BeneTalk is an innovative digital therapeutic solution, providing on-demand support to individuals who stutter and their families, aiming to enhance their quality of life and confidence. Stuttering affects millions globally, and with limited specialized therapy options, BeneTalk addresses accessibility challenges by offering timely assistance, aiming to mitigate the higher risk of low self-esteem and mental health issues faced by individuals who stutter and their families.
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£173,123
Big Sister Swap is a personalized clothing swapping service aiming to make circular fashion more accessible. They seek to address common challenges in accessing sustainable alternatives to fast fashion, leveraging a one-stop-swap process. Customers select a swap option by weight, print a postage label to send unwanted clothes, and fill out a style form to communicate their sizes and preferences. The company's stylists, assisted by bespoke technology, then select clothes to send back, ensuring individualized matches and keeping clothes in circulation. The service is monetized by charging customers for the swap process based on weight, with an emphasis on affordability and accessibility. Big Sister Swap's approach includes automated quality matching to maintain fairness, and they plan to expand through word-of-mouth and social media marketing.
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£174,471
Offering coached performance training through an immersive class experience in a premium boutique gym environment. Binary Fitness are in the process of building a multi-purpose training hall and two spaces for classes that will deliver CrossFit courses, as well as yoga and strength sessions.
Binary Fitness currently has 200 members that pay a monthly membership averaging £160 and has YoY net membership growth of 34% up to September 2018. In the past 3 months, the company has achieved sales averaging £30k per month. Revenue is generated via tiered membership subscriptions, personal training, a café and brand merchandise.
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£707,630
Bioepic is an app which enables users to easily and non-invasively measure their health status in just 30 seconds using just a smartphone. The app calculates pulse wave velocity, body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate variability chaos, vascular stiffness and the effectiveness of inhalers.
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£12,500
Brain Füd manufactures functional energy drinks made with natural caffeine, electrolytes, B-vitamins, and no artificial sweeteners. Since 2018, the company has been selling its drinks in universities, corporate offices, and online platforms such as Amazon and Ocado. The company's trial listing is in selected Sainsbury's stores nationwide. Brain Füd is in conversation with Amazon, Morrisons, and many more. With the proceeds, the company will directly appeal to its target audience and bag more distribution.
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£110,307
Byrd is a coaching platform that works around everyday life to keep people running. It asserts that its unique EQAI-coach uses 1 billion variables to coach people to their goal, whether that’s simply to remain healthy or to hit a specific event. The company estimates that 200 million people were running globally in 2018. It seeks to target this group and become a contender in a fitness market that is estimated to be worth $2.4 billion. The company has created and tested two beta versions of its Android and iOS apps. It points out that it has conducted surveys involving hundreds of runners clocking in 20,000 km of running and incorporated that data into its portal. Byrd argues that its app has been built on Google Cloud infrastructure and is ready to horizontally scale. It will use 40% of the investment in product evolution, 20% in acquisition, 23% towards marketing, and 17% towards enriching customer experience.
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£266,836
Cannabrew is one of the UK's first Cannabidiol (CBD) infused craft beers. It aspires to become a contender in the CBD market that is expected to reach £1 billion by 2025 in the UK. The company has sold thousands of cans across the UK despite COVID-19 and aims to become carbon-neutral soon. It assets that it plants two trees for every case of beer sold and has planted over 14,000 trees through a sustainability initiative in Madagascar by partnering with 'Ecologi', removing an estimated 350 tonnes of CO2 in just six months since the company's launch. Cannabrew was nominated for three awards at the World CBD Awards. Its product, Soul Lager, has become the highest-rated lager on Untappd in the UK achieving a score of >3.96. The company will use 25% of the investment in marketing, 50% towards team expansion, and 25% to scale production and boost New Product Development (NPD).
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£216,695
Centaur Robotics is redefining mobility for the 10% of the global population who require assistance to walk 400 meters. Representing a £7 billion global opportunity, the company offers a blend of convenient service and innovative two-wheeled vehicle design, catering to individuals and collaborating with international brands in sectors such as airlines, shopping centers, retirement living, hotels, and restaurants.
After a successful 2020 investment round, Centaur Robotics is currently seeking the final £65,000 of its seed equity round. This funding will facilitate pre-production market trials, design refinements, large-scale testing, and production expansion. With established commercial traction, the company aims for a full commercial launch by June 2024.
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£795,101
Chapel Down (CD) is one of the UK's leading wine industry leaders that seeks to challenge the hegemony of champagne. It argues that with the sales of English sparkling wine forecast to grow by 134% by 2026, the demand for its products is growing fast. CD's 'Sparkling Wine' sales increased by 52.8% in 2020 whilst champagne sales in the UK dropped by 21.7% over the same period. The company argues that 2020 was a record year for its business, despite COVID-19, with its revenue growing by 32% year on year and e-commerce sales growing by 467% year on year. CD has partnered with notable hospitality entities like Harrods, Royal Opera House and Sheraton Grand. It will use the investment to scale up and improve its winemaking capabilities, complete the planting process of its biggest vineyard on the finest terroir in England, scale up its e-commerce channels, invest in selected export markets worldwide, and give people a memorable experience at its winery.
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£6,953,241
Chop2Bowl is the first in a line of kitchenware products created by Lewis Pennicott Design. The core Chop2Bowl product is made up of a split-board and six bowls, which are inserted into a base unit. The split-apart function means that cross-contamination can be easily avoided.
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investment:
£33,100
