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Partnering with the world's top universities to co-market & co-deliver high-demand online education.

Closed 24 Jul 2025
£495,961 for sale
£-351 still available
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Business overview

Location London, United Kingdom
Social media
Website www.hyperiondev.com/
Sectors Content & Information Digital Mixed B2B/B2C
Company number 10493520
Incorporation date 23 Nov 2016
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Investment summary

Type Secondary
Last valuation £180.8M
This sale offer 8.00% discount
UK tax relief N/A
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Business highlights

  • >£33million booked revenue in FY2024, 2700% growth*
  • >£4M operating profit in FY2024, double prior year*
  • 3.1M learners in 12months, up 393% since 2022
  • Work with >20 universities incl. Europe's #1 ranked
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Key features

  • Secondary Market
  • Nominee investment min. £31.87 +

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Pitch

About the Campaign

HyperionDev partners with top universities to co-deliver online courses in scarce skills like AI, cybersecurity, marketing & leadership. We serve learners across multiple countries, including the UK, France & Australia and are growing quickly in the US following the exit of our largest competitor.

Market Opportunity

With >£33M booked revenue & >£4M profit in our last financial year*, we're scaling in the £150B online education market - meeting global demand for outcomes-driven learning. We focus on high-margin segments: the £3.6B bootcamp market, £4.9B certificate sector, and £86.5B micro-credential space.

Traction & Key Accomplishments

HyperionDev is powered by a team of >100 across the US, UK,Australia, and South Africa that has been recognised as one of TechNation's 'Rising Stars', won the Silver Award in the 'Positive Impact' category in the LCCI SME Business Awards 2025, and won first prize in Facebook's Innovation Challenge in Africa Award.

We've grown revenue by 27X since our last crowdfund* and have partnered with >20 universities to supercharge our model and enter several markets quickly, taking over partnerships previously operated by competitors.

*Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Based on unaudited management accounts.

Secondary Sale

This is a secondary share sale.

Due to the demand for shares over the past 6 months, the founder and an early team member are providing additional liquidity by selling a portion of their shareholding. They will still each be holding 50% or more of their shareholding as they all believe in the long term prospects of the business.

Shares are being offered at a 7.78% discount to the valuation that investors last invested in, in Q4 2024, which was at £180,000,000.

Shares purchased through a secondary campaign are not S/EIS eligible and could impact your ability to claim S/EIS relief on future investments in this business.

Investor Perks

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Key Information

Investment Terms

As part of this investment the Seedrs Nominee will not be party to any shareholders agreement and all governance is dealt with via the Articles and industry guidelines. The Company is held 70% by the Founder, and there are no investor majority consent provisions within the Articles.

Share Class Disclosure

The Company currently has three classes of shares: Ordinary Shares, A Growth Shares, and B Growth Shares.

All investors in this round, including Republic Europe investors, will receive Ordinary Shares.

Holders of Ordinary Shares will receive dividend rights and voting rights. Holders of A Growth Shares will receive no dividends but will have 5 votes per share. B Growth Shares have no voting rights or dividend rights.

1,300,000 A Growth Shares has been awarded to the company's founder to incentivise growth.

There are currently no B Growth Shares in issue.

These shares will share in the proceeds of the Company only after the relevant growth hurdle has been met.

Outstanding Debt

The company has the following debt:

1. A Metro Bank loan with £10,506 remaining, at an interest rate of 2.5%. The loan was drawn down in June 2020 and is being repaid in monthly instalments of £887, with the final payment due in June 2026.

2. A Standard Bank loan with £14,641 remaining, an interest rate of 10.75%. The loan was drawn down in June 2020 and is being repaid in monthly instalments of £3,820, with the final payment due in December 2025.

3. A Standard Bank loan with £73,346 remaining, at an interest rate of 10.75%. The loan was drawn down in October 2020 and and is being repaid in monthly instalments of £5,580, with the final payment due in July 2026.

4. A loan from the South African Future trust with £14,531 remaining, at an interest rate of 0%. This is due to be repaid by 31 Dec 2025.

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Investing involves risks, including loss of capital, illiquidity, lack of dividends and dilution, and should be done only as part of a diversified portfolio. Please read the Risk Warnings before investing. Investments should only be made by investors who understand these risks. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and is subject to change in future.

This campaign for HyperionDev (Secondary Campaign) has been approved by Seedrs Limited (trading as Republic Europe) ("Republic Europe", "us" or "we"), as of 13 June 2025 as a financial promotion. Republic Europe is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with firm reference number 550317. In approving this campaign, Republic Europe has concluded that the information, taken as a whole, is "fair, clear and not misleading." This means that for factual statements we have reviewed evidence of their accuracy, and that for aspirational statements we believe they are phrased appropriately in light of their speculative nature. You should note that in the case of factual statements, the evidence we review is provided by the business, and we do not audit it, which means that we may not be able to identify forged or altered evidence. You should further note that in the case of aspirational statements, the nature of the type of businesses presented on the Republic Europe platform is such that they are likely to have high ambitions, and we may approve statements that convey those ambitions even where we do not believe, or we do not have a view on whether it is likely, that they will be fully realised. The pre-money valuation and investment sought in the campaign are those set by the business: they are not reviewed or established by us, and the valuation is not an independent view of what the business is worth. Given the nature and type of businesses presented on the Republic Europe platform, it is possible that the business has very little cash remaining prior to receiving this investment, and the investment sought may be necessary for the business's on-going existence.

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Tax Relief (SEIS)

This business is eligible for SEIS relief - providing qualifying investors with income tax relief of 50% of their investment and certain other tax reliefs. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and is subject to change in future. Click to learn more.

Tax Relief (EIS)

This business is eligible for EIS relief - providing qualifying investors with income tax relief of 30% of their investment and certain other tax reliefs. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and is subject to change in future. Click to learn more.

Valuation (pre-money)

Valuation rounded from £180,818,182

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It is calculated as the pre-money valuation plus the amount of new investment. e.g. If Company A is ascribed a pre-money valuation of £1,200,000 by prospective investors investing £300,000, its post-money valuation is £1,500,000.

The investee business is responsible for setting its own valuation, it has not been prescribed by Republic Europe.

Pitch type

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Equity Offered

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In some scenarios, entrepreneurs may accept additional direct investment after closing their Republic Europe campaign. Provided this is within 6 months of the closing and on the same terms, we do not typically offer pre-emption rights on that extra investment (where you have the opportunity to invest again to maintain your percentage shareholding).

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Nominee investment

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Custodian

If you invest in this Campaign, Republic Europe will act as Custodian rather than provide our standard nominee service. This is due to the fact that the business is not directly involved in the share sale and Republic Europe will not benefit from any rights under a shareholder agreement. As a result, Republic Europe will handle administrative tasks as we do normally, but you will not have information or voting rights, updates from the business, preemption on future fundraising, or ongoing support about business trading activity.

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Secondary market

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Direct investment

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Payment options

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Business Involvement

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Payment options

We are not able to accept Pay by Bank payments for investments into this sector. You can pay for your investment with a card payment, by creating a bank transfer or by using funds in your investment account. Your investment will only be completed once the funds have reached our account.

Drawdowns

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Security Token

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