ClearWaste is a price comparison website for waste removal and a provider of enforcement services to councils across the UK. The company argues that the cost to local authorities and taxpayers for cleaning up fly-tipping in England in 2016/17 was £57.7 million and is now thought to exceed £100 million. ClearWaste is on a mission to combat it through its app and web platform utilising reporting and prevention methodologies. The company links consumers with govt-registered waste removers backed by a £1k no-fly-tipping guarantee. ClearWaste argues that the UK waste industry is worth over £6.8 billion and supports more than 103,000 jobs. It aims to be a contender in this segment. ClearWaste has featured in press entities such as BBC, ITV, Channel 5, Sky, Times, and The Guardian. It was also a finalist at the National Recycling Awards 2020. ClearWaste will use the investment to develop its sales and marketing functions and further raise brand awareness.
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£199,599
Plantwork Systems (PWS) is an eco-conscious, technology company providing sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions to the wastewater treatment industry. It is the developer, owner, and provider of a range of proprietary technologies such as TN-REM, NUTREM®, and the deHoxar Spiral Separator. These products aid in nutrient removal, improved filtration, sludge thickening. This leads to wastewater treatment plants recycling more water, reducing their energy requirements, and minimising water scarcity. The company has generated combined revenues of £1.44 million since July 2017. PWS is seeking funding of up to £1 million, at a pre-money valuation of £6 million. It will use the investment to accelerate its growth and bring more innovative products to the market.
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£244,865
My Tree has launched a Memorial Park in the UK that enables people to plant a tree with the ashes of their loved one. It is the sole exclusive UK memorial park which offers ashes burial with the planting of a tree. The company is in discussion with DoubleTree Hilton and First Funerals. My Tree has launched its first park five miles outside of Reading and 38 miles from London. The company will use the funds to promote the site, do pre-planting to maximize usage of space and support plans to open more sites by the end of 2020.
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£160,380
Pawprint is a behavioural change platform that is on a mission to fight climate change. The platform allows people to measure, understand and reduce their carbon footprint, and fight ‘climate change’ by giving people bite-sized chunks to focus on. It aims to be the middleman, helping brands reach and understand their audience by offering these brands personalised challenges to help their reduce carbon footprint. The market for behavioural change platforms is slowly gaining solid traction with established brands such as Fitbit, Strava, and Calm. Pawprint aims to capitalise on this collective concern and deliver services that help mitigate those concerns.
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£352,440
Using the latest in technology to recycle a wider range of plastics with environmentally friendlier results. Recycling Technologies have created the RT7000, a machine that processes plastic waste and recycles it into Plaxx®. This new product can be used in wax products, as well as new plastic. Plastic products that are generally considered non-recyclable such as food trays and pouches, films and crisps packets can be processed by the company's machine.
Contributions in the funding round will be invested towards developing around 200 RT7000 machines per annum at the company's manufacturing site, with a 2027 target of 1300 RT7000s to be leased to other businesses. Recycling Technologies has predicted that that from 10m tonnes of plastic, 7m tonnes will be processed into Plaxx®. Furthermore, funds will be allocated to expand the team and Binn Ecopark site, as well as run a 24/7 trial on their new plant.
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£1,938,060
Kindred is a social enterprise platform working with 25,000 brands and helping over 25,000 charities online through conscious consumption. It has built a browser extension and mobile app that allows consumers to shop online, get discounts, earn cash back and donate a percentage of that cash back to a chosen charity all on one single portal. The company asserts that charities are experiencing a 48% drop in donations in the wake of COVID-19. Since Kindred's launch in March 2020, customers have bought products worth over £3.3 million. The company aims to be a major contender in the social enterprise category. Kindred has raised over £470,000 for charity in 6 months. It has also raised a seed funding of £2.1 million in 2019. The company will use the investment to scale its operations.
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£406,816
Caldera is a heat battery company that seeks to institutionalise zero-carbon energy solutions for the masses. It asserts that its 'Zero Carbon Boiler' is a direct replacement to an oil or gas boiler by providing low-cost renewable electricity as heat for later use on demand by the homeowner. The company asserts that the boiler consists of two elements. The first is Caldera's proprietary 'Warmstone Heat Battery' that can be charged by low-cost electricity from the grid, store that electricity for 24 hours and provide it on demand. The second is a 'Heat Interface Unit' (HIU) that replaces the existing boiler. Caldera believes that low electricity prices always tend to occur when the source of electricity is also low carbon. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£615,000
Klymat's SaaS business model transforms vehicle fleet management for organizations and fulfills employees' transportation requirements. Through a centralized online platform offered via monthly subscriptions, Klymat empowers businesses to monitor their entire vehicle fleet and employee journeys, regardless of transportation mode. The software computes total business mobility costs and carbon emissions, providing a simpler, more visible, flexible, cost-effective, sustainable, and eco-friendly approach to corporate travel.
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Mapal Aeration Solutions provides the answer for municiple and industrial wasterwater treatment plants of any type and size to release clean water. This innovative patented solution focuses on providing energy-saving and maintenance advantages. Mapal says they have a successful installation track record in over 100 projects across 9 countries. The company is currently seeking funds to fuel its growth and expansion efforts.
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£467,504
Marine Power Systems (MPS) is an innovative renewable energy company specializing in modular floating offshore wind technology, well-positioned to capitalize on the expanding worldwide potential of generating wind energy from advanced floating platforms. They have established revenue-generating agreements and secured significant grant funding, enabling them to further expand their team, enhance their customer pipeline, and undertake new commercial projects.
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£2,880,994
