Value My Stuff

Value My Stuff founder Patrick van der Vorst scooped a £100,000 investment from Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis on last year's series of Dragons' Den. Here's why. The ex-Sotherby's director is bringing the Antiques Roadshow to a monitor near you: the online valuation concept allows punters to receive valuations of their precious goods within 48 hours. The model is bringing the old school valuation method into the 21st century with a smart back end systems that allow experts from all over the world to process requests remotely. Turnover this year is set to double with niche offshoot businesses launching in the early half of 2012.

• Bringing scalability and flexibility to valuation market
• Nifty 48-hour valuation promise
• Huge growth predicted for 2012 and the launch of a raft of new complementary ventures