Dayrize - Gresham House Ventures

Dayrize has developed a rapid sustainability impact assessment tool that delivers product-level insights for consumer goods brands and retailers.

Their leading software platform and approach collects an array of data sources to provide a single holistic product-level sustainability score that is comparable across product categories. This produces detailed impact reports across five key elements of sustainability:

Circularity
Climate change
Ecosystem impact
Livelihood & Wellbeing
Purpose

Investment rationale

We led a £3.5mn investment round in May 2023 to support the business’ next stage of growth.

The investment will be used to bolster its sales and customer success teams internationally, with a particular focus on North America.

With businesses becoming more conscious of measuring and reporting meaningful sustainability data and ongoing changes in regulatory and consumer demands, Dayrize will be well positioned to support and meet demand.

Investment team

Thomas Makey

Investment Director

Tom spends his time meeting and investing into fast growing, early stage private companies, and then working with the founders to help grow their businesses and achieve their ambitions.

I love the process of getting to know entrepreneurs, seeing their passion and drive for their products – and having the opportunity to be part of their growth journey.

After graduating with a degree in Biology, he joined KPMG, working across a number of departments with a focus on private equity transactions and completing his Chartered Accountancy qualification. He then moved to Livingbridge VC in 2015, who were then acquired by Gresham House in 2018.

When not in the office, Tom spends his time with his young family and, when time allows, sailing or skiing.

Example portfolio

Matt Jones

Associate Director

Matt joined Gresham House Ventures in 2021 as part of our acquisition of the Mobeus VCTs. As a member of the new investment team, Matt spends his time sourcing, evaluating, and executing new investment opportunities within the deal team.

Matt focuses on early stage to series A opportunities within software and services businesses, with a keen interest in technology led automation of processes and workflows.

I enjoy fostering strong relationships with management teams, combining an entrepreneurial approach with professionalism to maximise the potential within their business.

Prior to Gresham House, Matt spent 6 years advising on PE-led transactions, latterly sitting within the Strategy & Transactions TMT team at EY. Matt is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance.

Outside of work, Matt can usually be found at live music events (genre agnostic), watching rugby league (up The Wire), or back home in the Lake District taking in the scenery with a pint of Loweswater Gold; the best ale you’ve never heard of.