Taylor & Hart are a fast growing and award-winning retailer, specialising in bespoke engagement rings and fine diamond jewellery. With the aim of making bespoke jewellery affordable and accessible they offer a tech-enabled online bespoke design service.
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investment:
£484,264
B-North is a UK-based business lending company. It has combined cloud-native technology with face-to-face relationship banking. The company asserts that SMEs account for over 60% of private-sector employment in the UK, have driven job growth over the past ten years, and are central to driving economic recovery. It intends to disrupt the £150 billion UK Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) lending market. B-North has raised a seed capital of over £6.8 million including a six-figure investment from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to establish its core team, as well as, build lending and deposit-taking platforms. The company is now seeking further investment through a bridge round to extend the cash runway from the end of Q4 2020 into Q1-Q2 2021 to achieve the necessary regulatory capital to become a bank and commence lending.
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investment:
£2,149,256
Having travelled in the Americas, our founder Ben wanted authentic Latin American meals back in the UK. So, with a market stall, £500, hard work and total focus, he developed quick cook Latin American sauces with the aim to enable busy people to easily cook tasty, healthy meals at home.
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investment:
£222,790
Husky is the UK’s only open, SaaS platform for workplace pensions. For employers, the platform deals with legal and compliance burdens of auto-enrolment while helping reduce pension costs. For individuals and company directors, the app is instrumental in bringing profitable and responsible investments with the Husky for Everyone app. And for advisers and accountants, it ensures strong client relationships amidst transparency and efficiency. Close to 1.4 million employers & 22.6 million workers are affected by the UK’s automatic enrolment (AE) legislation. Within this market, a conservative estimate of fees charged on employees by pension providers is £2 billion a year; Husky aims to disrupt this market & is ready to scale. Its method of operation has led to it achieving important milestones. With more than 1000 firms onboarded, a 92% renewal rate, and an average annual fee of £438, Husky charges its onboarded firms (including Crowdcube) with monthly recurring fees laid out as part of a 3-year subscription model. With the funds received, the company aims to disrupt the relatively stagnant workplace pensions industry with innovative products and empower its customers.
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investment:
£417,338
PayRue is a London based cryptocurrency wallet. It offers an application that enables people to exchange, store, and transfer cryptocurrency in a hassle freeway. PayRue has grown its user base over 22k registered users. Its application is live on Android, Web app, and iOS. PayRue is regulated for Digital Wallet services and Crypto exchange. It is offering exchange services of ETH, BTC, Propel, XLM, and USDC. The company is planning to allocate 40% of the invested funds for product development, 40% for marketing and 20% for admin.
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investment:
£118,098
The Saucy Affair Raw Sauces creates a new range of fresh, convenient, and healthy foods made of real ingredients. The company aims at relaunching 6 tried and tested products in retail, 3 dressings, and 3 sauces. The Saucy Affair Raw Sauces has targeted and engaged with 3 key revenue streams, that are: UK Retail & Wholesale, EU Food Service and Retail, and UK Food Service. With the proceeds, the company will employ an experienced team, implement its robust PR, Marketing, and Retail Activation Plan.
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investment:
£130,724
Oval Money is the leading European automated saving and crowd investing marketplace that brings simple access and diversification to investment solutions for people who don't have large sums of initial capital. The company is backed by major VC investors and supported by the largest banks in Europe.
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investment:
£626,310
Honest Burgers is a rapidly growing burger brand that started in a marquee and now has 40 beloved restaurants across London and beyond. They are known for serving top-quality burgers and chips while prioritizing customer satisfaction and value. With a commitment to sustainability and responsible sourcing, they aim to reduce their environmental impact and are forecasting £55 million in sales turnover this year, with an exciting opportunity to expand further, both regionally and with a new restaurant format, challenging competitors in the premium quick service burger market.
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investment:
£2,905,631
Pact Coffee is an online seller of roasted coffee beans. All of Pact Coffee's beans are shipped within 7 days of roasting as this is when they taste the best. With the money invested, Pact look to develop new products and expand into 2 new european countries.
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investment:
£195,400
QFinds is a purpose-built hiring tool that enables employers to easily and efficiently pre-screen candidates, conduct interviews and generate employment contracts. The company asserts that it is a UK government vetted 'Kickstart Scheme' representative and can get small businesses grants to hire interns having already processed over 100 job applications. QFinds claims that its app has been downloaded 2 million+ times garnering 24,000 reviews averaging 4.8/5 stars. QFinds also points out that bad hirings cost the UK up to £6.7 billion in turnover, productivity, and training. It seeks to change this and disrupt the £39 billion recruitment market. The company has partnered with notable entities like University College London, Kings College London and Brunel University London, intending to use them as strategic partners to increase job seekers signing up to and using its app. QFinds will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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Expired
investment:
£222,866
