Human Forest (HF) is a social impact and digital marketing platform that combines sustainable micro-mobility and digital marketing by providing dockless e-bikes which are free for everyone to use for 10 minutes daily with no unlocking fee. HF aims to be a significant contender in the projected $150 billion micro-mobility market in Europe by 2030. HF's pilot project launched in the London Boroughs of Islington and Camden over summer 2020 witnessing almost 10,000 eco-enthusiasts making over 27,000 trips avoiding 10 tons of CO2 in the process. HF has onboarded entities like FT, Whole Foods, and Rude Health. The company is raising investment to build an even bigger human forest opening in more Boroughs with more e-bikes available for use.
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£1,275,383
DocuChain’s 4Trust Platform connects the physical and virtual worlds in a secure, permissioned doman. It allows users to define, archive and authenticate business performance processes, related data and participating people in real time in Linux Foundation HyperLedger blockchains. For DocuChain, artifacts and annual licence fees, for every chain of custody, could provide the opportunity for recurring business to business revenue. DocuChain had previous discussions with 5 global organisations and aims to meet the investment and operational necessities of markets including aviation, manufacturing, luxury goods, financial services and government documents.
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£142,150
Baanx is a Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C) banking platform that is Application Programming Interface (API) driven and digitaly-friendly. It aims to become a contender in the digital asset financial services market that is estimated to rise to $40 trillion by 2030. 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. The company has witnessed £1.4 million in revenue in 2020. It will start shipping its cards to 30+ EU countries in 2021 and roll-out its ‘plug-and-play’ wallet/card/exchange/mobile app on leading open-source blockchain network, Tezos, targeting the latter's 3 million+ global user base. Baanx will use the investment to increase its staff to 40-50 personnel by the end of 2021, expand into Asian, Middle Eastern, and North American markets with regulatory approvals, and invest in digital asset-backed lending and investing.
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£9,990,280
K9 Nation is a website and mobile app created by dog owners that connects dog owners and dog businesses all over the UK. It aims to be a contender in the £15 billion dog care market. K9 Nation asserts that it is supported by a growing community of dog lovers and has directories of walks, events, businesses and services, on its portal. It aspires to create a place where dog owners can share their experience and find support and advice from local communities and experts. The company's core business model is subscription-based advertising for the est. 1,11,000 dog-friendly businesses in the UK catering to 10 million dogs. K9 Nation has partnered with Waggle Insurance and received a 5-star rating on the Apple App Store. It will use the investment to improve its technology and expand its user base within the UK.
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£171,671
Blind Cupid (BC) is a disruptive personal matchmaker that uses systematic philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help users find their long-term partners with the very first match. It does this by asking its users high-quality, short, and introspective questions that reveal what the company calls a user's ‘Sense of life’. The AI system then comes up with potential matches by analysing the above data along with the user's communication style. BC asserts that the global matchmaking market has 91 million users and is currently worth £4.65 billion (2020) with a projected value of £7.68 billion by 2026. It argues that 4 out of 5 beta users met their potential partner on its portal. The company aims to patent its AI and licence it out to eager organisations. It will use the investment to offer investors the opportunity to be a part of the next generation of matchmaking and artificial intelligence.
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£354,989
Society states that it allows every student community in the world to create their app instantly for free within minutes. It argues that although 90% of Generation Z uses apps, developing a customised app is expensive, time-consuming, and requires an advanced skill set. Society app aims to address this situation with its platform. It has over 10,000 active members and over 700 clubs signed up on its portal. Society claims that it is the fastest growing app for student clubs in the UK and is growing exponentially. Society has raised £100,000 in its previous pre-seed round of investment. It has 100% of dental societies, 33% of African Caribbean societies and 90% of barts student union clubs signed up with an 80-90% student participation rate. Society asserts that its app is free for students with a University email address. By 2023, Society intends to receive Venture Capital and Series A funding and scale the brand to the US and global markets.
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£450,000
SMARTR Health Limited, also called Celsium, is a medical technology company. It has developed the world’s first medical-grade device that continuously measures core temperature, both accurately and non-invasively, through a combination of a wearable sensor and a smart platform. Intended for use in the formal healthcare sector, as well as at home, it has been classified as a CE Class 2A medical device in the EU and as an FDA 510K medical device in the US. In a clinical study, conducted in collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital and Cleveland Clinic, the company's product showed promising results 10-20 times more accurate than current devices. Celsium has experienced a surge in demand due to Covid-19, where fever is a key symptom. This, the company argues, is a perfect time to accelerate its business plan.
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Vizaviz have re-invented social publishing by enabling content creators and marketing managers to map out strategies for major social and publishing platforms and put these strategies into work from one interface. Founder Rodney Lam spent years as a COO in the music industry and found managing all social activities of artists challenging and time consuming so built a tool to offer an easy solution.
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£58,931
Tregiv is a web and application-based platform which can be used for giving of monetary gifts for all festivals. As the money gifted, the tree grows and, it also holds personal messages. The company has future strategic partnerships planned; TreGiv cash for savings online. The money is kept secure within the MangoPay payment platform. A part of the investment will be used for the fulfilment of the front end web platform, application integration & payment interface, and the remaining will go for working capital and marketing costs.
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£25,080
Football Fan (FF) aims to become the go-to app for anything Football. FF asserts that Football (Soccer) is a dynamic all year sport with 4+ billion football fans generating business opportunities like merchandising, advertising, ticketing, gaming, travel, streaming, and more. FF believes that these fan bases are diluted on many platforms to meet their daily Football needs. FF aspires to change this by offering a blend of SportsTech with business opportunities supported by fan-engagement features on its app. Fans can connect with other fans or their club, create stories, watch videos, follow live scores, in-game events and statistics, post opinions/reactions, use banter rooms, and more. The app also rewards fans with FanCoins based on their contribution. FF app has witnessed over 22,000 downloads with 1.5 million+ interactions since its launch in June 2020. The company will use the investment to fuel user growth, starting with an initial focus on English Football and its fandom.
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£320,853
