Welcome to
Genie Ventures

Innovators with impact

Our enterprising ecommerce marketing & technology brands

The nation trusts Broadband Genie as its friendly connectivity expert, supporting consumers at every step of their journey.
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Ambitious ecommerce brands, large or small, rely on Genie Goals to navigate the tech platforms and scale up through results-driven digital marketing.
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Savvy retailers trust Genie Shopping with their CSS PLAs to lower costs and attract new customers on a no-risk performance basis.
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Driven by purpose and passion

A culture based on trust, personal growth, and a shared desire to make an impact

Officially a Great Place To Work®
Featured on the Best Workplaces for Women™ list
One of the UK's Best Workplaces for Development™
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Genie DNA

Our biggest strength is a consistent approach to building meaningful team culture and sustainable business models

Founded in 2004
We set out to improve the consumer experience in comparison shopping and to challenge old ecommerce and marketing models. 20 years later and we're leaders in our space, working across retail and ecommerce in the UK & EU.
Cambridge thinking
Our models and methodologies are based on a deep understanding of data and technology. Cambridge remains our HQ, but our team, customers, and users are based across the UK and Europe.
Championing our team
We absolutely believe we have the best team in ecommerce in terms of expertise, decision making, and attitude. Diversity, flexibility, and respect are critical principles as we continue to take on the world.
Growth mindset
We’ve consistently outperformed the market for 20 years by relentlessly challenging our own approach and technology. We believe in clear goals and an agile approach to drive progress and growth.

A brief history of Genie

JAN 2004
Broadband Genie is launched
We had a simple goal: save consumers time and money by making broadband switching as simple as possible.
MAY 2008
Genie Ventures is founded
We founded Genie Ventures, moving our three staff into our first office - The Old Bakery, off of Mill Road in Cambridge.
JAN 2009
Desk Space Genie (now Office Genie) is launched
Recognising a gap in the market, we launched a website where anyone could list spare desk space they had for rent.
SEP 2011
Clarence v1.0 is launched
The first iteration of our bidding machine rumbled into life. It had an immediate impact, fuelling volume and slashing cost of sale.
DEC 2011
Genie Shopping is launched
We started to use our in-house paid search technology to power our own shopping comparison sites, such as Crowdstorm.
JAN 2012
Genie Goals is created
We created Genie Goals with our first PPC client, Amara, which is still with us today. Its PPC revenue had risen 1,529% by July 2017!
SEP 2012
Kopi comes on board
We acquired a majority stake in Kopi, a disruptive coffee startup. The idea: a monthly delivery of outstanding fresh coffee to your doorstep.
NOV 2012
Moved to Millers Yard
With the Old Bakery at capacity and more expansion plans in place, we moved to Millers Yard in central Cambridge (19 staff and counting...).
MAY 2013
Luca Senatore joins
Luca Senatore arrived to run Genie Goals. He has since been named in the Top 5 international PPC experts; and Top 25 most influential PPC experts.
SEP 2013
Big Cup Little Cup is launched
We got behind Big Cup Little Cup, a coffee ecommerce startup taking on Nespresso in the coffee pod market.
JAN 2014
10th anniversary of Broadband Genie
As the UK's longest standing dedicated broadband comparison site, we were now welcoming more than 1.5 million visitors to the site each year.
JAN 2014
Dwell becomes a client
Leading UK furniture design brand Dwell became a Genie Goals client, marking our first big splash in the retail digital marketing space.
MAY 2014
Kopi sold to Cafédirect
Having strengthened the Kopi brand, it caught the eye of luxury coffee experts Cafédirect, who bought our majority stake.
JUL 2014
Moved to Carlyle House
With Millers Yard being redeveloped, we took the opportunity to move across Cambridge to Carlyle House; a space with real expansion potential.
JUL 2014
Sold our stake in Big Cup Little Cup to CaféPod
With Big Cup Little Cup going from strength to strength, we sold our stake to market leader and sister brand CaféPod.
JAN 2015
Top international clients come on board
International fashion icon Calvin Klein and American luxury lifestyle brand Shinola Detroit became Genie Goals clients.
JAN 2015
Wellness workshops begin
Covering everything from stress and sleep to workload and sitting properly, our free wellness courses began.
JUN 2015
First Genie Academy graduations
The first new recruits passed through our in-house training academy, covering everything from productivity to PPC skills.
JAN 2016
The client list gets better and better…
Genie Goals continued to grow its reputation as a leading digital agency and retail specialist, adding The Conran Shop and Raging Bull to its client roster.
APR 2016
Moved to the top floor of Carlyle House
Less than two years after moving in we'd more than doubled our staff number to 50, so moved upstairs to a bigger floor.
JAN 2017
More amazing clients join our family
Karl Lagerfeld, Hackett London & Lindy Bop became the latest high profile Genie Goals fashion retail clients.
SEP 2017
Genie Goals wins prestigious Google Award
Genie was named in three of six categories at the EMEA Google Partner Awards, winning the Google Shopping Innovation Award.
NOV 2017
‘Top Employer’ award win
Genie Ventures became proud winners of a prestigious Workingmums.co.uk ‘Top Employer’ award: an organisation celebrating quality, diversity, and flexibility in the workplace.
NOV 2017
More award wins to celebrate
2018 began with two fantastic achievements. We were named Employer of the Year at the Cambridge News Business Awards, before being given a coveted two-star accreditation from Best Companies.
JUN 2018
GSN awarded Google CSS Partner status
Having launched Genie Shopping Network in March after Google opened its Shopping channel to CSSs, we were awarded Google CSS Partner status.
JUN 2018
Genie Goals continues to grow
2018 saw the impressive Genie Goals client list continue to grow, with international retailers including Bestseller, Smythson, and Tom Dixon joining the family.
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Trusted by
world-class brands

We work with some of the most interesting and successful online brands, from sustainable UK fashion to global marketplaces

Partners in success

Top-tier technology & marketing partnerships

Contact us

For general enquiries & love letters, feel free to email us at
hello@genieventures.co.uk
If you're interested in working at Genie, please email
apply@genieventures.co.uk
Address:
Genie Ventures, 9 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1GE
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