Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems (ABBS) develops patented systems to counteract the forces an armoured vehicle sustains when a mine or Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explodes under it. ABBS asserts that mines and IEDs accounted for over 80% of UK and US army casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. ABBS argues that its systems can reverse this scenario. It aspires to become a contender in the $20 billion armoured vehicle protection market. The company has been tasked by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) to draft safety regulations for emergency descent arrest systems. It also holds multiple patents for its proven Vehicle Global Acceleration Mitigation (VGAM) vehicle mine protection system and has a patent pending for a Zero-Zero Crash Prevention (ZZCP) system for light aircraft and electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOLs) systems. ABBS will use the investment for marketing, boosting R&D, and maintaining and expanding its IP/patent portfolio.
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addvantage offers patented, fuel-saving technology that retrofits to heavy-duty trucks, thereby improving fuel economy, reducing harmful emissions and saving money for diesel-driven trucking fleets. Addressing two key challenges of the trucking industries--low margins and the need to reduce emissions--addvantage has a proven track record in the UK and is now launching in the US, where more than 4 million heavy duty class 8 trucks are operational. With diesel making up 40% of the trucking fleet costs in the US, the company provides compelling economics and environmental arguments for these fleets. addvantage is an exciting opportunity for investors looking for tax efficient, high growth opportunity with green credentials.
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£394,155
Lighting Design, Luminaire Development and UK Manufacture. Our core products are street/ industrial lighting. LED lighting is the future and ALed's will continue to design and develop ground breaking products that challenge. Our design technology means we provide highly efficient lighting solutions that maintain a quality of light far longer than our competition. A £1.5 Billion spend on street lighting upgrades (UK) planned by 2020 provides the market for our continued growth.
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£393,256
Africa New Energies holds an oil exploration license in Namibia, where it has applied its unique surface exploration method to identify a gross unrisked prospective resource of 1.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
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Antaco is a clean technology company that has come up with a solution to process any type of organic waste, both wet & dry (including woody), into a solid biofuel and a direct replacement for fossil coal. The company aims to disrupt current methods of organic waste disposal. Antaco won the 2013 Shell Springboard & 2014 WEX Technology Awards. It has received an £857,000 grant from the UK government and was voted the top UK & EU Cleantech start-up by Climate-KIC & EIT (European Institute of Technology & Innovation) in 2013. Antaco is seeking £400,000 (Future Fund matched) in further investment to expand operational capacity on-site, build its team, and capitalise on growing market opportunities.
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£661,410
Aiming to prevent further deterioration and leakage of water and sewerage pipes, Aqualiner has developed their Melt in Place Pipe (MIPP). This patented technology consists of a sock insertion, which when heated, expands and melts onto the inner pipe and forms a solid glass-reinforced thermoplastic layer. This process can increase the longevity of existing pipes and is the only product of this type to be approved to be safe-for-use in drinking water pipes. The UK has more than 251,000 miles of water pipes, where almost 75,000 miles of pipes are classed as damaged.
Aqualiner firstly plans to sell the initial equipment in return for a small profit margin, but the materials and consumables used in the process will be sold to the licensed contractor directly as a second income stream. The third source of revenue is derived from fees charged to International territorial licensors for any Aqualiner sales.
The product has been developed with support from Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water and Yorkshire Water and is approved to be installed in US drinking water pipes.
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£642,471
Arc's aim is to become the market leader in electrical recreational vehicles by using licensed battery automotive technology as the base. The company was born out of Jaguar Land Rover’s White Space. Since its pre-launch, the ‘Vector’ has attracted global interest with over 590 news articles covering its release across 55 countries. Arc also witnessed over 130 sales inquiries in relation to the limited 399 units which it is planning to produce. The company is on a mission of creating vehicles that challenge the environment while protecting it.
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£1,067,420
A ride-hailing service offering customers the ability to select a driver of their choice based on price, distance, or rating. Arrive aims to solve common issues such as longer-than-expected ETAs and unexpected price increases by showing fixed information of the journey prior to booking. The service benefits drivers with high ratings, as they will have increased demand for their services, which means they will be able to monetise far greater. In-turn, those with lower ratings will become more motivated to improve their service.
Arrive's AdTech platform allows the company to collaborate with businesses and offer affiliation marketing and promotional deals. Customers travelling to particular restaurants, bars, or clubs can receive specialised treatment and discounts.
Arrive is currently in beta, but has over 1,500 drivers signed-up to the service and their app has received more than 15,000 downloads.
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£56,170
Autotrip accurately records business mileage taking away the hassle of manually recording a trip. Using a simple plug and play technology users are also able to review the results before submitting the data.
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£121,638
Birchwood Marine is one of the best British brands in the boat manufacturing business. It has a dedicated team of loyal dealers and has over 5000 boats to its credit. The company has an M.O.U Agreement with a reputed and established manufacturer in Argentina. It is also planning to re-launch Birchwood by using a joint-venture manufacturing association and produce a range of Sport Express and Flybridge models (from 34ft to 74ft), which will be sold in the US, EU, the UK, the UAE and China market. With the proceeds, the company will purchase two more boats for the forthcoming Southampton In-Water Boat Show, 2019 and the Dusseldorf Indoor Show, 2020.
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£82,140
