Hiro is an insurance technology company aiming to be a contender in the $6.9 trillion insurance industry. The company claims that conventional home insurance does nothing until the damage is already done. Hiro aims to change this scenario. It gives users access to smart technology to protect their property and rewards them accordingly by giving discounts on their insurance quote. The company has signed partnerships with 30+ leading device manufacturers towards this objective for example, Honeywell Home, Philips, and Lightwave, to name few. Hiro asserts that its platform, mobile apps, feature sets, and designs have been validated through an intensive insider's programme. Hiro is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company has featured in publications like Forbes, the Guardian and the Evening Standard. Hiro will use the investment to develop Research and Development (R&D), furnish legal and compliance documents, and boost marketing and operations.
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£2,069,251
KegTracker is a company that has launched an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) enabled device that turns kegs into smart containers. The device tracks real-time location, volume, temperature and motion for each keg in order to create reports & insights that enable a sustainable supply chain. The company asserts that a lack of transparency in managing kegs has led to annual industry losses of £1.4 billion+ in theft and spoilage, £1 billion+ in poor distribution, and £500 million+ in suboptimal production and lost containers. KegTracker argues that its device can reduce these losses significantly. The company has developed a working prototype, filed a patent and received letters of interest from leading UK breweries, coffee roasters and Wales National Health Service (NHS). In 2019, the company featured in Startups Magazine and were finalists at FutureFood Awards, London & Partners BGP, and Pitch@Palace. It will use the investment to bring its product to more markets.
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£511,428
Immersionn™ is a Virtual Reality discovery engine for immersive content. This engine works with fast speeds and low latency providing 5G networks that are the perfect go-to-market vehicle for Immersionn. This platform is accessible via smartphones, virtual reality headsets and laptops. Immersionn has the potential to work globally with 5G Telco operators and other vertical markets (e.g Transport, Mobile OEMs) that benefit from proposing Immersionn’s offering to its customers. Immersionn’s founder is a member of the UK5G Creative Industries working group, supporting the acceleration of the immersive sector adoption of 5G.
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£110,300
An energy provider that uses artificial intelligence to learn a customer's energy usage pattern and then create bespoke profiles resulting in better value for customers. Usio's model utilises new regulations that are not currently widely used by the Big 6, which allow increased efficiency in business operations whilst providing real-time energy deals. The company is growing rapidly with 1,000 new customers every month and the aim of becoming the UK energy leader in the P2P marketplace by 2020.
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£193,711
Victor Mobility have designed a mobility device to bring a disabled person into an able bodied environment. The mobility device will be modular so it will adapt to the users disability, it will go up and down a kerb, it will go inside and out so you don't have to buy two devices and it will enable the user to be at social height or eye height of 1.5m.
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£716,150
Note Taking Express by NX3 Technologies gives innovative note taking solutions. It provides SaaS and helps the students with learning difficulties in the American and UK education markets, with an aim to make learning easy for everyone. The company has over 200 clients in the US and Canada including big names, such as Ivy League HEIs. Its aim is to combine AI and human skills to help users and produce a comprehensive solution for all. In 2018, the company had a turnover of over 400,000 pounds. It is aiming to include the provision of notes for every student in George Brown Community College using its proprietary and bought technology. Note Taking Express will use the funds for its expansion plan into school, colleges, and corporates in the UK and US.
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£468,390
Mobile users can easily type messages to LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Snapchat, etc. without closing their currently open app. Fleksy have developed a dynamic and efficient keyboard, which has set the Guinness World Record for writing the world's fastest text message. The app is 100% private as all content is stored on the device, rather than in the cloud. The app has already been downloaded more than 11 million times and is available in 45 languages.
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£606,890
Smart Trade App is a software-based payment app that accepts card payments directly from the phone. It helps small business owners all over the UK. The app further includes features in it such as invoicing, light CRM, team management, reporting as well as the ability to delegate jobs. Smart Trade App has got the most Disruptive Payments Tech award 2019 and has processed transaction volumes worth £1.5 million. Large high street banks in the UK have approached the company for their business accounts. They have also signed an agreement with CardOne banking and has formed a strategic partnership with MasterCard.
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£268,152
savvy navvy is a fast, safe and easy-to-use navigation solution designed for sailors. It is the first app of its kind to combine real-time weather and chart data, offering comprehensive passage plan that is specific to boat specifications. It is also one of the few startups to pitch at the “2018 Xoogler Pitch day” at Google London. With 10,000+ registered users, 40,000+ plotted routes and an impressive organic reach on social media, the startup plans to expand its chart coverage, develop iOS and android apps, and add extra features like rain avoidance, tidal calculations, anchorages and much more.
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£331,484
ThinkCyber combines theoretical and practical behavioural science with its proprietary software to reduce cybersecurity risks for its users and safeguards them through user-centric solutions. The company's 'Redflags' software understands and tracks user behaviour at a point in time whether they're opening a suspicious email, changing a password, and plugging in a USB stick etc. The software nudges users to make secure decisions, delivering ongoing behavioural change. ThinkCyber aspires to become a contender in a security awareness training market worth $2.5 billion which is expected to grow to $10 billion by 2023. ThinkCyber has won clients at TescoBank, Cambridge University and signed paid trials with Vodafone, Unilever and Qinetiq. The company states they will use the investment to scale its sales team, scale-up product development to deliver enterprise features for current trials, and boost marketing/speaking events to attract more customers.
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£293,500
