Mr Lee’s Pure Foods is an innovative food/tech company creating award-winning premium healthy noodles-in-a-cup and will be launching its new instant Congee Asian rice porridge. All products are certified low sugar, gluten-free, low on calories, Vegan options and 100% recyclable and compostable packaging. The global instant noodle market is expected to reach $57.5 billion by 2024 which the brand aims to capitalise on and establish itself in as the market leader. Mr Lee's has won 50+ global awards and nominations including Grocer Gold Exporter of the Year, Great British Entrepreneur winner, and The Sunday Times Maserati 100 winner. Noted publisher Penguin Random House has published Mr Lee’s 100 Noodle Recipe cookbook which has been met with critical acclaim worldwide. With the investment, the company will invest 25% of it in marketing initiatives and entering into the US market, 10% in product development, 20% in working capital for food production during scale-up, 5% in upgrading its Hot Noodle Kiosk and vending machine facilities, and 40% in global group operating and personnel costs runway for commercial functions and scale-up activities within Australia, the UK, and the USA.
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£1,835,892
Coconuts Organic is a company that produces plant-based ice creams. Coconuts Organic asserts that it is one of only two mainstream organic plant-based ice cream brands in the UK. The company aims to tap into the fast-growing global trend of healthier eating and sustainable food. Coconuts Organic has won seven Great Taste Awards and became the fastest-growing 'Wellness Ice Cream' brand in the UK according to a May 2020 Nielsen report. Its products are stocked in major retail chains like M&S and Ocado. The company will use the investment to grow its sales and marketing team, increase its eCommerce business, scale its operations, and invest in marketing activity that will create consumer demand.
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£327,979
Personalised Co. is a nutrition company on a mission to help as many people as possible reach their health and wellbeing goals by making supplements accessible and affordable. The company asserts that it provides personalised nutritional products to its consumers. Customers are required to take a quiz on the company's portal, based on which, the company's custom-built algorithm creates nutritionist-approved solutions tailored to the specific needs and goals of each customer. Personalised Co. has delivered 270,000 daily vitamin sachets till date. The company has also raised £192,000 from private investors and its first crowdfunding campaign in 2019. It achieved its milestone month in April 2020 earning £48,000 in revenue and delivering over 1,700 personalised vitamins and protein orders. The company will use the investment to level-up its operations, expand its product line and develop its companion-application.
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£401,417
Spotlight Consultations aims to diagnose diseases based on evidence-based questionnaires. The company's Algorithmic Questionnaire (AQ) strives to be a simple 3-5 minute questionnaire, dynamically responsive with each question linked to an actionable care pathway. The company estimates that 10% of global health expenditure per annum is spent on diabetes, which is predicted to rise to $825 billion by 2030. Indirect costs from premature death, disability, and diabetes-related health complications add an additional 35% more to this number. Spotlight intends for its AQ to help reduce expenditure and healthcare burden while improving the quality of care and health outcomes. The company will use the investment to support early revenue generation, team expansion and stimulate Research and Development (R&D) tools to cover more diseases like CVD, IBD, chronic pain, and cancers.
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£69,682
ByRuby is a food delivery company. It sources produce from local ethical suppliers, prepares meals in small batches using the raw produce, freezes the meal to preserve the taste, and delivers it nationwide. ByRuby argues that the UK ready meal sales market is worth £12 billion in 2020. The company witnessed sales up to 200% online in March 2020. ByRuby asserts that it uses only British free-range or organic meat & sustainably sourced fish from British waters. The company won the 2018 Women's Health Food Award. Its products are stocked in 26 retail stores. ByRuby has been mentioned by publications such as Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, and Metro. It will use 50% of the investment for marketing, 26% to grow its kitchen team, 17% to upgrade its kitchen and 7% for new product development.
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£288,243
Moody is a health-tracking application that connects users with customised health, food and fitness advice based on their moods, symptoms and cycles. It endeavours to become a sustainable force for good in women's health. The company argues that women control >80% of household health spend and are 80% more likely than men to use a digital health app. It aims to harness these trends and capitalise on the global remote health care market that is forecast to hit £40 billion by 2025. 'The Moody Month' app featured in publications like Vogue, Grazia and The Guardian. It has witnessed over 136,000 downloads since its Version 1 release in 2019. The app has compiled over 5 million moods to date. The company will use the investment to scale its business globally and reach 1 million subscribers within a four-year time frame.
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£142,026
Trackd is a unique, award-winning music platform where artists create and audiences discover. With more than 261,000 users in 161 countries, this simple and intuitive application enables artists to record, collaborate, inspire, and share their ideas around the world. It has featured artists including Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Valeras, and Blossoms. The app also features a ground-breaking social sharing tools “VirtualVinyl™” and allows video creation directly in the app. Trackd is exploring new and existing partnerships such as Rotor Video and Audio Technica as well as Apple for the next release. The company has already established a stellar team, built a 5-star app and have gained a huge amount of users in the past 3 years. The proceeds will be used for working capital, cash flow requirements, future upgrades, marketing, sponsorship, and events.
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£118,950
Hussle is one of the UK's top fitness marketplace, providing many flexible fitness opportunities according to your requirement. The company has provided c.2.5M gym visits, raised £12M+ to date, and serviced more than 500k customers. The platform has c.40% of UK gyms and c.3,000 fitness venues. Besides a huge customer base, 10,000 new members are added to the facility each month. It has received a rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 on TrustPilot across 1,500 reviews. So far, Hussle has raised £12M+ from Albion, MMC, Concentric, TechnoGym, and Channel 4. With the proceeds, the company aims at creating a globally trusted fitness brand by enhancing the brand's awareness and by broadening the range of physical activities available on the platform.
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£1,440,500
AdLaunch is an online video maker tool aimed at social media advertising creation. Using its patented AI-powered video generation technology, it enables businesses to create multiple high-quality videos, realtime previews and edit videos in the browser itself. This helps companies undertake online video advertising almost instantaneously within their respective budgets. AdLaunch has 11,000 users in over 130 countries worldwide. It has made 1.4 million pre-licensed HD videos and high-quality photos. The company aims to become synonymous with creating data-driven video ads and video campaigns. AdLaunch was awarded the 'Third Prize' at the Slush 100 pitch competition out of 2650 companies. it also secured three government R&D grants totaling £219,000 from the Business Finland - the Finnish Innovation Agency. AdLaunch is partnering with AppSumo which has a user base of 730,000 registered newsletter readers. With the proceeds, the company will develop its video generator and invest £8000 per month on Google, Facebook, and YouTube advertising to accelerate its customer acquisition.
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£85,278
Studio Pictures Limited is a UK based production company that specialises in the development of high-quality British film and TV projects. The company's interest predominantly lies within the British film and television industry that can be created within budget ranging from £1 million - £15 million. The company has established relationships with studio houses such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Lionsgate and aims to build upon projects that can be made into a franchise. Their production, A Steet Cat Named Bob, went on to be distributed by Sony Pictures in the UK and had a Royal Premiere in London. Studio Pictures Limited will consider putting up to a maximum of 20% of the budget for each project as equity, on a case by case basis, subject to company reserves. With the proceeds, the company will grow and scale the business. It will become a tenant at Twickenham Studios in West London and look to profitable emerging markets, i.e. streaming, animation and interactive movies to become one of the leading UK production companies.
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