Alphagreen is Europe's largest online marketplace for Cannabidiol (CBD) healthcare products listing over 150 brands and more than 2,500 products on its portal. It claims that it is backed by high-profile cannabis investors like Enexis, West Creek Investments, and others. It aspires to become the leader in the CBD market that is expected to be worth over £900 million in 2025 in the UK alone. Alphagreen aspires to build a trusted ecosystem for customers with Sleep, Pain and Anxiety problems, enable them to access alternative healthcare, and distribute medical cannabis from Q3 of 2021. The company has featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Prohibition Partners, The Financial Times, and The Grocer. It will use 31% of the investment for sales and marketing, 25% for team expansion, 16% for general corporate affairs, 15% for international expansion, and 13% for technology up-gradation.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£2,039,375
Coinrule is a smart assistant designed for millennials looking to automate their investments in cryptocurrencies, financial assets and build trading strategies without having to program a single line of code. The platform empowers regular traders and investors to compete with professional algorithmic traders and hedge funds. Users can pick 'building blocks' via a simple interface to create trading strategies which also get backtested on historical data. The company aims to make trading an accessible option for all. They have received awards such as MKB Fintech Lab - Cohort 2018, Pioneer 500, and Alpha Startup at Web Summit 2018. Their exit strategy would be a sale to a larger player either in the crypto space (i.e. Binance/Coinbase) or in the traditional brokerage space (i.e. IG Index, Fidelity).
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£160,000
Debtech is a legal intelligence platform that aims to become a global automation portal for every type of finance agreement - from simple mortgages to billion-dollar corporate loans. Debtech has a two-tiered format for its business. Its Tier 1 'Platform' connects finance stakeholders - from lenders and lawyers to CFOs and borrowers - on one single platform so that everyone is in one place for the lifecycle of the agreement. Its Tier 2 'Marketplace' is an 'App Store' of simple, plug-and-play apps where one app automates one manual workflow. The company asserts that the global legal intelligence market would touch £29.5 billion by value in 2026. Debtech cites that its portal allows finance organisations to achieve time savings of over 90% and cost savings of up to 50x compared to conventional offline platforms. The company seeks to raise £150,000 (SEIS) of equity funding to upgrade the platform's infrastructure for Most Valuable Product (MVP) Version 1 within 90-days to create MVP V2, onboard its six early corporate customers for paid trials on MVP v2, and build five core apps.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£159,512
Kaelo is a design company whose patented, 'Dry-cold chamber', is an open bottle host that can be integrated into premium interiors to serve drinks at the ideal temperature. The company states that its product requires no ice, water or maintenance, and uses as little power as a lightbulb. Kaelo points out that it has achieved rapid market acceptance with over 2300 unit sales to date, with almost no marketing spend. The company is now focused on high-end kitchens in the +£30,000 category. It estimates that out of the 4.5 million of these bought every year, 70% of customers would upgrade their kitchens with Kaelo's products. Kaelo currently has 125 kitchen showrooms that are selling its products in the UK with more distributors selling across Europe and the US. It will use the investment to launch the Kaelo brand for the first time, establish Kaelo in the kitchen market, and achieve the brand's goal of reaching 37,000 units by 2025.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£845,260
trükl is a web-based, integrated and automated parcel delivery booking platform for small businesses. The company argues that on average, 5% of all UK deliveries don’t go as planned, which amounts to over 50 million dissatisfied customer experiences. trükl intends to change this and become a contender in the parcel delivery industry that is expected to double to £21 billion by 2024. The company monitors orders for issues and alerts retailers in real-time to ensure satisfied customers across the supply chain. It has successfully monitored the delivery of 4,500+ shipments since August 2020. The company also processed 330 orders earning revenue worth £1,800 on a single day in December 2020. trükl is a member of SETsquared, an award-winning business incubator. The company will use the investment to develop its integrations further, platform features and acquire and support new retailers.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£357,477
Upside is a financial technology entity that allows its users to earn cashbacks on current purchases so that they can save on their next purchase. The app uses an open-banking-marketing-platform that enables customers to automatically start saving by harvesting upside from their everyday spending and allows retailers to sell more inventory. Upside claims that 11.5 million people in the UK have less than £100 in savings. It aims to solve this problem and become a contender in the cashback segment. Since its incorporation in January 2020, Upside has raised £540,000+ from founders and SEIS Angel Investors. It has also signed-up 700+ consumers as private alpha testers to smoothen the app. The company will use the investment to onboard more retail partners, build out a self-serve retailer platform, build out Upside-as-a-Service Application Programming Interface (API) gateway, and prepare for Seed funding in Q1 of 2021.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£351,047
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
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£939,650
Lemonade Dolls (LD) is the UK's first subscription underwear brand that aims to make hassle-free and comfortable underwear for young women. The company's revenue has grown 550% since January 2020. The Lemonade Dolls brand is sold in Topshop, New Look, and ASOS Marketplace. LD has 2,600 subscribers, 15,000 Dolls on its database, and over 70,000 followers across LD and Lemon's on Instagram. It also aims to bring audiences different brands like Candy Kittens, Frank Body, Dr Paw Paw, Mooncup, and Oh K!. The company has been praised by fashion magazine Grazia as having 'Broken the mould'. The company will use the investment to develop the technology behind its subscription platform, grow its product offering, strengthen its virtual presence, and drive brand awareness.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£258,328
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.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£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.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£580,832
