Viritech is a clean technology engineering company that is using F1-derived engineering to develop hydrogen powertrain solutions and related technologies for the automotive, aerospace, marine and distributed power industries. Viritech asserts that the Hydrogen Council forecasts that hydrogen will meet 18% of global energy demand by 2050. It aims to capture this demand through its technologies. Viritech argues that its location in MIRA Technology Park allows it access to R&D facilities used by many of the world's major automotive manufacturers, allowing it to scale its resources to meet the demands of every type of project. Viritech will use the investment to produce test hydrogen tanks, build the Apricale hypercar, complete designs for a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV), Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a power generator, plan a larger raise and listing on AQuis Stock Exchange (AQSE) in 2022, and eventually commercialise its technology with its partner.
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£726,807
The GP Service is a web and application-based platform that provides private consultations for patients across the UK. The aim is to provide a safe and easy journey for individuals who are looking for private medical treatment at their convenience and at an affordable cost. They have established a connection with over 1600 pharmacies across the UK. They have an excellent 5-star trust pilot rating and also are 1st Private Online Provider which has access to NHS Medical Records. With the proceeds, the company will scale the enterprise offering, increase brand awareness and also launch additional revenue opportunities.
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£907,540
Evaclite manufactures dynamic exit signs designed to make buildings safer and save lives. The company argues that its products are 77% more visible than conventional exit signs and reduces congestion at exits by 36%. The company received the 2018 FIREX - Fire Innovation of the Year Award. It also won the Safety and Health Excellence (SHE) Award in 2019 and 2020. Evaclite counts companies like Apple, CBRE, BBC, Melia, and MetroBank amongst its clients. The company has inquiries from over a dozen countries globally with a 12-month sales opportunity pipeline of over £1.5 million. It will use 60% of the investment to build its sales team, 28% to boost its inbound marketing campaign, 7% to develop additional intellectual property, and 5% towards overhead and general costs.
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£148,736
Riversimple is a car manufacturer and service provider that is spearheading ‘next-generation’ Hydrogen electric vehicles. It sells mobility as a service and retains ownership of its cars. Their pricing structure allows customers to pay a single monthly fee that covers the vehicle, fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs. It's proprietary offering, Rasa, is a two-seat local commuter vehicle that can achieve a 250mpg equivalent fuel figure with a 300-mile range from a 3-minute fill. The company has recently been awarded two new grants from The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) for £1.25 million to support the build of its first low volume production run, and another from InnovateUK worth £0.5 million to support the deployment of cars in the Milford Haven Energy Kingdom project. The company has also been featured in several prominent publications such as The Guardian, CNBC, BBC Wales, Reuters and CNN to name a few. The company will use the investment to expand its engineering team and start volume production to reach product commercialisation by the end of 2022.
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£504,000
Yapa® is a free social app with an emphasis on your mental health. The application gives a solution to the users to have accurate changes in both mental illness and mental wellness. The application has exceeded 10,000 downloads, and it has 400,000 followers. It has elected former England and Liverpool FC goalkeeper Chris Kirkland as the first ambassador to encourage and build Yapa. The funds will be used for marketing, operation and product innovation.
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£41,930
Actve is on a mission to change the way people connect with their favourite fitness creators. The company aspires to help creators earn an income and build a subscription business. Actve asserts that it caters to a variety of creator needs allowing them to live-stream their workouts, offer guided programs to customers, or use Actve's software to manage their clients. The company aims to become a contender in the digital fitness market that is projected to be worth £21 billion by 2022. It aims to launch its platform in September 2021. Actve will use the investment to develop its platform, hire key staff, build its user base, and work towards becoming an industry champion for fitness creators.
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£165,627
OvuSense is a women's health monitoring platform offering continuous insights into the reproductive cycle. With over 45,000 users and 10 patents, they aim to expand through partnerships, starting with a large IVF clinic chain. Addressing underdiagnosed health issues, their platform provides accurate cycle monitoring, health screening, and treatment tracking. Backed by institutional investors, OvuSense stands out for its predictive capabilities and accuracy in ovulation tracking, empowering women's fertility control.
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£169,920
Q Doctor aims at changing the NHS care delivery with the help of video consulting to benefit patients and clinicians. The company is focusing on delivering a model that keeps modernised NHS care free of charge for the patients. The video solution plugs NHS clinicians to the existing NHS infrastructure and allows them to connect to the NHS patients digitally. With the proceeds, Q Doctor will fulfil its strategy for 2020. It will deploy the funds into labour, development, operations, marketing, and contingency funds.
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£1,386,200
GymBuddy is an online platform that enables consumers to find, book, and attend a gym location, services, or products offered and operated by fitness studios, gyms, trainers, venues, or other third parties. Users can easily, through filtered searches on the app, view descriptions, and contact information of specialists within the fitness industry such as personal trainers, nutritionists, and physiotherapists. The UK fitness industry alone is currently worth over £5 billion. Based on recent statistics, the average gym membership in the UK costs members £40 a month, which often ties them into lengthy contracts. The GymBuddy app will enter the Health & Fitness club sector as a multi-gym membership feature that gives users access to gyms and various fitness plans, without the need for bricks-and-mortar locations under its brand. The company is seeking an investment of £400,000 to expand its brand identity and bring more users to its ecosystem to generate profits.
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Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems (ABBS) develops patented systems to counteract the forces an armoured vehicle sustains when a mine or Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explodes under it. ABBS asserts that mines and IEDs accounted for over 80% of UK and US army casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. ABBS argues that its systems can reverse this scenario. It aspires to become a contender in the $20 billion armoured vehicle protection market. The company has been tasked by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) to draft safety regulations for emergency descent arrest systems. It also holds multiple patents for its proven Vehicle Global Acceleration Mitigation (VGAM) vehicle mine protection system and has a patent pending for a Zero-Zero Crash Prevention (ZZCP) system for light aircraft and electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOLs) systems. ABBS will use the investment for marketing, boosting R&D, and maintaining and expanding its IP/patent portfolio.
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£297,534
