Numerous is a company that aims to establish a new data-sharing economy by ensuring profits to brands and consumers. On the Numerous app, consumers create a data profile filling in the appropriate information. The Numerous AI technology leverages this consensually-shared personal data to connect the right users to the right brands. It also incentivises its members to share their data by sharing some of the revenue with them that Numerous, in turn, generates from brands. Personal data is worth £30 billion in the UK, and $200 billion in the US. Numerous aims to be a strong contender in this segment. It currently has 1,300 users sharing over 130,000 pieces of data. The company's app is live for iOS and Android. It aims to grow to 50,000 users, 7.5 million pieces of data and 60 brand partners in the next 12 months. It will use the investment to pioneer a new model for the data economy and grow its business.
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£352,502
Fightback is a beer and cider brand on a mission to save music venues with support from across the live music industry. The company claims that every pint sold contributes to Music Venue Trust (MVT), a UK-registered charity, which acts to protect, secure, and improve Grassroots Music Venues. It argues that it has sold 10,000 pints and 10,000 cans in 61 venues before the COVID-19 lockdown. Fightback asserts that it has agreed on a new national distribution deal to make the brand more accessible amidst the lockdown. It intends to supply 900+ venues affiliated with MVT when venues reopen. Fightback will use the investment to roll out beer and cider to help secure the long-term future of the venues that ensure that the music culture is kept alive.
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£52,596
Genomes.io is a safe and private DNA data storage application resolving the problem of DNA data breach and exploitation. It helps the users to store, manage, promote and arrange their genomic data in order. The company is a member of Consensys Labs Tachyon II Accelerator 2019. It has also signed MOU with TenX Health VC for lead investment and board position and, it is in discussions with Pharma & Biotech co for establishing partnerships. The company is seeking funds to bring its B2B and B2C products to market.
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£1,035,370
Lucy Choi has created an affordable luxury footwear brand that comes with a unique heritage, having learnt her craft from her uncle, the great shoe designer, Jimmy Choo. Lucy Choi London has been featured consistently at London Fashion Week and in the elite fashion press. The brand has been featured in platforms such as The Times, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Grazia, and The Telegraph. It has been worn by A-list celebrities including Hailey Beiber and Sharon Stone. From 2018 to 2019, there has been a 40% increase in the number of shoes sold. Lucy Choi London has also been sold to various UK stockists and wholesaled internationally. Around 5,800 subscribers have subscribed to its website since 2016 (41% CAGR). With the proceeds, the company will refocus on wholesale globally, design a new website, hire new employees, and increase marketing spends.
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£182,770
Perfino designs natural scent infused artisan jewellery. The company argues that one-third of humans are intolerant to synthetic chemicals and that up to 60% of these chemicals may be absorbed into the bloodstream. Perfino wants to change this scenario and provide fragrance lovers access to natural scents with no skin contact. Perfino pendants come with six super-absorbent lava stones and a bottle of expertly blended natural essential oils. Users need to simply add a drop to a stone, put it in the pendant, and enjoy a wonderful scent all day long. The company aims to disrupt the $310 billion global jewellery/perfume market with its products. Perfino's CEO has featured in the BBC’s CEO Secrets and Radio 4 Business Matters. The company will use the investment to grow its team and product range, boost sales and set up a membership service.
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£74,268
The Sports Edit (TSE) is one of the UK’s fastest-growing eCommerce retailers that sells activewear brands and products, as well as, produces content and events, centred around inspiring movement and mindfulness. It is among Europe’s foremost curators of premium activewear, partnering with 50+ leading brands. The company aims to become a major contender in the womenswear market, forecast to grow 7.7% per annum to $216 billion, by 2024. The company has >45,000 social media followers, a leading gym retail partnership, and seen its online revenues grow over 145% in the first five months of 2020 Year-Over-Year (YoY). For its timely response to customers' queries, TSE was validated by the Feefo Gold Service Award 2020 & garnered a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 72. The company will use the investment to widen its brand & product range, hire staff for marketing and merchandising, ensure customer acquisition & retention, and launch its deal with Nike in the third quarter of 2020.
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£930,307
Drone Ag is a UK based farm-oriented research and development company which has created 'Skippy Scout ', a software to make farming more productive through drone automation and AI technology. The software enables drone systems to scout crops more efficiently. This technology has the potential to reduce manual labour, chemical use and costs, and negate yield loss. Alongside completing its AI model, the company has developed an Application Program Interface (API) that communicates with both its app and 3rd party data sources/platforms and further lays the path for future integrations. The company won the 'Gold Future Innovation Award' at LAMMA 2020 and has been featured in over 45 print publications since November 2019. With the investment, Drone Ag will develop future versions of the software, moving towards creating a fully autonomous, integrated drone platform for agriculture using AI.
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£300,220
Homemidwife is an on-demand private midwifery service for mothers during and after pregnancy. Homemidwife cites data arguing that the National Health Service (NHS) in England is short of almost 2,500 full-time midwives. The company also asserts that the freelance midwifery market is still old-fashioned, with NHS midwives struggling for time to advertise their private midwifery service. HomeMidwife aims to change this by making it easier for mums to look for professional and experienced midwives. The company allows users to make appointments for a teleclinic or home visit through its website or app. It will use the funds to improve the functionality of its web portal, scale-up its app coverage in London, and increase recruitment of midwives to 200.
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£61,339
Nexus is a digital platform that empowers users to take control of their health and wellbeing. It states that long-term health conditions like diabetes and cancer will account for over 50% of global health spending by the end of 2021 with depression becoming the leading cause of disability. Nexus aims to address this situation via its app. It argues that its app will offer users health coaching, telemental health, products, and services to transform their lifestyle. Nexus claims that the app can track progress via self-entered user data and is being designed to connect with apps and wearables to inspire life-long behavioural change. Nexus has prepared a pilot for an NHS Trust endorsed by Boston Scientific with a collaboration agreement to roll out the app to 30,000 NHS users. Nexus was one of 100 startups chosen to pitch at the World Business Angels Forum 2020. The Company says that it will use the investment to support Phase 2 of its tech build, grow further in the UK, and start its expansion in the UAE.
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£280,360
The Wild Curl (TWC) makes custom-formulated and plant-based curly hair products. The company chooses its ingredients based on research that centers around the composition of curly hair across different demographics. TWC argues that it supports and fights for inclusive beauty standards by empowering women to adopt their naturally curly hair since 65% of women in the world have textured hair. The company claims to have changed the hair journey of 5000 customers globally. TWC has 5,000 customers, 5,600 email contacts and 6,000 followers on social media. The company has earned £100,000 in revenue since its launch and shipped over 5,000 orders to customer’s doorsteps worldwide. TWC will use the investment to expand its product range focused on conditioners.
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£95,689
