Blow LTD. is the leading UK based tech-enabled beauty business which offers expert beauty services at the doorstep to busy women at a place and time which suits them. The company only uses premium beauty products and maintains customer satisfaction. Since the launch, the company has delivered over 360,000 beauty services across the UK. Blow LTD. has been featured in high-profile media such as Vogue and Elle. Moreover, it has built partnerships with leading brands such as Kerastase and Decleor. With the proceeds, the company will accelerate its growth and launch its first international market.
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investment:
£1,930,470
A customer insight service obtaining accurate feedback by using the point of sale, both in-store and online. TruRating has collected over 38m ratings from more than 2,000 companies in 6 countries to help businesses focus on providing solutions to their customers' problems. Funding will allow further monetisation by using smart-advertising and booking engines to create reports for retailers to utilise for a monthly subscription fee.
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investment:
£1,895,288
Assetz Capital is an FCA authorized, major business secured by property and P2P lender in the Europe and UK. Funded by 30,000+ lenders, the company provides loans to property developers and SMEs in the UK. Assetz Capital was ranked 53rd out of the UK’s top 100 fastest-growing technology companies in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100. Moreover, the company has witnessed a 78% average revenue growth over three years. Having achieved critical mass and proven business model, Assetz Capital is headed towards meeting the multi-billion funding gap faced by SMEs. With the proceeds, the company will strengthen the cash levels and balance sheet and provide further opportunities to shareholders and customers.
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investment:
£1,866,500
Mr Lee’s Pure Foods is an innovative food/tech company creating award-winning premium healthy noodles-in-a-cup and will be launching its new instant Congee Asian rice porridge. All products are certified low sugar, gluten-free, low on calories, Vegan options and 100% recyclable and compostable packaging. The global instant noodle market is expected to reach $57.5 billion by 2024 which the brand aims to capitalise on and establish itself in as the market leader. Mr Lee's has won 50+ global awards and nominations including Grocer Gold Exporter of the Year, Great British Entrepreneur winner, and The Sunday Times Maserati 100 winner. Noted publisher Penguin Random House has published Mr Lee’s 100 Noodle Recipe cookbook which has been met with critical acclaim worldwide. With the investment, the company will invest 25% of it in marketing initiatives and entering into the US market, 10% in product development, 20% in working capital for food production during scale-up, 5% in upgrading its Hot Noodle Kiosk and vending machine facilities, and 40% in global group operating and personnel costs runway for commercial functions and scale-up activities within Australia, the UK, and the USA.
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investment:
£1,835,892
Laundryheap is a fast-growing laundry and dry-cleaning service with delivery. Laundry Heap believe that they are unique, as they are the only major on-demand laundry company to our knowledge that offers same-day collection and delivery within 24 hours as a standard service.
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investment:
£1,819,175
CrowdProperty is a specialist property project lending platform that matches quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects with institutional/private investors of capital for value-creating property projects. It seeks to ensure profits for borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment, and the UK economy through its business model. The company claims to have recently closed a £300 million funding line from a global asset manager. It has lent upwards of £140 million with £180 million+ originated facilities, gained recognition by Deloitte Fast50 and FT1000 as a 'High Growth Business', and built a proprietary and scalable technology platform. CrowdProperty has also launched CrowdProperty Australia, leveraging its asset-class expertise, scalable proprietary technology and IP from the UK business in the Australian market. The company states it will use the investment to grow its property team, evolve its technology platform further, acquire more customers, and grow its business.
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investment:
£1,815,319
Skinny Tonic™ is the first Zero Calorie, Nothing Artificial, and Zero Sugar, 100 % Natural Tonic Water in the UK. It has a nationwide listing in Asda and a 2nd major listing agreed for 2020. Skinny Tonic™ also has been listed in major retailers including Amazon and Costco. The company has a bespoke, fully automated production facility capable of producing 6,000 cans per hour. With the proceeds, the company will recruit a marketing and sales team. Additionally, Skinny Tonic™ will increase its product development and production capacity.
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Expired
investment:
£1,783,994
West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) have been brewing cask ales and bottled beers since 1995 and have won more than 40 awards. WBB use locally sourced ingredients and are trying to make their business as sustainable as possible.
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£1,765,482
One Year No Beer (OYNB) is a community support platform that helps people change their relationship with alcohol. It does this by allowing its users to choose a plan from the company's subscription-based models that consist of a 28-day, 90-day, and 365-day challenge to stay away from alcohol. The platform has empowered 70,000+ people in 90 countries through its challenges. Excess alcohol consumption leads to 3 million deaths per year and costs up to £59 billion to the UK economy alone. OYNB aims to resolve this crisis through its platform. For its efforts, the platform has been mentioned in publications such as the BBC, ITV, Metro, and Daily Telegraph. It also has an online presence of 130,000+ Facebook and 50,000+ Instagram followers. The company will use 42% of the investment to hire personnel, 33% for technology and product builds, and 25% as overhead costs.
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Expired
investment:
£1,757,111
Curious Brew is a well established brewing company that for the past 4 years have been creating beers and ciders. They are looking to expand by building another brewery location in the Kent area.
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Expired
investment:
£1,749,100
