CakeDrop is a cake scheduling and delivery platform revolutionising office cake culture. The company's products, it claims, helps save office managers' time, brings teams together, and provides a lucrative route to market for local artisan bakeries. In the wake of Covid-19, the company adapted itself to provide cake by post which has proved to be a profitable move with companies wanting to treat staff at home. CakeDrop sells packages of 5, 12, 25 or 50 cakes, which appear as a credit on a customers' online account for them to schedule for delivery as-and-when required. The company delivers its cakes via zero-emission bikes. It has featured in publications like British Baker Magazine, City AM and Business Daily and has witnessed an 84% repeat purchase rate on packages from 2018 onwards. The company will use the investment to improve its marketing campaign, upgrade its platform, hire staff and boost product development.
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£100,621
Drop Bear Beer Co. aims in disrupting and exciting the alcohol-free beer market. It is the only female-run alcohol-free craft beer company. Drop Bear Beer Co.'s May 2019 launch was a success as it experienced sales of 3000 units in one month. The company is a winner of the Wales Start-Up of the Year Awards 2019. With the proceeds, Drop Bear Beer Co. will finalise core range within 12 months, scale-up production, make range available in cans, and arrange a large brand-building campaign.
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£172,570
HomeCooks is a food marketplace akin to Etsy, founded by a serial entrepreneur and supported by SpeedInvest. Their mission is to overhaul the UK's struggling £12.6 billion food delivery industry by connecting independent food creators directly with consumers. Through batch cooking and a warehouse system, HomeCooks offers over 200 homemade meals at lower prices compared to mainstream food delivery services, aiming to provide affordable and healthier options. Similar successful ventures in the US, like Shef and CookUnity, have secured significant funding rounds, indicating the potential of this model.
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£1,536,034
Oru Space seamlessly blends coworking, wellbeing, and food, fostering connection and regenerative culture through a network of interconnected decision-making processes. Their ecosystem encompasses inclusive communities, dynamic spaces, and sustainability-driven actions, aiming to rejuvenate high streets, launch social initiatives, and prioritize well-being while achieving both economic success and environmental health.
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£455,364
Rejuvenation Water is a worlds first amino-acid enriched spring water that brings amino-acids to you in a convenient, healthy and tasty day. In 2016, Rejuvenation Water have opened up over 150 retail listings and have agreed a listing with Holland & Barrett.
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£187,340
Currently supplying restaurants and caterers with meat sourced ethically and now bringing the same service to households. The Ethical Butcher's meat is certified from PFLA farms and the animals have been ethically raised and 100% grass-fed. The team consists of a Michelin Star chef and are winners of The Top 50 Foods in Britain and Ireland in The Great Taste Awards.
In its two years of business, The Ethical Butcher has generated £1.37m of revenue and in 2017, their operating profit was £98k. The business receives 200 orders per month, with each invoice averaging £350. Investments will be used to offer a B2C service. Households can have their meat cut and delivered by the next day. The Ethical Butcher will also expand its B2B offerings by supply their meat to gourmet burger bars and increasing the range and variety of meat sold.
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£334,640
A subscription service for coffee and coffee accessories from the UK's best roasters. The Coffee Tasting Club wants its customers to experience a different coffee day after day, to discover new tastes and experiment with unique flavours. The company already has a successful infrastructure in place and is ready to go worldwide with the brand.
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£63,815
gowithYamo aims to make art more accessible to everyone, from art newbies to experienced gallery-goers through its application. Users can collect Yamo points by checking-in to galleries and exchanging them for rewards such as art prints and exhibition tickets from the company's in-app store. gowithYamo provides support to galleries, museums and artists by exposing them to an active community of art lovers. The company also offers custom-built virtual exhibition spaces where artists can show and sell their work to a sizeable digital audience. gowithYamo has collaborated with art entities like Roy's Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, Harlesden High Street, and many others. It has a social media presence of 50,000+ followers. The company will use 30% of the investment to expand across different demographics, 25% to further finetune its virtual exhibition platform, 20% for marketing, and 25% to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the gowithYamo app to help recommend exhibitions to its users.
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£161,105
Specilaing in making a wide variety of award-winning pies and pastry products for the public. Eat Square's 2017 funding round has resulted in their turnover more than doubling in 2018. This growth has led to Eat Square expanding their business and begin to sell franchises to market their goods. Production and capacity have also increased and products that are vegan and gluten-free are being produced. This funding round will see the business sell up to 14 franchises by the end of 2019 to buy their pies.
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£34,019
We Are Beer have opened innovative breweries by collaborating with chefs and musicians to provide incredible food and enchanting music along with brewing beers. We Are Beers has grown more than 50% YOY since 2016 and has witnessed a 4.9X growth in brand partnership revenue from 2016 to 2018. We Are Beers have been featured in The Guardian, The FT Weekend, The Telegraph, BBC News, and countless local titles. It has four festivals, 100s of breweries, and in 2018 had 16,000 visitors, over 20 sponsors and a gross turnover of £781k (EBITDA £102k). We Are Beer is now looking to accelerate the growth of the audience and the brand. It is raising funds to get the festival, Bigfoot – a national festival off the ground, book the starting music acts and secure the beautiful, escapist location for 2020.
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£163,000
