Doqit offers a solution for managing life admin tasks, helping you organize important information, set action dates, and receive timely reminders, ultimately streamlining tasks like insurance renewals and warranties to reduce unnecessary expenses and simplify your life. It provides secure storage and easy access for vital information, transitioning from chaos to simplicity.
Security is also a priority for Doqit. The platform ensures that your sensitive information is stored securely, giving you peace of mind knowing that you can access your important documents and data whenever you need them, all within a few clicks.
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Extended
investment:
£87,500
Stroli – the shopping trolley reimagined for modern needs. The shopping trolley, often associated with a particular image, is an untapped category ready for innovation. The market is flooded with generic, budget-friendly options that lack charm, with the exception of Rolser, which is pricier and claims the green niche. Stroli steps in as the go-to brand, offering a unique approach, positioning, voice, and eco-friendly credentials. Say goodbye to sore hands and plastic bags – Stroli makes shopping a pleasure with its high-quality, stylish trolley bags designed to enhance your convenience and style
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Extended
investment:
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UTU is a company dedicated to building the trust infrastructure for the evolving web 3.0. They aim to facilitate safer and more reliable interactions between users and platforms by utilizing a decentralized reputation and reviews protocol. This protocol involves a non-tradable reputation token (UTT) that users can stake to endorse others, leading to positive outcomes. UTU's focus initially lies in Web3 and DeFi apps, where they provide AI-powered tools to curate trust signals and help users engage confidently in various online activities. They offer a range of products, including the UTU Trust Token, Browser Extension, and Trust API/SDK, all aimed at enhancing trust and security in digital interactions.
days to go:
Extended
investment:
£150,000
Medic Bleep is a simple, secure and innovative patient-focused solution to communication challenges that healthcare professionals and the wider team in the UK National Health Service (NHS) face while going about their everyday work. It is saving each nurse & each junior doctor an estimated 48 minutes per shift. This coincides with the UK's Department of Health calling for a ban on pagers. If implemented across the NHS, it could free up the time to care for an estimated 11,000 nurses. To ensure data privacy and safety, the company allows communication to occur via the app. As a result of these safeguards and its user-friendly portal, the company's app has been downloaded 16,000 times by UK doctors and nurses. With the funds raised, the company will aim to solve looming technology gaps for over 30% of the NHS in the next 3 years and expand globally.
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Expired
investment:
£814,600
Feastr is a UK-based multi-brand cloud kitchen business that delivers restaurant-quality food to a customer's doorstep in 30 minutes or less. The company asserts that operating from cloud kitchens within densely populated areas allows it to exploit the booming food delivery market without the huge overheads associated with bricks and mortar restaurants. Feastr operates its restaurants on aggregators such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat, capitalising on their huge ready customer base. The company has had sales of over £550,000 since its launch in November 2019. It will use the investment to open three new locations, push its digital marketing campaign with new ideas in 2021, and prepare for its next round of fundraising.
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Expired
investment:
£346,487
Created is an academy for people who wish to enter the creative industries, one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK. It connects the gap between employment and education in the creative industries. It encourages education inside the UK’s £100bn+ creative industries by offering career accelerator courses. The academy proceeds with years of team expertise and experience in the creative industries and education. Created finished its first two rounds of funding amounting £610K from a blend of angels and corporate investors. Now, Created is seeking funds to develop further courses and support the recruitment of students.
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Expired
investment:
£425,790
Zapaygo is a lifestyle application that simply makes life easy when ordering and paying for any type of product or service. Users can order/pay for anything to be collected or delivered and also make instant payments. The team have secured contracts to increase the potential reach into the millions.
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Expired
investment:
£450,000
Miso Tasty make Japanese inspired snacks and meals and currently have a range of Miso soups, Miso pastes, meal kits and even a cookbook. Their products are stocked in over 1,000 stores nationwide such as Waitrose, Sainsburys, Ocado, Wholefoods and Selfridges.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£421,400
An award-winning grooming brand for men offering natural male beauty products, with the aim of becoming a global market leader. Hawkins & Brimble's range consists of 19 products sold in major retailers such as Sainsbury's, Boots and Etos, as well as in 10 countries around the world.
In the year-to-date, the business has achieved revenues of more than £1.3m and has seen a YoY sales increase of over 100%. The 2018 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards has shortlisted the CEO of Hawkins & Brimble, Stephen Shortt, for The Duke of York New Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The brand has been featured in numerous publications including GQ, The Guardian and Shortlist Magazine.
Hawkins & Brimble is currently sold in Norway, The Netherlands, China, South Africa and many other countries. The brand has registered its trademark in the EU, USA, and China. The company has recently signed a contract to sell their products in India and are currently in discussions with Brazil and Germany to launch their range in 2018/19.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£136,520
Doisy & Dam (D&D) is a confectionery challenger brand that produces a range of dark chocolate products. It claims that its products are sold across the UK and stocked by Amazon, Sainsbury's, Holland & Barrett, Ocado, Boots, and other global markets. D&D's products are created using ethically sourced cocoa, natural ingredients and contain no traces of palm oil. The company aspires to become a contender in the UK confectionery market that was worth £3.9 billion in April 2021. It further points out that people are aware of the health and the sustainability credentials of the products they buy. It intends to target this sentiment and become an established brand. The company states it has grown its sales to over £1 million and aspires to become the best dark chocolate confectioner in the UK. D&D state they will use the investment for marketing, expanding its product range, and growing its export business.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£515,735
