Zone V makes the latest tablets and smartphones work for the older generation with low eyesight, deficient hearing or dexterity. The company has redefined a global platform that is providing access to the services that are difficult to use. They have a technological partnership with Samsung and are a Samsung Managed Solutions Partner. The company also creates inclusively accessible technology, services, and applications for more smoother and viable communication. The executive team of this company includes health, telecoms, and wellness fields. With the proceeds, Zone V will widen the digital divide for the older smartphones users by working tirelessly to build new innovative communication solutions.
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investment:
£500,000
Gendius is a company that aims to bring pharmaceuticals and health economics, through clinical research and evidence, to the mobile health market. Their latest innovation, Intellin, is an intelligent remote management diabetes platform, with over 140,000 downloads so far. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need for remote home monitoring of patients, and the company feels that its product is a suitable contender in this domain. Intellin has a reliable connection to over 150 medical devices and apps, and also consists of a two-way communication setup with a healthcare professional via a secure dashboard. Gendius is registered as an approved vendor with AstraZeneca in Saudi Arabia and looks to establish deeper relations with the National Health Service (UK) to create a demand for its product. The company will use the investment to scale its business globally, drive commercialisation, offer an opportunity to its stakeholders, and target venture capital.
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Expired
investment:
£386,829
Hitmarker is a niche jobs website for esports which was launched from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has been used by more than 425,000 people over 1.2 m times. In 2019, the company received the "Service Provider of the Year" awarded by UK Esports Awards. It has also won the "Supporting Agency of the Year" finalists at The Esports Awards 2019. Hitmarker also has 2,200+ hiring companies from 54 countries which include HP, Amazon, and Logitech. The company also has a database of 30,000+. The company aims to become the first global hub of esports jobs by gathering all of them in one single location.
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Expired
investment:
£166,050
Carbon Gold (CG) is an organic biochar producer and retailer. It claims that its products can replace harmful pesticides, last longer, and lock away CO2. The company's sales increased by 253% from £77,000 to £272,000 in 2020 with sales in 17 countries worldwide. CG's organic products employ biochar, a type of charcoal made from sustainably sourced materials. CG further enriches it with multiple strains of fungi, bacteria and minerals, that support healthy soil biology. The company is partnering with the Woodland Trust, is certified by the Soil Association, and is also a certified B Corp. The company will use the investment to boost its marketing, international development, and manufacturing.
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Expired
investment:
£722,468
Smart Cricket Global is a company aiming to transform the game of cricket by bringing data analytics to cricketer. Its first product, Batsense, is a cognitive device that is empowering players and coaches through the provision of real-time data, covering parameters like back-lift, follow-through angle, bat speed, impact time and rotation at impact etc. The device fits onto the tip of a bat and records all the movements of the bat which is then fed into a data analytics engine allowing for a deeper insight into the game. This device, the company believes, will make the game of cricket more intuitive and entertaining. They will use the investment for manufacturing, further product innovation & marketing.
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Expired
investment:
£148,195
TiPJAR is a cashless and contactless tipping platform that allows guests to tip workers in under 8 seconds via their phones, with no app required. TiPJAR's distribution engine empowers staff to control and share their tips and takes the admin burden and risk away from business owners. The company estimates the global tipping market to be worth a combined $100 billion per year, and it aims to be the worlds first multi-currency, scalable solution in this segment. The company's clients include Honest Burger, Yard Sale Pizza, and BrewDog. TiPJAR will use the investment to have live clients by November 2020 and expand across Europe and Australia.
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Expired
investment:
£699,748
True Royalty Television is the first and only established TV channel serving the global millions of Royal super-fans, with 20,000 paying subscribers already on its platform. The British Royal Family is the 4th biggest brand in the world. With 350+ hours of top quality Royal content, refreshed monthly and with exclusive commissions, True Royalty curates relevant titles according to Royal news and the viewer's interest areas—British Royals, World Royals, and Royalty through history. There are 25 million people in the US alone who identify as both active Royal fans and who stream on-demand TV, up almost 300% from 8.6 million in 2018. The founders of the channel have assembled a diverse team of proven experts in TV production and distribution, digital marketing, PR, and brand partnerships from around the world. With the investment, the channel has identified partners for further growth opportunities including launching beyond the current US, Canada, Australia, NZ, UK & Ireland into India, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East demographics.
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Expired
investment:
£2,148,699
The Park Brewery (TPB) is a beer manufacturer. The company raised over £300,000 in its crowdfunding campaign in 2018. It has also managed to increase its sales from 100 pubs to 200. The company's beer is distributed around the UK via eight wholesalers. It also has onboarded notable clients like The Hilton, Honest Burgers, Fullers, and many more. TPB argues that it performed well despite Covid-19. It set up an e-commerce site and sold its products Direct-to-Customers (DTC), having completed around 2,000 home deliveries and gained over 1,700 new customers in 2020 throughout the lockdown. It will use the investment to develop its marketing strategy, increase direct sales, enhance its range, create more employment, and purchase additional tank space to meet demand.
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Expired
investment:
£229,999
Blind Cupid (BC) is a disruptive personal matchmaker that uses systematic philosophy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help users find their long-term partners with the very first match. It does this by asking its users high-quality, short, and introspective questions that reveal what the company calls a user's ‘Sense of life’. The AI system then comes up with potential matches by analysing the above data along with the user's communication style. BC asserts that the global matchmaking market has 91 million users and is currently worth £4.65 billion (2020) with a projected value of £7.68 billion by 2026. It argues that 4 out of 5 beta users met their potential partner on its portal. The company aims to patent its AI and licence it out to eager organisations. It will use the investment to offer investors the opportunity to be a part of the next generation of matchmaking and artificial intelligence.
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Expired
investment:
£354,989
Clim8 is a financial technology company that aims to move billions of pounds of investment into sectors such as clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility, and recycling. It is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company quotes United Nations data arguing that the world needs to invest $2.4 trillion every year into clean energy, from now until 2035, to meet climate change targets. Clim8 aims to capitalise on this objective through its app. The company has raised £1.9 million in seed funding across two rounds, in December 2019 and April 2020, respectively. It also overachieved its first Crowdcube campaign by over 300%. The company will use the investment to continue onboarding its waiting list of over 10,000 and grow its business across different verticals.
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Expired
investment:
£2,348,974
