Moody is a health-tracking application that connects users with customised health, food and fitness advice based on their moods, symptoms and cycles. It endeavours to become a sustainable force for good in women's health. The company argues that women control >80% of household health spend and are 80% more likely than men to use a digital health app. It aims to harness these trends and capitalise on the global remote health care market that is forecast to hit £40 billion by 2025. 'The Moody Month' app featured in publications like Vogue, Grazia and The Guardian. It has witnessed over 136,000 downloads since its Version 1 release in 2019. The app has compiled over 5 million moods to date. The company will use the investment to scale its business globally and reach 1 million subscribers within a four-year time frame.
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£142,026
Oneskee is the one-piece snow brand that aims to re-ignite a forgotten product category. Oneskee asserts that it successfully navigated its way through the COVID-19 pandemic recording £500,000 in online revenue with 25% online growth in the 2020-2021 financial year. It has sold 10,000 suits across 79 countries since its launch and aims to become a contender in the snow brand industry that is growing more than £1 billion each year. The company has partnered with Olympic athletes, GB Snowsport, Folie Douce, and Snowboxx and received media recognition from the likes of BBC, Vogue, InTheSnow, The Telegraph, The Independent, and Eurosport. Oneskee is also continuing its work on its patent-protected Acclimate technology and kids collection which it intends to launch in 2021. Oneskee will use the investment to accelerate the roll-out of its successful online blueprint to all ski countries and create a dedicated resource for B2B sales.
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£215,618
Hemspan states that it designs bio-based building systems and products for construction by combining modern methods, technology and hemp to produce net-zero carbon solutions. The company argues that every time an average house is built, the CO2 emitted by the manufacture, transport and assembly of the materials used is around 50 to 60 tonnes. Hemspan says that one hectare of UK-grown industrial hemp can absorb 11 tonnes of CO2 each year with regeneratively farmed hemp capable of sequestering a further 6 tonnes per hectare of CO2 into the soil each year. Hemspan intends to activate significant demand for hemp farming in the UK and develop processing technologies to reduce reliance on imports and enable large scale manufacturing of bio-based cladding and insulation products that spin out of R&D programmes. It asserts that the global industrial hemp market is expected to grow at 25% CAGR reaching US$ 27 billion by 2028. It aims to be a contender in this segment.
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£200,000
Alert Technology Limited is set to transform health and safety best practice for asbestos management by introducing ALERT - a new generation of real-time asbestos monitoring. With the large potential market, Alert will give market priority to the sectors who have demonstrated the greatest need. ALERT is the only solution to the global problem that impacts 30+ industry sectors. Till now, they have successfully launched the ALERT PRO 1000-the first model in the range and won an industry award in the asbestos category. With the investment, they will strengthen their team by recruiting a new Sales Director, Technical Sales Support, Technicians and Service Engineers to boost the in-house team, expand distribution, drive sales, scale-up assembly and service customers.
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£10,000
Gunna Drinks (GD) manufactures and sells craft soft drinks, consisting of natural juices with less than 5% sugar having zero artificial colours or flavours. The company asserts that it has outshone established competitors like Gingerella, Fentimans and FeverTree in taste tests. GD is stocked in major supermarkets and convenience stores across the UK such as Co-ops, Sainsbury’s, Amazon, Ocado, and JD Wetherspoon. The company won the prestigious 'Great Taste Award' in 2020 and witnessed more than doubled revenues in 2018-2020, with a 23% growth in 2020 despite COVID. The company will utilise the investment to boost consumer advertising to accelerate the growth of its online store, focus on trade investment to further increase the rate of sale, and concentrate on New Product Development (NPD).
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£696,261
Real Stars Are Rare has been created by singer/songwriter Paul Weller and retailer Phil Bickley. They have designed timeless and stylish pieces in top quality materials which can be bought online or in Phil's shop 'Tonic' on the Portobello Road.
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£232,550
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
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
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
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
