Wedding Planner is an online wedding-planning marketplace that provides an easy way to plan and book a wedding. Around 20,000 couples are using this platform to plan their dream weddings. Besides being a pre-COVID profitable business in the UK, it is the UK's number one ranked site for 'Wedding Planner' as per Google. The website has been created by combining a digital wedding booking system, curated venues, planning tools, and supplier search options. The platform generates 8,500+ leads for venues and suppliers per quarter and has a registered base of 3,000+ venues and other suppliers. With the investment, the company will use 25% to update their booking system catering to couples and suppliers, 12% in creating new and tested standardised contract templates between the couple and the supplier, 13% in developing a partnership with a wedding insurance provider, 30% as substitution funds for supplier and venue subscriptions frozen during COVID-19, 13% in continuing the platform's growth in Sweden, and 7% in costs associated with fund-raising.
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Expired
investment:
£25,010
Livia's is a brand that makes 100% plant-based, natural and indulgent treats. The company develops the recipes in-house and sells through retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s & Boots, as well as, through online channels like Amazon and its website. The company has sold almost 7 million treats and has 200,000+ online followers. Their products cater to those with allergies and intolerances. They have seen sales increase by over 1,000%+ during the lockdown. Livia's will use the investment for new product development, grow its e-commerce platform, enhance its marketing and sales team, and scale its operations.
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Expired
investment:
£1,935,322
Doc2UK is a specialist UK medical recruitment and candidate support platform. Based in London, the platform places qualified doctors in the National Health Scheme (NHS) roles around the United Kingdom. The British Medical Association (2018) reported that patient care is at risk due to a critical shortage of doctors across multiple medical disciplines. At present, the UK only has 24 medical schools to fill this gap, whilst India, in comparison, has 468 medical schools, with 68,000 doctors graduating each year. Moreover, uncertainty about the status of EU nationals after Brexit, changes to immigration policies, and the impact of changing language testing requirements for international nurses have made this crisis worse. This situation necessitates recruiting doctors from overseas an important endeavour. This is where Doc2UK aims to become a key player and ensure that lack of medical personnel doesn't disrupt any medical services. The company is seeking an investment of up to £300,000 which will be used to develop the platform with more features, expand the team, marketing and sales.
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investment:
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3RD ROCK is a sustainable Activewear sports brand founded for people who have a passion for nature. Created by a team of passionate climbers, 3RD ROCK creates extremely comfortable, Made-To-Move garments. It is a wholesale e-commerce business that has sold more than 55,000 units in 20+ countries. Catering to climbers and yoga enthusiasts, it has received more than 1000 5-star reviews out of which 96% are positive ones. Being environmentally conscious, 3RD ROCK has utilised 12,000 bottles in its manufacturing process with over 1 tonne of sea waste being used in the production of leggings and bra-tops. With the proceeds, the brand will kick-start the next stage of growth by with range expansion & innovation, retaining and developing key wholesale accounts, making strategic hires and penetrating new markets.
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Expired
investment:
£361,700
Voyager Cannabidiol (CBD) is a health and wellness company focused on producing high-quality CBD and hemp seed oil products. It argues that CBD is beneficial for the human heart, stomach, bones, brain and intestine. Voyager CBD intends to be a contender in the CBD market that is expected to be worth £1 billion with 1 million regular users in 2025. Voyager CBD asserts that it raised £500,000 in an oversubscribed seed funding round in November 2020. The company has also launched VoyagerLife, a complementary range of beauty and skincare products, in February 2021. Voyager CBD will use the investment to launch new and innovative products, build brand recognition via SEO and digital marketing, ensure that the brand fulfills big orders and demonstrate its financial security to big retailers, and integrate its own manufacturing and extraction capabilities.
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Expired
investment:
£733,818
Zvilo aims to become a major challenger bank in the Balkans for Balkan people living in the European Economic Area (EEA). It plans to disrupt the outdated Balkan banking sector and become a contender in an estimated remittances per annum market worth €14 billion. The company asserts that it has procured a letter of intent for a pilot program that would allow it to offer business lending to 800+ Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and financial services to 45,000+ potential personal banking customers. It has also initiated a licensing application with the Central Bank of Kosovo and partnered with Mastercard as its card partner. Zvilo will use the investment to formalise its application for Supply Chain Finance (SCF) licensing in Kosovo, execute its strategic partnership agreement with its Kosovar partner retailer, prepare for a second fundraising round, and expand its services.
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Expired
investment:
£666,085
Decimal Factor arranges payments and lends to small and medium-sized businesses with stable funding. The company is working on open-banking-enabled data capture to build a digital campaign with portals, applications and merchant management tools. The company aims to use cloud-based technology to make payments. The funds will be used for marketing, technology, operations and management.
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Expired
investment:
£860,387
Hope is an online fashion brand that targets the 50+ woman demographic. Founded in 2015 by Nayna McIntosh, who has more than 30 years of experience in the fashion industry, the company has 34,000 subscribers and 6,300 customers. The brand is 'Made in Italy' or 'Made in UK' using recycled cashmere and 100% recyclable packaging. Hope has 1600+ reviews on Trustpilot and has been featured in The Sunday Telegraph/Woman & Home and The Telegraph Magazine. With the proceeds, the company will invest in digital advertising and web development.
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Expired
investment:
£268,312
PANTSANDSOCKS.COM is an online retailer and subscription service that helps men buy branded underwear and socks. They state their mission is to be a convenient, one-stop-shop for top brands in the market. PANTSANDSOCKS.COM argues that it is an ‘Authorised Stockist’ of 16+ leading brands including Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Polo Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. The company claims to have fulfilled over 2,000 orders, welcomed over 100,000 unique website visitors to its site, achieved a 4.6/5, ‘Excellent’ Trustpilot rating, and signed up over 4,000 people to its database. The company has integrated with Amazon and Google Shopping to provide additional revenue streams. They state they will use the investment to achieve 100,000 unique visitors per month by the end of Q3 2021, meet its business targets, and continue to develop its internal capabilities at a sustainable rate.
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Expired
investment:
£205,504
Elfin Market is an FCA authorised peer-to-peer lending platform offering fair and affordable alternative to credit cards. There are over 60 million credit cards in the UK and the outstanding credit card debt amounts to £72 billion. The company plans to disrupt the credit card market by making financial services simpler and cheaper for everyone through technology and innovation. Elfin Market has already launched the beta version of their product and has achieved 60% monthly growth since its launch in September 2019. With the proceeds, the company will hire two developers to further build up in-house capabilities and for the smooth working capital of the business.
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Expired
investment:
£804,890
