Earth Broadband stands out as one of the UK's pioneering green broadband providers, revolutionizing the way people use broadband services for environmental good. Founded by Luke Chapman in 2022 after witnessing climate change effects in Indonesia, the company aims to reshape broadband services, offering wildlife-themed packages and facilitating monthly contributions to planet-saving initiatives. Using innovative AI technology, Earth Broadband enhances customer service while empowering users to contribute to environmental causes by planting trees and removing ocean plastic through their app. The company's strategy focuses on achieving large-scale impact with a small, efficient team, aiming to revolutionize broadband provision.
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£308,580
Mous is a fashion/tech brand that’s disrupting the $37billion phone accessories category. Mous has had huge exposure already for their latest ergonomic and slim iPhone 6 case that holds and retracts headphones, solving very real shopper problems. The trends of wireless earphones present a real opportunity for Mous in the future.
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£41,580
A digital estate agency comprised of three companies (Emoov, Urban and Tepilo) now into one brand in the online and hybrid sector. Emoov is the second largest business in its market with numerous awards and more than 2,000 mentions across various media outlets. Their centralised team oversee a property's valuation and transactions, so the customer doesn’t need to.
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£1,527,130
MiiCARE is a company that provides AI-based in-home companionship & health support for the elderly. miiCARE provides an 18-month product validation process with the NHS and the elderly. Its innovation miiCUBE is a cloud-based assistive technology solution that can detect an emergency and inform a designated responder. miiCARE already has 250 prospective clients who have already expressed interest to purchase the product. The company was accepted for the 'Microsoft for Startups' program in 2019 and Microsoft's 'AI for Good' acceleration cohort in 2020. The company will utilise the investments to create an emergency stock to support future orders, fulfill orders for clients, strengthen its team, and create a small inventory for orders.
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£354,632
Go Local UK provides a hyperlocal marketplace which is community-driven and it brings together the best local independent businesses and local producers. The Go Local application is a smart, geo-located directory and discovery platform showcasing the best independent business in your community. The application detects and finds the current location of a customer to determine the nearest registered product or service for that customer. The Go Local has on-boarded more than 4000 merchants/partners and has over 1200 subscribers. Go Local’s aim is to encourage and champion the “go; eat, shop and buy local” movement.
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Patch is a modern plant shop for contemporary plant people. It helps in finding the most suitable plants and delivering them to the door. The company has delivered over 2,50,000 plants to over 82,000 customers in Paris and London. Patch has witnessed solid growth at +124% vs last year, reaching £4.48m in revenue. The company has a 4.6-star rating on TrustPilot and, it has been featured in The Times, The Telegraph etc. The funds will be used to expand across Europe, eliminate the middle-man and expand into the B2B market.
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£2,412,150
HOMYHUB is a multi-award winning startup that aims to unleash the full potential of garages. Customers get full access to their smart garages via smartphones that work as Smart Garage Remotes. The startup has successfully piloted a delivery service in partnership with Correos, Spain's courier service giant, resulting in a commercial contract and interest from other big brands. It has already raised €150,000+, developed and tested the full-product. HOMYHUB has also received recognition from Santander Bank, Digital Logistics, and Porsche, and has featured in publications like Voz Populi and El País. HOMYHUB is ready to launch a commercial project and scale it through marketing, key hirings, and productions which are enough to reach more than 300,000 garages starting from Spain to the rest of Europe.
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£406,760
Infobode is a members-only online platform that is revolutionising the real estate industry by providing easy access to information. Infabode streamlined hundreds of prestigious content partners into a single platform, customised for each user. This company was officially launched in March 2016. Although, it was founded in 2014 but still it remained in a beta-mode for the next two years for building a prototype and talking to potential content providers. Furthermore, Infobode has convinced 10 content providers such as Knight Frank, JLL, and Cushman & Wakefield to share their market views and research through the platform in exchange for an increased market range. By 2018, the company had around 420 content providers who were sharing their research and facts to a network of 17000 global members. With the proceeds, Infobode is planning to hire marketing professionals as well as a marketing budget.
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£120,568
Expend helps businesses by simplifying and automating the process of expense management. The company provides optional contactless payment cards, receipt and invoice management, mileage tracking, spending approvals and expense reimbursements through its mobile app and web platform. It aims to become a contender in the global travel and expense management software market that is expected to reach $17.4 billion by 2027. The company argues that 96% of its customers are happy and recommend its services. It has onboarded notable clients such as Amazon, Capitalise, Bumble, and Jimmy's. The company will use 40% of the investment on sales and marketing to further target the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and corporate markets, 40% to open up market opportunities via further product enhancements along with partner products, and 20% to expand its services to international users.
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£926,610
Pavegen is at the forefront of transforming cities through groundbreaking kinetic technology that converts foot traffic into renewable energy and valuable data. Their impressive 100% revenue growth in 2022, reaching £2 million with an EBITDA of -£627,000, has spurred them to seek funding to capitalize on the rapidly expanding ESG market, anticipated to be worth $50 trillion by 2025. With the pressing need for climate action, Pavegen's solution revolves around generating off-grid energy and data from urban foot traffic, fundamentally reshaping how cities and institutions interact with renewable energy sources and engage with their communities, contributing to a more sustainable planet. Their business model includes large-scale installations, revenue generated from their data platform and analytics, and multiple income streams. In a competitive landscape, Pavegen is a pioneering market leader, offering an efficient means of harnessing energy from motion through their core IP electromagnetic technology.
The raised funds will support the expansion of sales and marketing efforts, technology scaling, and innovation, including the development of new products such as kinetic roads. Pavegen has gained the support of institutional investors like the Hinduja Group and Tamar Capital, propelling urban transformation. They serve a diverse customer base globally, including blue-chip companies, governmental bodies, and various entities in 37 countries. Pavegen holds three international patents, positioning them as a trailblazer in kinetic energy technology with applications in various fields.
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£1,860,345
