Wakelet

Wakelet was a Manchester content-curation platform founded by Jamil Khalil that let users, schools and organisations save links, videos, images and documents into shareable collections. Wakelet Limited was incorporated in January 2011 and the product launched publicly around 2014, going on to be widely used in education. Early funding included about £1m from UK and US investors. By 2023 shareholders' funds had fallen to roughly £2.0m from £4.9m a year earlier, and the company struggled to raise fresh investment. Its three directors resigned on 10 April 2025, the day Mike Dillon and Hilary Pascoe of Leonard Curtis were appointed joint administrators by the High Court in Manchester. The business and assets were sold the same day to Reviven Limited, a connected company whose sole director is Khalil, and all 23 employees transferred. Wakelet Limited remains in administration, with the period extended in March 2026.

The business, brand and assets were sold on the day of appointment to Reviven Limited, a connected company controlled by founder Jamil Khalil, preserving 23 jobs; the old entity stays in administration (progress reports November 2025 and May 2026) for creditors to be dealt with.

A large user base in education did not translate into enough revenue to attract new investment, and a connected-party sale out of administration was used to keep the product and team alive while leaving creditors with the old company.