GreenPiP produce sustainably sourced, green packaging for the packaging market. Their packaging will be made of just one material and therefore it is easier for the agencies that deal with recycling once it has been discarded.
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investment:
£105,000
Ingle & Rhode has come up with ethical and traceable wedding bands and rings. The company has sold more than 6,000 rings directly to the customers. It has achieved a rating of 5-star on Trustpilot and became a finalist of 2015, 2016 and 2017 UK Jewellery Awards. They aim to offer an exceptional combination of premium quality and ethical credentials. With the proceeds, the company will boost its digital marketing campaign.
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investment:
£118,080
Vyomm is a property platform based in London for sellers, buyers and agents of Prime and Super Prime properties. Vyomm aims to become a preferred destination for Luxury, Exclusive, and Off Market Properties in London. Their engaging platform has gained substantial traction with several hundred Prime Central London properties. They have featured in Tatler, PrimeResi, Mirror and 12 other publications. With the investment, Vyomm plans to onboard top estate agents in London, expand into Asia, Europe and the USA, marketing and developmental operations.
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investment:
£178,280
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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investment:
£999,867
The Juggling King (TJK) is one of the UK's first Seed-to-Bottle rum production companies from Guernsey. TJK argues that its product is the first rum ever to be distilled with cultivated sugarcane grown under glass in Guernsey and to be produced on the island. The company has appointed English former footballer Michael Owens as its global brand ambassador and featured on James Martin's Saturday Morning show. TJK has also onboarded 18 trade customers including hotels, restaurants and bars since its launch in August 2020. It will use the investment for working capital, customs & excise duty expenses, input costs, and other verticals.
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investment:
£402,059
Elizabeth Henley® Ltd is designing the world's first smart window shutter developed with microprocessor technology. The product is designed to automatically close the blinds at the time of dusk. It can also turn on LED switches, thereby offering mood lighting to a room. It has a license contract with Apple to promote integration with HomeKit tech. Elizabeth Henley® Ltd. also has design patents for wingtip® and shutter design with which it aims to cover the central and higher end of the market. The company has attracted interest from customers in the UK, USA, Europe, Dubai and Australia. With the proceeds, the company will further improve the prototype and buy tooling and machinery.
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investment:
£26,700
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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investment:
£215,618
Love Ocean (LO) is an ocean-inspired bathroom product brand on a mission to make natural marine ingredient products. It intends to eliminate single-use plastic in the bathroom and drive a 'Reuse & Refill' (R&R) culture. LO aims to become a contender in the adult and kids toiletries market that is worth £750 million in the UK alone. LO is launching a children's product range that consists of a whale tail-shaped bottle made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic, designed to be reused and refilled via a quarterly subscription. LO asserts that it contributes to the Plastic Bank, by selling its products to consumers, to further the removal of 1 kilogram of ocean-bound plastic in Haiti, the Philippines and Indonesia. The company is planning to launch a baby range in 2022, an adult range in 2023, and a youth range in 2024. LO will use the investment to create educational editorial content to eliminate ocean-bound plastic by building an engaged community.
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investment:
£193,991
Hytro is a pioneer in Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) wearables, founded in 2019 with a mission to democratize the power of BFR for improved health and performance. They have developed wearable applications that simplify BFR technology, offering benefits such as enhanced exercise preparation, training adaptation, pain management, and faster recovery. After a successful private fundraising round for professional coaches and athletes, they are now opening up their mission to the wider community.
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Expired
investment:
£442,423
A fashion brand in the contemporary luxury accessories market ethically producing handbags to be sold directly to the consumer through e-commerce. Hill & Friends's handbags are manufactured from high quality materials in Western Europe. All leather used is ethically sourced and is a by-product of the food industry. The company sells its products via their own website, through wholesalers and at retailers such as Selfridges, Barneys, Harvey Nichols and Fenwick.
Hill & Friends are raising funds to invest in three initiatives. Firstly, they are seeking change in their manufacturing process to utilise more scalable and agile methods that will reduce total expenditure and shorten lead times when reordering high-selling products.
Secondly, the company intends to re-platform from Magento to Shopify due to the latter's greater impact on the market. This will result in an improved customer experience and better integrations with affiliate sites.
Finally, with the rapid increase of online shopping, Hill & Friends will use the funds raised to invest further in digital marketing by increasing the number of social ads and working alongside a diverse range of online influencers.
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Expired
investment:
£773,059
