Hitmarker is a proprietary job platform that covers the entire video game sector. It aims to be the leading job provider in the $159 billion video game industry. It has a database of 67,000 candidates and has posted 46,000 jobs from 4,500 companies in 77 countries. The company asserts that one million people have used Hitmarker 2.5 million times to post or look for jobs. Hitmarker has been covered by publications like Forbes, CNBC, and The FT. It has also onboarded 20 partners, including The University of California, RGF Executive Search, and the British Esports Association. The company will use the investment to build a global network of localised platforms in crucial territories and expand its addressable market.
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£521,283
Husky is the UK’s only open, SaaS platform for workplace pensions. For employers, the platform deals with legal and compliance burdens of auto-enrolment while helping reduce pension costs. For individuals and company directors, the app is instrumental in bringing profitable and responsible investments with the Husky for Everyone app. And for advisers and accountants, it ensures strong client relationships amidst transparency and efficiency. Close to 1.4 million employers & 22.6 million workers are affected by the UK’s automatic enrolment (AE) legislation. Within this market, a conservative estimate of fees charged on employees by pension providers is £2 billion a year; Husky aims to disrupt this market & is ready to scale. Its method of operation has led to it achieving important milestones. With more than 1000 firms onboarded, a 92% renewal rate, and an average annual fee of £438, Husky charges its onboarded firms (including Crowdcube) with monthly recurring fees laid out as part of a 3-year subscription model. With the funds received, the company aims to disrupt the relatively stagnant workplace pensions industry with innovative products and empower its customers.
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£417,338
Tribal Sports Nutrition (TSN) uses the revitalising properties of the Baobab fruit to create energy smoothies. TSN claims that its smoothies are less concentrated than other sports nutrition brands, are 100% organic, and easy on the stomach. The company also incorporates vitamin C, antioxidants, fibre, and electrolytes into the smoothies to make it the on-the-go snack for active lifestyle consumers. TSN asserts that its baobab ingredient is wild-harvested by cooperatives in Africa, bringing income to people and preserving the local ecology. The company received a certification from the Organic Food Federation (OFF) and aims to achieve B Corp status. TSN's products have been listed in Sainsbury's and on Amazon. It will use the investment to double its existing product offering in 2021 and launch hydration, plant protein recovery products, and Baobab energy snacks.
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£421,647
Gendius is a company that aims to bring pharmaceuticals and health economics, through clinical research and evidence, to the mobile health market. Their latest innovation, Intellin, is an intelligent remote management diabetes platform, with over 140,000 downloads so far. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need for remote home monitoring of patients, and the company feels that its product is a suitable contender in this domain. Intellin has a reliable connection to over 150 medical devices and apps, and also consists of a two-way communication setup with a healthcare professional via a secure dashboard. Gendius is registered as an approved vendor with AstraZeneca in Saudi Arabia and looks to establish deeper relations with the National Health Service (UK) to create a demand for its product. The company will use the investment to scale its business globally, drive commercialisation, offer an opportunity to its stakeholders, and target venture capital.
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£386,829
Hitmarker is a niche jobs website for esports which was launched from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has been used by more than 425,000 people over 1.2 m times. In 2019, the company received the "Service Provider of the Year" awarded by UK Esports Awards. It has also won the "Supporting Agency of the Year" finalists at The Esports Awards 2019. Hitmarker also has 2,200+ hiring companies from 54 countries which include HP, Amazon, and Logitech. The company also has a database of 30,000+. The company aims to become the first global hub of esports jobs by gathering all of them in one single location.
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£166,050
Carbon Gold (CG) is an organic biochar producer and retailer. It claims that its products can replace harmful pesticides, last longer, and lock away CO2. The company's sales increased by 253% from £77,000 to £272,000 in 2020 with sales in 17 countries worldwide. CG's organic products employ biochar, a type of charcoal made from sustainably sourced materials. CG further enriches it with multiple strains of fungi, bacteria and minerals, that support healthy soil biology. The company is partnering with the Woodland Trust, is certified by the Soil Association, and is also a certified B Corp. The company will use the investment to boost its marketing, international development, and manufacturing.
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£722,468
Clim8 is a financial technology company that aims to move billions of pounds of investment into sectors such as clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility, and recycling. It is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company quotes United Nations data arguing that the world needs to invest $2.4 trillion every year into clean energy, from now until 2035, to meet climate change targets. Clim8 aims to capitalise on this objective through its app. The company has raised £1.9 million in seed funding across two rounds, in December 2019 and April 2020, respectively. It also overachieved its first Crowdcube campaign by over 300%. The company will use the investment to continue onboarding its waiting list of over 10,000 and grow its business across different verticals.
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£2,348,974
RheEnergise is an energy company that plans to transform pumped hydro technology and boost its capacity with its patented High-Density Hydro (HDH) technology. The company asserts that, by installing HDH on smaller hills and combining it with its HD Fluid R-19, businesses could produce 2.5 times the energy compared to low-density pumped-hydro. RheEnergise aims to install multiple HDH projects to meet the UK's growing energy needs. The company has agreements with entities like SSE, WelshPower, GreenCat Renewables and REG-Power. It is currently using its funding grants of ~£270,000 over the next nine months to build a defendable "Moat" of IP (Patents, Design and copyrights, know-how, and trade secrets) across six critical integrated sub-systems. The company will use the investment received to hire key personnel, progress patents, and accelerate its activities.
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£850,000
Charm is a peer-to-peer impact investment platform that allows a user to use his/her investments to drive positive change in the world while earning a financial return. Morgan Stanley estimates that 85% of people are interested in sustainable investing. Charm enables individuals to fund projects led by high-impact entrepreneurs selling clean energy solutions in developing economies. Users can view their investments on the company's transparent, personalised impact investment dashboard, as well as, earn social, environmental and financial bottom line returns for their contributions. The company secured a £496,000 grant funding to develop its platform, refine its offering & provide growth capital. It is in the process of becoming an appointed representative of a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised entity post this funding round. It will use the investment to expand its team, develop its platform, and raise brand awareness.
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£273,720
Docandu is an innovative digital health platform designed both for patients & doctors, making digital healthcare accessible from anywhere. Docandu aims to be a key tech health service provider, starting from Greece, improving the existing national and private health care services. The global digital health market is estimated to be worth $536 Billion by 2025. To date, they have developed two separate apps for doctors and patients. They have also received an angel investment of 100,000 Euros and sponsorship of $25,000 from Microsoft. The company has initiated early-stage relationships with a couple of Greek public and private health entities. With the proceeds, they will execute their go-to-market strategy and make global health ID a reality, by expanding its affiliate network of doctors, health providers and public health systems.
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£70,900
