An award-wining organic snack and baking company focusing on allergy-free foods that only contain natural sugars and are suitable for vegans. Creative Nature's products are available in more than 3,500 stores in the UK, as well as online and worldwide in 11 countries. Over the next 12 months, the business intends to provide an online subscription model to generate greater website revenue and to increase production across their product range.
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investment:
£503,232
An online comparison portal focusing on financial, insurance and utility products serving the Latin American market.
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investment:
£288,620
Doodle Drinks (DD) aims to make all-natural soft drinks that kids can enjoy. The company cites research data arguing that children aged 18 months to 18 years are drinking 26% fewer sugary drinks and consumption for 10-year olds has fallen 35%. It wants to capture this sentiment and deliver a soft drink that's a healthy choice for both parents and their kids. DD has secured distribution with the noted distributor, Bravura Foods. It has also signed a partnership with the largest independent bottler of beverages in Europe and North America, Refresco, who have over 60 manufacturing sites globally to fulfil its objective. DD will use the investment to grow its business, execute its marketing strategy and increase its product range.
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investment:
£877,830
LawBite keeps small companies safe and sound at a price they can afford. Through its Platform it provides plain English legal documents and its own suite of software tools for editing, sharing, e-signing and storage. Wrapped around its Platform it provides a virtual law firm so that SME’s can speedily get affordable, understandable advice. LawBite doesn't carry expensive overhead or a Partnership structure, so it normally costs 50% or less than conventional law firms. However, LawBite is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, carries £3 million of indemnity insurance and only uses experienced solicitors and barristers. So the only short-cut customers take is in relation to price.
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investment:
£3,001
Billon have created a technology that enables zero cost global payments by the use of a simple mobile app. Billon's mobile app allows you to instantly pay for the rest of an article from the Guardian or even donate to your favourite Youtubers with a few clicks of a button.
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£1,406,667
East London Liquor Company export from east London to 20 countries worldwide. They have plans to launch in Ibiza, Toronto, Los angles, New York and Shanghai. They also own their own restaurant. Since 2014 they have grown there team from 4 to 30 people. London dry gin has won many award and the East London Liquor Company produces over 12,000 bottles of gin a month.
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£1,326,450
StarStock are a drinks marketplace that enable suppliers to sell direct to wholesalers, pubs, shops, bars & restaurants nationwide. StarStock puts the suppliers in control of their products and listings, taking a small percentage of each sale. Suppliers set the prices, while we do the rest, arranging delivery of beers, ciders, wine and spirits.
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£1,343,149
Mindful Chef cater for the health-conscious consumer wanting to eat delicious low-carb meals. They currently ship 11,000 recipes per week using exceptional quality produce from award-winning British suppliers. They are backed by sports stars such as Victoria Pendleton CBE and Will Greenwood MBE.
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£1,916,150
An award-winning British brewery that combines beer and dinosaurs. Staggeringly Good launched in 2015 and is one of the Top 20 breweries in England as listed by Untappd. The company has grown by 100% YoY, with revenues of £224k by April 2018. In the last 24 months, Staggeringly Good has produced over 250,000 pints in their 11,000L brewery and in the last 12 months, they have served more than 37,000 beers from their taproom.
The business is now raising funds to quadruple their brewing capacity to meet growing customer demand. This will be achieved by expanding into the adjacent building, which will also provide a further 10 taprooms. In addition, Staggeringly Good is planning to add their own canning production line and increase their staffing from three full-time employees, as well as further promote their dinsoaur-themed beer festival, WarriorFest.
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£302,810
DiPocket has created a mobile banking app to make instant international bank transfers, with low foreign exchange rates quick and easy. The app is a simple solution to collect and spend money with friends, and it comes with a range of mastercards so it can be used anywhere.
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investment:
£157,275
