MysteryVibe creates doctor-recommended sexual health devices. The company combines research and engineering by onboarding leading doctors to design devices that address major sexual health issues such as erectile dysfunction, dryness and pain during intercourse. MysteryVibe has changed over 50,000 lives in 65 countries, witnessed $1 million worth of direct sales in 2020, and became the first sexual health startup to be featured on a BBC documentary. The company has received 20+ international awards including, the coveted Design Week Awards where its product, 'Crescendo', beat the Apple Watch. MysteryVibe has featured in media entities like Men's Health, Women's Health, The Daily Dot, and Forbes, to name a few. The company will use 25% of the investment to expand and scale its digital marketing campaign, 25% to launch two new products, 25% to expand its team, and 25% on building its inventory.
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£498,020
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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£386,829
miiCARE is a MedTech specialising in AI applied to geriatrics (elderly care). Its key product miiCUBE offers cutting-edge home-based and customised healthcare, helping the elderly enjoy their independence while being comprehensively connected to their families, friends, and neighbours. The company aims to provide these benefits to one billion people by 2028, comprising older people, family members and carers. Till date, miiCARE has secured partnerships with the UK’s largest NHS trust, Ebbsfleet Garden City, O2, Bristol Careline and Microsoft, and won multiple social impacts and digital health awards during the last 12 months. Funds raised will be used mainly for fulfilling pre-orders and close interests for large contracts with corporates, marketing and logistics, product development, sales and salaries.
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£103,672
Tribal Sports Nutrition (TSN) uses the revitalising properties of the Baobab fruit to create energy smoothies. TSN claims that its smoothies are less concentrated than other sports nutrition brands, are 100% organic, and easy on the stomach. The company also incorporates vitamin C, antioxidants, fibre, and electrolytes into the smoothies to make it the on-the-go snack for active lifestyle consumers. TSN asserts that its baobab ingredient is wild-harvested by cooperatives in Africa, bringing income to people and preserving the local ecology. The company received a certification from the Organic Food Federation (OFF) and aims to achieve B Corp status. TSN's products have been listed in Sainsbury's and on Amazon. It will use the investment to double its existing product offering in 2021 and launch hydration, plant protein recovery products, and Baobab energy snacks.
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£421,647
Algarve Rock Brewery manufactures Portuguese craft beer. The company aims to put Portuguese craft beer on the map with flavoursome beers that embody local ingredients. They have won Best Stout award in Trujillo Festival 2018- Spain. They supply to major Portuguese outlets including Emprodalbe distributors, Apolonia supermarkets, prestigious Quinta do Lago resort and 'house' beers to Casa do Frango group in London. The proceeds will be used to start its themed Brewbars and Brew kiosks, to increase exports to the UK and USA, strengthen brand identity, team expansion and expansion of brewery to cope with increased demand.
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£205,456
Itasca Wines is a Hampshire-based vineyard and winery that produces fine English wines. The company is raising funds for its contract winemaking facility, to fulfil the growing demand from vineyards. There are over 760 vineyards in the UK currently, 111 have their own winery and only a handful of these provide contract winemaking services to other vineyards. Itasca Wines aims to become a major winemaker and create award-winning wines at Penn Croft. The company planted its first vineyard of 16,000 vines in May 2019 and has featured in Vineyard Magazine in February and May 2019.
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£1,147,003
TheVeganKind is a plant-based supermarket subscription box service that sells different vegan and plant-based products. The company has generated a revenue of £2.5m during Nov 2018-Nov 2019. TheVeganKind had shipped more than 130,000 orders alone in 2019. There are more than 4,500 different vegan and plant-based products in stock. It has been recently voted the UK's Top Online Retailer for Vegan Shopping. TheVeganKind has more than 500,000 social followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. With the proceeds, the company will allocate 60% of the funds towards marketing and branding; 20% will go towards warehouse expansion, and in increasing its inventory; 20% will go towards operating expenditure and team expansion.
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£669,188
Doodle Drinks (DD) aims to make all-natural soft drinks that kids can enjoy. The company cites research data arguing that children aged 18 months to 18 years are drinking 26% fewer sugary drinks and consumption for 10-year olds has fallen 35%. It wants to capture this sentiment and deliver a soft drink that's a healthy choice for both parents and their kids. DD has secured distribution with the noted distributor, Bravura Foods. It has also signed a partnership with the largest independent bottler of beverages in Europe and North America, Refresco, who have over 60 manufacturing sites globally to fulfil its objective. DD will use the investment to grow its business, execute its marketing strategy and increase its product range.
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£877,830
Ascot Brewing are passionate brewing award-winning real ales and hop-forward craft beers. They are on a mission to deliver value for its shareholders and customers while providing opportunities for its employees. They have opened a 2,500sq ft,20 tap - taproom and launched its hop-forward craft beer brand. Till now there are 785 investors backing Ascot Brewing Company and they have recently moved to new 8,500 sq. Ft building & installed new brewing kit. The company have successfully launched our hop-forward craft beer brand (Disruption is Brewing®). Ascot Brewing is seeking investment to expand the sales team, build out one of the best taprooms in the UK, growing export trade, add a small canning line, and address export inquiries.
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investment:
£150,000
ePOS Hybrid has developed a fully connected ePOS platform dedicated to the hospitality food industry. The company is on a mission to empower hospitality businesses to harness technology to improve the business operations, customer experience and profitability. Till now, they have secured an enterprise customer with locations throughout the UK and, in just 8 months, scaled from 0 to 200 customers, processing more than 400k orders. With the proceeds, the company plans to accelerate growth by increasing its market awareness and boosting sales.
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investment:
£363,830
