David Grundy invests in murals start-up Omega Sky
AN innovative Lancashire start-up business which runs a website selling wall murals and wallpaper featuring iconic film and TV scenes, has raised a six-figure sum from private investors including former Grant Thornton North West managing partner David Grundy
Omega Sky, which trades as wallsauce.com, is seeking to roll out its e-commerce business to a worldwide audience. It has signed licenses with major studios such as CBS and Warner Brothers, which will allow customers to decorate their homes with scenes from films such as Batman, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings and even Scooby Doo.
The funding will allow Omega Sky, which was founded last year by Colin Watson, Tony Fairhurst and Andy Gerraty, to sign more licenses in new territories and also boost its marketing spend.
Wallsauce.com provides custom-sized wall murals and bespoke wallpaper to UK & overseas customers, using stunning photography, designer images, fine art and a unique “create your own” function allowing customers to drag and drop characters into a large range of background scenes.
The business has also developed an “Avatar Grabber” function enabling customers to incorporate characters created in partner social gaming platforms, into their own totally bespoke wall mural.
Commenting on his investment Mr Grundy said “Omega Sky has developed a
unique offering to the consumer, allowing visually stunning branded and bespoke wall coverings. The fundraising will allow the business to broaden its licensed offering and rapidly expand its revenue base.
“I am delighted to get involved with the business as its grasps the market opportunity and takes the next, exciting steps in its development.”
Commercial director Colin Watson said “We are delighted to have investors on-board of David’s calibre. In our view, the platform we’ve developed Is unique and the business model is truly scale-able on a worldwide basis.
“We’re really looking forward to exploiting the huge potential to develop the Wallsauce.com brand.”
