An automated platform allowing landlords to manage their properties and save time and money on fees. With brightLET's solution, there is no need for an intermediary person to be involved in the property management process. Landlords can perform administration tasks on their own tenancies, be kept up-to-date on ever-changing regulations and manage tradespeople.
Specific services available to landlords include options to book viewings, upload photos, videos and floorplans, provide reports on inspections, gas safety, EPC, Right 2 Rent and PAT checks. The brightLET platform is available on almost any device, including desktops, tablets and mobile devices.
brightLET has partnered with the YMCA, this has allowed the company access to a provider market and housing association worth more than £10bn. There are various user types utilising the platform, since launch 650+ landlords, 1000+ tenants and 300+ tradespeople are using brightLET to manage their properties.
Their revenue model has resulted in landlords achieving savings on property fees of £450 outside London and £1,368 within London. Funds will primarily be used for growth and expansion within London, as this is where the majority of brightLET landlords are situated. The company aims to increase their brand awareness through marketing campaigns and hire talent to assist with technology developments, sales and customer support.
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£66,932
An easy and simple app for university students to find properties and pay rent all from the comfort of their own sofa. Bubble Student already has information for over 200,000 rooms, which users can book viewing schedules for, as well as a group chat feature to easily discuss the property with their friends.
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investment:
£430,320
Caldera is a heat battery company that seeks to institutionalise zero-carbon energy solutions for the masses. It asserts that its 'Zero Carbon Boiler' is a direct replacement to an oil or gas boiler by providing low-cost renewable electricity as heat for later use on demand by the homeowner. The company asserts that the boiler consists of two elements. The first is Caldera's proprietary 'Warmstone Heat Battery' that can be charged by low-cost electricity from the grid, store that electricity for 24 hours and provide it on demand. The second is a 'Heat Interface Unit' (HIU) that replaces the existing boiler. Caldera believes that low electricity prices always tend to occur when the source of electricity is also low carbon. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£615,000
Europe's largest marketplace for classic cars. In 2018, Car & Classic achieved revenues of £1.3m, with the value of vehicles sold exceeding £480m and their website is visited by 2.2m users every month. 60% of revenue is derived from data contracts, whilst the other 40% is generated via advertisements.
Data contracts are held by Cazana, the owner of Car & Classic, which is a B2B platform that values every vehicle by performing machine learning algorithms. The company claims that hundreds of businesses utilise this data. The Financial Ombudsman has declared that this data is recommended to be used for vehicle valuations during insurance claim cases.
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investment:
£1,541,590
Carbaya are an easy way to buy and sell a used car. They are an online peer to peer marketplace that puts convenience, value and trust back into the used car industry, offering buyers and sellers better value for their car and money. The marketplace will serve all used cars less than 6 year old and with less than 60,000 miles and once a sale is made they will drop the car off, washed and with a full tank of petrol to the buyer.
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£351,273
Carnot is developing revolutionary fuel-agnostic engines with an uncooled design and technical ceramics, achieving game-changing efficiencies of up to 70% to rapidly decarbonize heavy duty transport, off-grid power, and other challenging sectors, thus accelerating the transition to Net Zero and significantly reducing emissions.
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investment:
£502,088
Commuter Club is a unique technological platform that brings together data, retailing and credit to save commuters hassle, time and money. It helps commuters purchase and find the right tickets for their commute by an online journey, and provide big savings on annual tickets through a convenient, low-cost, monthly payment plan. Till date, it has issued £70mn+ in loans to over 20,000 customers and realized a CAGR revenue growth rate of 300% (2014 - 2018). Now with attractive unit economics, great customer lifetime value, proven acquisition mode, and improving margins with scale, it expects to issue tens of millions in loans and tickets this year. Additionally, it has expanded its corporate solution to leading clients like Pret a Manger, Monzo, and Hakkasan. It is raising capital to continue to fund its growth and acquire customers, develop its technological platform, up skill its team and reach profitability in 2020.
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£2,331,000
Co-Space is a forward-thinking flexible office operator with a focus on affluent towns and cities outside Central London. Established in 2018, Co-Space has thrived even during the pandemic, boasting two successful sites in Reading (95% occupied) and Stevenage (93% occupied). Our approach involves transforming underutilized spaces into highly sought-after flexible offices, incorporating exceptional interior design and dedicated service. With a revenue run rate of £1.5 million and over 90% of it being contracted and recurring, Co-Space is a promising contender, bridging the gap between exceptional London design and regional competition.
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investment:
£50,000
CrowdProperty is a specialist property project lending platform that matches quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects with institutional/private investors of capital for value-creating property projects. It seeks to ensure profits for borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment, and the UK economy through its business model. The company claims to have recently closed a £300 million funding line from a global asset manager. It has lent upwards of £140 million with £180 million+ originated facilities, gained recognition by Deloitte Fast50 and FT1000 as a 'High Growth Business', and built a proprietary and scalable technology platform. CrowdProperty has also launched CrowdProperty Australia, leveraging its asset-class expertise, scalable proprietary technology and IP from the UK business in the Australian market. The company states it will use the investment to grow its property team, evolve its technology platform further, acquire more customers, and grow its business.
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£1,815,319
Improving urban mobility by offering a bike sharing service to reduce congestion and pollution whilst increasing physical activity. cycle.land has recently entered a partnership with Youon, the largest bike share company in China, to deliver their services all over Europe. The fleet will consist of regular bicycles, in addition to e-bikes, e-scooters and e-cars. cycle.land has also worked in conjunction with local councils, Transport for London and local boroughs to introduce dock less mobility companies in the UK.
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investment:
£331,963
