CCell plans to disrupt the coastal protection industry by offering a natural, beautiful, long-term solution to tackle increased global coastal erosion. It aims to guard beaches against erosion by using 100% renewable energy to create beautiful artificial reefs far quicker than the natural process. The technology is patented in the UK, the US, China, and Japan. CCell has established relationships with hotels and local governments in Mexico. With the funds, CCell will establish up to 200 metres of reef in partnership with one of Mexico’s biggest government department. Furthermore, the company will maintain development and secure initial adopters.
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£514,070
Darqube is a comprehensive platform for smarter investing. The company aims to equip finance enthusiasts, novice traders, and professionals with financial technology instruments, trading analytics, and algorithmic trading tools to hasten investment decisions. The company has multiple financial products on its platform like forex, mutual funds, cryptocurrency, and bonds. In 2019, the company launched 'Terminal', a comprehensive trading analytics platform. The year 2020 saw the company launch 'TradeLab Beta', an algorithmic trading platform, and 'Messenger', a messaging platform tailored to the needs of finance enthusiasts. Darqube has 5000 monthly active users and 75,000+ community followers. The company has also been featured in prominent publications like Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, and Marketwatch. The company will use 40% of the investment towards growth and user acquisition, 25% for product improvement, 25% for team expansion, and 10% as operating costs.
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£461,811
HireHand is a VC-backed platform connecting people and businesses. The company has helped more than 2000 people in earning £3M by giving valuable support to 750 businesses owners in the UK. It has 750 businesses on its platform and it has received a 4.5-star quality rating from businesses. HireHand aims to provide people with stability and flexibility instead of under-employment and insecurity. It has been featured in the Financial Times media platform. HireHand has received funding from Mustard Seed Impact VC. With the proceeds, the company will hire additional technical talent and launch in New York (food retail) and London construction (scaffolding).
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£1,011,505
3DUserNet is an online portal for viewing and collaborating on 3D data projects. Its SaaS platform enables team members in engineering and construction companies to store, view, navigate and collaborate online, through any modern browser or device, without the need for installed software. The company has been working with sectors such as surveying, policing, civil engineering, security, road safety, and defence. Since its inception, it has added multiple measurement tools including clip boxes, line of sight, checkpoint tool, and slope tool on its platform. The company is seeking an investment of up to £400,000, at a pre-money valuation of £1.6 million under which it is offering investors making up the first £200,000 a discounted share price of £3.4733. Investors joining in for the remaining £200,000 thereafter will purchase a share for £4.6622. The funds raised will be used for further platform development, sales and marketing, and working capital.
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Found, as the name suggests, aims to become the go-to community across the UK for lost properties, offering a better and simpler way for the public to get their property back. The company is noted by Insurance Post as the 'Top 6 insurtechs to watch for 2020.' It has also won the Start-Up Guernsey Angel Pitch Event sponsored by Barclays. Found offers multiple potential revenue streams (insurance, software subscriptions, SaaS and analysing data) with both B2B and B2C channels. Found will employ 30% of the proceeds, in product development, 25% in team development, 10% for the insurance product, 10% in operations, and 25% for its launch in Bristol and UK wide BD.
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£254,372
Helpr Technologies has built a platform to help the elderly and improve their lives. Helpr plans to improve the social and domestic care market by making it better for clients and carers. The number of care visits the company delivers has grown by over 300% in 16 months. With the proceeds, the company plans to build upon its success by developing the brand with extra functionality in the platform, and explore numerous models to quickly widen its geography.
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£61,020
NEXU is a web-based platform that connects people to various businesses via word-to-mouth recommendations to create a dynamic user-driven marketplace for organic advertising and to drive sales. The platform manages and tracks people's shares on social media and referrals on chat platforms. With the aim to disrupt the e-commerce market in sales, NEXU is starting a soft-launch in Bristol and intends to turn everyone into an influencer who can earn commissions. The company's vision is to become the world-leading user-driven e-commerce platform. With the proceeds, the company will expand functionality and improve the user experience.
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investment:
£199,900
Publisher Discovery, using AI & Machine Learning technologies, provides recommendations to Advertisers of highly relevant Publishers in the affiliate marketing sector. The company has built a uniquely curated database of over 2 million publishers and 330,000 advertisers, which are then analysed, compared, and matched to make recommendations in ranked lists, matching the best publishers with each advertiser. The affiliate publishing market is worth 16 billion dollars per year but is still largely dominated by human-based agencies and is uniquely suited for automation. Publisher Discovery aims to capitalise on this aspect and establish itself as the market leader. The company has signed up over 50 publishers and is negotiating contracts with two large distribution partners. It is currently raising £1 million investment with £675,000 committed so far, to grow sales and operations and reach over £2m Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in the following 12 months.
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£800,000
LONDCAP is a mobile app that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to enhance a customer's credit profile and make borrowing more accessible. The company aims to enable credit cards access to customers without credit history or national insurance number. It also endeavours to facilitate loan and mortgage approvals via its app. LONDCAP provides a live exchange money service at inter-bank rates as an approved licensee under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) laws. It has a network of over 30,000 companies and over 40,000 investors as of March 2020. The company will use the investment to achieve 50,000 monthly active users, prepare the business for the Series A fundraising round, build its team across different specialities, and launch a comprehensive app on the App Store and Google Playstore in partnership with financial entities like IBAN, SWIFT and SEPA.
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investment:
£108,373
The emuHR Software as a Service (SaaS) platform aims to be the future of employee engagement by offering a one-stop solution for corporates and freelance HR consultants. By using HR framework algorithms, the company will help clients know what ails employees, and the appropriate solutions to those ailments. The company feels that Covid-19 has necessitated the idea that staff remain connected to their workplace culture and has tied up with HR teams across the UK. The Employee Engagement Software market is expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2025 at an annual growth rate of 12.87%. Through direct sales and a scalable freelance partner program, the company aims to establish the business as a leading provider in this fast-growing market. With the investment received, the company will hire a sales team, increase its digital marketing spend, and enhance the platform based on user feedback.
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investment:
£52,801
