Buying, selling and restoring designer handbags across the UK, Middle East and Monaco. Since launching in 2013, Handbag Clinic has cleaned and restored £30m worth of bags, including major labels such as Hermes and Chanel. The bags are purchased from their customers and are then sold at 50% of the RRP, making luxury fashion affordable. The company has their own independent stores and their services are also used by Harvey Nichols and Harrods. Clients of the business include Gucci, Dior, D&G, Jimmy Choo and many others.
Handbag Clinic achieved sales of £1m in 2018. In December 2018 alone, the sales of handbags exceeded £100,000. Handbag Clinic currently lists more than 500 bags on their e-commerce platform and are now raising funds to acquire more bags, redevelop their website and increase their brand awareness through marketing campaigns.
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£241,200
ORSTO has well publicised 5 years of R&D and is recognised as leading experts in the field of wearable technology, specifically ‘wrist worn’ devices. ORSTO Smart Watches can work independently of a smartphone and can freely sync or communicate with any brand. The first product is planned for March 2015 production. In January our first 10 Days for giving hands-on experience to retailer management resulted in LOI/Orders for 16,500 units (Retail value £2.54 Million).
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£14,752
OSS will develop a range of innovative baby products using cutting-edge space and other smart technologies. Over the last 10 years childcare equipments have gone through limited innovations with outdated technologies. Existing baby travel cots and travel systems are complicated to deploy and heavy. SpaceCot is a lightweight baby cot (5kg) which can be deployed within seconds. It is developed based on satellite technologies from European Space Agency.
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£202,825
Delivering safe and clean drinking water by using nanotechnology to produce eco-friendly and recyclable filters. Water to Go has developed a portable 750ml filter that is equivalent to using more than 400 water bottles designed for single-use and made from plastic.
Water to Go's technology has been tested in multiple laboratories across the globe and the company has planned to integrate their product into more applications. Their filter initially launched on Amazon.com and is currently available in over 50 countries worldwide. Clients include Boots, Millets, Go Outdoors and Blacks amongst others. Repeat sales of the filter is currently the main source of revenue.
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£276,580
RootWave is a company that employs electricity to eliminate weeds, providing a sustainable alternative to chemical herbicides for the sake of human health, the environment, and future food production. With global regulators curbing chemical herbicide use due to safety and resistance issues and manufacturers retreating from unprofitable markets due to legal costs, RootWave's patented technology offers improved weed control at a reduced expense compared to herbicides. This approach not only safeguards health but also aids in the ecological restoration of soil, water, and biodiversity, contributing to carbon capture through healthier soils.
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£1,295,810
The Cheeky Panda have created a range of 100% high quality, ultra sustainable, low carbon, bamboo tissue products at affordable prices. With an ever growing population it was estimated that in 2008 humanity's consumption exceeded the Earths regenerative capacity and as bamboo products are the worlds fastest growing plant Cheeky Panda feel it is not being utilised to its full potential.
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£521,314
The North American Guitar (TNAG) is the UK's home to the finest custom guitars. TNAG represent a select roster of some of the world's greatest guitar builders. TNAG import handmade guitars and boutique accessories from across the globe and then sell them to an international client base.
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£111,480
The company has recently developed a co-branded range of footwear under license with a major film franchise, strengthening Po-Zu’s profile in the footwear market, by using sustainable materials and handcrafting the shoes in Portugal to make a highly-authentic, screen-accurate footwear based on the footwear worn by some of the main characters in the films.
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£403,730
CrowdProperty is a specialist property project lending platform that matches quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects with institutional/private investors of capital for value-creating property projects. It seeks to ensure profits for borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment, and the UK economy through its business model. The company claims to have recently closed a £300 million funding line from a global asset manager. It has lent upwards of £140 million with £180 million+ originated facilities, gained recognition by Deloitte Fast50 and FT1000 as a 'High Growth Business', and built a proprietary and scalable technology platform. CrowdProperty has also launched CrowdProperty Australia, leveraging its asset-class expertise, scalable proprietary technology and IP from the UK business in the Australian market. The company states it will use the investment to grow its property team, evolve its technology platform further, acquire more customers, and grow its business.
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£1,815,319
The New Craftsmen curates, commissions, and sells high-end handcrafted products, created by some of Britain's finest craft makers, from a showroom in London’s Mayfair.
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£565,500
