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
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
pluumo makes sustainable thermal packaging material from waste feathers. The company asserts that fresh food deliveries need thermal packaging to keep ingredients frozen and prevent spoilage. pluumo claims that plastics such as Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) are used in this process, leading to 141,000 tons of plastic waste generated in the EU in 2019. pluumo asserts that its patent-pending material matches the performance of EPS, keeping items chilled for up to 40 hours. The company has secured £450,000 in grants/awards, including £140,000 via InnovateUK. It aims to be a contender in the $137 billion online food delivery industry. pluumo argues that 74% of consumers would pay more for green packaging, with e-commerce sustainable packaging predicted to be worth $65 billion by 2023. The company will use the investment to scale production and expand into the wider UK market.
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£511,325
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
envoPAP is a company that specialises in manufacturing printing and packaging materials from agricultural waste. Started in 2015, the company has achieved £7.3 million in revenues across 45 countries. The European packaging market is valued at over £100 billion and the European Union (EU)are looking to ban some single-use plastic products with effect from 2021, envoPAP aims to capitalise on these developments. The year 2019 saw envoPAP introducing its product 'envoBarrier’- a material resistant to oil, water, and grease which won the 'Packaging Innovation of the Year' at the Business Green Technology Awards. In 2020, envoPAP became a certified B Corporation rendering it a business that balances purpose and profit. The investment will be used to protect its Intellectual Property (IP) and expand its team.
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£381,128
33Fuel is a natural sports nutrition brand that aims to dominate sports nutrition with healthier and natural alternatives. Its products consist of ingredients like organic flaxseeds, Tibetan goji berries, organic walnuts, and raw coconuts, to name a few. The company has received over 10,000 orders and multiple 5-star customer reviews. It has 12,000 email subscribers and a podcast with more than 65,000 plays. The company wants to dominate the sports nutrition market that is forecast to reach almost £2 billion by 2024. 33Fuel has attracted superstar shareholders including 4x Ironman Triathlon World Champion Chrissie Wellington and customers such as Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins. The company has won 'Health Product of the Year' and 'Best Meal Replacement' and has featured in fitness and mainstream media such as The Telegraph, Independent, and Men's Fitness. It will use the investment for marketing to accelerate sales.
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£367,124
Almond provides businesses and consumers with a method to understand their carbon footprint and use the company's proprietary offset tools to become carbon neutral. Consumers can earn Almond Tokens when purchasing products from Almond's partnering sustainable brands. The Almond Tokens can be spent on their website The Almond certification label on products enables them to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment, consumer health and building a better society for all. The core idea is to build a market that's geared towards sourcing and selling sustainable products. The green economy market is worth $4 trillion. The offset market was $300 million in 2018, having grown over 140-fold in 10 years. Almond seeks to be a market leader in this domain. It has also partnered with reputed institutions such as the World Wildlife Fund, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (carbon analytics). With the investment, the company aims to further the popularity of its existing Almond App and have more people join its ecosystem.
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£522,540
niix is a fitness app plugging the gap in the market for women approaching 40. Since its launch in 2018, the company has created a 4+ star rated app with more than 1800 paid subscriptions across 25 countries including the US, Canada, and Australia. It also has an online following of tens of thousands. The global fitness app market is growing fast set to be worth $2 billion by 2023 with a focus on weight loss and body aesthetics for millennial markets. niix sees a huge opportunity in this space to support women who have simply outgrown an approach that want the perfect body and be fit lifelong. With the investment, the company will scale up proven marketing channels to grow community and subscriber bases, making niix the no.1 digital fitness brand for women approaching 40+.
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£153,441
OnCare is a digital care management software that is digitising elderly care, creating a global care marketplace via the OpenTable model to care. OnCare provides care agencies with the power to plan, manage and enhance care delivery and staff communication. Their mission is to make care easier for everyone. OnCare is currently live with over 110 home-care agencies around the UK, and more than 1100 care workers. The company is planning to enter markets of Hong Kong, Canada and Israel. With the proceeds, the company will use this fund for people, office space, technology, software, hosting and marketing.
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£96,040
Go Zero is an electric taxi service. Since its inception in 2017, the company has completed over 10,000 journeys, saved an estimated 174 tonnes of CO2, and witnessed £530,000 worth of sales. The UK taxi industry is a £9 billion-pound industry and Go Zero, with its fleet of electric taxis powered by 100% renewable energy sources, aims to be a major disruptor. The company has received 100+ 5-star customer reviews and in 2019, it added 1600 new customers to its network. In February 2020, it launched the Go Zero Network, a network of 1,000 electric taxi franchises across the UK to expand electric travel for all. Being a part of the Go Zero Network offers a franchisee the opportunity to purchase a 5-year licence enabling them to operate their own business under the Go Zero brand. It also gives them the potential to earn between £30,000 and £50,000 after costs, based on performance metrics. With the investment, the company aims to recruit a high performing team to deliver market share, focused on sales, digital marketing, social media, franchise recruitment and management.
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£124,530
