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Andy Murray contributes to two of the biggest crowdfunding campaigns running right now

Tennis world number two Andy Murray has continued his string of investments in early-stage UK tech companies after contributing to two of the biggest crowdfunding campaigns currently running on Seedrs.

The tennis ace has invested undisclosed amounts in Perkbox and WeSwap as part of his strategic partnership with the equity crowdfunding platform.

Both tech firms are currently overfunding, having already surpassed their investment targets despite both only launching this week.

Employee perks and benefits startup Perkbox is currently overfunding by over 270% having attracted more than £4m investment, well above its £1.5m target; meanwhile, FinTech firm WeSwap has raised over £1.8m from over 2,200 investors after attracting a record number of pre-registrations.

On his latest investments, Murray said: “I’m continuing to grow my portfolio through Seedrs and have tried to choose companies from different sectors as much as possible.

“I was interested in Perkbox as I employ a number of people through my own sports management company, the 77 Group, as well as a number of independent contractors like physios, coaches and trainers.

“I’m sure they’ll all be wanting to hear lots more about Perkbox! WeSwap was interesting to me because I travel so much around the world – I thought this was a really clever idea and could immediately see the gap in the market for this business to work.”

Jeff Lynn, Seedrs Chief Executive Officer added: “It’s great to see how active Andy has become in early-stage investment and his recent investments on Seedrs into Perkbox and WeSwap reaffirm this.

“He is a great example of an investor who understands this asset class and the importance of building a broad investment portfolio, into which these two disruptive tech brands will add even more diversity.”

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