The Discovery Yachts Group was formed in 2017 in Southampton. It owns Discovery, Southerly, Bluewater and Britannia brands. Its mission is to create the finest luxury yacht destination. The brand has grown its order book 300% to £11m and is raising to expand its capacity, range and global reach.
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investment:
£2,213,380
Parcel2go based in Bolton, Greater Manchester is the UK’s leading parcel delivery comparison website, offering a surprisingly cheap alternative to the Post Office to consumers and small eBay sellers/businesses. Our website enables you to send anything, from a small packet to a large parcel, to destinations throughout the UK and internationally, and all for a surprisingly cheap price.
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£1,057,730
Go Zero is an electric taxi service. Since its inception in 2017, the company has completed over 10,000 journeys, saved an estimated 174 tonnes of CO2, and witnessed £530,000 worth of sales. The UK taxi industry is a £9 billion-pound industry and Go Zero, with its fleet of electric taxis powered by 100% renewable energy sources, aims to be a major disruptor. The company has received 100+ 5-star customer reviews and in 2019, it added 1600 new customers to its network. In February 2020, it launched the Go Zero Network, a network of 1,000 electric taxi franchises across the UK to expand electric travel for all. Being a part of the Go Zero Network offers a franchisee the opportunity to purchase a 5-year licence enabling them to operate their own business under the Go Zero brand. It also gives them the potential to earn between £30,000 and £50,000 after costs, based on performance metrics. With the investment, the company aims to recruit a high performing team to deliver market share, focused on sales, digital marketing, social media, franchise recruitment and management.
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£124,530
Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems (ABBS) is a company that has developed globally patented systems to counteract the forces an armoured vehicle sustains when a mine or Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explodes under it. ABBS asserts that mines and IEDs accounted for over 80% of UK and US army casualties in Iraq & Afghanistan. ABBS aims to change this and become a major contender in the $20 billion armoured vehicle protection market. The company has received over £2 million in revenue to date from Research and Development (R&D) grants in the UK, as well as, sold its products to the US Army and Israel with profits worth £145,000 in 2018 and £560,000 in 2019 respectively. ABBS is in potential talks with Pakistan, India, and the Far East. It will use 35% of the investment for the development of its Zero-Zero Safety System for eVTOL aircraft, 10% for patent protection, 25% towards investment in existing R&D/production facility, and 30% towards R&D/Marketing staff.
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£154,810
PIE Mapping (PIE) is an expert provider of mapping and journey planning solutions and a leading player in the fast growing $15 billion Intelligent Transportation System (“ITS”) market. The company provide up-to-the-minute mapping datasets and downloads for routing and software manufacturers based on the PIE Data Exchange offering and platform. We operate the Freight Journey Planner for TfL which is evolving into a B to B national model with a wide array of Smart City Road routing applications.
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Europe's largest marketplace for classic cars. In 2018, Car & Classic achieved revenues of £1.3m, with the value of vehicles sold exceeding £480m and their website is visited by 2.2m users every month. 60% of revenue is derived from data contracts, whilst the other 40% is generated via advertisements.
Data contracts are held by Cazana, the owner of Car & Classic, which is a B2B platform that values every vehicle by performing machine learning algorithms. The company claims that hundreds of businesses utilise this data. The Financial Ombudsman has declared that this data is recommended to be used for vehicle valuations during insurance claim cases.
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£1,541,590
Auto Lease Compare is a company that uses a web-based platform to provide business services of leasing cars in the UK market. The company is on a mission to transform the growing UK car leasing industry. They are currently operating in a leasing & rental market worth £49 billion in the UK alone. Auto Lease Compare have increased their users to 40,000 on the platform and have also partnered with some of the UK’s leading leasing companies. With the investment, the company will grow its business by revamping and upgrading the website, executing a strong marketing strategy and increasing brand awareness.
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£111,860
A taxi and on-demand delivery service using electronically assisted, high-tech cargo bikes to offer a cleaner, faster and cheaper means of transportation. Pedal Me uses highly trained riders within London to carry almost any load, including two adults, which can all be booked through their app.
Between October 2017 and September 2018, Pedal Me generated revenues of more than £125k. They will be allocating investments towards increasing efficiency and improving pickup times.
Funds in this round will be used to add more bikes, riders and use smarter technology. Pedal Me aims to have more than 30 bikes within a 3-mile radius from the city centre. This will result in reducing pickup times to less than 8 minutes from a booking being placed. In addition, the company will 'stack' delivery jobs, which means one rider will be able to carry out multiple orders in a single journey and will therefore allow Pedal Me to keep prices down for customers. Future plans include expanding the service to the rest of the UK and overseas.
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£352,580
Try EV is a platform that allows customers to discover, analyze, customize and explore with EVs before making a final buying decision. It encourages “electrify to buy” and intends to change the car purchasing process. The company has also collaborated with big brands such as BMW, Tesla, etc. Try Ev was an Exhibitor at London Motor Show 2019, it was shortlisted for “Greener Greenwich” at Greenwich Business Awards and it was an Elevator Pitch Business Awards finalists at London Motor Show 2018. The funds will be used to balance the growth, to bring key talent, to promote partnerships with major leasing companies and charging networks and to improve marketing and promotion efforts.
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£88,430
havebike is a bicycle repair business that collects, cleans, services and returns bicycles to owners at their doorstep, all via its app. The company asserts that it has been responsible for servicing approximately 2,500 specially designed bikes for the London Police and Ambulance Services since its launch in 2010. It also claims to be an authorised service agent for leading bicycle brands including, Brompton, Canyon and Ribble. havebike also holds a 'Shimano Service Centre' accreditation. It aspires to become a contender in the cycling market that was valued at £2.31 billion in late 2020. havebike's technology platform and booking system, Atlas, in late 2019 led to the company's Quarter To Date (QTD) revenues increasing by 484% and customer base by 22% as of February 2021. The company will use the investment for opening new workshops and mobile workshops (including fit-out) and cover marketing costs as it enters new markets to scale its business.
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£580,832
