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Chime Ventures 
Chime Ventures
Type Public
LSE: CHWIndustry Marketing Communications Headquarters London, UK Key people Lord Bell, Ian Priest, Chris Satterthwaite Website www.chimeventures.com Chime Ventures is the investment unit within Chime Communications plc (LSE: CHW), responsible for identifying and supporting new businesses and entrepreneurs in marketing communications.[1]
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Background
Chime Ventures was launched in March 2011 and backs start-up companies within and outside of the Chime Group in the areas of advertising and marketing, public relations, sports marketing and research.[2]
Companies that Chime has previously backed include VCCP Search, an offshoot of Chimes's advertising agency VCCP; VCCP Health; and Bell Pottinger Middle East.[3]
Key people
Chime Ventures is headed by Ian Priest, a co-founder of VCCP, one of the UK's leading advertising agencies; Lord Bell, Chairman of Chime Communications plc and advisor to Britain's Conservative Party election campaigns, including all the successful campaigns of Margaret Thatcher; and Chris Satterthwaite, CEO of Chime Communications plc.[4][5][6]
Applications process
Applicants have to submit a business plan and can submit an optional video.[7] Proposals submitted to the new division are shortlisted for pitching to a panel composed of specialists in Chime's senior management, as well as industry experts from outside the Group.[8]
References
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