Husky is the UK’s only open, SaaS platform for workplace pensions. For employers, the platform deals with legal and compliance burdens of auto-enrolment while helping reduce pension costs. For individuals and company directors, the app is instrumental in bringing profitable and responsible investments with the Husky for Everyone app. And for advisers and accountants, it ensures strong client relationships amidst transparency and efficiency. Close to 1.4 million employers & 22.6 million workers are affected by the UK’s automatic enrolment (AE) legislation. Within this market, a conservative estimate of fees charged on employees by pension providers is £2 billion a year; Husky aims to disrupt this market & is ready to scale. Its method of operation has led to it achieving important milestones. With more than 1000 firms onboarded, a 92% renewal rate, and an average annual fee of £438, Husky charges its onboarded firms (including Crowdcube) with monthly recurring fees laid out as part of a 3-year subscription model. With the funds received, the company aims to disrupt the relatively stagnant workplace pensions industry with innovative products and empower its customers.
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£417,338
Graphene Composites is a nano-materials technology company that creates the strongest, lightest, most resilient material by combining aerogel, graphene, and other nano-materials. Founded in 2016, the company, in partnerships with US/Global defence/aerospace contractor, is one of the few graphene nanotechnology companies who are developing bulletproof graphene/aerogel armour. Moreover, it is also extending its GC Shield technology to military/police applications. Besides these, GC's technology can also be used to improve the strength and reliability of wind turbines.
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£597,360
Itcher is a community powered platform that recommends books, films, music and games based on an individual's personal taste. Itcher has been described as the Tripadvisor for entertainment. Itcher's platform integrates data from over 17 data providers with over 2.7 million titles.
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£253,240
The Noo aims to redefine the delivery space by facilitating the delivery of anything, anywhere, anytime from a single application. It argues that between February-April 2020, online food delivery weekly sales skyrocketed by 840% amidst a boom in e-commerce sales. The Noo points out that with every innovation in the name of convenience, people seem to expect more. It intends to deliver just that through its community platform allowing anyone to request anything at a price set by the requestor and finally, facilitate earning by simply owning a smartphone. The company also aspires to create a space where the local high street can compete with today's delivery giants. It will use the investment to enhance and launch its app, fund marketing campaigns, hire key personnel, and make The Noo visible across more cities.
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£149,388
Birchwood Marine is one of the best British brands in the boat manufacturing business. It has a dedicated team of loyal dealers and has over 5000 boats to its credit. The company has an M.O.U Agreement with a reputed and established manufacturer in Argentina. It is also planning to re-launch Birchwood by using a joint-venture manufacturing association and produce a range of Sport Express and Flybridge models (from 34ft to 74ft), which will be sold in the US, EU, the UK, the UAE and China market. With the proceeds, the company will purchase two more boats for the forthcoming Southampton In-Water Boat Show, 2019 and the Dusseldorf Indoor Show, 2020.
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£82,140
OFFschool, under SUL Education, is a free Language Learning Application (LLA) that aims to make English language courses available to everyone who has access to the internet. Students can download the app or register by visiting the OFFschool study website. They need to undertake a placement test to check their language level. The app then prepares daily lessons, assignments and activities that are followed by a weekly progress test. SUL Education asserts that the tests provide a continuous assessment allowing the student to see first-hand the progress they are making. SUL Education is accredited by the Accreditation Body for Language Services (ABLS), UK. SUL Education argues that OFFschool has the potential to reach 600 million 7-19-year-olds. The company will use the investment to invest in its world-class team, create the OFFschool 'Referral Pot', and accelerate its user acquisition efforts through multiple channels.
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£252,130
EMERGEiQ is a cloud-based platform targeted towards Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and large corporate organisations. The company plans on having an extensive suite of algorithms that simplifies Data Science (DS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at low cost, across all sectors. EMERGEiQ asserts that its analytics can help businesses improve operational productivity, cut costs, and eventually generate more revenue. It has worked with companies across a variety of sectors such as finance, medicine, stock market, and insurance. The company will use will 30% of the investment for R&D, 25% to purchase software and hardware to improve platform capabilities, 25% to market its new product line, 10% as working capital, and 10% as miscellaneous expenses.
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£150,000
Teach Pitch is a cloud based platform that helps teachers all over the world cope with the overwhelming problem of information abundance. Since 2014 they have had over 10,000 teachers from over 130 countries using the platform on a daily bases. The platform enables educators to identify, save, rate and plan their work around the resources that are right for them.
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£352,960
Freetrade is a UK-based freemium investment mobile app available on iOS and Android platforms in the UK with plans to launch in Europe. Freetrade's simple, beautiful and intuitive investment app opens up stock market investing to everyone. Since April 2019, it has grown its customer base by 100%, that is over 30,000. The company is also the winner of British Banking Awards and Consumer Investment Awards, 2019. Freetrade is now raising funds to ramp up its engineering and customer acquisition. Ultimately, 30% of its waitlist signed up is from outside of the UK. The raise will support its expansion into the EU.
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£3,793,410
BIIM Casino is the first UK casino platform to open up to the world of casual gaming and offering social skill games. It blends the fun of skill games with the thrill of casinos. The UK Gambling Commission licensed the company as an Operator and a Software developer as well. The company has the capacity of producing at least one exclusive game every month. Furthermore, it is elected for Pitch ICE amidst the most innovative Gambling start-ups. The funds raised will be used to increase consumer acquisition and game production.
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investment:
£80,150
