Savvy Navvy is the equivalent of Google Maps for sailors and provides point-to-point navigation solution, making sailing easier, safer and more enjoyable. The app factors in all the crucial information that a sailor would need like wind, tides, hazards and saves sailors time and money by combining all the elements of an amazing trip at the click of a button. Since the launch of its 'Founding Member Program' in 2018, the company received a wave of feedback from its community of 11,000 members who were searching for a navigation solution like Savvy Navvy. The company witnessed an amazing raise on Seedrs, overfunded by 265% in 7 days, with 400+ investors. It has also won Seedrs’ Entrepreneur of the Year 2019. With the proceeds, Savvy Navvy aims to secure partnerships with marine brokers, sailing schools, charter companies, and insurance companies.
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£616,462
TrimCheck is on a mission to introduce the world of barbering to freelance. It cites research data arguing that approximately 80% of barbers either pay rent for a chair or split their earnings with a barbershop owner. It aims to change this scenario and boost incomes for barbers. The company has two apps; one for customers and the other for barbers. Application features include advanced scheduling, payment processing, messaging, live call-out tracking, and more. The company has onboarded 300 barbers and 2,500 consumers since its launch. TrimCheck aspires to become a source of digital credibility for independent barbers. It is working on coming out with its training academy as a step towards the aspiration above. TrimCheck will use the investment received to penetrate markets in London, Manchester and Birmingham.
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£163,951
HaMuch is an online platform that lets homeowners compare hourly rates of local tradespeople and check their availability. The company has provided digital marketing services to businesses such as Travis Perkins, HomeServe, and Rated People. About 200,000 tradespeople have uploaded their profiles on the platform with 12,000+ having uploaded their respective prices. The company has been featured in The Sunday Telegraph, Express, Sun, and Microsoft News.
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£132,850
Supermeal is an online food ordering platform offering instant cashback to the customer for every order they place. Supermeal has served more than 50k orders and listed over 100k food items on its portal. The company is signing up 45+ restaurant partners every month with a total of registered 675+ restaurant partners. Supermeal has followed a business model that reduces the fees restaurants pay to 7% and provides a mandatory cashback (5%) to consumers. It has given £11,000+ in cashback and attracted over 10,000 customers generating £53k in device sales and £220,000 in orders. With the proceeds, the company will accelerate its marketing efforts, strengthen its senior management, and operational activities.
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£575,000
Switchd's proprietary technology model allows users to select the best energy solutions to power their homes. The company argues that more than 60 suppliers are dealing in solar, heat pumps and batteries in the UK which can be confusing for users to choose from. Switchd aspires to simplify this. Users can enter their energy tariff details on the company's portal. Switchd then uses its smart algorithm to find the user the best deal from over 26,000 tariffs. The company will also switch users every 6-9 months based on future energy deals. Switchd claims its model has saved users an average of over £400 per year on their energy bills. Switchd is backed by angel investors, Inspired Energy, and the Nationwide Building Society, who are promoting Switchd to their 15.5 million members. The company was rated 'Excellent' on Trustpilot in July 2021 and intends to become a contender in the £6 billion UK and £300 billion global green homes solutions market. The company states it will use the investment to accelerate platform development, boost ongoing performance monitoring, grow its user base and lead the market.
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£1,246,010
Fairer Finance (FF) is a consultancy launched in 2014, on a mission to become the UK's most trusted provider of consumer financial services ratings. FF makes money through four key channels namely, licensing access to its data and insights, selling endorsements to those who do well in its ratings, sponsored research that helps improve the financial services market, and helping firms do better for their customers. FF earned £170,000 worth of revenues in its latest quarter, had its ratings published on thetimes.co.uk, which got 35 million views/week and onboarded noted entity, Lloyds Bank, that uses FF's data insights. The company aims to expand into more banking and insurance sectors and grow its consumer presence, helping it to strike deals with comparison sites and sign up more companies for its Insight services. The company will use the investment to expand its campaigning work and create a fairer market for consumers.
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£291,899
The Sports Edit (TSE) is one of the UK’s fastest-growing eCommerce retailers that sells activewear brands and products, as well as, produces content and events, centred around inspiring movement and mindfulness. It is among Europe’s foremost curators of premium activewear, partnering with 50+ leading brands. The company aims to become a major contender in the womenswear market, forecast to grow 7.7% per annum to $216 billion, by 2024. The company has >45,000 social media followers, a leading gym retail partnership, and seen its online revenues grow over 145% in the first five months of 2020 Year-Over-Year (YoY). For its timely response to customers' queries, TSE was validated by the Feefo Gold Service Award 2020 & garnered a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 72. The company will use the investment to widen its brand & product range, hire staff for marketing and merchandising, ensure customer acquisition & retention, and launch its deal with Nike in the third quarter of 2020.
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£930,307
We Are Fetching is a free application that helps parents manage the school run amongst their trusted friends, whilst keeping the school informed. The app allows parents to earn credits to use as per their necessity when they collect a friend’s child as well as their own. Fetching asserts that 56.2% of mothers have made a change to their employment due to childcare in the UK. The company points out that its portal can address the aforementioned concern. Fetching also includes a walk-home option and contact reporting in response to COVID-19. The company's platform aims to get more parents back to work and reduce administrative pressure in schools in the wake of COVID-19. Fetching will use the investment to grow its parent user base and make its platform live in 20% of UK schools by 2022.
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£41,976
Zvilo aims to become a major challenger bank in the Balkans for Balkan people living in the European Economic Area (EEA). It plans to disrupt the outdated Balkan banking sector and become a contender in an estimated remittances per annum market worth €14 billion. The company asserts that it has procured a letter of intent for a pilot program that would allow it to offer business lending to 800+ Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and financial services to 45,000+ potential personal banking customers. It has also initiated a licensing application with the Central Bank of Kosovo and partnered with Mastercard as its card partner. Zvilo will use the investment to formalise its application for Supply Chain Finance (SCF) licensing in Kosovo, execute its strategic partnership agreement with its Kosovar partner retailer, prepare for a second fundraising round, and expand its services.
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£666,085
Get Set Pet (GSP) is a pet supply challenger brand on a mission to build a community of like-minded dog and cat owners that take pride in their relationships with their pets. The company aims to arm pet parents with the information they need to make better nutrition decisions regardless of whether or not they shop with GSP. GSP has acquired over 15,000 customers, generated over 20,000 orders, and delivered £800,000 in total sales. The company has 4.97 out of 5 'Excellent' ratings from over 1,100 verified customer reviews. GSP will use 25% of the investment towards Research and Development (R&D) of its products, 25% on salaries, technology investments and working capital, and 50% on marketing and promotional activities.
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investment:
£386,375
