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Tech-first PR firm Pathos, founded by comedian, in £20m IPO

Published: December 16, 2025 at 8:26 am

Author: Jonathan Symcox

A fast-growing technology-enabled PR firm has listed in London today.

Pathos Communications plc, which has never raised institutional funding, has raised more than £5 million as it joins the London Stock Exchange’s junior AIM market in an IPO which values the firm at around £20m.

The company was founded in 2019 by Omar Hamdi, who combined a background in computing, journalism and television presenting to democratise access to established news publications utilising a ‘pay-on-results’ model.

Hamdi, who worked for the BBC for years, is also an experienced stand-up comedian.

 

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