Genomes.io is a safe and private DNA data storage application resolving the problem of DNA data breach and exploitation. It helps the users to store, manage, promote and arrange their genomic data in order. The company is a member of Consensys Labs Tachyon II Accelerator 2019. It has also signed MOU with TenX Health VC for lead investment and board position and, it is in discussions with Pharma & Biotech co for establishing partnerships. The company is seeking funds to bring its B2B and B2C products to market.
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£1,035,370
Asap water crafts have developed an electric power-assisted watercraft for beach lifeguards that blasts the user through the water, for the ultimate adventurer, or for rescue to reach people faster. Their aim is to help lifeguards save more lives. In production and selling worldwide, they have been granted EU Design Registration and have EU & US patents pending. Asap has grown the production setup by making significant improvements - lowering assembly skill level with a modular/practical design. Its goal is to reduce product costs by at least 30%. With the proceeds, Asap will scale with a big marketing push by lowering the manufacture costs and providing the required capital to fulfil orders quicker.
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£154,380
Drone Ag is a UK based farm-oriented research and development company which has created 'Skippy Scout ', a software to make farming more productive through drone automation and AI technology. The software enables drone systems to scout crops more efficiently. This technology has the potential to reduce manual labour, chemical use and costs, and negate yield loss. Alongside completing its AI model, the company has developed an Application Program Interface (API) that communicates with both its app and 3rd party data sources/platforms and further lays the path for future integrations. The company won the 'Gold Future Innovation Award' at LAMMA 2020 and has been featured in over 45 print publications since November 2019. With the investment, Drone Ag will develop future versions of the software, moving towards creating a fully autonomous, integrated drone platform for agriculture using AI.
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£300,220
Homemidwife is an on-demand private midwifery service for mothers during and after pregnancy. Homemidwife cites data arguing that the National Health Service (NHS) in England is short of almost 2,500 full-time midwives. The company also asserts that the freelance midwifery market is still old-fashioned, with NHS midwives struggling for time to advertise their private midwifery service. HomeMidwife aims to change this by making it easier for mums to look for professional and experienced midwives. The company allows users to make appointments for a teleclinic or home visit through its website or app. It will use the funds to improve the functionality of its web portal, scale-up its app coverage in London, and increase recruitment of midwives to 200.
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£61,339
Nexus is a digital platform that empowers users to take control of their health and wellbeing. It states that long-term health conditions like diabetes and cancer will account for over 50% of global health spending by the end of 2021 with depression becoming the leading cause of disability. Nexus aims to address this situation via its app. It argues that its app will offer users health coaching, telemental health, products, and services to transform their lifestyle. Nexus claims that the app can track progress via self-entered user data and is being designed to connect with apps and wearables to inspire life-long behavioural change. Nexus has prepared a pilot for an NHS Trust endorsed by Boston Scientific with a collaboration agreement to roll out the app to 30,000 NHS users. Nexus was one of 100 startups chosen to pitch at the World Business Angels Forum 2020. The Company says that it will use the investment to support Phase 2 of its tech build, grow further in the UK, and start its expansion in the UAE.
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£280,360
Auto Lease Compare is a company that uses a web-based platform to provide business services of leasing cars in the UK market. The company is on a mission to transform the growing UK car leasing industry. They are currently operating in a leasing & rental market worth £49 billion in the UK alone. Auto Lease Compare have increased their users to 40,000 on the platform and have also partnered with some of the UK’s leading leasing companies. With the investment, the company will grow its business by revamping and upgrading the website, executing a strong marketing strategy and increasing brand awareness.
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£111,860
Compared to modern paper currency, which tends to devalue over time, gold has always maintained its significance and purchasing power. The Glint smartphone app, in partnership with MasterCard, allows customers to buy and sell gold in real-time for a 0.5% fee into multiple currencies such as USD and EUR. The company has attracted more than 1500 customers in its beta phase and is now seeking investment to expand worldwide. The gold is located in Switzerland in Brink's secure vault.
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£2,166,290
Veluba is a zero-emission transport solution for London. It is an application-hailed and pedal-powered eco-cab service for Central London which aims to provide a faster and cheaper solution for its over-polluted and over-congested capital city. The company has 30 Veluba cabs ready to go with and have just launched their app. The vehicles are designed and driven with safety at the forefront and drivers are fully insured. Each Veluba® is provided with digital signage screens, giving prominent ad space, and the possibility for an additional revenue stream. Veluba aims to expand beyond the first depot to reach more of London and become a key part of the city’s growing eco-transport infrastructure. The investment will enable the company to employ additional drivers.
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£78,590
We Are Fetching is a free application that helps parents manage the school run amongst their trusted friends, whilst keeping the school informed. The app allows parents to earn credits to use as per their necessity when they collect a friend’s child as well as their own. Fetching asserts that 56.2% of mothers have made a change to their employment due to childcare in the UK. The company points out that its portal can address the aforementioned concern. Fetching also includes a walk-home option and contact reporting in response to COVID-19. The company's platform aims to get more parents back to work and reduce administrative pressure in schools in the wake of COVID-19. Fetching will use the investment to grow its parent user base and make its platform live in 20% of UK schools by 2022.
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£41,976
Clim8 is a sustainable investment company which allows people to invest into clean energy and green companies According to the United Nations, the world needs to invest $2.4 trillion dollars, every year, into clean energy, from now until 2035, to meet the climate change targets. Clim8 aims to capitalise on this objective by building a simple way to invest in a targeted portfolio of publicly listed companies that are making an impact in sectors such as clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility, and recycling. The company has successfully raised a seed round of £650,000 in 2019 from investors with backgrounds in finance, including ex Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank executives. With the investment, the company plans to launch its proprietary app, invest in recruiting human resources and promote marketing activities to broaden the brand identity.
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£1,523,120
