Ignite 100 is a 13 week accelerator program for early stage technology companies. Ignite look for unique, interesting people and help them to look at what they are trying to do with their company, who their target audience is and then introduce them to entrepreneurs that have previously been in the same situation.
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Expired
investment:
£351,310
Natural Nutrients aims to supply the market with clean natural and transparent nutritional products. They have created a brand with a single quality ethos across the entire range. The UK supplement industry is worth £400m and is growing year on year, as a result there is a demand for clean nutritional products. Natural Nutrients are looking to be a household name for cleaner sports nutrition products.
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Expired
investment:
£115,710
Vita Mojo is an award winning food technology company, providing affordable meals tailored specifically to the customer. The food is personal and transparent as to what goes into each dish and how it was prepared. All ingredients are picked to suit your own tastes and needs, and can be personalised to increase your protein or decrease your calories as required.
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Expired
investment:
£3,200,080
Website: www.riskrewardlimited.com
Risk Reward Ltd is a global banking and financial services training, consultancy and recruitment specialist that operates from its offices in London and recently opened a second office in Miami to service its business in the Americas. The company specialises in risk and compliance training and recruitment, the fastest growing part of the sector.
The business is raising equity investment for the first time in its 13-year history, giving investors the first opportunity to become part of this successful and fast growing business.
Established in 2002, Risk Reward’s client list has evolved to incorporate the names of national and international banks, leading financial services companies and insurance firms spanning five continents. Clients include international training firms and specific banks including the British Bankers Association, GPS, MIS, Al Rajhi Bank, FBN, First Gulf Bank, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, Wells Fargo and many more prominent names.
Several growth-spurring developments are happening simultaneously to lead the company to offer 5% in its market-leading business to new investors:
* Exceptional growth in its training business; the company has developed its retail training business in London and Dubai, and has also developed its multi-lingual global training services
* Investment has been made in development of a new recruitment businesses which is now approved by a number of companies and has been followed by taking over the business of Buckley Alan, a 12 year old recruitment firm
* Recently opened a US office in Miami
* Developed a learning management system which is successfully installed in a major bank and links skills to training delivery
* Published two best-selling money laundering deterrence works and a major text on business mathematics
* Approved by 5 major institutes to offer their training products including the CISI, ICAEW and ACAMS
Sales vary month on month between £150,000 and £200,000, and recent unsolicited valuations have put the company’s worth between £7-12 million.
These valuations also took into account the level of investment written off during the year developing the learning management system, recruitment business and US office. Business growth is around 25% per annum in this fast growing sector.
The fast-moving business requires equity investment to fuel its growth as the company strives to develop its already-strong position as a technical leader in its space.
This pitch represents an opportunity to invest in a respected training and recruitment business with a wealth of prominent clients.
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Expired
investment:
£25,300
The Cauldron is a technology-led entertainment studio that aims to deliver immersive experiences to its guests by combining technology with food and drink. Upon entering the company's venues, guests are given a magic wand, which acts as a control device for their visit. It helps them pour pints, activate lights and locks, explore science experiments, and stir cocktails. The device is also programmed to act as an open bar tab to track user spending. The Cauldron has served 1 million potions till date, welcomed 260,000+ guests and built a mailing list of over 72,000 subscribers. The company has featured in publications like Thrillist, NBC, Forbes, and Edinburgh News. The Cauldron will use 40% of the investment to open a central-London Cauldron flagship and provide additions to its Wands & Wizard Exploratorium, a new five-floor venue on Greek Street in the very heart of London’s Soho, 40% to grow its retail technology, and 20% to pay staff salaries.
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Expired
investment:
£364,143
WhiskyInvestDirect leverages BullionVault’s proven model of crowdfunding wholesale bullion bars (25,000 UK clients) and applies it to maturing whisky. The model eliminates the key working capital constraint experienced by producers, whilst users can potentially profit as the whisky increases in value. The team includes the founder and CEO of BullionVault and an ex-Commercial Director at Diageo who has been building whisky brands for the last 24 years.
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Expired
investment:
£1,076,472
Commonwealth Argosy is an events and membership network that are open to any individual or organisation that is looking to help create a wealthier Commonwealth. They are comprised of a group of companies that promote and organise bespoke events for others.
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Expired
investment:
£3,434
Dot Investing enables individual investors to access private markets, creating equal opportunities and expanding investment options.
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Expired
investment:
£781,877
ByRuby is a food delivery company. It sources produce from local ethical suppliers, prepares meals in small batches using the raw produce, freezes the meal to preserve the taste, and delivers it nationwide. ByRuby argues that the UK ready meal sales market is worth £12 billion in 2020. The company witnessed sales up to 200% online in March 2020. ByRuby asserts that it uses only British free-range or organic meat & sustainably sourced fish from British waters. The company won the 2018 Women's Health Food Award. Its products are stocked in 26 retail stores. ByRuby has been mentioned by publications such as Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, and Metro. It will use 50% of the investment for marketing, 26% to grow its kitchen team, 17% to upgrade its kitchen and 7% for new product development.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£288,243
Big Night is an online food delivery service that partners with selected independent food vendors to deliver exceptional meals to customers at home, in their office or wherever they choose. The company asserts that 61% of non-millennials find delivery overall frustrating. Big Night aims to change this scenario. It has signed on ten notable restaurants and has ten more in the immediate pipeline. Onboarded restaurants include Two Lights, Luca, The Laughing Heart, Sager + Wilde, Royale, Levan, AngloThai, Legare and Mangal2. Over 4,000 people have ordered via Big Night since its launch. The company will use 25% of the investment for operations, 25% for marketing, and 50% to improve the Big Night platform.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£274,168
