that they own.


Knoma

FoundersBrett Shanley
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Knoma offers a payment solution and marketplace for lifelong learning.


Plend

FoundersJames Pursaill, Robert Pasco
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Building a better way to borrow, where people are no longer held back by their credit history


BUMP

FoundersJack Ryder, Sam Howarth
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BUMP is a social peer-to-peer marketplace for authentic streetwear and sneakers.


Sikoia

FoundersAlastair Bulger, Alexis Rog, Stephen Simmons
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Sikoia is the data platform and API marketplace for the next generation of financial services.


Paycast

FoundersPeter Janes, Tom Squire
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Paycast is a new type of payment engine for marketplaces, with a bold ambition to facilitate a new era of trust online.


Sproutl

FoundersAndy Done, Anni Noel-Johnson
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Sproutl is a marketplace for gardeners living in the U.K.


Thrift+

FoundersJoe Metcalfe, Poppy Beer
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An online marketplace for buying and selling second hand clothing, shoes, and accessories.


Lenderwize

FoundersAugusto Pellegrini, Lawrence Gilioli
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Lenderwize is a Fintech Marketplace for Telcos.


Talmix

FoundersAdam Riccoboni, Daniel Callaghan
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Talmix has built a Business Talent Marketplace to allow companies to unlock the power of the extended workforce.


HouseTrip

FoundersArnaud Bertrand, Junjun Chen-Bertrand
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HouseTrip is an online marketplace enabling individuals and holiday rental management companies to rent out their properties to guests.


AkinovA

FoundersHenri Winand, Jean-Michel Paul
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AkinovA: an electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of (re)insurance risks.


Floom

FoundersLana Elie
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Floom is a tech-enabled marketplace for florists to sell their creations direct to customers.


Axora

FoundersJames Monighan, Nick Mayhew, Nicole Lyons, Ritz Steytler, Rustam Aliyev
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B2B digital solutions marketplace and community for industrial innovators.


HeadBox

FoundersAndrew Needham
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HeadBox is an online marketplace for inspiring meeting, offsite and event spaces.


Stashbee

FoundersAnthony Paine, David Mantle
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Stashbee helps people looking for extra space by connecting them with trusted local people who have it to spare.


City Pantry

FoundersStuart Sunderland
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City Pantry is an online marketplace where users can discover interesting food for next event.


Hassle.com

FoundersAlex Depledge, Jules Coleman, Tom Nimmo
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Hassle.com is an online marketplace that matches busy people with local, trusted cleaners.


Bitstamp

FoundersDamijan Merlak, Nejc Kodric
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Bitstamp allows companies and individuals from all around the world to buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum, ripple, and bitcoin cash.


Motorway

FoundersAlex Buttle, Harry Jones, Tom Leathes
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Motorway is an online used-car marketplace for professional car dealers that sells their cars using their smartphones.


Treatwell

FoundersErik Wienk, Jan-Willem van Boeckel, Laurens Groenendijk, Lopo Champalimaud, Maarten Engelen, Martijn Rozendaal, Salim Mitha
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Treatwell is Europe’s leading marketplace for booking hair and beauty appointments online.


Carwow

FoundersAlexandra Margolis, David Santoro, James Hind
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Carwow is a company that helps efficiently connect car buyers to car dealers.


Nuji

FoundersAnton Meryl Nithianandan, Dean Fankhauser, Vincent Thome
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Nuji is a marketplace to discover the Internet’s best fashion and lifestyle products.


BABB

FoundersRushd Averroes
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BABB is a world bank for the micro-economy: a global marketplace for human innovation, financial autonomy and wealth creation.


Artfinder

FoundersChris Thorpe
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Artfinder is the art marketplace.


Beyonk

FoundersAntony MacKenzie-Jones, Oscar White
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Beyonk is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for experiences, making it easier for visitors to find and book local things to do


Travel Creators

FoundersChanti Loraine-Grews, Janine Salame
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Keeping Travel Human by Inspiring Global Travelers and connecting them to Travel Creators.


FINDS

FoundersCarl Mustad, Carl Mustad, Jemma Stacey
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FINDS is a unique, video & live streaming marketplace app for the next generation to buy and sell fashion.


Stan.Me

FoundersZein Khalifeh
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StanMe is a marketplace that enables collaboration and co-selling of independent creators.


Laced

FoundersChris Gibbons
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Laced is a marketplace for the buying and selling of authentic sneakers, connecting thousands of buyers and sellers worldwide.


Reedsy

FoundersEmmanuel Nataf, Matthew Cobb, Richard Fayet, Vincent Durand
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Reedsy connects authors and publishers with the world’s best editors, designers, and marketers to create high-quality books.


Perfect Moment

FoundersJane Gottschalk, Thierry Donard
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Perfect Moment is an online fashion marketplace that offers ski, surf, and activewear collections.


London Stock Exchange

FoundersGeoffrey Chamberlain
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London Stock Exchange is an online marketplace that enables stock brokers and traders to buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other securities.


DogBuddy

FoundersEnrico Sargiacomo, Richard Setterwall
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DogBuddy is a peer-to-peer marketplace helping dog owners find trusted and local dog sitters.


