Simon Powell, founder of travel technology company Comtec who last November established the new super-group Inspiretec, announces a significant investment into the group from entrepreneur, Hayley Parsons, who sold her stake in price comparison service GoCompare for £44million.

The businesswoman, who has previously featured within a list of ‘Britain’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs,’ will join forces with Simon Powell following the investment into the group that consists of travel technology companies Comtec, Eysys and Sequence.

This move follows a period of significant client wins and project deliveries for the group, which includes Icelandic day tour operator Prime Tours, ski operator Alpine Elements and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

Simon Powell said: "Hayley will not only join us as a major stakeholder, but her experience and business acumen will be highly valuable in driving Inspiretec forward. With the technical, creative and business expertise within the group as a whole, we plan on further developing our footprint across the world.

"We already serve upwards of 150 clients in more than 10 countries. Our focus is now on growth, and Hayley’s experience of growing companies will stand us in good stead."

Inspiretec will now turn its focus on growth and use its extensive offering to continue its expansion plans, allowing further development of the group’s products, services and team.

Hayley Parsons said: "I’m thrilled to be joining Simon and his team at Inspiretec. The group has some exciting plans for the future and I hope my experience can help it grow further.

"I personally enjoy the day-to-day collaboration with people from different backgrounds and with varying skills. Getting involved with the team and the brands that Inspiretec already works with – as well as those we will look to acquire in the future– is something I will look forward to."

Hayley’s inclusion within the group is the latest in a series of collaborations with technology entrepreneur Simon Powell that most recently included the launch of new investment fund Inspire Growth Wales to help Welsh start-ups.

Matt Wakerley, the group’s chief financial officer, said: "With Haley’s investment, we’re now in a position, both operationally and financially, to go on and expand our unique technology offering on an even greater international scale."

Huw Morgan, non executive director of Inspiretec, said: "It’s great for me personally to be working with Hayley again having previously worked together at Gocompare. This investment and Hayley’s experience of running an entrepreneurial enterprise will stand Inspiretec in a great position as it looks to grow both the numbers of customers it serves but also the number of countries it exports its services to."