Lime Global is a UK-based company dedicated to becoming the most customer-focused provider of health cover. Lime argues that conventional health insurance is too expensive and overly complicated. It intends to make health insurance affordable allowing customers to buy the top-ups they want without consulting advisers or filling long questionnaires. Lime Global claims to provide customers with a cancer cover providing a lump sum and support following diagnosis, access to 'Rapid Diagnostics' to avail private diagnostic tests, and an online platform where customers and employers can book and pay for clinical services. Lime Global aspires to become a contender in the UK private healthcare market set to grow more than £8 billion. The company points out that it has secured 5 star Trustpilot reviews over the last year with zero complaints to date. They intend to use the investment to support their expansion into Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), mental health modules and e-pharmacies, scale customer acquisition, and support the next stage of its growth in late 2021 and early 2022.
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With support from the founders of Bulldog Skincare, Zoopla and Love Film, VITL's aim is to improve the nation's health by offering vitamin packs that are fully personalised to the customer. VITL uses artificial intelligence to decipher which nutrients a person needs to ensure a healthy lifestyle. Effectively cutting out the cost of a private nutritionist.
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£908,950
Nikalyte is a specialist in nanoparticles research and development (R&D) as well as commercialisation in various application areas such as cell binding, cell separation, drug delivery, catalysis, nano-photonics, and electrochemistry. The company is developing a nanoparticle generator, which will enable researchers to produce nanoparticles of almost any metal or alloy on almost any substrate via a user-friendly interface. Nikalyte is offering free nanoparticle samples to researchers investigating antiviral materials, such as Copper and Silver, towards developing a vaccine for Covid-19. The company also offers a consultancy service that provides advice on nanoparticle applications and ultra-high vacuum systems. The company aims to use the investment to scale its business.
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GymBuddy is an online platform that enables consumers to find, book, and attend a gym location, services, or products offered and operated by fitness studios, gyms, trainers, venues, or other third parties. Users can easily, through filtered searches on the app, view descriptions, and contact information of specialists within the fitness industry such as personal trainers, nutritionists, and physiotherapists. The UK fitness industry alone is currently worth over £5 billion. Based on recent statistics, the average gym membership in the UK costs members £40 a month, which often ties them into lengthy contracts. The GymBuddy app will enter the Health & Fitness club sector as a multi-gym membership feature that gives users access to gyms and various fitness plans, without the need for bricks-and-mortar locations under its brand. The company is seeking an investment of £400,000 to expand its brand identity and bring more users to its ecosystem to generate profits.
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Cell Guidance Systems is developing a technology called PODS (Polyhedrin Delivery System) PODS allow them to deliver therapeutic proteins accurately and over long periods of time. PODS enable proteins to treat diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and osteoarthritis.
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£836,370
Cambridge Nutraceuticals develop and sell healthcare supplements that are proven to provide health benefits. Their products ar ecurrently on shelves in a number of the large high street retailers such as Holland & Barrett and Boots.
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Urban is a wellness app that allows customers to book massages, beauty treatments, personal training and more at the customer's doorstep in 60 minutes. The company's practitioners are already operating in London, Paris, Manchester and Birmingham covering all aspects of wellness, from massage to mindfulness and beyond. Urban has delivered over 650,000 appointments till date, witnessed £43 million in cumulative sales value since August 2018, onboarded 3,800 partner practitioners, and saw 7,300+ reviews on Apple app store with an average rating of 4.8/5 stars. It will use the investment to drive towards Operating Expense (OpEx) profitability by the end of Q1 2021, reach EBITDA positive by the end of 2021, and scale into new markets through remote expansion.
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£5,877,517
FloatWind manufactures mass-produced floating offshore wind turbines. It seeks to disrupt the £20 billion offshore wind energy market. The company argues that conventional offshore wind farms, installed at sea, use expensive and slow installation methods that are also dangerous to the marine environment. It further stresses that the high cost of installation is often borne by the consumer. FloatWind asserts that its business model is different. The company claims to build its products on land and then floats its ready-to-float turbines out to sea. The company points out that this reduces environmental damage, substantially reduces costs, and makes offshore wind energy cheaper. FloatWind was selected for a 6-month UK Innovate Edge business mentoring programme and appeared for SetSquared Business Mentoring Seminar in May 2021. The company has 3,000+ followers on LinkedIn. FloatWind states it will use the investment for product development, expanding its team, IP protection, promoting marketing and PR, and boosting its manufacturing capabilities.
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£311,497
Rightangled are a CQC registered healthcare provider specialising in genetic testing and is backed by the NHS England. They have designed and filed a patent for their Cardiac genetic test and are now seeking to expand their testing and telemedicine service into new markets and new tests.
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£433,290
Tourniglo is a company that has come up with a unique two in one emergency tourniquet with a built-in torch. The innovation was driven by an identified need within the emergency services to provide an immediately available light source in dim-lighted areas when undertaking a patient or casualty eye examination as well as for military and close protection staff who might need to inject intravenous medication in rural areas. The global tourniquet systems market is expected to reach half a billion US dollars by 2025. The company aims to launch the production of its first product. Additionally, Tourniglo has been featured on the BBC website and has won various medals at international events, including a 'Gold Medal' at the World Invention Awards. The company requires investment to set-up manufacturing, packaging and distribution, and grow sales for the first year of commercialisation.
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