Flooring Hut is a UK-based technology company that aims to disrupt the UK flooring industry valued at £2bn in 2017. Touted as the smarter way to buy new carpets & flooring, Flooring Hut has made 24,000+ online sales across domestic and trade sectors by building a huge network of independent installers. The company's USP is to connect a disjointed market and allow customers access to value products, samples, leading brands and a suitable, vetted local installer to perform the work. The key to its success to date has been a consistent and reliable mix of pricing, availability, and selection. Till date, the company has 786 registered trade customers, 140+ Flooring Hut Installer Network of members, and 12,000 products available for sale. With the proceeds, the company will develop its self-service platform functionality for customers and expand its reach on social media and affiliate marketing.
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£57,077
SkiYodl is a technology-led business that intends to transform the knowledge of people who live in the mountains into an online marketplace of handpicked accommodation and experiences. The company's growing network of in-resort fixers aims to bring customers the best resort discovery and handpicked accommodation, so they can book the exact trip they are looking for. SkiYodl asserts that it has generated £350,000 in booking revenue since its inception, built a community of 30,000 followers, and has a registry of 2000+ handpicked properties in the Alps. It will use the investment to expand into more locations, increase its property portfolio across the Alps and into North America and Japan, build the SkiYodl App and pocket concierge, and expand Yodl Group beyond SkiYodl and HUSH to include SunYodl and CityYodl.
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£778,159
Racingbreaks.com is a digital racing and experiential platform enabling users to plan and book every aspect of their racing experience, whether that’s a ticket to a local racecourse or a unique 'Round the World Trip' to the Melbourne Cup. The company intends to offer users a single point of distribution for the fragmented racing sector, allowing customers to book everything in one place. Racingbreaks.com has earned £4.38 million worth of sales in 2019 witnessing a 300% growth in sales between 2017 to 2019. It claims that over 50,000 customers have booked with Racingbreaks.com, with the company having signed key partnerships with over 50 racecourses. The company claims that renowned horse racing jockey Frankie Dettori has invested in the company and is the face of the brand. Racingbreaks.com will use the investment to re-develop its website and platform, create a new racing app, develop new ticketing Application Programming Interfaces with more racecourses, and expand its platform globally.
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investment:
£375,530
Patch is a modern plant shop for contemporary plant people. It helps in finding the most suitable plants and delivering them to the door. The company has delivered over 2,50,000 plants to over 82,000 customers in Paris and London. Patch has witnessed solid growth at +124% vs last year, reaching £4.48m in revenue. The company has a 4.6-star rating on TrustPilot and, it has been featured in The Times, The Telegraph etc. The funds will be used to expand across Europe, eliminate the middle-man and expand into the B2B market.
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£2,412,150
Wedding Planner is an online wedding-planning marketplace that provides an easy way to plan and book a wedding. Around 20,000 couples are using this platform to plan their dream weddings. Besides being a pre-COVID profitable business in the UK, it is the UK's number one ranked site for 'Wedding Planner' as per Google. The website has been created by combining a digital wedding booking system, curated venues, planning tools, and supplier search options. The platform generates 8,500+ leads for venues and suppliers per quarter and has a registered base of 3,000+ venues and other suppliers. With the investment, the company will use 25% to update their booking system catering to couples and suppliers, 12% in creating new and tested standardised contract templates between the couple and the supplier, 13% in developing a partnership with a wedding insurance provider, 30% as substitution funds for supplier and venue subscriptions frozen during COVID-19, 13% in continuing the platform's growth in Sweden, and 7% in costs associated with fund-raising.
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investment:
£25,010
Not In The Guidebooks (NITG) is a travel agency that believes in making tourism sustainable and enjoyable for travellers and local communities. NITG has raised a £250,000 seed funding to build its platform and connect with local partners. It's contracted agent partners include British Airways, Mid counties Co-Op, Spear Travel, and Intele Travel, amongst others. The company is set up as a global collective, ensuring 10% of its profits go to its local partners. NITG has also acquired and integrated Go Learn To, an experiential holiday provider focusing on immersive learning experiences. The company will use the investment to build a team to create content, secure new partnerships, build consumer brand awareness with a strong social media presence, and develop technology with geolocation and live availability to enliven trip itineraries.
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investment:
£128,899
Vyomm is a property platform based in London for sellers, buyers and agents of Prime and Super Prime properties. Vyomm aims to become a preferred destination for Luxury, Exclusive, and Off Market Properties in London. Their engaging platform has gained substantial traction with several hundred Prime Central London properties. They have featured in Tatler, PrimeResi, Mirror and 12 other publications. With the investment, Vyomm plans to onboard top estate agents in London, expand into Asia, Europe and the USA, marketing and developmental operations.
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£178,280
QFinds is a purpose-built hiring tool that enables employers to easily and efficiently pre-screen candidates, conduct interviews and generate employment contracts. The company asserts that it is a UK government vetted 'Kickstart Scheme' representative and can get small businesses grants to hire interns having already processed over 100 job applications. QFinds claims that its app has been downloaded 2 million+ times garnering 24,000 reviews averaging 4.8/5 stars. QFinds also points out that bad hirings cost the UK up to £6.7 billion in turnover, productivity, and training. It seeks to change this and disrupt the £39 billion recruitment market. The company has partnered with notable entities like University College London, Kings College London and Brunel University London, intending to use them as strategic partners to increase job seekers signing up to and using its app. QFinds will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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investment:
£222,866
Doc2UK is a specialist UK medical recruitment and candidate support platform. Based in London, the platform places qualified doctors in the National Health Scheme (NHS) roles around the United Kingdom. The British Medical Association (2018) reported that patient care is at risk due to a critical shortage of doctors across multiple medical disciplines. At present, the UK only has 24 medical schools to fill this gap, whilst India, in comparison, has 468 medical schools, with 68,000 doctors graduating each year. Moreover, uncertainty about the status of EU nationals after Brexit, changes to immigration policies, and the impact of changing language testing requirements for international nurses have made this crisis worse. This situation necessitates recruiting doctors from overseas an important endeavour. This is where Doc2UK aims to become a key player and ensure that lack of medical personnel doesn't disrupt any medical services. The company is seeking an investment of up to £300,000 which will be used to develop the platform with more features, expand the team, marketing and sales.
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CoinBurp is a uniquely user-friendly crypto trading platform. It has a long-term vision to become an international brand and an integral part of the banking ecosystem. The company has acquired more than 1,000 users and facilitated 1000+ transactions, accumulating a trading volume of more than £1m. As CoinBurp enters its second phase of product development, it aims at providing banking facilities such as provide customers with prepaid cards, offer secured crypto loans and have initiated the process to become FCA regulated.
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investment:
£274,630
