A FCA-authorised and regulated digital credit card on smartphones, for those with modern and busy lifestyles. Jaja aims to offer a fair and transparent banking service that gives consumers greater confidence, control and freedom over their finances. The company has tested their app and card with Visa and has partnered with Asda to offer online credit instantly.
Jaja's business model allows revenue to be generated via interest payments from revolving lines of credit. Two products will be offered to consumers; the Jaja Credit Card and Jaja Pay. Both will be suitable for B2B and B2C operations.
Investments will be used to launch a beta round for 5,000 users to build a community before the products are publicly released. In addition, Jaja intends to expand its customer service team and produce marketing campaigns for their business.
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investment:
£4,957,534
Knoma is a payment solution that helps people looking to future-proof their career or move into new areas of work by eliminating the burden of upfront payment, and by removing the challenges of sourcing an appropriate course. Backed by a large European Venture Capital firm, Knoma enables lifelong learning as the global economy transitions to one where digital skills are essential for career success. All Knoma students can gain access up to £10,000 to pay for the course of their choice, which can be spread over 12 months with flexible repayments with no interest or fees applicable. The company has partnered with organisations like Codeclan, Wild Code School, Le Wagon, and Code Nation and has successfully secured £750,000 in funding from some of Europe's largest venture capital firms, namely, Global Founders Capital, and Rocket Internet. The company will utilise the investments to expand partnerships with tech and coding schools, test and deploy the Knoma app, unlock a £20 million debt facility to provide Knoma loans to its students, and scale the business on all verticals.
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investment:
£529,660
Kulea.ma are an affordable and easy to use Marketing Automation, readily available for SME's. They have already seen impressive results with 80% of users seeing their number or leads increase and 77% seeing customer conversions rise.
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investment:
£67,616
Kwikpay is the first app in the UK to make it easy to top up your prepaid mobiles and prepaid services. Kwikpay have relationships with all major UK mobile operators, as well as mobile operators for another 100 countries.
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investment:
£168,821
Laka Insurance is a collective insurance provider. The company is disrupting the cycling and e-mobility industry. It aims to become a segment leader in the aforementioned industry that is forecast to reach £100 billion by 2025. Laka argues that the traditional insurance model is based on insurers taking a customer's money and profiting from not paying out claims. It aims to change this. Members on Laka share the cost of all claims, and the company earns its share when settling claims for the member. Laka has insured over 10,000 bikes till date. The company launched its new product, Laka Club, in 2020 that offers third-party liability insurance. Laka has won the Best Cycle Insurance Provider at the Insurance Choice Awards multiple times. The company will use the investment to expand its customer base, bring new offerings, and expand its business across different demographics.
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investment:
£2,056,630
MergerLinks is a platform where global dealmakers can connect and identify with transaction counterparts based on their relationships and credentials. The company collates proprietary and public transactions data and assembles it into an information tool. MergerLinks also forms an ecosystem where clients can easily access advisory services. This is done by contacting and identifying people with the right skill set and network. Most of the revenue generated by MergerLinks comes from the sale of B2B subscriptions to a range of connectivity and data tools. With the proceeds, the company will market its premium subscriptions, build the network of content distribution partners, and build Customer Success function.
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investment:
£239,270
Myn is an innovative source-to-pay platform driven by AI, aiming to establish a seamless network connecting companies, workers, and recruiters. Their end-to-end solution encompasses intelligent talent sourcing, self-service talent acquisition, fully funded payrolling services, digital compliance solutions, job boards, and enticing employee benefits.
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investment:
£939,520
Nebeus aims to bridge the gap between cryptocurrency and cash, providing people with instant crypto-backed cash services for everyday use. The company argues that there is an equivalent of $400 billion held in more than 55 million crypto wallets around the world which cannot be used further than keeping as an investment. It aims to change this scenario. Nebeus's core product is its 'Instant Loans' offering. It also offers users to do mobile top-ups, conduct Card2Card transfers, and send cash to Points of Sale (PoS) amongst other financial services. The company is working to come out with a 'Nebeus Mastercard' in partnership with Railsbank in Q1 of 2021. Nebeus has more than 60,000 users on its portal and has overseen transactions over £30 million to date. The company has featured in publications like The Independent, Forbes, and Bloomberg to name a few. It will use the investment for growth and marketing, the rollout of Nebeus Mastercard rollout, for growing its team, and for Research and Development (R&D).
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investment:
£862,580
Nova is a Venture Capital (VC) company that endeavours to back brilliant people who want to build notable companies that will change the world. Nova provides funding, guidance, and workforce to startups and helps them become profitable enterprises. The company meets around 2000 potential founders every year and becomes a co-founder of 20+ startups that it finds hold promise. Nova has created over £100 million of shareholder value. It also asserts that the three-year survival rate of its portfolio companies stands at 46% as compared to market norms of around 8-10%. The company will use £1 million of new capital investment to bolster the growth of its operational capacity to enable more successful ventures with amazing founders. It will also use the investment to be listed on a public market within a 3-5 year timeframe.
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investment:
£1,013,560
A P2P lender that offers investors with prospective returns of up to 5%+ annually and expect proft gains in the first year. Orca has attained more than 300 investor accounts across its P2P partners and integrates seamlessly with 5 UK-based P2P firms, in addition to discussions taking place with 11 more platforms. Funds will the company to expand into European markets to grow their customer base and potentially collaborate with more lenders.
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investment:
£575,110
