eFOLDi a business that uses inventive engineering to unlock mobility in the less abled. It is a portable, lightweight and versatile mobility vehicle which can be folded to a suitcase size or used as a chair. The eFOLDi has an international patent, a registered trademark, passed various safety tests and won British invention of the year 2016
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£939,650
Propetly is an online platform that acts as a connecting hub between investment providers and global investors in the field of real estate. It enables potential property investors to find, evaluate and calculate their investment project within minutes. With the help of AI-enabled architecture, Propetly can verify transactions on its portal, suggest finance options and ensure complete diligence of the transaction as per industry benchmarks. Given the relative lack of professional and up-to-date property investors in the UK, Propetly aims to become the one-stop-shop for all real estate deals. Its offering has led to Propetly being counted amongst leading PropTech brands in the UK. With the funds received, Propetly will invest in paid advertising and PR, upgrade its AI systems to enable more options are available to customers across wide demographics and human resources.
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£235,079
havebike is a bicycle repair business that collects, cleans, services and returns bicycles to owners at their doorstep, all via its app. The company asserts that it has been responsible for servicing approximately 2,500 specially designed bikes for the London Police and Ambulance Services since its launch in 2010. It also claims to be an authorised service agent for leading bicycle brands including, Brompton, Canyon and Ribble. havebike also holds a 'Shimano Service Centre' accreditation. It aspires to become a contender in the cycling market that was valued at £2.31 billion in late 2020. havebike's technology platform and booking system, Atlas, in late 2019 led to the company's Quarter To Date (QTD) revenues increasing by 484% and customer base by 22% as of February 2021. The company will use the investment for opening new workshops and mobile workshops (including fit-out) and cover marketing costs as it enters new markets to scale its business.
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£580,832
The Landsite is the UK's first online property portal that connects various entities within the property industry such as developers, legal services, insurance advisors and architects, to one another, simplifying the process of finding and buying a property. By registering with The Landsite, a business/professional can list their business as operating in a specific region of the country and appear against all property searches that take place in that same region. The user then needs to put in their postcode or address and can then access properties within that region, as well as, seek available professional guidance to zero in upon a potential purchase. The platform also has an insights page that aims to become a recruitment, training and educational hub for the property industry. The company will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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Jeeni is an online entertainment service that aims to harness the growing reach of streamed music. It has close to 350 million subscribers and a growth rate of 39% Year-on-Year (YoY) providing billion-dollar revenues for digital disruptors. The Jeeni prototype was launched in April 2019. The company asserts that it offers artists an ethical revenue share. Five revenue streams are operating in parallel on the Jeeeni platform, namely, subscription-based memberships, online masterclasses, bespoke hardware sales, pay-to-view streamed events, and branded merchandise sales. The company's long term goal is to surpass its target paid subscriber numbers, achieve high subscriber growth and exit by acquisition. The investment raised will be used to further scale the company's capacity globally and build its mass artist showcases.
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£118,854
One Year No Beer (OYNB) is a community support platform that helps people change their relationship with alcohol. It does this by allowing its users to choose a plan from the company's subscription-based models that consist of a 28-day, 90-day, and 365-day challenge to stay away from alcohol. The platform has empowered 70,000+ people in 90 countries through its challenges. Excess alcohol consumption leads to 3 million deaths per year and costs up to £59 billion to the UK economy alone. OYNB aims to resolve this crisis through its platform. For its efforts, the platform has been mentioned in publications such as the BBC, ITV, Metro, and Daily Telegraph. It also has an online presence of 130,000+ Facebook and 50,000+ Instagram followers. The company will use 42% of the investment to hire personnel, 33% for technology and product builds, and 25% as overhead costs.
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investment:
£1,757,111
Asap water crafts have developed an electric power-assisted watercraft for beach lifeguards that blasts the user through the water, for the ultimate adventurer, or for rescue to reach people faster. Their aim is to help lifeguards save more lives. In production and selling worldwide, they have been granted EU Design Registration and have EU & US patents pending. Asap has grown the production setup by making significant improvements - lowering assembly skill level with a modular/practical design. Its goal is to reduce product costs by at least 30%. With the proceeds, Asap will scale with a big marketing push by lowering the manufacture costs and providing the required capital to fulfil orders quicker.
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£154,380
Auto Lease Compare is a company that uses a web-based platform to provide business services of leasing cars in the UK market. The company is on a mission to transform the growing UK car leasing industry. They are currently operating in a leasing & rental market worth £49 billion in the UK alone. Auto Lease Compare have increased their users to 40,000 on the platform and have also partnered with some of the UK’s leading leasing companies. With the investment, the company will grow its business by revamping and upgrading the website, executing a strong marketing strategy and increasing brand awareness.
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investment:
£111,860
Veluba is a zero-emission transport solution for London. It is an application-hailed and pedal-powered eco-cab service for Central London which aims to provide a faster and cheaper solution for its over-polluted and over-congested capital city. The company has 30 Veluba cabs ready to go with and have just launched their app. The vehicles are designed and driven with safety at the forefront and drivers are fully insured. Each Veluba® is provided with digital signage screens, giving prominent ad space, and the possibility for an additional revenue stream. Veluba aims to expand beyond the first depot to reach more of London and become a key part of the city’s growing eco-transport infrastructure. The investment will enable the company to employ additional drivers.
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£78,590
WRAP is a co-working hub for families to work, rest and play. The company argues that COVID-19 has led to the need for a space where work and leisure intersect. WRAP's premises consist of an upstairs section having shared and private offices. The downstairs section consists of a café, nursery and play centre. The company aims to be a carbon-neutral entity by implementing methods like using reusable nappies in the nursery to channelling 100% renewable energy system throughout the building soon. The company has gained support from cornerstone investors such as Penny Jones, Dave Stewart, and Ian Wood, who have experience in overseeing property and co-working facilities. WRAP will use 94% of the investment for refurbishing its building premises, 2.3% in marketing, 1% to setup digital tools such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM), 2% for legal assistance, and the remaining for getting regulatory approvals from Ofsted UK.
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investment:
£321,064
