tickr was created to give people the power to invest in companies. Designed for the next generation, the company specialises in Impact Investing. tickr has 1,000s of users across both iOS and Android platforms. 70% of tickr's users are first-time investors, and about 90% are under the age of 40. tickr has won Tech Nation Rising Stars Award in 2019. It is also a part of the Wealthtech 100 in April 2019-annual list. With the proceeds, tickr will continue to build its user base, focus on product improvement and team expansion.
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investment:
£1,147,481
Kandu is a platform that helps organisations running entrepreneur/innovation leadership mentoring programs to source, classify and build online mentoring teams for faster, systematic business growth. It is a B2B business selling to 60k+ global corporates, universities and accelerators. Kandu’s software makes it easy for such organisations to set up, manage and track the progress of the best in class business growth mentoring and advisory programmes. Now, Kandu is seeking investment to further enhance its product/services and create a full-time sales operation.
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investment:
£168,512
Husky is the UK’s only open, SaaS platform for workplace pensions. For employers, the platform deals with legal and compliance burdens of auto-enrolment while helping reduce pension costs. For individuals and company directors, the app is instrumental in bringing profitable and responsible investments with the Husky for Everyone app. And for advisers and accountants, it ensures strong client relationships amidst transparency and efficiency. Close to 1.4 million employers & 22.6 million workers are affected by the UK’s automatic enrolment (AE) legislation. Within this market, a conservative estimate of fees charged on employees by pension providers is £2 billion a year; Husky aims to disrupt this market & is ready to scale. Its method of operation has led to it achieving important milestones. With more than 1000 firms onboarded, a 92% renewal rate, and an average annual fee of £438, Husky charges its onboarded firms (including Crowdcube) with monthly recurring fees laid out as part of a 3-year subscription model. With the funds received, the company aims to disrupt the relatively stagnant workplace pensions industry with innovative products and empower its customers.
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investment:
£417,338
PLANit Global is an interactive 3D careers advice and guidance platform designed to help you find the right opportunities, in the right location. PLANit Global allows you to explore a whole range of local businesses that may interest you.
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investment:
£14,354
Glovebox Direct is an online automotive parts, accessories and merchandise marketplace selling original equipment direct from the car and bike brands.
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£181,670
Recap is a cryptocurrency portfolio tracking, analytics and tax reporting platform. The company claims that market participants engaging in cryptocurrency have to deal with complex issues such as tracking all of their transactions, valuing cryptocurrency transactions in their tax currency and understanding capital gains tax legislation laws. Recap aims to solve this issue by enabling said participants to calculate any tax they owe on their cryptocurrency trading activity in a matter of seconds on its portal. The company has plans to launch a mobile application enabling investors to track their portfolio on the move. It also intends to come up with a Business-to-business (B2B) offering which Recap asserts will enable crypto native companies to account for their cryptocurrency activity with automatic accounts reconciliation to accounting software like Xero and Quickbooks. The company’s exit strategy is a trade sale within 3-5 years to a cryptocurrency exchange or accounting software provider.
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investment:
£120,472
An app to help local independent businesses gain more exposure on the High Street. Sizzl will create bespoke marketing by using cinematography to tell stories for locals in the area to view on their smartphones. Investment will provide Sizzl with the infrastructure for a monthly subscription payment system and initial marketing to attract small businesses.
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investment:
£25,490
Baanx is a Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C) banking platform that is Application Programming Interface (API) driven and digital-friendly. It aims to become a contender in the digital asset financial services market that is expected to rise and expand to over 580 million people or 7+% of the world population by 2022. Baanx argues that it is disrupting the slow and expensive banking sector by leveraging blockchain to launch secure and low-cost banking products and services, with a few lines of code. Baanx offers its users 'Digital wallets' (via API or a custom mobile app), crypto-friendly debit cards in physical and virtual formats, and allows users to send fiat or cryptocurrencies to anyone in their contact list with 'zero' Foreign Exchange (FX) fees, through its proprietary software, TextBit.
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investment:
£9,500,000
Future Planet is an investor-led, co-investment platform giving entrepreneurs a reliable and profitable platform to solve the world's greatest challenges like health, climate change, education, sustainable growth & security. Until now, venture capital has been accessible mostly to insiders, institutions and some high-net-worth individuals (HNWI's) but Future Planet is democratising this stage of investment. It allows world-renowned institutions such as Tel Aviv University, Stanford University and Cambridge University and more to have a stake in Future Planet and access the growth generated by its participating companies in Silicon Valley, the Eastern Seaboard, Europe, Israel and Asia. Since its founding, the company has brought $100 million from some of the world's largest investors, raised and invested its first fund and invested with important companies and renowned managers. The company plans to use the investment and momentum to launch the second Future Planet Fund in 2021 and continue its growth with a target of $500 million in Assets Under Management (AUM) by 2025.
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investment:
£1,553,118
Rebel Energy (RE) is an energy supplier on a mission to address inequality and provide everyone with easy access to clean and affordable energy, to eventually eliminate fuel poverty. RE claims that fuel poverty led to 16,500+ cold-related deaths in the UK in 2018. RE argues that as the UK home electricity market enters a phase of growth in a post-COVID world, it will be focused on offering reliable customer service and develop strategies that help people who are struggling with their electricity bills. The company has applied for a B Corporation accreditation. RE asserts that its customer support systems are automated and can handle multiple queries simultaneously. It plans to offer a weekly direct debit payment option. RE will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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investment:
£503,810
