Irwin Mitchell advises Sharpcards on £1.5m funding

Irwin Mitchell Corporate Law

14/09/2007

Irwin Mitchell’s corporate law team in London has advised Sharpcards Ltd on a £1.5m funding from government backed investment fund, Seraphim Capital.

Sharpcards provide electronic greeting cards on mobile phones enabling users to choose from a catalogue on their mobile phone and send it to another mobile phone as a more advanced form of text message.

The £1.5million investment from Seraphim Capital will enable Sharpcards to develop an application that can be pre-installed directly onto the mobile phone. With this funding Sharpcards can now expect to launch it in conjunction with major network

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London Corporate Partner, Edward Persse, from Irwin Mitchell who advised Sharpcards said: “We are delighted with this result for Sharpcards. The timing of this funding could not be better as it means that they are well placed to roll this out next year. On a personal level, Will Walsh is one of my oldest friends. He and Lorraine Stephenson have built Sharpcards Limited into a dynamic company with great potential for growth. I am very proud of their achievements and that they trusted us to advise them at this key stage.”