Secret Sales

FoundersChris Griffin, Matt Purt
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E-commerce Marketplace


VenueScanner

FoundersBenjy Meyer, Rebecca Kelly
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VenueScanner is a self-serve marketplace platform for event organisers to discover and book venues online.


Wealth Migrate

FoundersNir Golan, Scott Picken
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Wealth Migrate is an online real estate marketplace that allows users to crowdfund property suggested by the website itself.


REPX

FoundersAlfredo Maria Villa
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Committed to building a global Reputation Marketplace through the marketing and sale of innovative retail and financial products


Wooshii

FoundersFergus Dyer-Smith, James Blackwell, Sean Wilson
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The Video Production Marketplace


REPX

FoundersAlfredo Maria Villa
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Committed to building a global Reputation Marketplace through the marketing and sale of innovative retail and financial products


Everpress

FoundersAlex Econs
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A global marketplace enabling creators to monetise their brand. No risk. No waste.


Monzo

FoundersGary Dolman, Jason Bates, Jonas Huckestein, Paul Rippon, Tom Blomfield
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Monzo is a digital-only bank platform and marketplace that allows customers to access a range of products and services.


minicabit

FoundersAmer Hasan
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Smart marketplace to connect customers & business with all types of cab service providers of today and those in the mobility future


Envestors

FoundersNick Taylor, Oliver Woolley, Scott Haughton
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Envestors digital platform connects entrepreneurs and investors


Hire Space

FoundersEd Poland, Will Swanell
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The UK’s leading venue marketplace. Memorable venues, all in one place.


Obby

FoundersMaximilian Kufner, Pedro Caseiro, Tom Batting
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Marketplace for offline learning


NovaFori

FoundersPhil Bird
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We build world-class marketplaces.


Lexoo

FoundersChris O’Sullivan, Daniel van Binsbergen
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Lexoo is a lawyer comparison marketplace that helps businesses choose a lawyer with confidence.


Appital

FoundersMark Badyra, Pete Correia
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The Equity Capital Marketplace


Stowga

FoundersCharlie Pool
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Stowga is the on-demand marketplace for buying and selling warehousing and logistics services.


GeoDB

FoundersLuis Gelado Crespo, Manuel De La Esperanza, Sacha Gordillo
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GeoDB is building the first decentralized location data digital marketplace.


Vesta Property

FoundersDavid Toplas, Russell Gould
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Vesta (www.vestaproperty.com) is a data-driven marketplace for buying and selling residential investment property.


Skrap

FoundersAhmed Rao, Hussain Hilli, Marwan Field
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Construction hire, made simple. Order waste services, bulky materials, and plant hire – anytime, anywhere.


homie.rent

FoundersAlexander Eid, Louis Eid, Sami Eid
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Homie is a tech startup that helps Londoners find great homes to rent.


FrontM

FoundersGuillermo Acilu, Kiran Venkatesh
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FrontM provides a private-labeled application marketplace for airlines, cruises, shipping, and remote enterprises.


ClickMechanic

FoundersAndrew Jervis, Felix Kenton
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ClickMechanic is an online marketplace for users to find mechanics.


CodeMonk.ai

FoundersMaulik Sailor, Prakash Pilley, Shahriyar Ramezani
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CodeMonk is a platform for companies to build and manage borderless tech team using pre-vetted top talent sourced from across the world


Legal Nodes

FoundersMargarita Sivakova, Max Maliuk, Nestor Dubnevych
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The all-in-one legal platform for global companies and freedom-seeking lawyers


ChupaMobile

FoundersFabio Pezzotti, Paolo De Santis, Stefano Argiolas
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ChupaMobile is a marketplace where everybody can buy professional apps and games, ready to be customized and distributed on the App Stores.


vendi

FoundersAnil Rao, Javier Antunez, Pablo Gonzalez-Iglesias
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vendi is an AI-assisted marketplace to buy and sell verified products.


Maison Sport

FoundersAaron Tipping, Nick Robinson, Olly Robinson
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Maison Sport is a marketplace connecting ski instructors with people learning to ski


Storm2

FoundersJames Brown
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Storm2 operates as a recruitment marketplace for fintech.


Trouva

FoundersAlex Loizou, Glen Walker, Mandeep Singh, Maxim Berglund
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Trouva, the online destination for unique products from the best curators around the world


Staff Heroes

FoundersMark Elwig, Zeki Mirza
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Staff Heroes is an on demand & AI technology marketplace reinventing the world of work, connecting businesses and workers more efficiently.


Crossflow – The Working Capital Marketplace

FoundersTony Duggan
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We connect global businesses and their suppliers to funders for fast, flexible working capital finance powered by technology.


Tutor House

FoundersAlex Dyer
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High Growth B2C Marketplace for tutoring. Based in London, but operates thought he UK and abroad.


Picfair

FoundersBenji Lanyado
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Picfair is an open-to-all image licensing marketplace.


XPmarket

FoundersArminas Keraitis, Artur Kirjakulov, Audrius Vrubliauskas
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XPmarket is the most advanced XRP Ledger data aggregator and portfolio manager application.


Encore Technologies

FoundersJames King, James McAulay
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Encore is an online network of musicians that enables them to access many performance opportunities in the music community around them.


hometouch

FoundersJamie Wilson
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hometouch is a home-care marketplace connecting families looking for home care to professional carers.

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