Nude is a savings account and financial application designed for ~13 million 18-35-year-olds who want to own a home in the UK. The company is rebuilding the home-buying experience and assist its clients from planning to the move-in stage of home buying. The company has applied for a banking licence to launch Nude mortgages and plans to support people through all of life's big moments, like weddings, children's accounts and retirement plans as well. In 2019, Nude raised £1.7 million and was awarded an innovation grant of ~£440,000 from Scottish Enterprise. The company is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) and has 7,500+ subscribers on its newsletter. It will use 50% of the investment to build its savings platform, 20% for operational costs, 20% in marketing initiatives, and 10% in building its data & behavioural science platform.
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investment:
£3,539,200
Arca have introduced new tools for property risk management and created a marketplace to trade portfolio risks to match buyers and sellers of financial products connected to the performance of real estate. They are opening up the concept of short term property market risk management for property portfolio managers.
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investment:
£575,000
Movinorth are a property search website specialising in Yorkshire, offering an effective, comprehensive and cheap marketing platform for estate agents, whilst also providing users a unique search portal when looking for a new home. Users can see an overview by postcode to compare important factors such as the community, schools, shops, sports and recreational facilities among many other factors which may influence the decision of which area to move to.
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investment:
£1,744
nHouse is a disruptive housing company that builds beautiful eco-friendly homes offsite in the UK. It makes houses by using modular methods wherein individual parts of a house are constructed separately in a factory before being transported and assembled together at the building site. The company's houses have Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS) accreditation; they are mortgage friendly and have a 60-year structural warranty. They have a demand of 300,000 houses every year in the UK. Major UK newspapers like the FT, The Times, The Guardian, and The Sun have covered nHouse's work. In 2025, the company is aiming to generate a return for shareholders via either a listing or trade sale. The investment will support working capital to extend the runway of nHouse into 2021.
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investment:
£147,480
Mishergas are a green development company, turning waste tyres into green energy. By cleaning up environmental hazards such as waste tyres and processing them in an environmentally friendly way Mishergas are able to provide solutions to the problem of both waste and energy usage.
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£347,575
Zero Carbon Farms (ZCF) is one of the first Controlled Environment Farms (CEF) that supplies blue-chip customers with local, nutritious and sustainable produce all year round. The company argues that its indoor farm has reduced growing days by up to 50% and increased average yields by 20% compared to conventional farming. ZCF asserts that it is carbon neutral, powered by 100% renewable energy, and is soon to acquire a 'B Corporation' certification in 2021. It aims to become a contender in the micro herbs and indoor salads market in the UK that is worth £624 million per annum. ZCF has supplied 274,863 units of fresh produce in 2019/2020 and is a supplier to Marks and Spencer, Whole Foods, Tesco, and Reynolds Catering Supplies. The company has also entered into R&D partnerships with Cambridge University, Nottingham Trent University, and Alan Turing Institute. It will use the investment to build a second farm on a new site, automate key processes, and invest in further yield-improving technologies.
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investment:
£4,301,337
Klymat's SaaS business model transforms vehicle fleet management for organizations and fulfills employees' transportation requirements. Through a centralized online platform offered via monthly subscriptions, Klymat empowers businesses to monitor their entire vehicle fleet and employee journeys, regardless of transportation mode. The software computes total business mobility costs and carbon emissions, providing a simpler, more visible, flexible, cost-effective, sustainable, and eco-friendly approach to corporate travel.
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Thrive facilitates individuals' investment in clean energy projects to create a smarter, clean energy system. With over 6,000 shareholders, we've amassed a £110m portfolio in wind, solar, hydro, and battery assets, aiming for further expansion. Our diversified portfolio yields predictable incomes and reduces carbon emissions in the UK while decreasing reliance on fossil fuels.
Our revenue primarily comes from selling electricity generated by these clean energy ventures and associated government incentives. Additionally, we earn interest by funding new clean energy projects. Future plans involve investing in building renewable generation capacity and battery storage, along with providing funding for community-owned and commercial ventures to do the same.
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£5,396,950
Howsy is an online marketplace for renting. Howsy does away with traditional over-priced and under-serviced lettings model, bringing down the cost of managing a property by an estimated 75%. Their team of 81, operate across three locations—two in the UK and one in South East Asia. The company has also been featured in publications such as Forbes and The Guardian as well as portals such as TechCityNews and Startups.co.uk. The company will use the investment to build a digital service that makes renting easier, qualify for the 'Future Fund', a government support package for start-ups, and towards building working capital and growth marketing.
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investment:
£2,346,770
Ripple is the UK's first-ever clean energy ownership platform. The company aims to enable households and businesses to own new wind farms and solar parks and have the electricity they generate supplied to their home or business premises via the grid. It endeavours to become a segment leader in the $11 trillion global wind and solar market. Ripple has overseen £1 million+ transactions on its platform to date. It has featured in publications like The Times, CNBC, Independent, Business Green, and This Is Money. It has also garnered 5300+ pre-registered customers. The company will use 40% of the investment for marketing purposes, 40% for projects and business overheads, 10% for Non-UK projects, and 10% for website and application development.
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investment:
£442,282
