A crisps company with the mission of making tasty and healthy snacks. Emily Crisps are vegan, gluten-free, halal and kosher certified, as well as being 1 of a 5 per day. Their products are sold in major grocery stores such as Sainsbury's and Tesco, which are responsible for 50% of the company's revenue. Emily Crisps are well-established in the UK and are now seeking funds to expand to the US, with a dedicated marketing campaign and sales team.
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Expired
investment:
£1,048,030
Priding themselves with their Aussie-Japanese sushi handrolls, Inigo have introduced the delicacy to London and are now ready to expand. The company has partnered with a leading smokehouse, H. Forman & Son's who provide the kitchen, produce and expertise. Inigo currently have operate from a kiosk in the city centre, with more planned. They offer B2B services and supply corporate businesses including Visa HQ, Amazon HQ and UBS.
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Expired
investment:
£179,840
Agua de Madre is craft-brewed water kefir aimed at the evergrowing no- and low- alcohol UK market. It aims to be an ethical brand that makes a delicious drink with live bacteria up to 250 billion live cultures per 100ml. The naturally low-alcohol fizzy water kefir is sold in deli's, restaurants, bars, and other food stores in London. Agua de Madre has also attracted media interest from major publications including Metro, Vogue, and Wallpaper. Furthermore, the company is planning to maximise its production potential, hire a specialist sales agency Windfall, expand to sell further in southwest London, and ramp up marketing with its PR Agency, Visible.
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Expired
investment:
£250,990
Hungry Tomato is a successful children’s educational publisher that makes fun and illustrated non-fiction children’s books. It has created 170+ successful soft-learning titles, enjoying global interest with 700+ title licenses sold. Hungry Tomato is an established brand, with proven sales in North America. The company's EBITDA is positive for the last 2 yrs with turnover £361,107 EBITDA £98,135 (27%), Dec '18. The funds will be used for growth, for expanding the product range and for launching in the USA.
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Expired
investment:
£160,830
Signature Brew strives to craft beer that enhances the musical experience. Since 2011, their mission has been to create more collaborative beers with bands and musicians than any other brand globally. Through the success of their flagship beers, Studio Lager and Roadie All-Night IPA, they aim to spread their vision of uniting people through exceptional beer, music, and memorable experiences on a national and international scale.
Continuing their original objective of improving the beer scene at beloved venues and festivals, Signature Brew remains committed to this ethos. Their direct-to-consumer customer base is expanding across the UK, driven by partnerships with artists and venues within their community. Operating from their cutting-edge brewery in East London, which includes an iconic live music venue, they consistently produce award-winning beer while fervently supporting grassroots music.
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Expired
investment:
£872,392
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
Perfect World makes delicious, healthy vitamin-fortified plant-based ice cream with no added sugars. Its mission is to make ice creams that create a trend towards healthier eating. The company has spread to 228 stores under the Jumbo Supermarket listing, Netherlands. It has also signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with a US factory for testing and hopes to establish itself there as well. For its innovation, Perfect World won the Best of Health Awards in 2018. It also received national press coverage and won a host of other awards including The Daily Mail Healthy Ice Cream Round Award competing against 9 other brands in 2019. The company will use the funds to rapidly build stock levels and focus widespread, locally targeted social media targeting in the UK, introduce new flavours which have already gone through factory scaling and sample production in the Netherlands and Nordic countries, and further its EU and USA distribution and production opportunities.
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Expired
investment:
£119,412
Noveltea is a premium alcoholic tea brand launched in Fenwick in April 2017. The company's products are vegan, gluten-free and low in sugar, and manufactured in minimalistic & up-cyclable lifestyle packaging. Thanks to its low-Alcohol by volume (ABV) portfolio, the brand has sold 350,000 bottles since its launch in 2017. The company experienced more than £100,000 worth of sales in April 2020 despite COVID-19 due to smart e-commerce channel utilisation. In 2020, the size of the global alcoholic drinks market is $1.587 trillion and is forecasted to grow by 3.5% (CAGR) over the next three years. The brand aims to become a major contender in this segment and grow its business. The company use the investment to focus on its core markets in the UK, Germany, and China, and enter the USA by 2020.
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Expired
investment:
£558,845
EeBriaTrade is a craft beer, cider and other drinks distributor, representing over 500 top breweries from across the UK and abroad. EeBria adopts a unique B2B marketplace model where, unlike other conventional distributors, the operation is entirely online. Since its launch in 2015, EeBria has witnessed strong growth in the UK with over 100% YoY growth in 2018, c.200% in 2017 and c.600% in 2016, and total sales of over £6.2m. It is raising funds to make its business global and planning to launch in at least eight new countries in 2019. EeBriaTrade is expected to see even faster growth in 2019 due to progress with Pub Chains, and because of new deals signed at the end of 2018 with Costcutter (1,700 stores) and NISA (2,000 stores).
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Expired
investment:
£235,780
RemitRadar is a platform for sending and receiving money transfers or remittances. The company has 350,000 monthly average users and 1.2 million remittance agencies on its portal. The remittance sector comprises more than 250 million migrant workers who send money home and more than 700 million recipients who receive the money with a total transaction value of over $2 trillion. The company aims to be a major contender in this segment. RemitRadar is also working with the United Nations (UN) agencies to ensure that migrant workers and their families face negligible hassles sending and receiving money. The company will use 35% of the investment for software development, 35% to increase market penetration, 10% to recruit retailers and financial institutions into its lending model, and 20% to manage overhead costs.
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Expired
investment:
£360,126
