Ripple is a platform that facilitates co-ownership of renewable energy sources like wind farms and solar parks for both households and businesses. Their goal is to transform the energy industry by allowing consumers to easily and affordably co-own these assets, providing direct benefits in terms of cost savings and convenience.
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investment:
£1,683,160
Creating Scottish cocktails that are high quality and ready-to-drink. The Venom Project's drinks consist of 5 flavours available in cans that contain 8% alcohol and are currently sold in off-licenses in Scotland, as well as over 300 retailers. In the first 7 months of trading, the company has been listed by over 250 stockists and sold more than 150k units. This has resulted in sales of £500k with the team growing from 3 to 10 members to handle demand.
More than 250 stores have requested re-orders on a monthly basis and The Venom Project has predicted that 250k units per month will be reached in the near future. Funds will allow the company to escalate their manufacturing process to meet consumer demand, as well as acquire more stockists to attract new customers to the brand. A new manufacturing process will also allow the business to print their cans, which will aid in reducing production costs.
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investment:
£62,170
Anno Distillers uses natural ingredients to craft exceptional sprits. They have been approved by SALSA, attracted over 20 awards and accolades and voted by customers one of the top 5 craft gins in the country. The investment will take Anno Distillers from product led to a sales led company.
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investment:
£580,354
A brewery with gold awards from SIBA and CAMRA, as well as being voted No. 1 in Hertfordshire by Rate Beer, Mad Squirrel is seeking investment to expand even further with the aim of opening two more taprooms before the end of 2018 and plans for three more by 2020. Mad Squirrel has grown more than 180% in three years with MAT revenues up by more than 45%.
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£303,850
A car-sharing platform for drivers to receive an extra income by allowing the local community to drive their cars instead of leaving it idle and unused. Hiyacar has a acquired an exclusive insurance product with AXA and already has more than 2,000 cars enrolled, with the majority located in London and surrounding urban areas with the intention of expanding further in the future.
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investment:
£1,431,885
Thingz is a storage company that operate 'by-the-box' storage. A set amount is charged per box and a time and location can be arranged for the company to come and drop off the boxes for you to pack and then also pick them back up.
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£34,740
Two Drifters Distillery (TDD) is one of the very few British distilleries that makes rum from raw ingredients, rather than importing and flavouring it. It has worked with Climeworks Direct Air Capture technology to remove CO2 from its products. The company's technique won admirers leading to a boost in sales. Since its launch in 2019, TDD converted existing equipment to increase capacity from 80 bottles per week to an estimated 1800 per week. It has also secured contracts from prominent entities including John Lewis (national and online), Exeter Chiefs Rum and Virgin Wines. The company has an active social media community with 10,000+ followers and also conducts weekly distillery tours that see full attendance from its customers. TDD has also received press coverage from media houses including The BBC, The Telegraph and The Independent. It will use the investment to grow its sales and showcase its product at retail outlets, and bring to the masses sustainably-made British products.
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investment:
£286,340
Ripple is the UK's first-ever clean energy ownership platform. The company aims to enable households and businesses to own new wind farms and solar parks and have the electricity they generate supplied to their home or business premises via the grid. It endeavours to become a segment leader in the $11 trillion global wind and solar market. Ripple has overseen £1 million+ transactions on its platform to date. It has featured in publications like The Times, CNBC, Independent, Business Green, and This Is Money. It has also garnered 5300+ pre-registered customers. The company will use 40% of the investment for marketing purposes, 40% for projects and business overheads, 10% for Non-UK projects, and 10% for website and application development.
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investment:
£442,282
A brewery, gin distillery, bar and kitchen business. Love Lane Brewery is based in Liverpool and produces around 18,000 hectolitres of beer per year. In 2017, the company generated revenues of £300k; in 2018, they achieved £1m in revenue and have 60 clients that sell their Love Lane Pale Ale. The company also offers an event space and tours of their sites.
Love Lane Brewery will invest in their brand by increasing their sale and distribution channels, with the intent of marketing their products directly to consumers. Funds will also be allocated towards their infrastructure, primarily in their warehouse and brewery to purchase equipment such as hop cannons, cold stores, racking, augers, etc.
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investment:
£1,051,680
Kolanot flex shipping portal is an AI-enabled platform for container shipment price comparison, booking and tracking. The company aims to provide the holy grail of door-to-door container shipping experience to customers without any intermediary.
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Expired
investment:
£40,680
