Nuw is a clothes-sharing app and community that aims to empower people to reduce the environmental impact of fashion on the planet. It grew from a community trial at Trinity College, Dublin to an app that is available nationwide across Ireland and the UK. Till date, the company has over 3800 registered users. Nuw has developed a bespoke impact calculator with the London Waste and Recycling Board to accurately measure the carbon, waste and water offset of each share on the app. This information is shared with Nuw members so they understand the positive environmental impact they create by sharing and swapping on Nuw. It has also developed partnerships with UPS and Parcel Motel to offer users a contactless, affordable and convenient delivery option. The company will use 66% of the investment for team salaries, 24% for marketing, 8% for overheads, and 2% for monthly subscriptions.
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£131,219
The Active Kollection (TAK) is an online store that sources running and cycling brands from around the world. The company is aiming to build a community of enthusiasts by making gear that will give them the performance, aesthetic and durability they desire. The sports and outdoor fashion market is expected to rise to £10.6 billion in 2022. TAK endeavours to become a major contender in this category. TAK's platform is live with 16 independent brands. The company has 54,000 followers across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. It requires investment to accelerate its growth and continue its search to become the world’s most stylish running and cycling gear brand.
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£69,432
Keymailer is an award-winning game influencer marketing platform that allows gaming companies search authorised channel profiles in YouTube, Twitch and Mixer, make valuable offers to them, and track campaign success using proprietary analytics. In 2015, Keymailer had already expanded organically to 4,800+ customers and 660k+ member channels with a global reach of 1.3 billion viewers. Keymailer has also delivered the core of a PR and marketing infrastructure. Now, the company is shifting its focus from customer acquisition to converting recent product trials into new revenue streams. To realise this, Keymailer is working towards strengthening its development team and building an international sales force from its offices in the UK, the USA and China.
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£85,470
HOMETHINGS, a UK B Corp that has received awards, is revolutionizing the home care sector by introducing refillable products using tap water. Their mission arose from the realization that most cleaning sprays contain over 90% water, leading to unnecessary transportation of heavy water in disposable plastic bottles worldwide. They initially launched effervescent tablets for surface care sprays, which are manufactured in the UK and certified as Vegan and Cruelty-Free. By refilling with these tablets, customers can potentially reduce carbon emissions by up to 94% compared to conventional spray products.
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£529,818
Society states that it allows every student community in the world to create their app instantly for free within minutes. It argues that although 90% of Generation Z uses apps, developing a customised app is expensive, time-consuming, and requires an advanced skill set. Society app aims to address this situation with its platform. It has over 10,000 active members and over 700 clubs signed up on its portal. Society claims that it is the fastest growing app for student clubs in the UK and is growing exponentially. Society has raised £100,000 in its previous pre-seed round of investment. It has 100% of dental societies, 33% of African Caribbean societies and 90% of barts student union clubs signed up with an 80-90% student participation rate. Society asserts that its app is free for students with a University email address. By 2023, Society intends to receive Venture Capital and Series A funding and scale the brand to the US and global markets.
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£450,000
E-Sign is the leading electronic signature platform trusted by thousands of companies and people around the world to speed up their signing process. With its easy to use dashboard, uploading documents is simple. The Legal Industry, Finance & Banking, Recruitment, Sales & Lettings, Software & I.T., Healthcare, Education, Insurance, Retail, Accountancy, and Government Agencies have made use of this award-winning platform. In Dec 2018, E-Sign achieved a 17% compound monthly sales growth to £12.5k. With its proceeds, the company is seeking additional investment to meet an increase in market share and have accelerated growth.
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£133,400
Drop Bear Beer Co. is a specialist brewer of less than 0.5% craft beers. The company asserts that its products are vegan, gluten-free, and low in calories. It has brewed over 160,000 bottles to date. Drop Bear argues that the Global Non-Alcoholic Drinks market was valued at $18 billion in 2020. It aims to be a significant contender in the segment. The company's products are available in six global markets. Drop Bear has won awards ranging from a World Beer Award to a Great British Entrepreneur Award. The company will use the investment to expand its team and build a second dedicated alcohol-free brewery in the UK.
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£325,000
Bike.Rent is on a mission to become the world's best bike rental platform. It has over 350 bike stores across 18 countries, and each year connects hundreds of thousands of bike renters to tens of thousands of bikes across the globe to provide a consistent, high-quality booking experience. The company is working on upgrading its platform for the benefit of bike renters so that rental fleet details of all its bike stores are available from a single application. It asserts that this will allow customers to save time by booking bikes from any of the company's bike stores using the app instead of the conventional route of visiting the store and making a booking in person. The company witnessed over 200,000 bookings last year. Bike.Rent will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£310,220
BuyMeOnce is an online marketplace selling incredibly sustainable and long-lasting products. It is a novel mixture of review site and web-shop, using its criteria of craftsmanship, best materials, aftercare, ethics and independent reviews. BuyMeOnce's total addressable market is £404 billion across the UK and the US with a projected attainable market of £21 billion. By highlighting on durability and sustainability, BuyMeOnce is helping brands compete on quality. Till date, it has found and approved 2,000+ products that meet its standards. Its business model enables it to be unbiased where brands can't pay to be on BuyMeOnce. Furthermore, it is on a mission to reform throwaway consumerism and to reduce pollution, waste and CO2 emissions.
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£545,540
Buzzstreet provides mapping and navigation for complex indoor and outdoor environments. It combines large and structured data such as real time traffic updates and live flight information. The real value in Buzzstreet is the enchanced user analytics. Gathering data of how many people move around in different ways, at many different times.
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investment:
£383,503
