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Discover how founders have turned their visions into thriving businesses with HV Spectre’s support.
Oskar and Spectre: Forging a Premium Path in Property
With a focus on product development, business strategy, and sustainable growth, we bring years of experience to help you succeed.
The challenge:
Homebuyers have searched for property the same way for almost thirty years: scrolling portals built for sellers, chasing agents, and never seeing the homes that are sold off-market. Caspar Harvard-Walls, a former partner at one of London’s leading buying agencies, had spent nearly twenty years on both sides of that transaction and knew exactly where it let buyers down. He came to us with the idea for Oskar and needed a partner who could turn it into a business: the company, the product, the team and the route to market.
Our approach:
We were involved from the start. We incorporated the company, tested the business model against real agents and buyers, and built the first product, Oskar Prime: a private network where buying agents and selling agents match verified searches with homes over £2m in central London, most of them never publicly listed. Prime proved the model, so we used what it taught us to design the consumer platform. Oskar’s conversational brief builder learns what a buyer actually wants and brings matching homes to them, including off-market ones. For agents it means private, instant access to verified buyers with no listing fees.
The results:
Oskar Prime now carries more than £7bn of active searches. Oskar for homebuyers launched on 16 September 2026, backed by a verified dataset of 20,000 agencies, and is opening up nationwide across all price points over the coming months. We remain Oskar’s partner on strategy and growth. It is the first new way to find a home in almost thirty years.
£7bn+
worth of active searches
OFFA and Spectre: Cultivating Growth in Agriculture
With a focus on product development, business strategy, and sustainable growth, we bring years of experience to help you succeed. Here’s how we do it:
The challenge:
OFFA is an ambitious agricultural startup with a clear vision to aid collaboration and efficiency within the farming sector. OFFA recognised the need for an effective digital solution tailored to the unique demands of modern agriculture and were seeking an appropriate partner to bring their idea to fruition. This concept sat perfectly with us both in terms of the tech we knew it would require but also to satisfy our wish to help British Farmers, an essential group who are facing so much hardship in current times.
Our approach:
Spectre embraced OFFA at all levels. Leveraging Agile methodologies, we facilitated the design and deployment of OFFA’s business model, rigorously validating assumptions through farmer feedback and market analysis.
The OFFA/Spectre team worked in close synergy, delivering a business plan tailored specifically for agricultural stakeholders seeking enhanced connectivity, resource access, and long-term sustainability planning. Significantly for OFFA, we engage at a permanent strategic level, helping the founders identify skill gaps including searching for and recruiting a CEO, and establishing a future proof organisational structure.
The results:
OFFA is now an ongoing, smooth sailing ship in development and everyone is extremely excited about the release of MVP later in 2025.
2025
release of MVP
Oskar
Founder
“Working with HV Spectre has been transformative for Oskar. From the outset, they demonstrated a deep understanding of our unique industry challenges. The team’s agile approach and access to their expert network allowed us to rapidly develop and deploy a market-leading MVP. More than just a service provider, Spectre became a true partner, guiding us through every step of the process. Their strategic insights and unwavering dedication were instrumental in our successful market entry. We couldn’t have achieved this level of growth without them.”
Bridj
Founder
“HV Spectre’s been a huge part of Bridj’s growth. They understand the AI and SaaS world inside out, but what really mattered was their ability to connect us with the right people at the right time. That helped us refine our product, lock in key partnerships, and get to market much faster. If you’re building a tech business and want real momentum, they’re the team you work with. No question.”
OFFA
Founder
“When we struggled to determine the viability of our new farming product, HV Spectre proved to be an invaluable ally. Their team went beyond traditional consulting, working collaboratively to identify and implement practical solutions. They opened doors to key industry players and employed a data-centric approach, enabling us to confidently establish our market presence. HV Spectre’s strategic support was instrumental in overcoming our initial hurdles and achieving a successful market entry.”
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