Studio Pictures Limited is a UK based production company that specialises in the development of high-quality British film and TV projects. The company's interest predominantly lies within the British film and television industry that can be created within budget ranging from £1 million - £15 million. The company has established relationships with studio houses such as Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Lionsgate and aims to build upon projects that can be made into a franchise. Their production, A Steet Cat Named Bob, went on to be distributed by Sony Pictures in the UK and had a Royal Premiere in London. Studio Pictures Limited will consider putting up to a maximum of 20% of the budget for each project as equity, on a case by case basis, subject to company reserves. With the proceeds, the company will grow and scale the business. It will become a tenant at Twickenham Studios in West London and look to profitable emerging markets, i.e. streaming, animation and interactive movies to become one of the leading UK production companies.
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Virtually Visiting (VV) brings 360° tours and experiences to the world via its digital platform with the aim of removing traditional barriers to travel by making it accessible to all, anywhere, any time. The company's platform is accessible to users via a Virtual Reality (VR) headset, mobile, computer or tablet. VV aims to drive evolution within travel by working with passionate and knowledgeable local experts to create an immersive 360° video library. The company's motto is to turn anyone with an internet connection into an explorer. VV will use the investment to finalise and launch a full beta test of its new VERus Platform and app. They will also engage with new suppliers and companies to capture their experiences in 360° videos and take them to a global audience, build brand awareness through advertising and PR, and test and demo new live 360° VR content.
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Expired
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£215,410
Perspective Pictures is a creative, digital-first video production company based in North London. The company asserts that existing video production companies produce good TV advertisements and long-form pieces for brands but fail to find an engaged online audience. PP asserts that its team of employees with an average age of 25, and in-house production crew and creatives allow it to produce a variety of video ads from a short snappy, subtitled Facebook ad to a long-form 22 minute YouTube series drawing in the target audience. The company sold over £200,000 worth of video content in the first 60 days of 2020. It has featured in news publications like The Evening Standard, Forbes, BA BusinessLife, Moneyweek, and Shortlist. PP will use the investment to make £2 million worth of video content per year, invest in team training and education to ensure that it can offer the best service/product to its clients, and help manage cash flow and unexpected situations.
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Expired
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£108,046
Dynamo is an app that enables users to schedule and share luxury events with new and interesting people from the local community, making them available independently and on-demand. The company has developed the iOS application and launched a pilot in Mykonos, Greece. It has also received interest from providers in 20 cities globally. The Dynamo team consists of highly-experienced professionals from Hotels.com and best consulting firm. The company has re-branded as Dynamo and is ready to launch in London.
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Expired
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£172,600
Feed is a platform that automates digital advertising for musicians and creators by enabling them to grow an audience and build their businesses. The creator needs to connect their social media accounts to the Feed portal and set a budget. The portal will then create ads that reach new people and convert engaged audiences into loyal fans over time. The company asserts that existing ad generation platforms are too complex, time-consuming and expensive for creators. Feed argues that its portal caters to a variety of budgets, requires no marketing knowledge and takes minutes to get started. The beta platform is integrated with Facebook's & Instagram's ad network and has 500 creators on board. The company will use the investment to launch the paid version of Feed in Q4 2020.
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Expired
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£146,117
YurOn is a video platform that cultivates authentic interaction between prominent personalities and their fans. The portal allows people from different walks of life–drag queens, mountaineers, activists–thirty seconds to ignite a conversation, start an Ask Me Anything or co-create a skit. YurOn shuns away filters, anonymous commenting, vanity metrics or validation-driven algorithms and endeavours to bring to the public an unadulterated conversation between stars and their fans. The portal soft-launched in Q2 of 2020 and has seen over 5000 downloads, 2000 active users, and 32% of users retaining over a month. The company will use 80% of the investment to grow its tech team and cloud infrastructure, and 20% towards marketing and partnerships to accelerate growth.
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Expired
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£222,110
Family Tickets is an award-winning ticketing service that provides easy-to-access, caring assistance to families to plan, book and experience amazing days. It is developed uniquely based on parent feedback and suggestions. The company has won the Outstanding Customer Service Award at the Society of Box Office Managers (SOBOM) awards ceremony, 2018. It boasts of a customer satisfaction score of 95.2%, and it has a community of 400,000 families. The company will use the funds for marketing, customer acquisition, and website development.
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Expired
investment:
£65,009
SeedStream is a digital content platform that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to combine articles, videos and podcasts into personalised feeds based on user interests. The company has built a prototype focussing on Formula 1 motorsport that aggregates free-to-access news articles and YouTube videos alongside social media posts from the drivers and teams to cover stories from every angle. SeedStream aims to be a disruptor in the 580 million subscription services market. The company will use the investment to develop its prototype into a complete platform, produce original content based on trending topics, and accelerate into different markets.
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Expired
investment:
£40,843
Cloud 9 is a company whose vision is to create active indoor leisure experience for all ages. The main activities will be based on inflatables to provide a safe experience. Customer response has been positive with 45% occupancy in year 1, 60% in year 2 and 75% over the first five months of year 3 before lockdown. The company has earned revenues worth £229,000 in 2019. Cloud 9 envisions its business to grow into a platform that will also appeal to adults, consist of a licenced bar and café, host private events/party rooms, and arrange other entertainment activities. The company will use the investment to launch its first permanent Cloud 9 venue in 2020 and expand across the UK.
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Expired
investment:
£538,895
Safari Deal is an online marketplace for global wildlife holidays and safaris. It connects travellers to 260+ qualified and reliable travel partners and 350+ wildlife adventures around 42 worldwide destinations, making it easy to research, compare, enquire and book the next adventure. Moreover, Safari Deal is growing at an impressive rate of 5 travel partners per week. From the proceeds, 40% will be used for digital marketing and PR, 10% will be used for platform development and management, 15% will be used for trade shows and international marketing, 25% will be used for staff, and 10% will be used for other running costs.
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Expired
investment:
£54,084
