Cloud-based SaaS software with the purpose of efficiently generating corporate management reports to reduce operational costs and improve data quality. Synapse's service can be implemented into pre-existing financial reporting systems to produce automated reports, even in large companies. Customers include Lloyds Bank, who have signed a 2-year term and the Bank of England have contacted Synapse to potentially integrate the system.
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£894,056
Crosspay is a company that aims to make remittance simpler and cheaper. The company built its proprietary system in 2017 to bolster international transfers at a fraction of the money charged by traditional Over-The-Counter (OTC) services. It has since powered over 50,000 transactions across 50 countries with a cumulative value of approx £32,350,000. The company aspires to become the segment leader in the more than $200 billion global remittance market. Crosspay was rated 'Excellent' on Trustpilot. It also created white-labelled apps for charities and churches to host content, broadcast live and receive donations simultaneously, irrespective of location. The company has been invited to partner on an Innovate UK project. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£212,581
Qynn is an investment opportunity and the world’s foremost provider of corporate information and insight on the unlisted UK SME market. The company has four live products: Hunter, QBase, Playground, and Qynn Score. In the next six months, the company will release many new products to multiply the current data stack. Qynn aims at creating the world's most advanced company search tool. With the proceeds, the company will be able to drive sales and product development.
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£310,009
Clim8 is a financial technology company that aims to move billions of pounds of investment into sectors such as clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility, and recycling. It is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company quotes United Nations data arguing that the world needs to invest $2.4 trillion every year into clean energy, from now until 2035, to meet climate change targets. Clim8 aims to capitalise on this objective through its app. The company has raised £1.9 million in seed funding across two rounds, in December 2019 and April 2020, respectively. It also overachieved its first Crowdcube campaign by over 300%. The company will use the investment to continue onboarding its waiting list of over 10,000 and grow its business across different verticals.
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£2,348,974
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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£417,338
Birchwood Marine is one of the best British brands in the boat manufacturing business. It has a dedicated team of loyal dealers and has over 5000 boats to its credit. The company has an M.O.U Agreement with a reputed and established manufacturer in Argentina. It is also planning to re-launch Birchwood by using a joint-venture manufacturing association and produce a range of Sport Express and Flybridge models (from 34ft to 74ft), which will be sold in the US, EU, the UK, the UAE and China market. With the proceeds, the company will purchase two more boats for the forthcoming Southampton In-Water Boat Show, 2019 and the Dusseldorf Indoor Show, 2020.
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£82,140
QFinds is a purpose-built hiring tool that enables employers to easily and efficiently pre-screen candidates, conduct interviews and generate employment contracts. The company asserts that it is a UK government vetted 'Kickstart Scheme' representative and can get small businesses grants to hire interns having already processed over 100 job applications. QFinds claims that its app has been downloaded 2 million+ times garnering 24,000 reviews averaging 4.8/5 stars. QFinds also points out that bad hirings cost the UK up to £6.7 billion in turnover, productivity, and training. It seeks to change this and disrupt the £39 billion recruitment market. The company has partnered with notable entities like University College London, Kings College London and Brunel University London, intending to use them as strategic partners to increase job seekers signing up to and using its app. QFinds will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£222,866
IO-CO is an ideation company engaged in reducing the risk of launching consumer products. With its unique designing and prototyping methods, it allows market validation at a very early stage in the development cycle. Within a short span of 7 months, IO-CO is ready to commercialise 4 new products and is on the brink of forming an alliance with a sizable financial and technical partner.
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£430,005
MedicSpot is a healthcare company that is aiming to revolutionise healthcare delivery by combining the advantages of online and offline care. The company provides patients at designated hospitals with diagnostic tools like a stethoscope, oximeter, blood pressure monitor and thermometer which, in turn, is connected to the MedicSpot network. Onboard General Physicians (GPs) engage in live sessions with patients, guide them on how to use the tools, and perform a variety of diagnoses like listening to a patient’s heart and lungs, looking down their throat and into their ears, taking their blood pressure and oxygen readings, and measuring their body temperature. The company is also expanding into another subsidiary, Arc Health, which it claims will perform the aforementioned tasks with more efficiency and accuracy. The company will use the investment to increase the number of Medicspot clinics to 1,000, gain further NHS market share, launch a corporate business model and allow international pilots to take place.
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£1,048,396
Senta assists accountants in managing and running their practices by using a cloud-based service. The software aids the accountant with marketing and CRM, scheduling tasks and deadlines, as well as providing excellent customer service and improving security. This solution eases their admin burden, which allows more time to be spent finding new businesses and increasing productivity and efficiency in their daily workflow.
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£540,251
