Feastr is a UK-based multi-brand cloud kitchen business that delivers restaurant-quality food to a customer's doorstep in 30 minutes or less. The company asserts that operating from cloud kitchens within densely populated areas allows it to exploit the booming food delivery market without the huge overheads associated with bricks and mortar restaurants. Feastr operates its restaurants on aggregators such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat, capitalising on their huge ready customer base. The company has had sales of over £550,000 since its launch in November 2019. It will use the investment to open three new locations, push its digital marketing campaign with new ideas in 2021, and prepare for its next round of fundraising.
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Expired
investment:
£346,487
Propetly is an online platform that acts as a connecting hub between investment providers and global investors in the field of real estate. It enables potential property investors to find, evaluate and calculate their investment project within minutes. With the help of AI-enabled architecture, Propetly can verify transactions on its portal, suggest finance options and ensure complete diligence of the transaction as per industry benchmarks. Given the relative lack of professional and up-to-date property investors in the UK, Propetly aims to become the one-stop-shop for all real estate deals. Its offering has led to Propetly being counted amongst leading PropTech brands in the UK. With the funds received, Propetly will invest in paid advertising and PR, upgrade its AI systems to enable more options are available to customers across wide demographics and human resources.
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Expired
investment:
£235,079
Brew Monster is a Cwmbran-based microbrewery and also the winner of Beverage Industry Award in the Cardiff Regional Awards 2018. It serves primarily the South Wales region, including Cardiff, Newport and Swansea, and is increasingly gaining nation-wide popularity. In just 16 months since its establishment in 2017, Brew Monster has garnered a quarterly turnover of approximately £70,000 (Oct-Dec 2018). In this short period of time, the brewery has also doubled their production capacity, established a profitable micropub and set up a brewery tap.
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Expired
investment:
£99,250
The Cannabis Oil Company is an ethically led UK-based company. It manufactures an extensive range of CBD products with its 30,000 square foot distribution of research facility. The Cannabis Oil Company determines the benefits of CBD and how its usage can help people. It strives to offer high-quality products to its consumers with unparalleled manufacturing standards and end-to-end traceability. It has already secured 100 Acres of arable land, and within the next two-years, TCOC will plant its first crop. The company is planning to invest in research and development with the support of medical professionals, and it will carry its own in-depth research into the benefits of CBD with problems such as anxiety, insomnia, IBS and more.
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Expired
investment:
£361,490
Borrow A Boat is a mobile and web-based marketplace that allows users to book all types of boats online for charter, be it on a short-notice request for the day, a long weekend on board, or a 7-14 day boating trip for your summer holiday. The company is providing a 21st-century solution to the people of Britain and changing how people go boating. Till date they have been backed by VC Edition Capital, following on with £1m lead investment with over 22,000 boats listed in over 65 countries. They have been headlined as the sponsor of the UK's biggest boat show in Southampton in 2019.
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Expired
investment:
£1,325,390
Sauce Shop is a craft condiment brand which offers customers a variety of fresh-tasting, innovative and punchy flavoured sauces. The company's products have received 2000 5-star reviews on their online shop, and total revenue is over £340k (EBITDA -£13.5k - July 2019). The revenue growth of the company is over 100% YOY. The brand is now stocked in Sainsbury's, Harvey Nichols, Whole Foods Market and many independent food retailers across the UK. Its Tomato Ketchup won a 2-star Great Taste Award. The company will use the funds to expand operational capacity, grow its team and to facilitate a move in premises to ensure that they can continue to meet demand.
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Expired
investment:
£254,270
Troubadour is a London-based menswear brand specialising in designing minimalist bags & accessories by combining performance design with a clean & modern aesthetic feel. The company has delivered its products to 60+ wholesalers. It is backed by Pembroke VCT, a luxury-focused venture capital firm based in London. Troubadour is planning to work with non-traditional retailers including Ritz Carlton, Four Seasons, and Equinox. It has also collaborated with many world-renowned brands such as British tailors 'Thom Sweeney' and British essentials brand 'Sunspel' that is famous for clothing James Bond. The company has also been a case study for classes at the Harvard Business School. With the investment, the company will support sales growth to its customers and retail partners and also fund working capital requirements from its forecast growth plan.
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Expired
investment:
£621,240
White Peak Distillery (WPD) is a whisky distillery that aims to change the way whisky is made and create authentic flavours. It has so far invested £1.4 million in tried and tested plant equipment producing 400,000 bottles of maturing whisky. The company aims to become a contender in the $60 billion global premium whisky market. WPD has received 'Gold Awards' from The Wizards of Whisky World Whisky Awards. It has come out with programs to monetise its maturing whisky including its Cask Sales program, Temperance Club membership and its Prologue 2.1 release 2-year aged single malt spirit, that has been received with positive feedback. WPD has also been awarded visitor business in The Peak District, which receives 13 million+ visitors per annum, boosting its Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) model. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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Expired
investment:
£1,301,320
E-RIDER sell electric bikes and scooters and is a new concept in personal travel. The E-RIDER bikes and scooters glide over the road with all the convenience of a silent motorcycle. All of the E-RIDER bikes and scooters come with a brake light, audible indicators, wing mirrors and motorbike suspension and these all allow for a more comfortable, safer ride.
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investment:
£4,550
BEEN London is a next-generation sustainable accessory brand which converts waste into beautiful products, for customers all around the world. They aim to change the way people make, perceive and buy beautiful things and want to make everyone part of the solution, involving local artisans and people with learning disabilities in the growing economy of sustainable fashion. Till now, they have successfully shipped orders to 18 countries worldwide, achieved profitability from Year 1 and launched 17 different products including backpacks, laptop cases and tote bags. BEEN is a UK FUTURE 20 startup, a finalist at the Sustainable Lifestyle Awards, and a profitable company looking to scale up into a global, game-changing sustainable brand. BEEN have been approved for investment by London Fashion Fund. With the funds, they want to accelerate sales, increase margins and turn other streams of waste into new incredible products.
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Expired
investment:
£325,589
