ClearWaste is a price comparison website for waste removal and a provider of enforcement services to councils across the UK. The company argues that the cost to local authorities and taxpayers for cleaning up fly-tipping in England in 2016/17 was £57.7 million and is now thought to exceed £100 million. ClearWaste is on a mission to combat it through its app and web platform utilising reporting and prevention methodologies. The company links consumers with govt-registered waste removers backed by a £1k no-fly-tipping guarantee. ClearWaste argues that the UK waste industry is worth over £6.8 billion and supports more than 103,000 jobs. It aims to be a contender in this segment. ClearWaste has featured in press entities such as BBC, ITV, Channel 5, Sky, Times, and The Guardian. It was also a finalist at the National Recycling Awards 2020. ClearWaste will use the investment to develop its sales and marketing functions and further raise brand awareness.
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£199,599
StanMe aims to be the first community marketplace to enable collaboration and co-selling between independent creators. It asserts that the majority of creators have to continuously learn techniques to market themselves, adapt to social platforms’ ever-changing algorithms, and grow and maintain a large community to generate a sufficient amount of sales. StanMe claims that not all can do so and intends to address this situation with its services. It launched its public beta in July 2020 with more than 1,000 users and has processed over 130 transactions since its beta launch. StanMe claims it has more than 1,900 pre-registered users on its waiting list and aspires to become a contender in the creator economy valued at $11 billion in 2019. It will use the investment to accelerate its growth, invest in technology, and boost marketing initiatives.
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£164,080
Prepaired is a global platform for university students to learn from and teach each other via video calling. Students can post a study request on the portal with the questions they have regarding a subject, and others can offer to explain it via a one-on-one video call. The company asserts that its technology is an ideal platform in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic allowing students to share notes and chat on classroom syllabi. Prepaired has tied up with GlobalExam, an e-learning content provider, to further its mission of remote teaching. It will use 67% of the investment in product development, 12% in sales and marketing, and 21% as operations cost.
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£115,209
Little Earth Baby is an eco brand offering a range of baby products that are synthetic-free and natural. It aims to become a global market leader in the eco baby space by redesigning synthetic products to develop high-quality alternatives made from plants, not plastic. With the patent-pending designs and a growing loyal customer base, the company is well-placed to serve rising eco-conscious consumer trends. Additionally, Little Earth Baby appeared in the Telegraph's recommendations for Meghan & Harry's royal baby. The company also became a finalist in the Sleeping Bag category at the Australian non-toxic awards.
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£147,010
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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Body Rocket is a company that aims to revolutionise athlete performance by developing real-time aerodynamic analysis. Its proprietary wind tunnel sensor can be fitted discreetly on any roadgoing or track bike. The device measures drag and gives relevant data that can be used to reduce aerodynamic force whilst cycling. In a $2.1billion market, Body Rocket aims to bring forth this technology to individuals and organisations. In December 2019, the company's patented system was validated in the University of Southampton wind tunnel, an industry-first achievement, which attracted considerable interest from industry press, pro teams, and university researchers. With the investment, the brand will formalise strategic partnerships with pro teams, build its current prototype to a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) by the end of 2020 and launch its commercial product at Eurobike 2021.
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£251,892
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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£205,504
Vendoir aims to become the go-to app for instantly sourcing and booking event vendors on-demand with ease. It intends to operate as a marketplace model and earn revenue through commission on each transaction and via premium accounts. It asserts that it is part of the London & Partners Business Growth Programme Spring Cohort 2021. The company endeavours to disrupt the £43 billion UK events market post-Covid-19 with an on-demand app. It has a waitlist of more than 1300 interested clients and has featured in Forbes. The company will use the investment to accelerate its product launch.
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£172,457
URocked is a service platform that allows users to tip any worker in any industry, anywhere via its app. The latter will receive cashless gratuities into their account. URocked asserts that a tip can be sent via its app in 10 seconds with 100% reaching its intended recipient, at no cost to them. It aims to become a contender in the est. £5.2 billion tipping industry in the UK. URocked points out that its app allows business and venue owners to use one account as their ethical cashless tipping system, eliminate the costs and administration of distributing tips, and create a transparent audit trail. The company will send 20 pence for every transaction done on its portal to 'The Trussell Trust' to help end world hunger. It will use the investment to transform the tipping industry whilst aiding in the fight to end world hunger.
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£117,602
GemTrax.IO's GemTrax Mobile App provides buyers and sellers of precious stones a comprehensive set of logical, physical, and administrative protocols. Powered by blockchain technology, the app ensures informational integrity while providing an immutable and easily audited record of the material's journey from mine to sellers. GemTrax's strategy for capturing market share and increasing user base includes targeting specific upstream gemstone supply chain stakeholders in key CAHRA markets such as Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. With the proceeds, the company will purchase rough diamonds in the DRC, issue certificates of origin, sell the diamonds, and complete development of the mobile app.
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