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Yamamoto Ltd
Parent company of Clutch App. This page provides current investor information, corporate governance details, founder context, and direct access to executive documents.
Julian Hill
Founder & CEO
Founder Story
Built by someone who lives the culture.
Clutch did not start as a spreadsheet exercise. It started with the same frustration enthusiasts kept running into on the road, in forums, and at events.
Julian's career has been built on managing high-value assets, moving from fast-paced commercial property investment in the City of London into complex rural estate management across the South of England. That professional background gives Clutch a founder who understands operational detail, long-term value, and the discipline required to manage real assets well.
Away from work, his life has always been driven by internal combustion. Turning wrenches in the garage, heading out for track days, or exploring backroads on two wheels, Julian is a lifelong petrolhead who knows the community from the inside.
The idea for Clutch came from personal frustration with fragmented forums, broken route planners, and disjointed event calendars. After hearing the same headache from other enthusiasts again and again, Julian combined corporate problem-solving experience with personal passion to build a modern, centralised digital home for the automotive community.
Why it matters
The product is being shaped by the problem Julian lives with.
Headquarters
London, UK
Sector
Global automotive enthusiast platform
Tech Stack
GCP + Google Maps APIs
Executive Summary
The Vision
Yamamoto Ltd is the parent company of Clutch, a dedicated digital platform developed for the global automotive enthusiast market. Our objective is to provide a single, high-performance hub that replaces the current fragmented landscape of car and motorbike culture, combining high-quality route planning with real-time event discovery and community-led insights.
The Market Opportunity
The UK automotive sector is a vital part of the economy, with annual turnover exceeding GBP 67 billion. We are targeting the high-intent enthusiast demographic that lacks a modern integrated tool for trip planning and event coordination. Following UK proof-of-concept, Clutch is architected for rapid expansion into North America and Europe, targeting a global audience of over 250 million active automotive hobbyists.
The Product: Clutch
Clutch is a utility-led platform powered by community-sourced intelligence. Members submit and validate routes, review road quality and driveability, and discover events from local meets to track days through one integrated platform.
Technical Infrastructure & Partnership
Yamamoto Ltd has committed to a cloud-native architecture with Google Cloud Platform. Core integrations include Google Maps APIs for Places, Routes and Static Maps, designed to support sub-second latency through global regional scalability.
Growth Roadmap
Our growth plan is structured in three phases:
- Phase 1 (Current): Finalising UK beta testing and institutional credibility via the Google for Startups Cloud Program.
- Phase 2 (Q2-Q3 2026): Full UK commercial launch and strategic partnerships with UK-based automotive brands.
- Phase 3 (2027): Seed funding round to accelerate expansion into US and EU markets.
Resources
Download investor materials in PDF format.
Investor & Partnership Contact
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