SportPursuit Limited
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Online sports retail |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , England |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Adam Pikett, Victoria Walton, Rhys Jones, Luke Pikett |
| Products 📟 | Cycling clothing, hiking, snow sports, Triathlon equipment. Running shoes and apparel. Outdoor and casual sports apparel. |
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Number of employees | c.100 |
| 🌐 Website | sportpursuit |
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SportPursuit Ltd is a London-based[1] multinational[2] sports retailer, offering discounts off branded sports apparel[3] covering cycling, hiking, snow sports and triathlon.[4]
The company is the UK’s first and fastest growing[5] sport-specific flash sales website offering up to 70% off RRP. SportPurusit sends personalised emails to its database to inform of new week-long sales launching[6].
History[edit]
SportPursuit was founded in 2011 by friends Adam Pikett[7], Victoria Walton, Rhys Jones and Luke Pikett [8] who were looking to make premium sports clothing more affordable[9].
Funding[edit]
Series A funding came in 2012 from Angel investors including Willian Reeve, Alexander Chesterman, Alex Saint[10] and private equity firm Draper Esprit[11]. SEP first invested in SportPursuit in 2015[12] which bought the total investments up to £16 million since launch[13].
In July 2021 BD-Capital invested in SportPursuit[14]. Along with the investment Graham Elton, Operating Partner at bd-capital, joined the team as Chairman[15].
Awards[edit]
In 2012 SportPursuit was finalist in Young Start-up of the Year [16]and went on to feature at number 11 in startups.co.uk's 2014 Startups 100.[17]
In 2012 SportPursuit won E-Commerce New Retailer of the Year Award at the eCommerce Awards for Excellence.[18]
In 2014 Adam Pikett, Victoria Walton, Luke Pikett and Rhys Jones were awarded Start Up Entrepreneur of the Year by Great British Entrepreneur Awards[19].
In 2016 Adam Pikett, Victoria Walton, Luke Pikett and Rhys Jones were recognised within retail technology Shift 100 in association with KPMG Small Business Accounting[20].
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- ↑ "SEP invests in online sportswear retailer". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "UKH Forums - Sportpursuit are they real?". www.ukhillwalking.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Bargain Hunter: Kit yourself out in sports gear - at a healthy". The Independent. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Former Boots chief Baker adds SportPursuit to private equity stable". Sky News. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Acoustic". www.acoustic.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Adam Pikett, CEO, SportPursuit". www.topionetworks.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ Williams, Hattie. "Fit for growth". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "bd-capital invests in SportPursuit". www.privateequitywire.co.uk. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ Williams, Hattie. "Fit for growth". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Series A - SportPursuit - 2012-05-08 - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "SportPursuit | Our Portfolio". Scottish Equity Partners. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Flash Sales Site SportPursuit Scores £9.5M Series C". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "bd-capital invests in SportPursuit". www.privateequitywire.co.uk. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ Sutton, Mark (2021-06-17). "BD-Capital takes SportPursuit stake". Cycling Industry News. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "Young Start-up of the Year Finalist 2012: SportPursuit - Startups.co.uk". Startups Awards by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "11. SportPursuit | Startups.co.uk". Startups 100 by Startups.co.uk: Start up a successful business. 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "SportPursuit Wins Award". TriRadar. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ "2014 Winners". The Great British Entrepreneur Awards & Community. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ↑ 2016-11-24T17:53:29+00:00. "Shift 100: Adam Pikett, Luke Pikett, Victoria Walton, Rhys Jones". Fresh Business Thinking. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
