Cru8 produces fresh, great-tasting, grain and gluten-free products, stocked in Wholefoods, Planet Organic, and many independent stores across the UK. The company has over 30 stockists in London and across the UK and, it is also catering to delis and gyms. It is now planning to expand the distribution internationally. The company is planning to use the funds for sales and marketing, for new kitchen appliances and for hiring experienced operations and marketing managers.
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investment:
£305,449
Cuckooz Nest is London’s pay-as-you-go nursery with an integrated workspace for the modern working parent. With the ability to support both individuals and bigger businesses, it bridges the gap between work and life by providing an accessible, flexible, affordable and scalable childcare. It has already helped over 100 families to attain a greater work-life balance. Cuckooz Nest has also been shortlisted for many awards such as Best Workspace, Nursery Innovation Award, and The People’s Choice Award. With the same purpose to provide creative childcare solutions, this company has partnered with Manny & Me, a London-based agency, to ensure the delivery of the highest quality of staff and educational programming.Cuckooz Nest, with the proceeds, is planning to set up a much larger site to help a substantial number of men and women manage their work and family.
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investment:
£131,650
A mobile app catered for the self-directed investor. Dabbl allows the user to invest in companies or brands they love, simply by taking a picture of the product, which will allow them to buy shares in the business that owns it. The app will also display detailed company market information so an investor can make a fully informed decision.
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investment:
£841,533
A kitchen, restaurant and bar combination to be opened in Bermondsey, a high-footfall area and London's beer capital. Dandy is now launching their new permanent venue after successfully operating in Hackney for three years. Their new site will serve beers from twelve independent and local breweries, whist their list of wine will be all-natural. Chef Dan Wilson, who is critically acclaimed, will be responsible for cooking the dining menu.
Funds will be used to build the flagship site on Maltby Street, as well as diversify the business into other functions. This includes the development of an on-site brewery, in addition to selling branded products to other businesses. Future plans consist of opening more restaurant locations across London.
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investment:
£87,231
DeadHappy is a digital-first life insurance provider that aims to disrupt the £3.7 billion life insurance market. The company claims that traditional life insurance is complex, expensive, and inflexible. DeadHappy argues that it can offer customers a cheap, flexible and enjoyable alternative. It has developed a unique pay-as-you-go life insurance product with a rolling 10 year guarantee of cover. A simple sign-up process allows customers to answer only 4 medical questions & obtain cover in under 5 minutes, on-line, via their mobile phone. The company's proprietary Deathwish Platform enables customers to personalise their life insurance by creating ‘Deathwishes’. In 2020, DeadHappy reached 120,000+ total deathwishes and has sold 7,800+ total life insurance policies. The company will use 35% of the investment for company growth, 30% for technology development, 20% for product development, and 15% to build partnerships.
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investment:
£2,703,820
DMALINK, an electronic trading platform, fosters a transparent currency market for institutional FX and cryptocurrency traders, achieving over $8 billion monthly transactions since its Q4 '22 techstack launch, collaborating with major institutions and holding proprietary intellectual property.
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£480,856
This award-winning French wine company are seeking funding to further expand their business. Enhancing their barrel cellar is one of their main priorities, as well as planting new vines to increase quality and replacing low yield rows of vines entirely. With the investments made, they are also planning to export to new markets.
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investment:
£145,972
DripApp offer coffee at local coffee shops and cafes near to you for almost half the price of big chains. A subscription based service of less than £3 a day allows users to get unlimited coffee where ever and whenever they want.
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investment:
£25,595
Elfin Market aims to revolutionize the credit card industry by making credit cards more affordable, fair, and straightforward. They launched the Elfin Card, offering flexible credit that is 50% cheaper than the average credit card, featuring transparent pricing and state-of-the-art iOS and Android apps for real-time account management. The company operates on a flat servicing fee of 2.5% before transferring interest from borrowers to lenders, providing a simpler and more cost-effective credit solution.
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investment:
£1,390,059
A crisps company with the mission of making tasty and healthy snacks. Emily Crisps are vegan, gluten-free, halal and kosher certified, as well as being 1 of a 5 per day. Their products are sold in major grocery stores such as Sainsbury's and Tesco, which are responsible for 50% of the company's revenue. Emily Crisps are well-established in the UK and are now seeking funds to expand to the US, with a dedicated marketing campaign and sales team.
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investment:
£1,048,030
