Callaly is the UK’s first female care B-Corp that delivers subscription-based organic cotton period products. The company has invented and patented the 'Tampliner', a combination of an organic cotton tampon with a soft mini-liner for built-in leak protection, with a clean insertion and removal, and no hard plastic applicator. It is multi-patented in 30 countries. The company has developed bespoke robotic machinery to automate production at a UK facility. In a £26 billion global femcare market, Callaly claims that its potential tampliner market would constitute 2% to 4% by 2024. The company has received rave reviews from magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Grazia. Callaly plans to begin sales in Europe in the third quarter of 2020 followed by sales in the US and Asia in 2021.
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investment:
£1,704,460
The estimated cost of global oil theft in 2015 will exceed $60bn. Dashboard solves this problem by delivering a remote monitoring system that collects and consolidates pipeline data in real-time.
Dashboard has created an industrial Internet of Things platform capable of delivering real-time/near-real-time remote monitoring of industrial processes irrespective of where they are in the world.
The business has assembled a formidable team of industry professionals and has attracted considerable interest from some of the largest operators in the market.
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£300,150
Wild & Stone (W&S) is on a mission to make sustainable and stylish items the natural alternatives to commonly used plastics with products like bamboo toothbrushes and reusable steel razors. W&S stresses that its products carry a 30-day no-quibble returns policy, and for every order, it donates to the Marine Conservation Society. W&S argues that it has completed over 100,000 orders, grown its range to include over 85 products, and earned over £850,000 in revenue since its launch. It also points out that it is listed on major marketplaces including, Amazon, NOTHS, Wayfair, eBay, and Etsy. W&S products have been nominated for multiple Amazon choice awards. Its founder, Kathryn Jonas, was shortlisted for the 'Sustainability Entrepreneur of the Year, Southeast region' at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2021. The company has featured in publications such as Vogue, The Times, Tatler, Elle, and The Independent. They state they will use the investment to increase its product range and level of inventory.
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£250,460
Revvies Energy (RE) is a nutrition company that argues that its innovative energy strips are a game-changer. The company stresses that 80% of the world's population consumes caffeine every day, which takes at least 45 minutes to an hour to reach its peak. RE states that its energy strips dissolve on the tongue in seconds, providing a faster and efficient performance boost that is less than two calories, vegan and gluten-free. RE has sold over 400,000 packs to date and stocked in more than 400 locations across five countries in entities like Chemist Warehouse Australia, Decathlon Australia, and Amazon marketplaces in the UK, US and Australia. RE was awarded 2021's 'Product Of The Year' in 'Sports Nutrition' by NutraIngredients, Europe's leading nutrition industry title. The company works with athletes across various sports, including RE's Ambassadors Charlotte Purdue (British Marathon Champion 2019 ), top US marathoner, Sara Hall, and dual Australian Olympian, Eloise Wellings. RE states it will use the investment to scale its marketing formula both in the UK and international markets.
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£189,363
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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£3,539,200
Bodytrak is a wearable technology that monitors physiological activity such as heart rate and core body temperature. This real time data is analysed using cloud based technology and algorithms to supervisors or commanders so early action can be taken on the event of illness or injury.
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£1,123,119
Seers Group LTD is a Data protection and Cybersecurity leader in the UK. It's a one-stop-shop for all industries related to the new data privacy laws and cybersecurity. In fact, it considers itself the UK's number one GDPR and cybersecurity expert. Seers Group is partnering with several businesses, accountancy firms, membership bodies, and has access to 300k businesses, which include even the early stage business. Furthermore, its user base is growing by 300% MoM. Seers' aim is to build a Business Development and Support staff to end partnership deals and give expert advice wherever needed.
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£255,001
Unifi is a social community app designed by university students for university students. The app allows students to discover one another, connect, debate, find local work and interact in the campus marketplace. Unifi aims to create micro-communities across campuses. The company aims to solve the problem of isolation and lack of inclusion on university campuses, which have populations of anywhere between 20-40,000 students. The company conducted surveys amongst 1,000+ student participants where over 85% ultimately responded that they would use Unifi. They will use 40% of the investment for marketing expenses, 21.5% for paying staff, 25% for app development, 11% as working capital, and 2.5% as administrative costs.
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£243,038
Acknowledge is a digital CV for students to share their interests, experiences and achievements. Acknowledge is designed to be a downloadable app and a web based platform.
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£12,079
Dashboard is an early stage tech company that provides automated remote monitoring solutions for collecting/consolidating near-real-time data from sensors in both remote/accessible locations and for transmitting the data, to a “private cloud” platform for analysis and retention. Analysed data is then presented via a "dashboard" interface, providing a view of the status of the given equipment, process or asset being monitored in real-time.
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£199,991
