AQai is an Adaptability Quotient (AQ) assessment and coaching platform. It assesses workforce adaptability across 15 dimensions including resilience, grit and unlearning, motivation style, hope, and stress. It then deploys Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to deliver optimum learning strategies to its users so that they can adapt to changing work conditions. The term 'AQ' has featured in publications like Inc, Forbes, HBR, and the BBC to name a few. The company aims to be one of the leading companies in the $21 billion workforce adaptability sector. AQai's users are from over 52 countries and organisations like GSK, Philips, and FedEx. It has partnerships with companies based in India, Europe, the UAE, and the USA, and has sold 2,500 assessments till date. The company will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£138,540
EasyGym operates an international, low-cost, fast-growing, big-box gym franchise network. While working with 6 countries and more than 250 sites, easyGym is growing rapidly with its franchise system and cloud-based technology. It is aiming to provide people with access to high-quality gyms that are open 24/7. The company aims to use its recurring revenue to develop a sustainable business platform capable to drive innovation, generate investment value, and support global expansion. With the proceeds, easyGym will build the biggest global fitness network by 2030. 50% of its proceeds will be used to create a corporate hub in London, 17% will be used in Franchise Marketing, and 33% will be used for Technology and Support.
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£828,357
B-North is a UK-based business lending company. It has combined cloud-native technology with face-to-face relationship banking. The company asserts that SMEs account for over 60% of private-sector employment in the UK, have driven job growth over the past ten years, and are central to driving economic recovery. It intends to disrupt the £150 billion UK Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) lending market. B-North has raised a seed capital of over £6.8 million including a six-figure investment from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to establish its core team, as well as, build lending and deposit-taking platforms. The company is now seeking further investment through a bridge round to extend the cash runway from the end of Q4 2020 into Q1-Q2 2021 to achieve the necessary regulatory capital to become a bank and commence lending.
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£2,149,256
3RD ROCK is a sustainable activewear brand that aims to make the best and most ethical climbing clothing in the world. It claims that it has developed a worldwide reputation for making extremely comfortable, better fitting, Made-To-Move garments that perform on the rocks, meet high ethical standards, and transition seamlessly into a user's everyday life. The company has witnessed a 215% growth in the last twelve months despite COVID-19, sold over 65,000 units, and garnered £1.3 million in revenue to date. The company has also acquired knowledge from the Goldman-Sachs accelerator programme. It has recycled over 12,000 plastic bottles into its garments and over 1 tonne of sea waste in its leggings and bra-tops The company will use the investment for range expansion with new innovative product lines, build up its Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) model further, and hire key personnel.
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£393,439
VINEX is a digital Business-To-Business (B2B) trading platform that connects buyers and sellers to source, sample, negotiate and execute contracts related to wine. The company has traded more than 115 million bottles of wine across 26 countries since 2016. It has also witnessed 3,200 monthly visitors on its platform with an average of 80 million litres of wine traded each month, from 16 countries. The company recently launched VINPay, an industry-first financial technology service customised for the wine industry, providing wineries with guaranteed payment and increased access to capital liquidity. VINEX argues that VINPay pays wineries in 3 days from dispatch, rather than them waiting for 90+ days, and removes non-payment risk. The company points out that it has already started processing invoices, making and receiving payments from 7 countries. VINEX aims to become a contender in the wholesale wine market that is set to exceed US$381 billion in 2021. It will use the investment to help wineries invest and flourish.
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£159,720
VINEX is a digital Business-To-business (B2B) trading platform that connects buyers and sellers to source, sample, negotiate and execute contracts related to wine. The company has traded more than 115 million bottles of wine across 26 countries since 2016. It has also witnessed 3,200 monthly visitors on its platform with an average of 80 million litres of wine traded each month, from 16 countries. The company recently launched VINPay, an industry-first financial technology service customised for the wine industry, providing wineries with guaranteed payment and increased access to capital liquidity. VINEX argues that VINPay attracts wineries with earlier access to cash and empowers buyers to buy better, with up to 150 days to pay. The company aims to become a contender in the wholesale wine market that is set to exceed US$381 billion in 2021. VINEX will use the investment to help wineries invest and flourish.
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£114,218
LawyerFair provide a curated marketplace that matches the legal needs of businesses with a pre-approved panel of commercial lawyers who then compete for work. This is an efficient and competitive process that is changing the rules of legal procurement.
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£103,440
Intelligence Fusion are a Software-as-a-service business providing global situation awareness to the private and public sector to protect their people and assets. They are backed by Finance Durham, a fund managed by Maven Capital Partners.
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£478,860
InvestMyCommunity, trading under Karadoo, offers digital fundraising services to 1.5 million community organisations in the UK. The company argues that organisations need to urgently digitise donations they receive in cash each year in the face of rapid cash decline. Karadoo asserts that its digital services solve this situation. The company is Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised, offers donation fundraising, and plans to shortly offer micro-loan and micro-equity options on its platform. Karadoo has invested over £400,000 in highly automated platforms with low risk. It asserts that its hybrid operating model offers easy scalability as well as efficiency. The company claims that the introduction of contactless donation terminals in 2021 will strengthen the company's credibility. Karadoo intends to exit via a trade sale to a competitor or a software provider.
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£200,000
Total Be wants to bring an internationally recognised model of car insurance to the UK. It provides insurance for the car, not just for an individual driver. Additionally, it does not take crime data into account that is not specific to vehicles. Thus, this insurance is estimated to provide up to 25% cheaper cover in comparison to UK insurance. Moreover, a UK Government Petition for this insurance model has gained over 60,000+ signatures, which further validates the demand of this model. Total Be believes that it will be able to disrupt the UK market with this car insurance model.
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£150,760
