Zobi is a technology company that aims to secure smart devices in a home against any potential attacks by a fraudster or fraudulent entity. Zobi's first device and app, Hedgehog, aims to address this issue. Hedgehog can anonymously monitor the Wi-Fi of a user, detect and block suspicious activity or devices, and show a user the security loopholes and the means to plug them. Zobi claims that there are currently around 135 million connected homes and, by 2025, the spending per year on smart home devices is said to be $160 billion. It aims to be a major contender in the smart home security sector. The company won the European Product Design Award 2020 and secured $120,000 worth of grants from Amazon and Google for its cloud services. Zobi will use the investment to build partnerships and its business development team, expand its offerings to other regions, scale-up marketing and PR, and recruit a senior Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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Ceryx Medical is a medical technological entity that is developing bioelectronics based on a unique, patent-protected, chip technology that can mimic nerve centres within the body called Central Pattern Generators (CPGs). CPGs help to control a range of autonomic or rhythmical processes within the body such as peristalsis, heart rate, and even walking. The Ceryx system resembles a traditional cardiac pacing device that holds a lot of promise in potentially alleviating incidences of heart failure leading to a therapeutic effect on patient health. In the UK, this is a day surgery procedure under local anaesthetic with a basic system costing around £3500. The device, therefore, offers a cost-effective, single procedure solution for this currently intractable disease. Treatment expenditures on heart failure cases in the EU amount to almost £35 billion. The Ceryx system is a potential disruptor in this segment and offers multiple potential applications. The company is targeting £500,000 as part of £1 million round. With the investment, the company aims to produce a data package that mimics those used to support 510k/NDA applications, as mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for current devices and drugs used to treat heart failure.
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YAYZY has created a platform that calculates the carbon footprint of a user using their spending data land helps the user make up for it using carbon offsets and guides the user towards more sustainable choices. The company believes that the shift in the use of money from high carbon to low carbon choices will accelerate the transition to a new era of sustainability and responsibility. YAYZY raised a £120,000 pre-seed amount, experienced a 26% organic week-on-week growth only driven by referrals and is in conversation with three major banks that are interested in using its technology. YAYZY will use the investment to launch its Android app, convert 25% of users to subscriptions, introduce impact investing, and onboard at least two B2B customers.
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WHO WE ARE We are a social network that gives creative writers as well as artists (actors, film producers etc) the opportunity to market their work and establish themselves in the world of entertainment. Whether you are a professional writer, or write as a hobby, this site is perfect for you. Users are able to upload samples to their portfolio and share their work for free. BUSINESS AND THE WRITE HUSTLE All types of business that use writers whether it is magazine companies, film companies, record labels, recording artists, managers, producers , speakers or simply a company that’s looking for a script to advertise their new products or services. The Write Hustle is perfect for you to quickly find that talented writer you need and gives you the ability to have direct contact with them and build relationships as well as with other businesses.
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Lux is a premium alternative that rewards high-spending customers, without devaluing restaurants’ brands. Powered by the latest card-linking technology, LUX offers premium reward schemes that give users up to 10% of their restaurant spend back as luxury rewards. So far, Lux has attracted more than 50 restaurants including JKS & Mews of Mayfair and Browns. Moreover, accountants, banks, law firms and consulting firms have accepted to distribute LUX. The company will use the funds to grow the customer base and the business.
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Howbout is a millennial-focused social calendar and planning application. The app allows a group of individuals to instantly find when they’re all free, easily organise any social plan & quickly manage what they’ve got on. The company soft-launched in December 2019 and after strong early traction raised £100,000 – co-led by mobile heavyweight Claire Valoti – to refine the product ahead of its full launch in July 2020. Howbout argues that its app downloads have grown >500% since then. The company has been featured 3x by Apple and >75,000 events have been organised by users in >100 countries, despite 100% UK marketing focus. Howbout was also named in TechRound’s 2020 list of top 100 startups. Howbout sees a socialising boom waiting to happen and believes itself uniquely positioned to capitalise on overdue drinks, catchups and holidays in a post-pandemic world. It will use the investment to focus on company growth and begin monetising.
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£505,010
Rockabox is a global leader in programmatic technology for rich media marketing and is at the forefront of a revolution that is occurring in the $118 billion online advertising industry.
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Silverfriend is a start-up offering older people protection from scams and fraud. 53% of over 65’s have been victims of a scam and it’s getting worse every year, with fraudsters preying on the lonely and isolated. The team aim to take away that isolation and vulnerability.
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what3words is a company whose mission is to make finding and sharing exact locations a simplified task. It has divided the world into 3m squares and given each square a unique combination of three words. what3words is backed by organisations such as Mercedes-Benz, Intel Capital and Sony Innovation Fund. The company's app provides a precise location to drones, driverless cars and voice-controlled devices, in turn, boosting businesses. Emergency services and NGOs are also using what3words for critical services and saving lives. Till date, the company has received over £50 million of funding and was the 'App of the Day' in 143 countries. The company will use the investment to become a global standard for communicating location.
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