Hitmarker is a proprietary job platform that covers the entire video game sector. It aims to be the leading job provider in the $159 billion video game industry. It has a database of 67,000 candidates and has posted 46,000 jobs from 4,500 companies in 77 countries. The company asserts that one million people have used Hitmarker 2.5 million times to post or look for jobs. Hitmarker has been covered by publications like Forbes, CNBC, and The FT. It has also onboarded 20 partners, including The University of California, RGF Executive Search, and the British Esports Association. The company will use the investment to build a global network of localised platforms in crucial territories and expand its addressable market.
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£521,283
planarTECH is an engineering company founded in 2014 as a provider of process equipment for the growth and characterisation of graphene and other emerging 2D materials. Its core product line is the planarGROW Chemical Vapor (CVD) system. The company has the ability to deliver scalable production systems that allow lower-cost production of graphene in comparison to other options currently available in the market. Moreover, from 2014 to 2019, the company’s cumulative revenues exceeded £5 million. The company's products have been installed and used by faculties and students at prestigious universities like Stanford University (USA), IIT- Bombay (India), Deakin University (Australia), and many others. From the investment, the company will utilise 45% as working capital, 30% in Capital Expenditures (CAPEX), 15% in R&D and 10% in hiring additional staff.
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£425,061
Balkerne is a tech start-up providing software as a service to the property and insurance sector. They have developed SmartResilience, a real-time loss prevention software platform, which helps insurers and the insured understand the value at risk. Insurers spend £1.3bn a year on commercial property claims and £2.3 on domestic property claims, work on squeezed margins and struggle to differentiate with the competition. Balkerne provides customers with pre-emptive, bespoke information and actionable advice, allowing insurers to minimise claims, uninsured losses and improve the customer experience. Moreover, they helped businesses reduce their long term property risk through proactive mitigation and make insurance affordable. Their SmartResilience platform has been developed with the technical ability to integrate with both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure Cloud. The company is registered on the AWS Partner Network and with Microsoft for Startups. Modular functionality is core to the platform, with the ability to seamlessly scale to meet customer requirements.
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£150,000
Stark is a blockchain connected software application that allows businesses to accept digital currencies peer-to-peer via online and instore routes. The application supports same-day settlements supporting 30 international currencies and endeavours to make acquiring a 'Merchant Acquiring Account' (MAA) an effortless task for business owners and entrepreneurs. Payment companies, gateways and financial technology providers can integrate with Stark to offer new solutions to their business clients. Stark's goal is to build a team that is passionate about technology and helping businesses succeed. The company will use the investment to enter the market with an effective sales-focused marketing campaign.
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£182,366
Ayoa by OpenGenius is an intelligent digital workspace for remote teams to manage meetings, build plans and action tasks. Launched in June 2019, Ayoa already has over 12,000 paying users and c. 300,000 users who have signed up for the free product. Ayoa is used by many people at reputable organisations such as the BBC, Ernst & Young, and Cambridge University. It has an average customer rating of 4.5 stars from 1,000+ reviews across the Apple App Store, Google Play and Capterra. Moreover, the company's CEO, Chris Griffiths, has been featured in several publications such as the BBC, The Times, Forbes, GQ, and The Telegraph as an expert on topics such as creativity and productivity. With the funds received, the company will further develop its product by releasing newer features such as Smart Meetings, and Intelligent Digital Workspace, smoothening powerful integrations and integrating AI tools into the application.
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£1,143,029
Sweat IT is a fitness studio in London, which provides supreme high-intensity training experience with the hardest workouts. The UK fitness industry continues to grow high at a value of over £5 billion because of increasing demand for a healthy lifestyle. Sweat IT redefines this with healthy eating and exercise. The company has the vision to take its business growth to the next level and become the leader of boutique fitness. They have partnered with Gympass, the world’s leading corporate fitness platform to deliver high-intensity fitness classes to London based corporate clients. Till date, they have had over 50,000 class bookings with more than 13,000 Instagram followers and a database of 10,000 customers. The company intends on using the investment for marketing and product branding and next-level growth. They are also looking to fund their second studio in London and have ear-marked a potential site in the City.
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investment:
£211,220
Thrillz is a portal that aims to create life-changing moments for users by allowing them to personally connect with their favourite celebrities. The company intends to become a leader in the global gifting market that is worth £450 billion. It argues that its average monthly revenue growth of 157% in 2020 was driven by the recruitment of high-quality celebrities with 75% of sales accomplished via organic growth, by word of mouth, product virality, and PR in national outlets. Thrillz was named as a 'Top UK Startup in 2020' by Startup Pill and has featured in press publications like The Sun, The Times, and The Evening Standard, to name a few. The company has launched its app on iOS and Android platforms and achieved a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 82. It will use the investment to scale its celebrity network, usher New Product Development (NPS), and hire personnel across marketing and operations.
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investment:
£552,304
GeoDB is a decentralised peer-to-peer big data-sharing ecosystem, powered by Blockchain Technology, which rewards you for data generated. Users upload their data to the ecosystem and in exchange get rewarded for the data generated and datasets are purchased by buyers to access the data pool. It aims to solve the existing inefficiencies of the data industry. Till now, the company has launched Data Generator Network and Data Generator App GeoCash. The company has secured partnerships with five big data companies from Europe & Latin America. Their app is available on the google play store. Also, they have over 15,000 social media followers, including Telegram, Wechat, Twitter, Linkedin, and Medium. The proceeds will be spent on team building, marketing and growth of their Token to increase its visibility and presence in more significant and liquid exchanges.
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investment:
£1,527,399
Themis is a regulatory technology company that helps organisations mitigate the risk and impact of all forms of financial crime such as money laundering, bribery, corruption, cybercrime, theft, slavery/human trafficking, and fraud. The platform is designed to provide insights and intelligence on the latest threats, trends, and criminal techniques whilst helping clients complete due diligence on their clients, staff, and supply chains. Themis works alongside the Themis Charitable Trust to ensure the reduction of financial crime. The company also supports the UN Global Compact taking into account the fundamental responsibilities of business in the areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. Themis will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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investment:
£1,300,000
Padoq is a creative game-changing mobile application development platform for organizations and businesses which enables customers of all forms and dimensions to engage, organise and monetise. Its functionality includes Photo, file and video sharing, Event Management, Payment collection etc. The company is listed on the G-Cloud public sector procurement framework, is ISO-certified and, it has won Venturefest in the NW and membership of the Maserati 100 by the Sunday Times. With the proceeds, the company will target the release of a self-serve advertising platform that will allow communities and businesses in benefiting controlled advert inclusion.
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investment:
£850,117
