HomeCooks is a food marketplace akin to Etsy, founded by a serial entrepreneur and supported by SpeedInvest. Their mission is to overhaul the UK's struggling £12.6 billion food delivery industry by connecting independent food creators directly with consumers. Through batch cooking and a warehouse system, HomeCooks offers over 200 homemade meals at lower prices compared to mainstream food delivery services, aiming to provide affordable and healthier options. Similar successful ventures in the US, like Shef and CookUnity, have secured significant funding rounds, indicating the potential of this model.
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ISO Spaces utilises shipping containers to design and manufacture pop-up portable spaces for many blue-chip businesses including Fever-Tree and Jeep to display and market their products and services. This award-winning company is now ready to enter the modular housing market with more than 500 homes already in the pipeline for 2018.
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£651,950
CFP is a family owned business which is backed by British Business Bank. The company has created the world’s leading carbon fibre composite recycling operation. CFP has drawn a pipeline of business across a range of applications and is now involved with 25+ businesses across automotive, defence, and oil and gas industries. The company has taken concrete steps to improve its sales team to reflect its end market focus. CFP believes that as the adoption of the products occurs, the markets are adequately plentiful and different for CFP to achieve its aspirations and that the exit valuation fixed out in the Investment Memorandum remains achievable.
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Oru Space seamlessly blends coworking, wellbeing, and food, fostering connection and regenerative culture through a network of interconnected decision-making processes. Their ecosystem encompasses inclusive communities, dynamic spaces, and sustainability-driven actions, aiming to rejuvenate high streets, launch social initiatives, and prioritize well-being while achieving both economic success and environmental health.
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£455,364
Rejuvenation Water is a worlds first amino-acid enriched spring water that brings amino-acids to you in a convenient, healthy and tasty day. In 2016, Rejuvenation Water have opened up over 150 retail listings and have agreed a listing with Holland & Barrett.
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£187,340
Currently supplying restaurants and caterers with meat sourced ethically and now bringing the same service to households. The Ethical Butcher's meat is certified from PFLA farms and the animals have been ethically raised and 100% grass-fed. The team consists of a Michelin Star chef and are winners of The Top 50 Foods in Britain and Ireland in The Great Taste Awards.
In its two years of business, The Ethical Butcher has generated £1.37m of revenue and in 2017, their operating profit was £98k. The business receives 200 orders per month, with each invoice averaging £350. Investments will be used to offer a B2C service. Households can have their meat cut and delivered by the next day. The Ethical Butcher will also expand its B2B offerings by supply their meat to gourmet burger bars and increasing the range and variety of meat sold.
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£334,640
RheEnergise is an energy company that plans to transform pumped hydro technology and boost its capacity with its patented High-Density Hydro (HDH) technology. The company asserts that, by installing HDH on smaller hills and combining it with its HD Fluid R-19, businesses could produce 2.5 times the energy compared to low-density pumped-hydro. RheEnergise aims to install multiple HDH projects to meet the UK's growing energy needs. The company has agreements with entities like SSE, WelshPower, GreenCat Renewables and REG-Power. It is currently using its funding grants of ~£270,000 over the next nine months to build a defendable "Moat" of IP (Patents, Design and copyrights, know-how, and trade secrets) across six critical integrated sub-systems. The company will use the investment received to hire key personnel, progress patents, and accelerate its activities.
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£850,000
A subscription service for coffee and coffee accessories from the UK's best roasters. The Coffee Tasting Club wants its customers to experience a different coffee day after day, to discover new tastes and experiment with unique flavours. The company already has a successful infrastructure in place and is ready to go worldwide with the brand.
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£63,815
Specilaing in making a wide variety of award-winning pies and pastry products for the public. Eat Square's 2017 funding round has resulted in their turnover more than doubling in 2018. This growth has led to Eat Square expanding their business and begin to sell franchises to market their goods. Production and capacity have also increased and products that are vegan and gluten-free are being produced. This funding round will see the business sell up to 14 franchises by the end of 2019 to buy their pies.
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£34,019
PyroCore is a waste-to-energy technology company. Its technology, Pyrolisis, burns waste and sludge for 30 minutes at 700-900 degree celsius in the absence of oxygen, which leads to reduction of waste volume by 90%, and the energy output can be used for heat, steam or power generation. It also eliminates the need for landfill sites, reduces carbon emissions, and helps businesses cut down on landfill taxes. The company has partnered with institutions such as Brunel University London and The Association for Renewable Energy and Technology. It has also contributed to charities such as Fresh Water Habitats, ALK Positive UK, and others. It is seeking support for deployment of its technology on sites where safe and easy disposal of hazardous or infectious waste can be undertaken, especially in the wake of Covid-19.
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