Vertically Urban (VU) is a horticultural lighting specialist that produces high-tech LED lighting solutions for indoor industrial farms, glasshouses, medicinal growers and onsite Pod farms, who in turn, supply to supermarkets, restaurants and the medical market. The company aims to be a segment leader in the global vertical farming market that is projected to reach $12.7 billion by 2026. VU asserts that vertical farming has been tipped as the future of food production and supported by early investors such as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. The company has witnessed £30 million+ worth of sales to date. It will use the investment to increase brand awareness via horticultural trade shows, market its products on online and offline portals, develop new technologies, and recruit senior personnel to oversee growth in key markets.
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investment:
£335,040
Keymailer is an award-winning game influencer marketing platform that allows gaming companies search authorised channel profiles in YouTube, Twitch and Mixer, make valuable offers to them, and track campaign success using proprietary analytics. In 2015, Keymailer had already expanded organically to 4,800+ customers and 660k+ member channels with a global reach of 1.3 billion viewers. Keymailer has also delivered the core of a PR and marketing infrastructure. Now, the company is shifting its focus from customer acquisition to converting recent product trials into new revenue streams. To realise this, Keymailer is working towards strengthening its development team and building an international sales force from its offices in the UK, the USA and China.
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investment:
£85,470
KornChain’s LoyalT® app is designed to collect, exchange, and consolidate loyalty points in real-time while businesses benefit from repeat-sales, customer acquisition, and deep insights. The LoyalT network is opening up many eco-systems for retailers to work with businesses. Meanwhile, businesses can acquire new customers, gain useful insights, drive repeat sales, and customer loyalty. The Loyalty Magazine Awards 2019 termed it an award-winning product. The company has been integrated with small and medium-size businesses to set up their loyalty programs. The company is aiming to disrupt the industry by omitting the cost of exchange.
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Expired
investment:
£288,900
Faizpay is a financial technology entity that provides a cost-effective alternative to card payments in-store and online. The company facilitates account-to-account payments from a consumer to a merchant via 'Open Banking' as per the European Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and bespoke direct Application Programming Interface (APIs) with financial institutions, when available. It asserts that their online tool provides seamless integration with a retailer’s e-commerce system including plug-ins and Software Development Kit (SDKs) for WordPress, Android and iOS. FaizPay states it also allows merchants to offer first-time and regular discounts that automatically apply to transactions. The company has 71 fully registered merchants with 95 registered terminals. FaizPay has onboarded the nine biggest UK banks and signed notable entities like Monzo, Revolut and Starling. The company will use the investment to grow its team, hire additional tech development and sales personnel, apply for an e-money license in the UK, and seek relevant financial authorisation to provide its services in the European Union (EU).
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Expired
investment:
£536,714
Drfocused makes software to help doctors complete their work faster using a cloud-based HR SaaS for medical admin/rostering which has been launched across 75 hospitals. The system allows doctors and hospitals to complete admin paperwork, communicate securely and organise clinical work all from a phone or tablet.
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Expired
investment:
£308,910
Aceify is a booking, scheduling, and performance tracking app currently used by the world’s leading tennis coaches. Aceify will help sports and fitness lovers to be able to find and book high quality training sessions in a location that is convenient for them at the right price. So far, the application has received positive feedback from both coaches and athletes. The application is endorsed by some of the top names in tennis coaching, including Leon Smith, who has coached Andy Murray. Aceify is planning to make their service available to coaches and trainers in all different sports. Its strategy is to concentrate on expanding its network in London and the whole of the UK.
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Expired
investment:
£153,998
Vesper Homes are a hybrid estate agents leading a rental revolution and aiming to save landlords and vendors an average of 50%. They are an expanding residential services company offering clients significantly lower fees and are looking to deploy a leading edge technology platform to improve services for both landlords and tenants.
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investment:
£121,371
Fitu App allows one to discover and instantly book great deals on amazing fitness activities happening near them without the need of a membership. At the same time, it helps fitness gyms, studios, and trainers to generate more revenue by filling up unsold and empty spots. By being in stealth mode, Fitu App has perfected its products on the bases of its user's feedback and has received on an average over 500 monthly downloads. Within a few months, it has managed to partner up with over 170 London gyms, studios and trainers, featuring a total of 460 unique weekly workouts. In future, around 40% of its proceeds will be used for growth marketing and 30% on technological development.
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Expired
investment:
£373,240
OPTIFarm is the world’s only real-time, remote, 24/7 optimisation service for livestock farms. The company argues that current livestock production facilities lack a systematic way of monitoring production, animal welfare or staff training needs on a continuous basis. It stresses that its model combines the knowledge of trained experts with raw data gathered from livestock consisting of metrics like feed consumption, feed availability, water, temperature, humidity, and air pressure. The company combines the aforementioned data with advanced software and data analytics offering livestock businesses 24/7 monitoring providing full status reports every 90 minutes. OPTIFarm asserts that this enables farms to optimise feed, water and climate to provide the best conditions for their livestock. OPTIFarm’s service is currently generating c. £25,000 per month in recurring revenues from poultry clients in 14 countries across the globe. The company stated it will use the investment received to prepare the business for rapid scale-up growth over the next five years.
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investment:
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Your Dog’s Club (YDC) is a dog-specific online retailer that provides high nutrition food and treats alongside top quality toys and accessories. YDC community consists of its customers (Waggys), local dog business partners (Pack Leaders), and industry experts (Gurus). The company aims to connect the aforementioned parties through its online community, coupled with a dedicated website, social media feeds, competition announcements, and pet education amidst other details. YDC has scored a 4.9 rating on Trustpilot and aims to be a contender in the £2 billion recession-proof pet market. It has also registered over 5,400 customers. YDC will use 30% of the investment for digital marketing, 25% for accelerating customer base, 20% as working capital, 20% to boost customer growth via affiliate agreements with Forestry England and English Heritage, and 5% for optimising operational costs.
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Expired
investment:
£268,040
