Ziglu is a financial technology entity that allows a user to access both Forex and digital currencies seamlessly. The company permits a user to use any currency via its Mastercard debit card and protects the user's digital currency up to £50,000 against cyber-attacks. Ziglu is authorised by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) and is one of the first companies involved with digital currencies to be registered under the UK’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulations (AMLR). The company has achieved a 94% rating on TrustPilot, offers customers the option to send money via cryptocurrency, and previously raised £5.25 million in seed funding. Ziglu has featured in media entities like Coindesk and Yahoo Finance. It will use 30% of the investment in product development, 60% on user acquisition, and 10% on international expansion initiatives.
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£3,041,878
Occuity seeks to develop revolutionary non-invasive screening and monitoring devices for chronic diseases like diabetes and Alzheimer's. It argues that its device safely shines a low power beam of light into the eye and then collects and analyses the return signal to accurately measure structures within the eye and detect changes associated with the onset of the aforementioned diseases. Occuity is targeting three distinct markets, namely Ophthalmology, Disease Screening and Disease Monitoring, which is worth an estimated $35 billion per year. It claims that its 'Occuity Indigo' product enables earlier detection of diabetes and provides a non-contacting, pain-free glucose monitor. Occuity was awarded over £1.5 million as part of the Innovate UK grant for the development of technology within Occuity Indigo. It has also signed a partnership with one of the UK's leading ophthalmic distributors, Birmingham Optical, to distribute its PM1 pachymeter device. It states it will use 42% of the investment towards Research and Development (R&D), 23% towards sales and marketing, 20% towards management and finance, 9% towards managing CAPEX and NRE, and 6% towards paying fees.
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£2,854,857
Bidvine is an online service marketplace offering 300+ services across the UK. The platform helps customers find and hire professionals or services relating to home improvement, events & photography, health & wellness, and many more. The company's biggest accomplishment to date has been the introduction of BidMatch which allows professionals to bid automatically on requests that match their preferences, availability, and budget. Bidvine has 100,000 registered professionals. Its mission is to help 250,000 local businesses to grow by £1 billion in 2025. The company will use 47% of investments on market development, 33% in the introduction of additional tools for service professionals, 12% in other operational expenses (OPEX), and 8% for international expansion.
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£2,764,793
DeadHappy is a digital-first life insurance provider that aims to disrupt the £3.7 billion life insurance market. The company claims that traditional life insurance is complex, expensive, and inflexible. DeadHappy argues that it can offer customers a cheap, flexible and enjoyable alternative. It has developed a unique pay-as-you-go life insurance product with a rolling 10 year guarantee of cover. A simple sign-up process allows customers to answer only 4 medical questions & obtain cover in under 5 minutes, on-line, via their mobile phone. The company's proprietary Deathwish Platform enables customers to personalise their life insurance by creating ‘Deathwishes’. In 2020, DeadHappy reached 120,000+ total deathwishes and has sold 7,800+ total life insurance policies. The company will use 35% of the investment for company growth, 30% for technology development, 20% for product development, and 15% to build partnerships.
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£2,703,820
Houst is one of the biggest short-let management companies in the world. It partners with homeowners and advertises their properties on platforms like Airbnb, HomeAway Booking.com, and Expedia. It uses technology to help manage bookings, cleaning, guest communication, laundry, pricing, and a host of other services. Houst manages 6,000+ homes across 22 cities in the UK. In 2019, they raised £1.25 million on Seedrs. It has also acquired over 250 homes in Lisbon and Barcelona, and 200 homes in Madrid with the aim of increasing its presence across Europe. Since launching in 2015, Houst has managed over 250,000 guest bookings. The investment will help the company kickstart after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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£2,622,684
WeSwap is an award-winning P2P travel money platform that enables travellers around the globe to exchange currency in a hassle-free and transparent manner. The company has over 500,000 users who have swapped and spent more than £255 million in 197 countries and territories. WeSwap has also launched a portfolio of travel money products such as travel cash and buyback. The company has also garnered over 3000 reviews and earned a five-star rating on Trustpilot. Furthermore, WeSwap has won "Best Travel Money Provider" title for two consecutive years at the British Bank Awards. With the proceeds, the company will launch in international markets, make new products and develop new partnerships.
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£2,520,786
Stashbee is an easy-to-use world-class platform that allows people and businesses to find and book space. The company is aiming to create a way in finding and booking storage space easy, affordable, convenient for everyone. It has now boarded a leasable space of over 820,000+ square feet. It is the 8th biggest storage provider in the UK. Twelve months before March'19, Stashbee's Host Network had grown by more than 1130%. It has hosted 130,000+ storage days till date and has more than 10,000 registered users. Stashbee's reputed guests and hosts have rated it 5 stars on Trustpilot. With the proceeds, the company will fuel further growth, expand its team, and go for product development.
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£2,515,208
GeoDB is a peer-to-peer big data sharing ecosystem powered by blockchain technologies. It gives users GEO tokens in exchange for their anonymous data, which, they can exchange for FIAT money or other crypto-currencies. The company aims to become a segment leader in the projected $260 billion 'Big Data' market. GeoDB asserts that it has 200,000 users. It has established partnerships with big data companies like AboutGoods, Datalytics, Flame Analytics, amongst others. GeoDB has captured more than 1,000,000,000 data points from its users to date. It has 115,000+ people following its activities on different social media channels like Telegram, Wechat, Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, and Medium. The company has raised more than £3 million since August 2018. The company will use the investment to build its team, boost marketing initiatives, invest in business development, and push 'Token Economy'.
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£2,467,860
The Cheeky Panda is a manufacturer of sustainable bamboo tissue and hygiene products which are available across Europe, the Middle East and on the aisles of some of the world's top retailers including Boots, EkoPlaza, Monoprix and Carrefour. Its innovation and stress on sustainable hygiene has led to the mass-adoption of its products. The company has been rewarded with hundreds of 5-star reviews across multiple platforms including Amazon, Morrisons, and Ocado. Its proprietary Baby wipes was ranked the highest-selling new product launch of 2019 by the Grocer and Nielsen Data, and its monthly sales exceeded £500,000 for the first time in 2020 in just four years of the company's inception. Keeping in mind its drive to deliver sustainable products, the company supports the Charity patroned by Sir David Attenborough: World Land Trust. With the funds received, the company aims to channelise that into working capital to support the purchasing of ever-larger quantities of products to get sales to £20m a year and enhancing its brand identity.
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£2,434,752
Skinny Tonic (ST) aims to change the traditional soft drink market by creating 100% natural, zero-sugar, zero-calorie soft drinks. The company raised £1.8 million in its first Seedrs raise in January 2020. It also raised £1.75 million in conjunction with the UK Future Fund and received the Food Matters Award for 'New drink product of the year'. ST also launched four flavours into 27 Booths stores in June 2020. It will use the investment to pioneer New Product Development (NPD), achieve British Retail Consortium (BRC) accreditation, continue to invest in staff training and recruitment, launch its fully automated canning and bottling facility, and grow the business across different verticals.
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£2,433,839
