Gunna Drinks is a company that manufactures and sells craft soft drinks consisting of natural juices with less than 5% sugar and no artificial colours or flavours. Its top 4 products, beat established competitors like Gingerella, Fentimans & FeverTree in taste tests, and its recipes draw inspiration from around the world. The craft soft drinks industry is growing at a stunning rate of 56% year on year within which Gunna wants to be the top contender. With the investment, the company will utilise £300,000 of interim funding to transition to the next full round in 2021, acquire working capital to ensure adequate capacity functioning through the COVID-19 crisis, and re-start its marketing activity.
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investment:
£364,330
A grocery delivery service able to provide goods to your home almost 1 hour later from a selection of your favourite supermarkets. Home Run does not have any stock, stores or vans and instead uses personal shoppers to handpick a customer's supermarket run for them and deliver it via car or scooter.
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investment:
£558,307
HomeCooks is a food marketplace akin to Etsy, founded by a serial entrepreneur and supported by SpeedInvest. Their mission is to overhaul the UK's struggling £12.6 billion food delivery industry by connecting independent food creators directly with consumers. Through batch cooking and a warehouse system, HomeCooks offers over 200 homemade meals at lower prices compared to mainstream food delivery services, aiming to provide affordable and healthier options. Similar successful ventures in the US, like Shef and CookUnity, have secured significant funding rounds, indicating the potential of this model.
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investment:
£1,536,034
Honestly Tasty is a plant-based cheese company known for our award-winning products available in M&S, Ocado, and other stores. Our aim is to cater to cheese enthusiasts who either avoid dairy or are reducing their dairy intake. By combining innovative ideas with traditional cheese-making methods, we create alternatives that stand out and spark positive conversations among consumers.
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investment:
£307,067
Humble Grape is a rapidly growing wine bar brand from London working with an aim to make wine socially approachable to everyone. It mostly provides organic, biodynamic and sustainably produced wines. The four sites of Humble Grape became profitable within the first six months of operations, and the revenue surpassed the forecast of the year. Within two years of operations, it has been awarded as ‘Best Wine Retailer of the Year’ by Time and Leisure and also named as 'Notable Newcomers' by The Financial Times.
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investment:
£654,392
iLove Snacks makes natural, plant-based, and gluten-free snacks. The company asserts that COVID-19 has highlighted the effect of diet on a person' general health and wellbeing, and it aims to fulfil that need with its product line. The healthy snack market will be worth $32.8 billion by 2025. iLove Snacks aims to be a major contender in this segment. The company has sold over 1.4 million snacks since its launch, onboarded multiple organisations like Waitrose and Starbucks, and recently set up a 3000sq ft packing facility. It has won 'Great Taste Awards' for its Smoked Almonds, Natural Mango and Baby Pineapple products. It will use the investment to grow its team, increase Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) sales, and invest in New Product Development (NPD).
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investment:
£227,200
Independence Market is a revolutionary new way to shop, designed for busy mums whose time and attention is precious yet have high standards for their families.
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investment:
£158,598
Itailians clubhouse is a new type of clubhouse located in London. The members can enjoy casual and fine dining, cocktails and fine wines. They can also just use the private lounges, rooms, offices and terrace. Itailians clubhouse mostly focus on fashion, design, art and hospitiality. The funding will be used to refurbish their existing building and to also look for new venues all around london.
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investment:
£584,661
A versatile spicy peanut chutney that can be used as a spread, marinade, dip or condiment. Kit's Peanut Chutney is homemade using natural ingredients, as well as being vegan nad gluten-free. The company is seeking investment mass produce their products and increase the number of stockists that list their range.
Currently, the products are stocked by nine independent retailers and new outlets are being added every day. To date, more than 600 jars have been sold. By increasing their production, they aim to lower the cost of their products whilst yielding a 73% gross profit margin per jar sold. Wholesaling will yield a gross profit margin of 44% per jar.
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investment:
£102,510
Laura's London is a tempting cake and catering studio, satisfying customers throughout London. Within a year of launching, Laura's London has gained a high profile client base and catered events for Dior, Spotify, Shazam, Instagram/Facebook and many more. The company has formed a strong social media presence with over 10,000 followers. Since 2018, Laura's London has witnessed a growth of 113% and has a turnover of over £43,000. Furthermore, the company is looking to diversify and expand the brand into the £89.5 billion eating-out industry and, the proceeds will be used for launching the first cafe in West London.
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investment:
£942
