PALLITE® is a designer and manufacturer of award-winning, strong, lightweight, patented, fully recyclable honeycomb paper crates, pallets and warehouse storage solutions for brands such as Kellogg's, Morrisons, and DHL. The company has 10 IP-registered designs across North America and Europe. In 2018, the company's sales grew by 58 %, and in the last two months, the sales were up by 33% in the previous quarter. PALLITE®'s goal is to reduce the weight of transit packaging by up to 83% and consequently reduce carbon emissions by up to 37%. Its goal is to give huge profitable growth potential in the UK and all over the world.
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£1,197,760
One Year No Beer (OYNB) is a community support platform that helps people change their relationship with alcohol. It argues that despite drinking being a part and parcel of most work, social and family gatherings, excess drinking leads to 3 million deaths per year, causes 5.1% of all diseases and costs £52 billion to the UK economy alone. OYNB intends to change this by helping customers choose a plan from its subscription-based models that consist of a 28-day, 90-day and 365-day challenge to stay away from alcohol. The platform has empowered 80,000+ people in 90 countries through its challenges, earned revenue worth £2.2 million in 2020, and witnessed an 85% growth in Alcohol-Free Challenge (AFC) sales between February - June 2021. OYNB has featured in the BBC, ITV, and Men’s Health, to name a few. It also has an online presence of 230,000+ social media followers. The company states it will use the investment to consolidate its growth and improve its technology to become a stronger brand and reach millions globally.
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£932,654
The British Snack Co makes quirky and original British snacks. The company's award-winning flavours and unique ranges of craft popcorn, crisps, and pork snacks have sold over 8 million bags to date. It aims to be a contender in the £3.2 billion UK snacks market. The company's products are stocked across major retailers like Waitrose, Ocado's, Morrisons, Borough Box, and Amazon, to name a few. Its craft pork scratching product, Awfully Posh, was the first pork snack ever to win a Great Taste Award. The company has been working with buyers in the hospitality industry to create joint marketing plans for after lockdown to rapidly grow its Out Of Home (OOH) sales. It will use 50% of the investment to grow its staff, 37.5% towards trade marketing, and 12.5% for New Product Development (NPD).
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£382,495
Wedding Planner has developed the technology to overcome the challenges when couples are planning their wedding to help them find suppliers easily and within their budget. It is also a useful advertisment for suppliers to increase their coverage leading to further business.
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£169,400
Raw Holo is an award-winning company, making organic raw chocolate bars with natural plant-based ingredients flavoured with coconut sugar. Its bars are wrapped in 100% recyclable, plastic-free packaging. The company has acquired national listings with Waitrose and Holland & Barrett in Feb 2019 and, sold 1 million bars till date. Its product is available in 1000+ stores in Ireland and Uk. The company will use the funds to launch into new major retailers, build the brand with creative marketing campaigns and grow the sales team.
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£157,590
BorrowMyDoggy connect dog owners with other local dog lovers across the UK. At Borrowmydoggy, you can arrange dog walking and dog sitting. All you have to do is; create a profile, search for local lenders/ borrowers and then arrange a meeting to see if they'll be a good match.
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£1,054,490
Bird and Blend Tea (BABT) is a British independent tea mixologist. The company claims to offer 100+ blends of tea in a vegan-friendly product range, employs 125+ people and runs a global e-commerce platform attracting 100,000 monthly users. It claims to have achieved a £3.97 million turnover in 2020-2021 despite lockdown closures of its retail stores. BABT asserts that it operates 13 experiential retail stores across the UK since its last crowdfund in 2017. It has also featured in press entities such as The Independent, OK!, Huff Post, The Telegraph, and GQ Magazine. The company states it will use the investment to expedite the growth of its brand with investments in digital innovation, develop its technology stack, strengthen its team, open more multisensory stores, and undertake impactful projects to achieve B Corp status.
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£999,867
Grubby is a purpose-led recipe kit brand on a mission to make plant-based cooking more accessible without damaging the earth. It argues that there has been a 400% increase in people moving to a plant-based diet from 2014 to 2019. It intends to cater to this demand. The company asserts that it is a 100% plant-based business and intends to combine three rapidly growing areas namely, food delivery, meal kits, and plant-based diets. It also wants to become a contender in the recipe kits market that has experienced a £385 million growth since 2015. Grubby has served over 50,000 meals since its launch, received 100+ 5-star reviews, and grown sales 130% in the last quarter to £135,000. It has received investment from angel investors including founders of Skyscanner and World First. Grubby will use the investment to continue its growth through product innovation, speciality add-ons, and an enhanced digital experience to boost customer acquisition.
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£1,049,472
East London Liquor Company (ELLC) has been distilling, importing and serving gins, whiskies, vodkas, rums, and canned cocktails since 2014. ELLC asserts that off-trade gin sales hit US$8.4 billion in 2020 with UK seltzer sales expected to reach £75 million by 2023. It intends to become a contender in the aforementioned categories. ELLC has had a 600% Year-on-Year (YoY) increase to £206,000 in off-trade sales from 2019-2020 to 2020-2021. The company has partnered with the UNESCO world heritage site, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to release its product, Kew Gin. It has also entered into the Ready-To-Drink and seltzer categories with its range of canned drinks, and onboarded retailers like Waitrose, Tesco, and Co-Op. The company will use the investment to grow its off-trade channels both in the UK and abroad, expand its Direct To Consumer (DTC) output, update its 'Brand Home' to attract more customers, and increase its whisky production to meet demand.
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£921,686
Njori is a company that has created an accurate, multi-functional cooker that can be stored on a bookshelf alongside cookbooks. The cooker uses integrated sensors and accessories to monitor and regulate the cooking process. It's built-in scales helps a user measure ingredients before and during the cooking process. The scale function also enables the user to reduce food by a set weight or percentage. The company aims to be a disruptor in the global portable induction cooker market that is set to be worth £4.5 billion by 2022. Njori has filed UK patents & is building its supply chain in China. It will use the investment to finish development and bring the final product to market.
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£236,797
