Hagley West is an online watch company co-owned by cricketing legend, Chris Gayle. The brand has more than 50,000 followers on Social Media and has already sold its products in 39 different countries. To eliminate high barriers constructed by big brand markups and sales agents, Hagley West has developed a strategy to deliver direct to the consumer. Hagley West aims at increasing its presence to billions of global cricket fans with growth plans focused in the Asian market. With the proceeds, the company will accelerate its core business, develop new ranges, and expand into new markets.
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£353,540
Comino is an international start-up specialising in the design and production of liquid-cooled PCs and servers. It claims that its products consume up to 40% less electricity than equivalent air-cooling computers. The company currently operates in AI, Forensic, Gaming, and Video Rendering, with aspirations to enter other domains in the coming years. Comino has sold 2,000 work stations to professional businesses, accruing sales north of 9 million EUR since its launch in 2017. Its products have been accredited by global hardware giants like AMD and ASUS. The company will use 70% of proceeds for manufacturing its devices, 10% towards marketing and promotional materials, and 20% to compensate its teams.
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£949,608
Elemental Digest is a clean-tech Agri-Food technology manufacturing business that transforms the industrial waste problem into high value-added sustainable products with impressive economic, nutritional, and environmental benefits. The company recovers valuable food extracts and creates organic 'clean' phosphate-rich fertiliser for soil and crop enhancement. These products are tested and validated by Rothamsted Research. Elemental Digest is partnered with a well-known leading international meat producer. It has qualified its final products and is ready to produce to scale. The raised funds will be used in building the fertiliser plant, developing the team, expanding markets, and research & development to qualify crop-related precision applications.
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£1,525,240
PyroCore is a waste-to-energy technology company. Its technology, Pyrolisis, burns waste and sludge for 30 minutes at 700-900 degree celsius in the absence of oxygen, which leads to reduction of waste volume by 90%, and the energy output can be used for heat, steam or power generation. It also eliminates the need for landfill sites, reduces carbon emissions, and helps businesses cut down on landfill taxes. The company has partnered with institutions such as Brunel University London and The Association for Renewable Energy and Technology. It has also contributed to charities such as Fresh Water Habitats, ALK Positive UK, and others. It is seeking support for deployment of its technology on sites where safe and easy disposal of hazardous or infectious waste can be undertaken, especially in the wake of Covid-19.
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Fully Charged is a broadcasting, digital and events business with the aim to become the world’s no.1 consumer channel for everything related to clean energy technologies & electric vehicles. The company's work has been met with more than 3 million monthly episode views globally on its YouTube channel with a record 4.6 million views in August 2019. Fully Charged is receiving ~£8,000 per month from YouTube advertising. It has successfully crowdfunded its first book, 'The Fully Charged guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy'. Fully Charged LIVE has also won the ‘Pioneer Award’ at the British Renewable Energy Awards. With the investment, the company will hire additional staff/freelancers to drive audience, invest in audience growth through merchandising, hold more events, and establish a larger production office at Bristol & Bath Science Park to manage its increasing workflow.
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£558,734
E-Riser is an innovative product that is designed to deliver energy efficient homes to the market. The E-Riser is expected to use a third of the energy conventional houses use and it's aim is to make energy efficient houses more affordable for all.
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£52,200
Selling fashion brands' overstock directly to customers at a lower price as a form of ethical recycling. BlackBetty purchases excess inventory from big brands and pay less than the manufacturing cost of the product. The company does not state the brand name on their website, to prevent damage to the brand. In November 2018, more than 17,000 orders were placed, which was worth over £284k. BlackBetty has seen customers return to the website on average 7 times within the first year to make purchases.
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£289,420
No Agent helps landlords to manage and market their properties. No agent have created a much simpler way for landlords to manage the entire rental process which includes marketing, administration, management and 24/7 support for one fixed monthly fee.
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£584,162
Cypher is an education technology company that aims to offer coding education online to children aged 6-12. It asserts that teaching children the tools to think computationally allows them to break down a real-world problem and work out how to fix it. The company teaches its students a variety of coding languages such as Scratch, Python, and JavaScript. Cypher has witnessed a total turnover of £990,000 to date, taught 2000+ online students in less than a year completing over 15,000 hours of teaching, and has created over 100 courses as part of its curriculum. The company has featured in press entities like Forbes, Wired, Harper's Bazaar, BBC News, and New York Times, to name a few. Cypher will use 43% of the investment for hiring key personnel, 42% for platform development, and 15% for customer acquisition costs.
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£290,619
Whey Forward Health is a leading UK based, health and wellness company. It has generated a turnover of over £7.5 million and has around 500,000 customers/users across 50 countries. Created using finest quality raw ingredients, Whey’s multi-brand product range of most purified bioavailable nutriceuticals has been featured in Forbes, Health and Wellbeing and many other acclaimed magazines. Further, to remain at the forefront of medical research and scientific innovation, Whey is also planning to launch a patented health supplement within a $133 billion market.
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£827,738
