Stroodles are straws made from pasta, which eliminates the use of plastic and wet paper straws. It lasts over 1 hour, is tasteless, 100% biodegradable and edible. The company has received worldwide brand exposure through viral content via Unilad and BBC. It has B2B and B2C clients including Marriott and Ibis in Europe, and it has stockists in the UK and Austria. The company will use the funds to scale marketing and sales and to become the market leader in the straw market.
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£214,980
A FCA-regulated digital bond marketplace offering investors high yield and senior secured bonds and loans in market-leading businesses. The WiseAlpha platform includes financial opportunities in companies such as Santander, Virgin Media, McLaren and EDF, amongst many other large brands. There are more than 4,000 members signed up to WiseAlpha, which offers interest returns between 3% and 15%.
At the British Banking Awards 2018, WiseAlpha was the winner of the Best Investments Provider Award and the company has been featured in many publications, including Bloomberg, The Financial Times, Moneyweek and City AM. WiseAlpha members can invest via depositing money from their bank account, or using their SIPP account. The company have also recently beta-launched 'Robowise', an automatic investment tool that will diversify a member's portfolio for them.
Funds are being raised for WiseAlpha to grow and expand the business. The company intends to enter into the European investment market, further develop their 'Robowise' tool and offer more products such as ISAs.
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£2,813,650
ManíLife is an all-natural Argentinian peanut butter without sugar and palm oil roasted by experts and blended in small batches to create an award-winning taste explosion. The company promotes peanut butter to new heights through the crafted method without the use of added ingredients. ManíLife aims to be the UK's no. 1 peanut butter and eventually the ultimate purveyor of peanut. Till date, the company has achieved 2.4x quarterly sales growth from December 2018 to December 2019. Listed in over 270 Waitrose stores, it is the only peanut butter in history to win 3 Great Taste Stars and over 1 million branded mini pots sold through recipe boxes in the last 2 years and 20,000 Instagram followers. ManíLife will use its proceeds for the support of 2 NPD launch, a major packaging change, and content creation trip back to the farm in Argentina.
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£296,580
Winebuyers connect vineyards and wine merchants directly to the end consumer revolutionising a traditional industry. They make their revenue by charging the suppliers a monthly fee and have had 2,700 companies registering their interest to be involved in the platform. The funding will go towards strengthening their infrastructure, extending their marketing activities and to growing the business quickly and efficiently.
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£568,870
Fireaway pizza orginally started out as a modest pizzeria in south London in 2016, we've expanded to 159 franchises, achieving a remarkable 106% compound annual growth rate in store expansion. With franchise sales reaching £59 million annually, we became debt-free in 2022, boasting an EBITDA of £1.31 million and HQ revenue of £14.5 million in FY23. As a profitable venture, we invite you to join us and be part of our promising growth trajectory.
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£532,336
havebike is a bicycle repair business that collects, cleans, services and returns bicycles to owners at their doorstep, all via its app. The company asserts that it has been responsible for servicing approximately 2,500 specially designed bikes for the London Police and Ambulance Services since its launch in 2010. It also claims to be an authorised service agent for leading bicycle brands including, Brompton, Canyon and Ribble. havebike also holds a 'Shimano Service Centre' accreditation. It aspires to become a contender in the cycling market that was valued at £2.31 billion in late 2020. havebike's technology platform and booking system, Atlas, in late 2019 led to the company's Quarter To Date (QTD) revenues increasing by 484% and customer base by 22% as of February 2021. The company will use the investment for opening new workshops and mobile workshops (including fit-out) and cover marketing costs as it enters new markets to scale its business.
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£580,832
Sustainable Accelerator 2019, also known as, Sustainable Accelerator Investment Fund (SAIF) supports the UK’s best EIS & SEIS sustainability startups. The company's goal is to empower the next generation of businesses to redefine the way we consume energy, clean air, manage waste, and apply smart resource technology. Sustainable Accelerator 2019 actively supports start-up growth, they diversify portfolios, offer sector/strategy specific programme, capture equity stakes before rapid growth. The company looks forward to empowering the next generation of businesses driving sustainability forward.
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£1,021,720
An independent restaurant business offering investment opportunities for the first time since successfully launching 3 restaurants as of 2013 without any prior funding. A Rule Of Tum Group is the owner of The Burger Shop Hereford & Worcester and The Bookshop Restaurant. The former provides high-quality food in a relaxing environment, whilst the latter produces dishes made from grass-fed steak and uses organic vegetables.
The business hosts a food festival annually, which oversees more than 8000 visitors. In the year ending March 2018, A Rule Of Tum Group achieved £1.6m in annual turnover and are now crowdfunding to fully purchase their Hereford site. Furthermore, the business is planning to open a butcher's shop in 2020, as well as another restaurant located in Worcester.
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£485,730
Launched in 2017, Algarve Rock is on a mission to put Portuguese craft beer on the map with flavoursome beers that embody local ingredients. The global craft beer market is expected to reach nearly $187 billion by 2025. It has carved a niche for itself in only 18 months of its inception. The 3,000 litre Brew House associated fermentation vessels and auto bottling line allow them to produce 36,000 litres per month, readily expandable to 80,000 litres to meet growing demand. Algarve Rock was the winner of the Best Stout - Trujillo Festival 2018, Spain and is the house brewer for prestigious institutions like Quinta do Lago group and Casa do Frango restaurants in London. With the investment, the company will use 40% to open Algarve Rock-themed Brewbars and Brew kiosks, 10% in increasing exports especially to the UK and USA, 10% in strengthening brand identity, 15% in recruitment procedures, and 25% in increasing brewing capacity to cater to new markets.
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£281,607
The Five Points Brewing Company (TFPBC) is one of London's best-known craft breweries that brews modern, flavourful, craft beer, The company asserts that its beers are stocked nationwide in pubs and across major chains like Waitrose, Tesco and Nando's. TFPBC claims that it has grown from £173,000 worth of sales in 2013 to £4.8 million in 2019. The company's first pub, The Pembury Tavern, has been graced with awards and recommendations from multiple entities. TFPBC argues that it has developed its e-commerce site in the wake of COVID-19 achieving online sales of over £300,000 from selling three million pints in draught, bottle and can form since March 2020. It also won the Champion Beer Of London 2019 Award. The company will use the investment to open its new on-site taproom with a large outdoor area for beer sales direct to the public, build a new flagship brewery site in Hackney, drive new sources of revenue whilst reducing costs, and maintain its commitment to East London
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£841,392
