Naked Energy has developed Virtu which is an evolution of standard solar technology. Traditionally there are two types of technology; one takes the suns energy and converts it to electricity and the other to heat water. Virtu takes both methods and fuses them together to create an efficient heat exchanger with vacuum tube technology. They are now looking to grow internationally.
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£1,200,858
Bee Good is a British company that specialises in award-winning natural skincare products made using local honey, propolis, and bee wax. Its range of products is certified cruelty-free and they are sold via Amazon across Europe and locally in Waitrose, UK. The company saw 45% of its online buyers returning to buy again. Bee Good is profitable and positioned for growth; its website drives high margin sales year on year which were up 69%+ in Jan 2019. The company is working towards expanding its range and promoting British bees and beekeepers.
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investment:
£255,080
Invisage is a cloud-based platform that helps asset managers optimise their performance and research costs by identifying the true value of investment research. The company asserts that Directive 2014/65/EU has led to the investment research market falling from $16.5 billion to $14 billion as managers look to reduce costs and increase value. Invisage asserts that its platform helps asset managers identify, objectively measure ‘value’ added by research, and consume only high-impact research. The company also offers a web-based research consolidation, valuation and attribution solution that gives a quantitative assessment of value added by research to client portfolios. Invisage will use the investment to enhance deep learning-based Natural Language Processing (NLP) models that detect the implicit ideas from research narrative, build partnerships with data providers and other solution providers, and market scale its sales function
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£75,000
Lucy's dressings aim to become the UK's leading dressings and sauces brand. They offer a wide range of award winning product ranges including gluten-free, low fat, vegetarian and low sugar options at affordable prices. As well as their retails range they also offer dressings for 3 restaurant groups, including Bill's and Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
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£218,340
Virtual Reality Universe provides location based virtual and augmented reality experiences. Expensive systems and hardware requirements put such experiences out of reach for most consumers. Virtual Reality Universe aims are to change that by placing units in busy shopping areas and sports arenas.
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investment:
£57,900
The Trip Advisor by Kids. KidRated is a review website where all the days out, attractions and experiences have been reviewed by kids aged between 5 - 15. It helps families plan better days out as they know what they're spending their money on and also helps businesses talk to the lucrative family market by engaging the kids' point of view via user generated content.
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investment:
£99,979
An energy provider that uses artificial intelligence to learn a customer's energy usage pattern and then create bespoke profiles resulting in better value for customers. Usio's model utilises new regulations that are not currently widely used by the Big 6, which allow increased efficiency in business operations whilst providing real-time energy deals. The company is growing rapidly with 1,000 new customers every month and the aim of becoming the UK energy leader in the P2P marketplace by 2020.
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investment:
£193,711
QFinds is a purpose-built hiring tool that enables employers to easily and efficiently pre-screen candidates, conduct interviews and generate employment contracts. The company asserts that it is a UK government vetted 'Kickstart Scheme' representative and can get small businesses grants to hire interns having already processed over 100 job applications. QFinds claims that its app has been downloaded 2 million+ times garnering 24,000 reviews averaging 4.8/5 stars. QFinds also points out that bad hirings cost the UK up to £6.7 billion in turnover, productivity, and training. It seeks to change this and disrupt the £39 billion recruitment market. The company has partnered with notable entities like University College London, Kings College London and Brunel University London, intending to use them as strategic partners to increase job seekers signing up to and using its app. QFinds will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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investment:
£222,866
Percuro is a low carbon, next-generation pet food that is ethically farmed and formulated using insect proteins. The company argues that its pet food has a low carbon pawprint whilst being hypoallergenic and nutritious with low inflammation properties. Percuro has launched its Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) site in the UK and Germany with a roll-out plan that includes covering additional EU markets later in 2021, raised a £340,000 seed investment in the previous 10 months, and signed product listing agreements with key retailers in the UK and Singapore. The company will use 40% of the investment for brand building through digital marketing, 30% for retailer brand-building investments, 20% towards launching treats and its plant dog range, and 10% towards new market expansion into Asia.
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£618,596
The Cauldron is a technology-led entertainment studio that aims to deliver immersive experiences to its guests by combining technology with food and drink. Upon entering the company's venues, guests are given a magic wand, which acts as a control device for their visit. It helps them pour pints, activate lights and locks, explore science experiments, and stir cocktails. The device is also programmed to act as an open bar tab to track user spending. The Cauldron has served 1 million potions till date and welcomed 260,000+ guests. It has also inked ticket and product selling partnerships with entities like TimeOut, Airbnb Experiences, Secret London, Virgin Experience Days, and others. The company has featured on publications like Thrillist, NBC, Forbes, and Edinburgh News. The Cauldron will use 70% of the investment to open a central-London Cauldron flagship and provide additions to Wands & Wizard Exploratorium, 20% to finish the build for three new pop-up venues to open in markets across the US and Europe, and 10% to pay staff salaries.
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Expired
investment:
£304,690
