GymBuddy is an online platform that enables consumers to find, book, and attend a gym location, services, or products offered and operated by fitness studios, gyms, trainers, venues, or other third parties. Users can easily, through filtered searches on the app, view descriptions, and contact information of specialists within the fitness industry such as personal trainers, nutritionists, and physiotherapists. The UK fitness industry alone is currently worth over £5 billion. Based on recent statistics, the average gym membership in the UK costs members £40 a month, which often ties them into lengthy contracts. The GymBuddy app will enter the Health & Fitness club sector as a multi-gym membership feature that gives users access to gyms and various fitness plans, without the need for bricks-and-mortar locations under its brand. The company is seeking an investment of £400,000 to expand its brand identity and bring more users to its ecosystem to generate profits.
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H2O-ganics is using brand new technology to transform UK crop-growing. They are able to use this technology to grow vegetables indoors, without the need for pesticides and protected from disease and environmental factors.
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£76,418
FloatWind manufactures mass-produced floating offshore wind turbines. It seeks to disrupt the £20 billion offshore wind energy market. The company argues that conventional offshore wind farms, installed at sea, use expensive and slow installation methods that are also dangerous to the marine environment. It further stresses that the high cost of installation is often borne by the consumer. FloatWind asserts that its business model is different. The company claims to build its products on land and then floats its ready-to-float turbines out to sea. The company points out that this reduces environmental damage, substantially reduces costs, and makes offshore wind energy cheaper. FloatWind was selected for a 6-month UK Innovate Edge business mentoring programme and appeared for SetSquared Business Mentoring Seminar in May 2021. The company has 3,000+ followers on LinkedIn. FloatWind states it will use the investment for product development, expanding its team, IP protection, promoting marketing and PR, and boosting its manufacturing capabilities.
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Wild & Stone (W&S) is on a mission to make sustainable and stylish items the natural alternatives to commonly used plastics with products like bamboo toothbrushes and reusable steel razors. W&S stresses that its products carry a 30-day no-quibble returns policy, and for every order, it donates to the Marine Conservation Society. W&S argues that it has completed over 100,000 orders, grown its range to include over 85 products, and earned over £850,000 in revenue since its launch. It also points out that it is listed on major marketplaces including, Amazon, NOTHS, Wayfair, eBay, and Etsy. W&S products have been nominated for multiple Amazon choice awards. Its founder, Kathryn Jonas, was shortlisted for the 'Sustainability Entrepreneur of the Year, Southeast region' at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021. The company has featured in publications such as Vogue, The Times, Tatler, Elle, and The Independent. They state they will use the investment to increase its product range and level of inventory.
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Péarlaí is a business that tracks customer experiences in shopping centres which in turn enables the centre managers to send specialist discounts, personalised messages to shoppers. They also give landlords access to detailed demographic data. The investment will be used to further develop its product, drive sales and online marketing.
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For Good Causes turn Loyalty points into donations for charities, giving people a new way to give to causes closest to their hearts. Brands are given a while new CSR opportunity and charities are given much-needed funding. Research has shown their is over £7bn unused rewards in the UK, values which could be donated.
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£292,220
Comesto is a peer to peer web and app based service that enables professional food buyers to purchase directly from suppliers. They are a membership funded trading platform. The platform gives their members access to the whole market eliminating single brochures. Comesto offers industry buyers a complete purchasing, invoicing and scheduling management service and for suppliers their aim is to provide a simple cost effective way to increase sales.
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£34,970
Desuto have developed a support platform that is designed to help simplify professionals work. Desuto's ehealthtracker helps users to choose the best option when making tough decisions about care.
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£55,677
Cheerfy allows businesses to exceed the expectations of every customer by knowing who they are and what they want the second they walk in the door. By using WiFi, hotels for example can get notifcations when VIP members arrive so they can speed up the check in process.
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Sogud makes nutrient-dense, gluten-free natural snacks that have no additives or preservatives. The ingredients used in their products are of the highest nutritional value they can find. The company has seen 79% month-on-month growth and just secured a large order with a German company for over 44 thousand units. Sogud is raising funds to expand their export capability, purchase equipment and working capital.
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