Howsy is a property management app that aims to make renting a satisfactory experience for landlords and tenants. The company claims to have created a digital ecosystem that removes traditional agents, bringing down the cost of managing a property by an estimated 75% and delivering satisfactory customer service. Howsy has 7,000 properties on its platform mixed between recurring revenue and one-off customers. It has also acquired two of the largest online agents in the UK, Upad and Happy Tenant Company, in December 2019 and September 2020, respectively. Howsy asserts that it has achieved a 130% year-on-year revenue growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic and has featured in press entities like Forbes, The Guardian, TechCityNews, and Startups.co.uk, amongst others. It will use the investment for working capital allocation across marketing, general/admin, and technology. It will also use the funds to provide a stable runway to its Series A funding round, which it hopes to complete by January 2022.
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£824,280
nHouse makes clean, spacious, green, eco-friendly, and tech-packed designer homes in factories. Each nHouse (nHouse3 and nHouse4) is built in an offsite precision production facility. All these houses are made with high-quality materials and have healthy home attributes. The company aims at selling hundreds of homes annually. It has 1000+ private investors and 60+ homes in the pipeline. Since 2016, the company has raised £1.17m from 1,200 investors. The proceeds will be used for employment, marketing activity, developing additional nHouse products, Research and development, and sales.
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£433,805
planarTECH is an engineering company founded in 2014 as a provider of process equipment for the growth and characterisation of graphene and other emerging 2D materials. Its core product line is the planarGROW Chemical Vapor (CVD) system. The company has the ability to deliver scalable production systems that allow lower-cost production of graphene in comparison to other options currently available in the market. Moreover, from 2014 to 2019, the company’s cumulative revenues exceeded £5 million. The company's products have been installed and used by faculties and students at prestigious universities like Stanford University (USA), IIT- Bombay (India), Deakin University (Australia), and many others. From the investment, the company will utilise 45% as working capital, 30% in Capital Expenditures (CAPEX), 15% in R&D and 10% in hiring additional staff.
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£425,061
Agent House is an operational system and platform (OSP) offering business administration and marketing to independent property professionals for an affordable monthly licence fee.
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£66,766
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
Riversimple is a car manufacturer and service provider that is spearheading ‘next-generation’ Hydrogen electric vehicles. It sells mobility as a service and retains ownership of its cars. Their pricing structure allows customers to pay a single monthly fee that covers the vehicle, fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs. It's proprietary offering, Rasa, is a two-seat local commuter vehicle that can achieve a 250mpg equivalent fuel figure with a 300-mile range from a 3-minute fill. The company has recently been awarded two new grants from The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) for £1.25 million to support the build of its first low volume production run, and another from InnovateUK worth £0.5 million to support the deployment of cars in the Milford Haven Energy Kingdom project. The company has also been featured in several prominent publications such as The Guardian, CNBC, BBC Wales, Reuters and CNN to name a few. The company will use the investment to expand its engineering team and start volume production to reach product commercialisation by the end of 2022.
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£504,000
Net An Agent is a price comparison site for estate agents. After filling out a few details, you can instantly receive quotes from high-street and online estate agents. When you're ready, you can request a valuation and then pick which agent you'd like to market your property.
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£6,584
Brickowner aims to become the leading service provider for property developers and asset managers, ensuring benefits for both parties. The company asserts that it undertakes background checks of investors on its portal for the benefit of asset managers. It also ensures that investors can easily navigate its portal and find deals that suit their financial appetite. Brickowner successfully exited five investment rounds despite two investments happening in the wake of COVID-19. The platform has over 3,000 investors registered with over 700 active investors. It has overseen over £15 million worth of investments on its portal till date. Brickowner will use the investment towards technology up-gradation, develop its B2B capacity, and increase marketing initiatives to support company growth
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£290,362
Pass the Keys is a leading short-let tech platform operating in 20 cities across the UK. Till date, the company has hosted 30,000+ guests and earned £15 million for its hosts. The company lists a landlord's property on appropriate portals, finds relevant guests for an event or function, looks after their needs, and even takes care of cleaning up the venue after an event. The company's end-to-end technology automates the majority of the tasks such as job scheduling, invoicing, calendar syncing, and pricing with reliable support staff ready to assist with any eventuality. The company has achieved good ratings on Google reviews, Trustpilot and Glassdoor. The company will use 50% of the investment to expand its franchise, 30% for product development, and 20% for training personnel and supporting infrastructure.
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£1,069,632
Brickowner aims to become the leading service provider for property developers and asset managers, ensuring benefits for both parties. The company undertakes background checks of investors on its portal for the benefit of asset managers. It also ensures that investors can easily navigate its portal and find deals that suit their financial appetite. Brickowner successfully exited five investment rounds despite two investments happening in the wake of COVID-19. The platform has over 3,000 investors registered with over 700 active investors. It has overseen £14 million worth of investment on its portal to date. Brickowner will use the investment towards technology up-gradation, hire strategic personnel to expand marketing, and increase its marketing spend.
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£132,528
