WTL is an early leader in “intelligent” clothing, selling consumer and industrial garments with embedded washable electronics through retailers globally, including Halfords. We focus on safety. At the intersection of garments, electronics and data, building an IoT connected platform. An IP100 Award 2015 winner, with over 40 granted patents in fabric sensing in which Apple and Google have shown interest. The company was Innovation Award honoree at CES 2015 and has gained media/TV exposure in 30 countries. Massive future opportunities to enhance worker safety and productivity through embedding cameras, sensors, comms into garments. WTL is currently working with Intel, BP, and Accenture.
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Wrisk is a mobile app, a one-stop-shop to manage insurance in a seamless manner. Wrisk makes the whole insurance process simple, transparent and personal by showing the risk factors that impact the price, providing quick access to a quote after only six questions. Basing its distribution via B2B2C partners, it is the only insurance provider for BMW/MINI car in the UK and has also signed an MoU with the RAC to work on the joint development of an innovative motor insurance product. Wrisk has not only achieved solid 5 star reviews but also won a Diamond in Amsterdam (DIA) for being an insurtech with the most strategic impact. It has achieved £1M of gross written premium from over 2,500 customers.
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GoBubble is a child-centered content moderation software that aims to create a safer, healthier, and kinder digital community for schools. GoBubble asserts that its technology can check all content before it appears such as text, emojis, photos, and videos. The company argues that this reduces the industry's over-reliance on traditional human moderation. The global moderation industry was valued at £3.74 billion in 2019. GoBubble aims to be a significant contender in this segment. The company has successfully launched its app in 68 countries across 1700 schools. Its new at-home child-messenger application, GoBubbleKids, is available on iOS and Android. The company has featured in publications like The Times, ITV, Evening Standard, and BBC. GoBubble has recorded a nearly 9x YTD increase in engagement and has a presence in the UK, USA, and UAE. The company will use the investment to scale its business globally.
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£345,699
URocked is a service platform that allows users to tip any worker in any industry, anywhere via its app. The latter will receive cashless gratuities into their account. URocked asserts that a tip can be sent via its app in 10 seconds with 100% reaching its intended recipient, at no cost to them. It aims to become a contender in the est. £5.2 billion tipping industry in the UK. URocked points out that its app allows business and venue owners to use one account as their ethical cashless tipping system, eliminate the costs and administration of distributing tips, and create a transparent audit trail. The company will send 20 pence for every transaction done on its portal to 'The Trussell Trust' to help end world hunger. It will use the investment to transform the tipping industry whilst aiding in the fight to end world hunger.
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£117,602
Measuring customer interactions within a retail environment to gain behaviour insight and knowledge. Shoppar's technology is installed in-store and analyses various aspects of a customer such as their gender, age and attention span. This information can be utilised to develop marketing campaigns to target audiences. Clients of Shoppar include Samsung, Sky, Hugo Boss and Heineken, with many more currently in advanced discussions. All data collected is GDPR compliant and there is no identifying information of an individual stored.
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£240,008
Avoiding unnecessary product packaging by offering zero-waste and technological alternative. CupClub uses RFID to keep track of how packaging is being handle in the supply chain and then developing an optimised method to reduce wastage whilst increasing efficiency. Their technology can also provide consumer behaviour data by tracking retail sales and location information. These statistics can offer businesses greater insights into customer trading patterns.
Two versions of CupClub will exist; one designed for food service restaurants and cafés and another designed for retail and office environments. Their revenue model consists of a small standard rate that is charged per drink, which is then multiplied by the average number of sales per day. A tiered level of contracts ranging from £50 to over £1m are offered. Integrating the CupClub technology also carries its own set-up costs and a further fee applies to third-parties that wish to gain access to analytics collected by CupClub.
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£156,000
Arkivum Limited is a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) that provides specialist digital archiving and preservation services to customers in highly regulated industries, such as pharmaceuticals. Arkivum asserts that its software ensures that the digital content of its customers is safeguarded, usable, and auditable for decades into the future. Arkivum argues that its focus area is archiving clinical trial data for pharmaceutical companies, centring around Electronic Trial Master File (eTMF) that contain tens of thousands of different types of documents and overseen closely by drug sponsors. The company further claims that its services triumph over those offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure. Arkivum points out that its services have led to the company earning £1.4 million as Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) as of March 2021. Arkivum is seeking to raise up to £1.075 million of equity to grow its business across different verticals.
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Magway is pioneering an electric, zero-emission automated goods transport system, operating without batteries and offering significantly lower energy costs compared to other logistics options. Their aim is to revolutionize the logistics sector by reducing carbon emissions. Currently seeking funding, Magway plans to deploy its initial commercial system to showcase its readiness for scalable expansion.
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£698,420
Inadash is an on-demand property renting platform that can keep transactions transparent, quick, and easy. This marketplace is featured as the 'Future of Renting' by TimeOut. The talented team of Inadash has established a series of substantial PR. The company aims to establish a well-seasoned and passionate senior management team. With the proceeds, the company is working towards achieving a dominant share of London agents. Inadash is also focusing on securing new clients and increasing their MRR. It will also accelerate its product development by adding two full-time software developers.
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£405,145
CatchApp is a scheduling software that aims to fulfil the scheduling needs of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), professionals, and enterprise users. CatchApp has 15,000 users using its application. It has featured in the US 'Appstore's' home screen and selected by Apple as 'App of the Day'. CatchApp is used by organisations like Microsoft, CERN, PwC, Harvard, and NHS. Calendars from Google, Apple, and Microsoft Outlook are compatible with the software. The business productivity software market will grow from $98 billion in 2018 to $106 billion in 2021, and CatchApp aims to be a major contender in this segment. The company will use the investment to build up marketing, business development and technical teams, accelerate revenue from SMEs via the company’s newly-launched Software as a Service (SaaS) product, launch CatchApp Enterprise solutions, and global partnerships.
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