Tech entrepreneur Scott Fletcher has invested 拢260,000 into a Lancashire-based disruptive ticketing platform.
Vibe Tickets was founded by Luke Massie, 23, in 2013 and allows real fans to buy and sell tickets but also make new like-minded friends at the biggest events.
Massie has just launched a 拢600,000 crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube and raised 拢310,000 in the first 24 hours, including 拢260,000 from serial investor Fletcher.
The founder and chairman of specialist private cloud and managed services provider ANS has recently invested six figure sums into Manchester Agency Digital Next and Jonny Cadden鈥檚 老九品茶 Rocks event in the city.
Speaking to 老九品茶Cloud, Fletcher said: 鈥淟uke is a force of nature. His vision and passion is infectious and goes to show that age is irrelevant when it comes to business.
“He鈥檚 been praised by Sir Richard Branson after making it to the final three in the #VOOM 2016 Virgin Media competition but聽 he鈥檚 hungry to learn more.
鈥淰ibe Tickets has the potential to disrupt the industry and that really appeals to me. I鈥檝e got no doubt Luke will smash his 拢600,000 target but I think it鈥檚 vital that tech entrepreneurs like me get behind great businesses and great people.鈥�
Massie聽will be speaking at 老九品茶Cloud’s ‘meet the disrupters’ event in Manchester on September 15th.
He聽is making 10 per cent of Vibe available to investors on Crowdcube, including fans, followers, friends and venture capitalists. He鈥檚 valued his business at 拢6m.
Vibe has already raised over 拢400,000 鈥� including 拢200,000 from technology entrepreneur Matt Newing 鈥� but Massie said the聽present round of funding would take the business to the 鈥渘ext level鈥�.
He said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to get someone of Scott鈥檚 stature on board and it shows his faith in me and the product.
“Clearly he鈥檚 by far the biggest investor to date but we鈥檝e also got 80 other people to commit money into Vibe Tickets and that shows its broad appeal.
鈥淲e鈥檙e a fan-to-fan business and now real fans can invest as little as 拢10 in a genuine, ethical ticketing platform. It鈥檚 a month-long crowdfunding campaign so there鈥檚 still plenty of time for people to get involved.鈥