Vizopay aims to combine financial technology and environmental sustainability in the payments space. Its mission is to become the world's leading carbon offsetting payment platform to help reverse the effects of climate change before it’s too late. The company claims that the total online retail sector is worth $4.1 trillion in sales today. Vizopay argues that if its services were to be used for just 0.1% of these purchases, the company can plant 500 million trees, capturing up to 6 million tonnes of CO2 every year. Vizopay, once fully launched, will allow consumers a checkout option to plant trees at no extra cost and track their impact in real-time and help businesses to increase sales, improve brand loyalty and showcase their ESG efforts through accredited carbon offset programmes. The company is targeting a potential UK market size of 20 million consumers. It will use the investment to launch its Beta product in Q3 of 2021 and grow its business.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£148,120
FinOptix is an innovative FinTech company that solves real business problems. FinOptix’s objective is to become a significant player in a rapidly growing FinTech market by developing systems that provide financial clarity to decision-makers. FinOptix has a well-established user base, as well as a sales pipeline that covers multiple geographies and sectors. Their verification and validation procedures applied during the development process and operational trials have led to engagement with commercial partners. With the proceeds, they will design an Evaluator for the future, apply AI techniques to solve complex problems, develop their skill set and framework and hire a team of data scientists based on the assessment.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£125,000
STRYVE is a technology platform that aims to become the best Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). STRYVE asserts that 98% of Fortune 500 companies use ATS platforms to track, communicate and maintain their hiring process, yet most SMEs do not. It also asserts that 62% of those who do not have ATS would implement one. STRYVE's focus is on serving this section of organisations that have 1-1000 employees. STRYVE claims that its business model will be fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law. The company is working in partnership with recruitment agencies such as Altus Partners and C&C search. It argues that it has a potential lead of 500 companies from day one. STRYVE will use the investment received to hire product managers and programmers, launch its first MVP during Q1 2021, and begin sales in Q2 2021.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£453,007
GemTrax.IO's GemTrax Mobile App provides buyers and sellers of precious stones a comprehensive set of logical, physical, and administrative protocols. Powered by blockchain technology, the app ensures informational integrity while providing an immutable and easily audited record of the material's journey from mine to sellers. GemTrax's strategy for capturing market share and increasing user base includes targeting specific upstream gemstone supply chain stakeholders in key CAHRA markets such as Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. With the proceeds, the company will purchase rough diamonds in the DRC, issue certificates of origin, sell the diamonds, and complete development of the mobile app.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£773
URocked is a service platform that allows users to tip any worker in any industry, anywhere via its app. The latter will receive cashless gratuities into their account. URocked asserts that a tip can be sent via its app in 10 seconds with 100% reaching its intended recipient, at no cost to them. It aims to become a contender in the est. £5.2 billion tipping industry in the UK. URocked points out that its app allows business and venue owners to use one account as their ethical cashless tipping system, eliminate the costs and administration of distributing tips, and create a transparent audit trail. The company will send 20 pence for every transaction done on its portal to 'The Trussell Trust' to help end world hunger. It will use the investment to transform the tipping industry whilst aiding in the fight to end world hunger.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£117,602
Groubook is a social bookings platform that allows a group of users to pre-book nights out on its platform, letting themselves avail of discounts and earn rewards. The company claims that its focus groups are millennials who go out twice a week and spend £6589 a year, and students who avail of discounts, coupons and rewards on expenses. The company stresses that it offers its partners a non-contract service with no upfront fees. The company further points out that it sold 178 tickets for a local Nottingham bar event during the COVID pandemic, earning its partners £890 in pre-booking revenue. Groubook has featured in press entities such as Real Business, BBC, Venue Insight, and Sage amongst others. It has also partnered with 330+ venues nationally, including Olivias, Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Revolution, and Bedlam paintball, to name a few. The company states it will use 65% of the investment towards hiring personnel, 22.9% towards promoting marketing campaigns, 7% towards overseeing location expenses, and 5.1% towards managing administrative expenses.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£81,660
POS8 is a company that has developed an app, Fetch, that allows customers to order and pay from their phone. The company feels that 'Fetch' holds prominence against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using the app, customers can view a menu, order food & drink and pay securely, all in a matter of seconds with no need for contact, from the comfort of their smartphones. The app's 'Intelligent Ordering System' sends orders to a venue staff’s own devices according to who has the fewest orders waiting. The company believes that its pay-per-transaction model allows it to dominate the £98 billion restaurants industry. POS8 is also developing a LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) & beacon location technology to pin-point guests to an accuracy of 10 cm for faster serving times. The company will use 10% of the investment to complete its location technology, 20% in Point of Sale (POS) integrations, 20% in operations, and 50% in sales and marketing to build customer and user base.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£438,660
Football Fan (FF) aims to become the go-to app for anything Football. FF asserts that Football (Soccer) is a dynamic all year sport with 4+ billion football fans generating business opportunities like merchandising, advertising, ticketing, gaming, travel, streaming, and more. FF believes that these fan bases are diluted on many platforms to meet their daily Football needs. FF aspires to change this by offering a blend of SportsTech with business opportunities supported by fan-engagement features on its app. Fans can connect with other fans or their club, create stories, watch videos, follow live scores, in-game events and statistics, post opinions/reactions, use banter rooms, and more. The app also rewards fans with FanCoins based on their contribution. FF app has witnessed over 22,000 downloads with 1.5 million+ interactions since its launch in June 2020. The company will use the investment to fuel user growth, starting with an initial focus on English Football and its fandom.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£320,853
Charm is a peer-to-peer impact investment platform that allows a user to use his/her investments to drive positive change in the world while earning a financial return. Morgan Stanley estimates that 85% of people are interested in sustainable investing. Charm enables individuals to fund projects led by high-impact entrepreneurs selling clean energy solutions in developing economies. Users can view their investments on the company's transparent, personalised impact investment dashboard, as well as, earn social, environmental and financial bottom line returns for their contributions. The company secured a £496,000 grant funding to develop its platform, refine its offering & provide growth capital. It is in the process of becoming an appointed representative of a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised entity post this funding round. It will use the investment to expand its team, develop its platform, and raise brand awareness.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£273,720
Peerport Limited (trading as MultiISA) is targeting the multi-million-pound market and claims to offer a holistic approach to Individual Savings Account (ISA) management. The company asserts that traditional ISA managers don’t give users enough flexibility with their investment choices. Current ISA rules restrict investors to only one ISA of each type per tax year. This impedes the investors’ ability to build a diversified IFISA portfolio. Peerport argues that its portal offers investors the freedom to operate multiple accounts like Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA), Cash ISA, and Stocks & Shares ISA under a single ISA management platform. The company will use the investment to finalise the build-out of its end to end platform, fund its office space, manage marketing costs, oversee staffing costs, pay regulatory fees and supervise working capital.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£6,033
