Two Drifters Distillery (TDD) is one of the very few British distilleries that makes rum from raw ingredients, rather than importing and flavouring it. It has worked with Climeworks Direct Air Capture technology to remove CO2 from its products. The company's technique won admirers leading to a boost in sales. Since its launch in 2019, TDD converted existing equipment to increase capacity from 80 bottles per week to an estimated 1800 per week. It has also secured contracts from prominent entities including John Lewis (national and online), Exeter Chiefs Rum and Virgin Wines. The company has an active social media community with 10,000+ followers and also conducts weekly distillery tours that see full attendance from its customers. TDD has also received press coverage from media houses including The BBC, The Telegraph and The Independent. It will use the investment to grow its sales and showcase its product at retail outlets, and bring to the masses sustainably-made British products.
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£286,340
Skinny Tonic (ST) aims to change the traditional soft drink market by creating 100% natural, zero-sugar, zero-calorie soft drinks. The company raised £1.8 million in its first Seedrs raise in January 2020. It also raised £1.75 million in conjunction with the UK Future Fund and received the Food Matters Award for 'New drink product of the year'. ST also launched four flavours into 27 Booths stores in June 2020. It will use the investment to pioneer New Product Development (NPD), achieve British Retail Consortium (BRC) accreditation, continue to invest in staff training and recruitment, launch its fully automated canning and bottling facility, and grow the business across different verticals.
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£2,433,839
Redwell Brewing is a small batch independent brewery offering an entire range which is audited gluten-free and certified vegan. Well known for its handmade beer, the brewery’s booming taproom and events space which opened in 2018 on a shoestring budget of £200 is also a well-loved destination with sales of £30,000 in December 2018 alone. The brewery has partnered with several retailers and wholesalers, including creating an own-label craft beer for ALDI. With focus on flavours and community, Redwell Brewing is constantly innovating and winning awards, such as three GOLDs in the World Beer Awards. With the proceeds, it's planning to expand its facilities and its range into on and off trading outlets beyond the UK.
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£75,650
Movebubble have created a platform that connects renters with properties. Movebubble is available as a mobile app making it easy to chat and schedule viewings on the go. Their aim is to make it easier and faster to find a home to rent.
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£833,051
MyHomeGroup Ltd. is the UK's top online Estate Agency Group. It is the home for all property related transactions and offers various services including selling, renting and managing the property. The company has created a world-class team and non-executive board and advisors from organisations such as Specsavers, Procter & Gamble, and The House Crowd. MyHomeGroup's SellMyHome and RentMyHome are rated 9.8/10 on Trustpilot. Furthermore, the company has also witnessed over 8,000 registrations across the platforms. The proceeds will be used to develop technology, establish geographic and horizontal market opportunities and create a world-class C-Level team.
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£615,699
Brands reunited are looking to disrupt the modern craft beer market. Their sales are over £400k and are growing 100% year on year. They have two brands that are already in Watneys and Home Ales. The funding will be spent on building their brand and the team.
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£255,000
Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems (ABBS) is a company that has developed globally patented systems to counteract the forces an armoured vehicle sustains when a mine or Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explodes under it. As per reports, mines and IEDs accounted for over 80% of UK and US army casualties in Iraq & Afghanistan. ABBS believes that its products can keep occupants inside a vehicle completely safe from the aforementioned explosive devices. The armoured vehicle protection market has a value of about $20 billion wherein ABBS aims to be a major contender. The company has received £2 million-plus revenues till date from Research and Development (R&D) grants in the UK, as well as, sold its products to the US Army and Israel with profits worth £145,000 in 2018 and £560,000 in 2019 respectively. It will use the investment to bring its products to more markets globally.
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£445,814
Oatsu specializes in providing a convenient and healthy breakfast option with their freshly-prepared overnight oats. Recognizing the increasing demand for overnight oats due to their popularity (ranking as the 4th most Googled recipe globally with a 4600% increase in searches since 2014), Oatsu offers a solution to the time-consuming preparation process. They've served over 20,000 breakfasts to 2,744 customers and businesses throughout the UK. Oatsu's approach involves soaking oats in oat milk and incorporating fruit and seeds to create four delicious flavors, including a collaboration with ManiLife, all of which are plant-based and packaged in recyclable materials.
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£249,443
Empowering landlords with the tools they need to efficiently manage the letting process of their properties. Honest Homes aims to cut out intermediaries and instead offers transparent systematic guides via their online platform to save UK landlords and tenants time and money. Their service provides users with abilities to create contracts, ensure compliance and perform monetary transactions for the collection and payment of deposits and rent.
Honest Homes' all-in-one solution aims to reduce average landlord admin costs from 12%, to 3%. Their service is designed to be fully automated and includes features such as reviews and ratings for both landlords and tenants. The company is aiming to host 1.8% of UK addresses by their fifth year, which represents around 60k listings and they are also planning to expand their services into Europe.
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£166,670
Black Bee Honey offer a selection of raw, single origin British honey. The entrepreneurial due previously had success with London Postcode Honey and are using this experience to help them reach their target of listing in 150 independent retailers with 26,000 units sold by 2018.
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£111,040
