This award-winning French wine company are seeking funding to further expand their business. Enhancing their barrel cellar is one of their main priorities, as well as planting new vines to increase quality and replacing low yield rows of vines entirely. With the investments made, they are also planning to export to new markets.
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£145,972
NGX is the world’s first genetically personalised nutrition shake designed to bring nutrition to everyday athletes. The company has ongoing discussions to form partners with U.A.E and U.S to expand. NGX's nutritionist approved formula is a less than average vegan-friendly, environmentally responsible, allergen-free, naturally sourced, and macro trends within the millennial and Z generations. With the proceeds, the company aims to create a range of products from personalised meal plans, and protein bars to enhance its position as the go-to personalised nutrition brand.
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investment:
£207,860
Seadog TV and Film Productions create and film television programmes. Since the launch of the Seadog they have taken part in several commercial projects and have received a nomination from the royal television society for excellence and factual film making. They are looking to launch Leaderbox which uses the power of film to engage young people with the Leaderbox system. The investment will fund a commercial manager and grow their development team.
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investment:
£509,820
POD Point have placed electric chargepoints at more than 27,000 locations in the UK and supply to businesses, public locations and homes. They supply software to go along with the chargepoints so users can see where the nearest public points are and use a smart phone to be in control of charging their car.
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investment:
£1,528,970
A street food company, specialising in cheese-based products, is now ready to open their second site after success of a 2016 Crowdcube campaign. The Cheese Truck Ltd are raising funds to open "The Cheese Bar" in Covent Garden by the end of 2018. Four more sites are planned before 2021. The original site in Camden has served more than 90,000 customers within a 50-seat area, with sales of £996k in Year 1 and a YOY increase of 20% in Year 2.
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investment:
£197,690
Like a lot of young independent British film companies, 721 Productions had only a modest budget with which to enter the $36 billion global film industry in 2014 (an industry that seems recession proof given that global box office revenues have seen a 22% increase since 2009).
Despite the low budget, director Paul Emmanuel still produced a piece of brilliance with ‘The Maid’ - a romantic drama that hit the silver screen in early 2014 and subsequently went on to pick up various film accolades, including multiple awards, a nomination for Best UK Feature Film and screenings at the prestigious London and New York film festivals.
Since the overwhelming response to what was 721 Productions' very first film, the team has been hard at work on its latest film ‘Secrets of the Lost Souls’.
Paul Emmanuel is once again steering the ship second time around – albeit with a greater depth of industry connections and knowhow compared to the first. He is working alongside other talented and versatile filmmakers David C. G. Hare – who himself has built an impressive career over the past 15 years – and the award-winning cinematographer Steven Marshall who has over 9 years experience in his field and has worked on movies screened at film festivals in Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
The latest film production will cost £80,000 – you'd be forgiven for thinking that that's a small amount for the production of a movie. But with advanced digital cinema technology available to modern-day filmmakers at reasonable prices, costs can be contained. The film ‘Paranormal Activity’ for example, cost $15,000 to make and grossed over $107,000,000 at the box office – testament not only to the relatively small investment these types of productions need, but also to why Horror/Action genres are widely recognised as offering the highest rates of return on investment in the movie industry.
Like Paranormal Activity ‘Secrets of the Lost Souls’ is a supernatural horror thriller aimed at the more lucrative US market.
Production is scheduled to begin early next year and 721 Productions wants to make investors become part of the journey – one featuring ongoing film updates, special mentions, exclusive screenings, site visits, film previews and a wrap party. How far you travel on that journey with the production team depends on how much you invest.
Investors pledging money to this pitch will receive exciting investor rewards and shares in a movie from what is an emerging British film production company. Check out the 'rewards' section for more details.
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investment:
£24,700
Mr Lee’s Pure Foods is an innovative food/tech company creating award-winning premium healthy noodles-in-a-cup and will be launching its new instant Congee Asian rice porridge. All products are certified low sugar, gluten-free, low on calories, Vegan options and 100% recyclable and compostable packaging. The global instant noodle market is expected to reach $57.5 billion by 2024 which the brand aims to capitalise on and establish itself in as the market leader. Mr Lee's has won 50+ global awards and nominations including Grocer Gold Exporter of the Year, Great British Entrepreneur winner, and The Sunday Times Maserati 100 winner. Noted publisher Penguin Random House has published Mr Lee’s 100 Noodle Recipe cookbook which has been met with critical acclaim worldwide. With the investment, the company will invest 25% of it in marketing initiatives and entering into the US market, 10% in product development, 20% in working capital for food production during scale-up, 5% in upgrading its Hot Noodle Kiosk and vending machine facilities, and 40% in global group operating and personnel costs runway for commercial functions and scale-up activities within Australia, the UK, and the USA.
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investment:
£1,835,892
Fuudel seamlessly connects food operators to consumers using an on demand service. Their platform goes beyond ordering, providing cutting edge tools and services to help food businesses to thrive. Founder Dabier Miya previously had a highly successful enterprise software sales career and in 2004 began what was intended to be a one off investment in a restaurant venture which then led to a decade journey and half a dozen restaurants.
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£70,675
The Brook is a plant-based food business that has been making plant-based eating accessible and enjoyable for a flexitarian, environmentally-conscious generation. The company has raised over £400,000 to date and, has launched an eCommerce platform that allows customers to avail ‘build-a-box’ subscriptions as well as single purchases. The company saw its online orders increasing by nine times during the COVID-19 lockdown. It was shortlisted at the Future Food Awards 2019, Great British Food Awards 2019, and World Food Innovation Awards 2019, to name a few. It has also secured listings with retail partners such as Co-op, Dobbie’s, and Fenwick. The company has appeared in publications like the Independent, Metro and The Times. The Brook will use 40% of the investment to hire staff, 40% to promote marketing, and 20% to accelerate web development.
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investment:
£359,830
The Pension Lab offers an interative platform for employees and individuals, helping them reconnect and engage with their pensions. Its mission is to provide the customers with better knowledge of pensions and promote long-term financial decision making. The company has reached the finals of 'Pitchfest' competition held at the NEC as a component of “Venturefest”, and it is also a finalist in the “Innovation in Business” category. Some of the best Fintech solutions providers and pension services such as Yodlee and Origo are in partnership with the Pension Lab. With the proceeds, the company will develop its working capital, infrastructure development, and customer acquisition.
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investment:
£38,024
