13th December 2022
Gift & Go is delighted to have successfully received an investment from Oakvale Ventures (“Oakvale”). Oakvale is a private investment vehicle focussing on strategic investments in the gaming, sports, and media space. The proceeds of the investment will strengthen the 2023 roadmap of Gift & Go, focussing on growth in the US market, and continued delivery of excellent customer service and technical developments for existing and new ROW clients.
As part of the completed deal, Daniel Burns, director, and partner of Oakvale, will join the Board of Gift & Go as a non-executive director. Daniel is an experienced corporate financier in the gaming, sports, and gambling sectors, with over 20 years of advisory experience. The Board of Gift & Go is delighted to have Daniel join and utilise his wealth of experience for the next chapter in the company’s growth.
Commenting on the deal, Jon Reuben, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Gift & Go commented “We’re delighted to welcome Oakvale as a strategic investor complemented by Daniel’s appointment as a Non-Executive . We are confident Oakvale’s expertise will help fuel our growth as we build on our significant momentum. We have built a successful, sustainable, and innovative business with the knowledge, technology, and global footprint required to deliver best-in-class gifting solutions.”
On the deal, Daniel Burns commented: “Gift & Go has a unique and fantastic solution to gifting programmes. Utilising the power of logistics partners, it has a first class SaaS solution which is matched with excellent customer service. This is evident by the tremendous growth which the company has seen in the last 24 months. It is an exciting time to join the company in its journey, and I am delighted that myself and Oakvale can be part of what is expected to be an excellent 2023 and beyond”.
Gift & Go has once again secured a spot on the prestigious Sunday Times 100 list, marking its second consecutive year as one of the UK’s fastest-growing private businesses.
This recognition highlights the company’s consistent growth and success in the gifting and rewards sector.
Gift & Go makes the UK’s fastest-growing company list for the second year in a row, thanks to new partnerships, integrations, and casino deployments. Discover our growth and innovations!
Gift & Go has partnered with Scientific Games to enhance their lottery loyalty programs by integrating on-demand gifting technology. This collaboration allows lottery players in five U.S. states to quickly redeem and receive rewards from a selection of 1,800 products, with delivery times reduced from weeks to just two days.