Clinical Net is a health-tech firm focused on revolutionizing access to innovative clinical trials. Their AI platform swiftly connects patients with suitable trials, addressing the challenge of low participation rates and delays that hinder pharmaceutical research. With over 69,000 trials globally, their solution aims to streamline the cumbersome and time-consuming process of trial matching, making it more efficient and accessible within 5 minutes. This innovative approach targets the $3.73 billion patient recruitment market while ensuring individuals have easier access to groundbreaking treatments.
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£136,827
CrowdProperty is a specialist property project lending platform that matches quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects with institutional/private investors of capital for value-creating property projects. It seeks to ensure profits for borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment, and the UK economy through its business model. The company claims to have recently closed a £300 million funding line from a global asset manager. It has lent upwards of £140 million with £180 million+ originated facilities, gained recognition by Deloitte Fast50 and FT1000 as a 'High Growth Business', and built a proprietary and scalable technology platform. CrowdProperty has also launched CrowdProperty Australia, leveraging its asset-class expertise, scalable proprietary technology and IP from the UK business in the Australian market. The company states it will use the investment to grow its property team, evolve its technology platform further, acquire more customers, and grow its business.
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£1,815,319
Deciwatt develops renewable energy solutions and its new product (nowlight), creates instant power and light from the pull of a cord. This company created 'nowlight' leveraging on the success of its first product ‘GravityLight’, which had secured media coverage from around the world, won many awards and was sold by major retailers like Best Buy and Walmart. Additionally, it has been awarded a new £173,788 grant from Innovate UK to integrate Pay-As-You-Go technology into nowlight. Further, this company has a pending registered trademark on the nowlight name and a patent pending on the manual power generation mechanism. It will invest the fund raised in implementing its marketing plans, further product development, and scale up its marketing activity and develop its business.
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investment:
£519,607
Diamond & Emerald Exchange specialises in coloured gemstone trade and bespoke jewellery creation. It works with a decent business model designed to deliver high quality at below high street prices in both B2C and B2B markets. Diamond & Emerald Exchange has made a unique set of relationships with emerald suppliers in Colombia and South America. It has been awarded 'Best Diamonds & Emeralds Supplier 2018' at the UK Enterprise Awards and, it has gained an "Excellent" Trustpilot score of 5 stars. The company plans to use the raised capital to expand its sales team and develop its in-house marketing, digital marketing and advertising team.
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£103,220
Dr. Will’s is an all-natural condiment company started in 2015 by real-life doctor, Dr Will. The company has grown from farm shops and Selfridges food hall to nationwide availability, with listings on Ocado, Waitrose and Tesco since its 2017 launch. It has sold 10,000 bottles in Tesco in its first two months, donated £10,000 worth of sauce to food charities up and down the UK and became a fully certified B-corp. Dr. Will's claims to have a thriving 'Strava Club' to get its sauce lovers outdoors. It has sold over 450,000 products and registered over £1 million worth of sales to date. It will use the investment to increase trade marketing spend with Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado, increase brand awareness through online marketing and sampling, grow its e-commerce (DTC) channel, build its team, and invest in packaging and innovation to make its business greener.
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£1,122,376
EBar® transforms the bar experience at events by entirely changing the way people are served. Its patent-pending dispense technology allows EBar® to pour perfect pints in seconds significantly faster than a typical event bar. It has run small commercial trials with its first EBar® prototype unit at some of the UK national sporting events including Premier League Football and Six Nations Rugby. Furthermore, it has won £75,000 at the Scottish EDGE pitching competition in December 2017. With its proceeds, it will develop and build EBar® units and grow its team.
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investment:
£276,800
Fancy Dress Worldwide is a fancy dress online retailer founded in March 2016 and has already achieved more than 380,000 orders in 80 countries, with revenues over £1.6m in Year 2 and growing rapidly. The company carries out software processes in-house and has grown from 1 staff member to 25. They have also increased their product range from 1 item to 20,000 products, which has resulted in moving to larger premises twice in two years.
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£313,557
Felcana is a patented Eco-system of connected devices: Helix, Home Hub, Micro-Location Beacons and the Felcana application which work together to monitor the pet's (cat or dogs) well-being. This Digital Pet Health Platform tracks pet's behaviour and provides the vet, rich data leading to faster diagnosis and faster treatment. Felcana has been developed by a world-class team of vets and engineers and, it has been designed and tested by using the latest materials, designs, and techniques. Felcana has won the Design Spark Award in 2017. It is making unique partnerships with leading pet industries and the UK's largest pet health plan provider, the world's top-ranked vet school and The Royal Veterinary College. The new investment will enable it to grow consumer reach and accelerate its sales.
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£343,926
Fitbakes is a low sugar and high protein baked snacks brand. The company claims that its products have 90% less sugar, 80% less fat, 60% fewer calories and 200% more protein than leading cakes and chocolate brands with no artificial sweeteners, flavourings or colourings. Fitbakes claims that its products are compliant with the UK government's 'Non-HFSS' policy. The company has sold over 1 million cakes via the 'Direct 2 Consumer' channel, experienced 25% repeat purchase in-store, onboarded retailers such as Coop and Selfridges, and planned a launch in 1,000 Tesco Express stores in Q3 2021. The company is also working with over 1,000 micro-influencers and over 50,000 Instagram followers. It was also a winner at the 'Best of Health Awards' and a finalist at the 'MidCounties Good Food Awards'. The company has received press coverage in BBC1 News, The Times, Forbes, The Telegraph, Daily Mail and The Grocer. It states it will use the investment to support its digital growth and retail launch with major retailers.
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£523,184
Food Disco (FD) brings inspired restaurants and street food traders to the heart of communities residing in buildings and complexes. The company's purpose-built technology platform coupled with its rotating network of food partners allows it to prepare fresh meals onsite at the development, exclusively for residents. FD stresses that its model is simple. Customers order online, FD's food partner cooks and residents collect. FD points out that at certain larger developments, it delivers in a period of a few minutes. FD intends to become dominant in a bespoke onsite food delivery market that is estimated to be over £1 billion in the UK alone. FD has trialed its service at two premier developments in London and five in Manchester receiving positive feedback. The company's clients include 'Build to Rent' players including Allsop, Folio London, Grainger, Greystar, Invesco, JLL, Legal & General, Moda Living, Salboy and urbanbubble. FD states it will use the investment towards consumer refunds, kiosk maintenance, technology development, event promotions, administrative expenses, sales and marketing, and capital expenses.
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investment:
£207,053
