Craft beer brewed for family and friends with inspiration from 1980's nostalgia and arcade games. Play Brew use a combination of US hops with British Malts and is brewed in the UK. The company has produced around 5,500 cans and their products are sold in 33 outlets. They are the only brewery serving the local community within a radius of 19.5 miles and are seeking funding to open a taproom as a means to expand and grow the business.
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£157,770
Chip is one of the fastest-growing Fintech companies in the UK. Chip has built an app that uses the user's banking app to make personalised decisions about their money. Its user base has doubled since its previous fundraising in 2018. The company has 153,000 accounts, and it has processed more than £130m of savings. ChipX is the company's revolutionary returns platform and it has a waiting list of more than 50,000 people. The company is a winner of the British Bank Award, 2 Crowdcube awards, and 1 World Banking Award. It has welcomed many management executives from Funding Circle, Monzo, and Purple Bricks. Chip is now scaling with market-leading returns on ChipX. It aims to build the biggest savings account in the world. With the proceeds, the company will double its team and expand ChipX in the €10 trillion European savings market.
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£3,768,260
Clim8 is a financial technology company that aims to move billions of pounds of investment into sectors such as clean energy, clean technology, sustainable food, smart mobility, and recycling. It is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The company quotes United Nations data arguing that the world needs to invest $2.4 trillion every year into clean energy, from now until 2035, to meet climate change targets. Clim8 aims to capitalise on this objective through its app. The company has raised £1.9 million in seed funding across two rounds, in December 2019 and April 2020, respectively. It also overachieved its first Crowdcube campaign by over 300%. The company will use the investment to continue onboarding its waiting list of over 10,000 and grow its business across different verticals.
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£2,348,974
An artificially intelligent web-based app for stock market investors to potentially increase their returns. Butterwire's platform aims to solve three common challenges more than 1 million UK investors face: finding high-return opportunities, minimising risk and being aware of sudden market fluctuations.
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QFinds is a purpose-built hiring tool that enables employers to easily and efficiently pre-screen candidates, conduct interviews and generate employment contracts. The company asserts that it is a UK government vetted 'Kickstart Scheme' representative and can get small businesses grants to hire interns having already processed over 100 job applications. QFinds claims that its app has been downloaded 2 million+ times garnering 24,000 reviews averaging 4.8/5 stars. QFinds also points out that bad hirings cost the UK up to £6.7 billion in turnover, productivity, and training. It seeks to change this and disrupt the £39 billion recruitment market. The company has partnered with notable entities like University College London, Kings College London and Brunel University London, intending to use them as strategic partners to increase job seekers signing up to and using its app. QFinds will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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investment:
£222,866
Authenticating artwork by using DNA tags to produce certificates as a solution to forgery and fraud. Tagsmart has almost 250 artists with over 11,000 tags issued across more than 23,000 pieces of artwork. Revenue is generated via commissions with retailers where the artwork is sold, rather than from the artist. Funding will be aimed at R&D to continuously improve the security and to take the brand worldwide due to interest and demand from overseas.
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£503,925
A themed cocktail bar owner, craft beer brewer and gin brand creator that serves thousands of customers on a weekly basis. Liquid Art Group currently have 3 locations within affluent areas of Manchester and are now raising funds to open 12 more sites across the UK over the next 3 years. The company has become highly profitable and are ready to duplicate their proven business model after successfully running in a niche area of their market.
More sites will result in reduced costs due to purchasing bulk goods from existing suppliers in greater quantities. This means that profit margins will increase, whilst more locations will provide additional streams of revenue. Liquid Art Group is also planning to develop and distribute their range of gin by creating new flavours and offerings.
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investment:
£129,080
The mission at sano is to bring education and knowledge to everybody, so that they can eat healthly and take control of their own health. The strategy behind Sano to go is to become a leader in the healthy food delivery market.
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Rebel Energy (RE) is an energy supplier on a mission to address inequality and provide everyone with easy access to clean and affordable energy, to eventually eliminate fuel poverty. RE claims that fuel poverty led to 16,500+ cold-related deaths in the UK in 2018. RE argues that as the UK home electricity market enters a phase of growth in a post-COVID world, it will be focused on offering reliable customer service and develop strategies that help people who are struggling with their electricity bills. The company has applied for a B Corporation accreditation. RE asserts that its customer support systems are automated and can handle multiple queries simultaneously. It plans to offer a weekly direct debit payment option. RE will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£503,810
B-North intends to revolutionise the business lending industry, which is often outdated, impersonal and slow. The fintech company uses some of the most advanced cloud-based technology, coupled with face-to-face relationship teams to get the best lending solutions for borrowers and their businesses. The company is powered by a team with prior experience in starting and scaling challenger banks, and profitability is its focused goal. B-North has submitted the banking licence application, and the result is expected by 2020.
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£2,135,456
