eDrinks is on a mission to help the hospitality industry harness the power of technology and social media. It has come out with digital drink tokens redeemable in partner pubs and bars. Users can gift and receive the tokens from friends, family or even a stranger and redeem them in pubs and bars using the 'MyRound' app. eDrinks has acquired over 2000 users over 1.5 months through organic social marketing, of which, 1011 are active ones. It has also availed the Commercial Partner Membership (CPM) of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). The company is also developing its proprietary 'Bar Tab' redemption app to make it easy for independent venues to scan and redeem eDrinks contactless. eDrinks will use the investment to create marketing campaigns, app development, and hiring personnel.
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£116,195
Ailuna is a sustainability training app that helps people adopt planet positive habits. The company uses behavioural science and lets users set green goals, embrace low-waste and low-carbon habits, and track the impact their actions have on the planet. Ailuna argues that its app is already in use in 50+ countries. It intends to dominate the sustainable action industry that is estimated to be worth $12 trillion. Ailuna asserts that it has raised £540,000 in less than two years of launch, built its tools and launched into the consumer space. The company aspires to target employee, student and citizen communities with its 'Ailuna for X' programme. Ailuna has also signed partnerships with Earth 51 and Virtuositeam and is in talks with other entities to reverse climate negative policies. The company states it will use the investment to develop 'Ailuna for X' further, develop and showcase its proprietary 'Motivational AI' feature, and boost sales and marketing activities.
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investment:
£354,813
I-Spy Digital Limited is a technology business that has developed digital media software and hardware providing messaging communications solutions. Their primary focus is in the healthcare and homecare sector. They have carried out intensive research and development to develop their core product; Care Messenger.
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£222,000
Untied is a groundbreaking app that gathers information, claims costs and allowances, and prepares tax filings on the go. All of these can be sent to the tax authority from the application. The app connects across existing accounts, making tax sense of transactions and gives the assurance someone needs. Backed by Accenture's Fintech Innovation Lab and Barclays Techstars, the company became the first overseas winner of Israel's biggest fintech prize at Fintech Junction. The business will earn a turn over of £100m in ten years making it ready for an IPO. With the proceeds, it will create new software platforms, publishers, banks, and accounting firms.
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£350,000
Like To Be connects students and professionals for impartial, real world, online careers advice. Like To Be links the classroom with real people and real careers. Employers can create online mental profiles to give insight into what its like to work within their profession.
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investment:
£3,950
Circuitree is a completely non toxic and environmentally friendly battery energy storage solution for green energy such as solar and wind power. Users can easily manage their energy usage remotely as the system is web enabled.
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£149,980
Stratiphy is an investment app using robotic-advisory technology to support the next generation of investors by providing them with relevant information to make informed investments. Stratiphy claims that finding the right stocks to invest in continuously is difficult and time-intensive. It aims to simplify this process. The company lets users build trading strategies according to their risk profile, industry preferences, and sustainability criteria. It also allows them to see the historic performance of their selections and gives clear signals of what to buy and when to sell. Stratiphy stresses further that users can create multiple strategies and run scenarios without any coding, using real-time market data as well as Environmental, Social and Governance ratings (ESG) to compare companies. The platform has partnered with entities such as Morningstar and Sustainalytics for real-time market and ESG data. It states it will use the investment to obtain FCA approval for in-app trading, introduce social features and commission-free trading, build its team, focus on company strategy, and expand its user base.
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£440,996
People Matter (PM) is a wellness platform that offers an online space where a user can measure and improve his/her mental wellness at work. The company's app, Okina, aids the user in getting mental stability and avoiding stress. PM asserts that over 264 million people suffer from depression globally. For its efforts, PM won the Tech Nation’s Rising Stars competition in 2019, Tech Nation’s Applied AI cohort in 2019/20, and Start-Up of the Year by Tech SouthWest in Dec 2019 amongst others. It will use 70% of the investment to fund the development of its app as well as the PEAK data science engine, and 30% to support its operation and launch its proposition and product to market.
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investment:
£321,700
A communication app for teachers to inform parents on their child's performance and share classroom-learning progress. ParentHub has partnered with education technology giant RM Education to provide a service and insight for parents for free. In 20 months, more than 350 schools are clients and 65% have opted for premium paid add-ons. Over 50,000 parents use ParentHub and activity has increased by 1,436% compared to last year, equating to more than 1m messages sent per month.
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investment:
£107,460
Arctic Shores is a pioneer in the use of game based technology and big data analytics in recruitment, an industry that is only just starting to leverage mobile and big data technology.
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investment:
£976,994
