Thyngs is a revolutionary, self-service platform that enables marketers to transform any of their physical marketing assets into an instant point-of-sale, giving retailers, re-seller partners, publishers, and charities the ability to create new services in a matter of minutes. Its simple, secure, and unique 3-tap payment process is similar to Apple Pay. Many reputed companies like Wasabi, Warner Bros, National Geographic, and Monster Energy have already worked with Thyngs. Moreover, the company aggregates various partners such as Apple Pay, PayPal, and Google Pay. The company's typical ROI is more than 500%. With the proceeds, Thyngs will work with PWC as part of its Raise programme and engage with several Series A VC funds to raise £3-4m in early 2020.
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£361,162
Radical new technology changing how global companies think and work.
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£387,247
Helm Tickets is an event management platform that allows organisers around the world to create, manage, and promote their events. Organisers can easily sign-up and start selling the tickets of their events in minutes. In the last 18 months, the company has generated around £1.48m in GMV. From all over the world, more than 100 new organisers have signed up on this platform. The famous registered organisers are charity Dravet Syndrome UK, MTV, and many universities. It is aiming to raise funds to continue to build on international traction. With the proceeds, Helm Tickets will increase organiser acquisition, diversify marketing & advertising and continue developing its product.
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£89,050
A mobile gaming platform offering discounts and vouchers at major brands. Users earn points by simply playing games on their devices, which can be redeemed at local stores. Pointvoucher utilises ads as one of its main sources of revenue and is in the process of developing a software development kit so game developers can create and share their own content on the platform to attract even more users to the service.
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£639,904
Pavegen is at the forefront of transforming cities through groundbreaking kinetic technology that converts foot traffic into renewable energy and valuable data. Their impressive 100% revenue growth in 2022, reaching £2 million with an EBITDA of -£627,000, has spurred them to seek funding to capitalize on the rapidly expanding ESG market, anticipated to be worth $50 trillion by 2025. With the pressing need for climate action, Pavegen's solution revolves around generating off-grid energy and data from urban foot traffic, fundamentally reshaping how cities and institutions interact with renewable energy sources and engage with their communities, contributing to a more sustainable planet. Their business model includes large-scale installations, revenue generated from their data platform and analytics, and multiple income streams. In a competitive landscape, Pavegen is a pioneering market leader, offering an efficient means of harnessing energy from motion through their core IP electromagnetic technology.
The raised funds will support the expansion of sales and marketing efforts, technology scaling, and innovation, including the development of new products such as kinetic roads. Pavegen has gained the support of institutional investors like the Hinduja Group and Tamar Capital, propelling urban transformation. They serve a diverse customer base globally, including blue-chip companies, governmental bodies, and various entities in 37 countries. Pavegen holds three international patents, positioning them as a trailblazer in kinetic energy technology with applications in various fields.
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ClickMechanic offers car repairs, servicing, Ministry of Transport tests (MOTt), diagnostics and pre-purchase inspections through its nationwide marketplace of vetted mechanics. The company cites research group Mintel's data stating that 50% of drivers got ripped off by car service centres. ClickMechanic wants to change this and become a leading contender in the £23 billion UK automotive servicing industry. The company takes a 20% commission on every completed booking and has secured a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 85+ for its services. Their exit strategy is via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) or trade sale.
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£100,000
Juno is a smartphone app for both Android and IOS that aims to connect Betters and Tipsters with each other. Tipsters will be able to go on the app and share useful tips and knowledge that will aid betters in the decision making of their bets.
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£69,090
SKOOT is a platform that connects friends who need lifts or errands, with friends who can help. The app auto-calculates fares for lifts taken and splits the costs. It also permits users to organise, request and arrange errands or simple favours from friends for free or a £5 tip. SKOOT claims to be the only carbon negative green navigation app for drivers. The company argues that it has also taken up the '1 Million Tree Challenge' and plants a tree for every journey on the platform. SKOOT is live on the Apple App Store and Google Playstore, with more than 18,000 users. It aims to become a contender in the ride-hailing industry that is worth $85.8 billion. SKOOT states it has raised £3.1 million from investors, won £75,000 from Innovate UK, and completed over 1,200 tasks to date using its 'Errands' feature launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. SKOOT states they will use the investment to extend its product, create more revenue streams and increase user activation across the EU, USA, Australia and Canada by early 2022.
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£409,913
No Agent wants to Uber-ise the rental market. With No Agent, landlords save money and reduce risk. It is a fair and more equitable market place for landlords and tenants. The technology automates and replaces the role of the traditional agent; with the click of a button, landlords can pick what services they want to do themselves and what they want No Agent to do for them. The platform functions include finding great tenants, contracts, credit checks, references, rent collection and repair management.
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£694,930
Publisher Discovery, using AI & Machine Learning technologies, provides recommendations to Advertisers of highly relevant Publishers in the affiliate marketing sector. The company has built a uniquely curated database of over 2 million publishers and 330,000 advertisers, which are then analysed, compared, and matched to make recommendations in ranked lists, matching the best publishers with each advertiser. The affiliate publishing market is worth 16 billion dollars per year but is still largely dominated by human-based agencies and is uniquely suited for automation. Publisher Discovery aims to capitalise on this aspect and establish itself as the market leader. The company has signed up over 50 publishers and is negotiating contracts with two large distribution partners. It is currently raising £1 million investment with £675,000 committed so far, to grow sales and operations and reach over £2m Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in the following 12 months.
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