Roqberry is a high-quality blended speciality tea made for millennial foodies. The company has received 20 Great Taste Awards and has secured listings with high-end distributors. It is stocked in speciality restaurants and retailers. Roqberry has been named as one of The Independent's "Best Plastic-Free Teabags". Already selling its products via its online shop and Amazon, the company is in discussion with other F&B chains, retailers and a major hotel. Roqberry is looking forward to scaling its B2B sales and B2C by hiring an account manager and new ops.
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£152,290
Selling over 800 beers across two award-winning brands: We Brought Beer and The Beer Boutique, as well as being one of the UK's largest independent craft beer retailers, Two Heads Beer Co. is seeking investment to further expand the business with 4 new stores already planned in addition to the existing 6 stores with almost £1 million in revenue.
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£375,040
Jack’s Shack is an automotive conversion company that creates and sells bespoke campervans and custom trucks to match the dreams and specifications of its customers. The company earns its revenue by customising a customer's campervan or buying, converting, and selling a van to the next potential customers through retail partners. It is aiming to capitalise on the ‘staycation’ trend, with an estimated 83% of British holidaymakers stating they would prefer to holiday in the UK in 2021. Jack's Shack states it has grown annual revenues to £1.5 million+ in 2020. The company is also planning to introduce new custom designs to boost margins from 2021. It will use the investment to move to a bigger site, grow its team, create space to hold more vans at a given time, and generate faster revenues.
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£155,848
Burleighs Gin is a company that aims to establish itself as the leader in the gin market. It is the official gin partner for entities such as Leicester City Football Club, Leicester Tigers RFC, and the King Richard III foundation. Burleighs plans to introduce a 'non-alcoholic gin' apart from its gin products. The company feels that this will allow Burleighs to enter into the rapidly rising 'low & no' growth sector, now valued at £60 million a year in the UK. It also intends to commission the production of a 'Ready to Drink Gin & Tonic' in a can, another growth market driven by the popularity of gin that is now worth £472 million a year. Burleighs has on-trade listings secured with Cosy Club, Loungers, All Bar One, and Miller & Carter. It has hosted consumer events during 2019 including; Picnic in the Gardens, World Gin Day festival and The Great Burleighs Express. Burleighs Gin has been featured in BBC Good Food Guide's 'Best Gins to try in 2019'. They will use 50% of the investment for new product development, 15% for distillery expansion, 15% for recruitment drives, 10% for export growth, and 10% as marketing expenses.
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£130,490
A premium British handcrafted candy-maker seeking funds to expand and grow their business internationally. In addition to their own candy and confectionary, they also offer customers to create their own designs using natural colourings and the finest ingredients. Spun Candy have the rights to the Candy Crush app.
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£341,990
som saa is a unique cocktail bar and restaurant located in Spitalfields, London. It serves high quality regional Thai cuisines made with uncompromising flavours. som saa has more than 27,000 followers on Instagram and carries a loyal customer following. In 2016, som saa became the Restaurant of the Year sponsored by The London Restaurant Festival. It is planning to open a second restaurant in Central London. Approximately 32.5% of the proceeds will be used for building and direct works; 20% will be used for kitchen design, building, and extraction; 14% will be used for professional fees; 5% for bar installation; and 28.5% other opening costs.
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£253,633
Established as a trusted brand since 2017, YPP provides high-quality and bespoke printed products to the public, private, and third sectors. In 2019, YPP launched a site Customgifts.co.uk for year-round gifting, following the success of Santa Sacks, a B2C Christmas brand in 2018. Within six months, they have achieved sales of over £300,000, hold licenses with many world-renowned brands with the likes of Harry Potter, Batman, Loony Tunes and Elf, and a variety of top-flight football clubs. The Custom Gifts site has already processed over 14,000 orders with more than 13,000 customers joining their database. The funds raised will be used for online marketing, new product development, and hiring of new staff.
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£404,490
Celtic Renewables (CR) converts residual by-products from Scottish Whisky production into high-value, low-carbon sustainable chemical and biofuel products using its patented Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) fermentation process. CR asserts that the end products, Acetone, Butanol, Ethanol & high-grade animal feed, play an important role in daily human lives. The company argues that these are potential applicants in industries such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food production, hygiene products & advanced sustainable biofuels. CR states that the downstream markets for ABE biochemicals would be worth over £130 billion by 2025. It aims to be a leading contender in this segment. It also endeavours to replicate its ABE technology in global markets. CR has been named the 'Most Innovative Biotech SME' in Europe. The company will use the investment to bring its first industrial-scale plant into full operation by Q1 of 2021 and capitalise on commercial opportunities.
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£3,576,901
GIBIE combines ancient Indian dying methods with modern weaving technologies to produce sustainable and luxurious homewares. The company argues that the textile industry uses an astonishing 9 trillion gallons of water annually, as well as, releases harmful gases and chemicals in the air and water. GIBIE aims to change this scenario by bringing forth sustainable linen that has superior qualities to chemically enhanced and dyed linen. It has come out with an industrial-scale production proposal of its linen. The company is a PETA-approved vegan brand and a member of the Color Ashram Foundation that promotes the usage of herbal dyes around the world. GIBIE will use the investment to launch its essential sales programs, boost marketing initiatives and scale production.
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£158,571
Brickowner aims to become the leading service provider for property developers and asset managers, ensuring benefits for both parties. The company undertakes background checks of investors on its portal for the benefit of asset managers. It also ensures that investors can easily navigate its portal and find deals that suit their financial appetite. Brickowner successfully exited five investment rounds despite two investments happening in the wake of COVID-19. The platform has over 3,000 investors registered with over 700 active investors. It has overseen £14 million worth of investment on its portal to date. Brickowner will use the investment towards technology up-gradation, hire strategic personnel to expand marketing, and increase its marketing spend.
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investment:
£132,528
