Polysolar specialises in manufacturing photovoltaic windows capable of generating electricity, which can be used in buildings to generate clean renewable energy whilst also meeting planning regulations. Its technology is already in-use by major organisations such as Network Rail and Sainsbury's.
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£1,311,180
Curiosity Club is a unique curriculum enrichment programme for both primary and secondary schools. Traditionally in schools, all pupils learn the same thing at the same time. Curiosity offers a unique way to engage children by allowing them to choose their own individual journey through the history of time and through that they are developing their skills of literacy, numeracy, research, memory, presentation and communication.
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£42,350
Biohm is an eco-conscious bio-technology company that is revolutionising construction through nature-inspired innovation. The company has adopted methods such as circular construction system, biomimicry, and triagomy. Some of the company’s carbon-negative bio-based materials include building insulation made out of Mycelium (the root structure of mushrooms) and ORB (Organic Refuse Biocompound), a 100% natural sheet material made out of food and agricultural surplus. For its innovation, Biohm won the Waitrose and Partners Plan Plastic Prize: The Million Pound Challenge and a Power to Change grant worth £600,000 to build sustainable living premises. It has also been shortlisted as one of The United Nation’s ‘Young Champions of the Earth’. The company will use 38% of the investment to grow its team, 22% to scale Research and Development (R&D), 22% to protect its Intellectual Property (IP), and 18% for product accreditation.
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investment:
£790,700
Learning Labs are a fast growing EdTech startup focussed on helping people to learn languages across 3 core channels. They have launched unique language Post-it Notes, a digital language learning platform and have been licensed to over 15k pupils across schools in the UK.
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£577,007
Founded in 2015, Developing Experts is a complete online curriculum solution for children aged between the age group of 4 to 14 years. Developing Experts provides over 700 online lessons with a practical investigation, easy-to-understand handouts, interactive assessments and quizzes for multiple curricula including the National Curriculum. Additionally, with an aim to enhance child’s critical thinking and learning outcomes, it provides specialised lessons held by experts from the university and industry, specifically operational in science field.
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Improving the railway construction industry by collecting data to reduce inefficiencies and overspending. Rail Diary is a B2B SaaS product that is designed to analyse information on infrastructure projects to improve particular elements that plague the industry. These include the delivery, commercialisation and the health and safety of projects.
Rail Diary allows developers to monitor ongoing costs, forecast for the future and reduce the number of claims made. Rail Diary will generate revenue via a monthly subscription model ranging from £45 to £150, plus project fees.
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£50,544
Role Models (RM) is a global education provider that seeks to complement traditional academic education with programmes that promote social and emotional wellbeing and dynamic thinking through a focus on leadership, resilience, creativity and collaboration. RM's online and offline courses focus on 3-15-year-olds. RM has scored average parent reviews of at least 4.8/5 on Outschool and aims to become a contender in the estimated £75 billion private tuition market that is forecast to grow to £139 billion by 2026. The company asserts that it is delivering courses in Saudi Arabia and China. RM has enrolled clients across 37 countries, developed a partner programme with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Rothschild, Citibank and more to deliver courses to their employees, and generated revenue worth £2.4 million to date. The company will use the investment for marketing, technology and curriculum development.
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investment:
£711,728
Glovebox Direct is an online automotive parts, accessories and merchandise marketplace selling original equipment direct from the car and bike brands.
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investment:
£181,670
Viritech is a clean technology engineering company that is using F1-derived engineering to develop hydrogen powertrain solutions and related technologies for the automotive, aerospace, marine and distributed power industries. Viritech asserts that the Hydrogen Council forecasts that hydrogen will meet 18% of global energy demand by 2050. It aims to capture this demand through its technologies. Viritech argues that its location in MIRA Technology Park allows it access to R&D facilities used by many of the world's major automotive manufacturers, allowing it to scale its resources to meet the demands of every type of project. Viritech will use the investment to produce test hydrogen tanks, build the Apricale hypercar, complete designs for a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV), Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a power generator, plan a larger raise and listing on AQuis Stock Exchange (AQSE) in 2022, and eventually commercialise its technology with its partner.
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investment:
£726,807
Riversimple is a car manufacturer and service provider that is spearheading ‘next-generation’ Hydrogen electric vehicles. It sells mobility as a service and retains ownership of its cars. Their pricing structure allows customers to pay a single monthly fee that covers the vehicle, fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs. It's proprietary offering, Rasa, is a two-seat local commuter vehicle that can achieve a 250mpg equivalent fuel figure with a 300-mile range from a 3-minute fill. The company has recently been awarded two new grants from The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) for £1.25 million to support the build of its first low volume production run, and another from InnovateUK worth £0.5 million to support the deployment of cars in the Milford Haven Energy Kingdom project. The company has also been featured in several prominent publications such as The Guardian, CNBC, BBC Wales, Reuters and CNN to name a few. The company will use the investment to expand its engineering team and start volume production to reach product commercialisation by the end of 2022.
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£504,000
