RCS - Mindflair PLC - Vortex IQ launches new AI platform

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RNS Number : 7360I  Mindflair PLC  15 May 2025

15 May 2025

Mindflair plc

("Mindflair" or the "Company")

Vortex IQ launches new AI platform on Microsoft Azure

and showcases at the BigCommerce Summit

 

Mindflair plc, the company investing in next-generation technology focused on
AI, is pleased to note the latest updates from Vortex IQ, a portfolio company
of Sure Valley Ventures UK Software Technology Fund ("SVV2"), in which it has
an investment.

 

Vortex IQ has launched its updated e-commerce platform, StagingPro, now
powered by AI agents that help businesses automate and improve online store
operations. The company introduced this new version during the BigCommerce
Summit EMEA 2025 in London.

 

At the same time, StagingPro has gone live on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace,
giving developers and enterprise customers easy access to the platform within
the Azure cloud environment.

 

These two updates mark an important step for Vortex IQ as it continues to grow
and expand its offering to online retailers, developers, and agencies. SVV2
invested in Vortex IQ in June 2024, supporting the company's mission to bring
AI-driven tools to the e-commerce sector.

 

Nicholas Lee, Director of Mindflair plc, commented:

 "It's great to see Vortex IQ continue to grow, with the updated StagingPro
now available on Microsoft Azure. The new platform highlights the company's
progress and focus on delivering practical AI tools for online businesses."

The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this
announcement. The person who arranged for the release of this information is
Nicholas Lee, a director of the Company.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 Mindflair plc

 Nicholas Lee, Director       Tel: +44 (0) 20 3368 8961

 Joint broker                 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0935

 Peterhouse Capital Limited   Tel: +44 (0) 20 7469 0936

 Duncan Vasey/Lucy Williams
 Joint broker                 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100

 Shard Capital Partners LLP

 Damon Heath

 

Notes to Editors

Mindflair plc (AIM: MFAI) is an investment company providing investors with
access to a portfolio of next generation technology businesses focused on AI
with significant growth potential. The Company is building an investment
portfolio of high-tech businesses focused on Artificial Intelligence, across
such areas as Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Immersive
Technologies and Big Data, which the Board believes demonstrate evidence of
traction and the potential for exponential growth, due to increasing global
demand for development in these sectors. For further information, visit:
http://www.mindflair.tech/ (http://www.mindflair.tech/) .

Sure Valley Ventures (www.surevalleyventures.com
(https://cairnfin.sharepoint.com/Shared%20Documents/Cairn%20Client%20Files/Current%20Clients/Mindflair%20plc/Announcements/2025/2025-05-14%20Vortex%20Update/www.surevalleyventures.com)
) ("SVV") is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage AI software
companies in the UK and Ireland. Investing in AI since the firm's inception in
2017, SVV has a strong track record of accelerating the growth of private AI
companies through to Series A and beyond.

Vortex IQ (https://www.vortexiq.ai/ (https://www.vortexiq.ai/) ) is a UK-based
software company building AI tools to help online retailers automate and
improve how they work. Its main product, StagingPro, helps e-commerce teams
make smart decisions, manage content, monitor performance, and launch updates
safely.

 

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