Morso London is a modern community-centred restaurant that serves hand-crafted freshly made pasta and Italian bites with grappa-based cocktails. Launched in June 2018, the restaurant is created by a team of industry veterans. Paolo Vernetti is the Co-founder, head chef and CEO of Morso. Since Dec 2018, Morso has been TripAdvisor's Top 50 restaurant. The restaurant has received more than 100 5 star reviews. Morso was covered by Fay Maschler’s “Week in Food”, The Upcoming, The Infatuation and many other important food/media publications. Morso has achieved a 3x weekly sales growth from June 2018 to Jan 2019. It is achieving a positive site EBITDA on the 6th month of trading. Morso is planning to grow by opening two more sites in 2019.
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£99,950
BOS Films specialises in creating and producing african themed films for mainstream audiences. The Directors first film, a love story about immigration, was a big success. It screened across the world, in the UK and the US and was also released in Africa.
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£1,560
Gripit offers uniquely designed plasterboard fixings, which can hold tremendous loads upto 113kgs. These light weighted and easy to install products are exported to over 32 countries, thereby raising over £4m in the last Crowdcube campaigns. In 2008, Mr. Jordan Daykin invented gripit drywall anchor when he was just 13 years old. In 2014, he became the youngest person to secure investment through BBC’s Dragon Den.
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£1,007,470
Buzzbike is a disruptive new way for brands to advertise around the city, putting thousands of bikes on the road along the way. Each bike is fully branded which allows Buzzbikes partners to design a full fleet of bikes. To maximise impact, bikes are clustered and geo-targeted in places the brand wants to be seen by recruiting riders who work and park in those locations. Buzzbikes are completely free for the rider, all you have to do is ride to work a minimum of 12 times a month and street park. They are also giving away lock, lights, insurance and yearly servicing, as well as a discount at their kit partner Brooks.
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£388,870
Pass the Keys is a leading short-let tech platform operating in 20 cities across the UK. Till date, the company has hosted 30,000+ guests and earned £15 million for its hosts. The company lists a landlord's property on appropriate portals, finds relevant guests for an event or function, looks after their needs, and even takes care of cleaning up the venue after an event. The company's end-to-end technology automates the majority of the tasks such as job scheduling, invoicing, calendar syncing, and pricing with reliable support staff ready to assist with any eventuality. The company has achieved good ratings on Google reviews, Trustpilot and Glassdoor. The company will use 50% of the investment to expand its franchise, 30% for product development, and 20% for training personnel and supporting infrastructure.
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£1,069,632
A healthy and nutritious Chinese fast food brand with vegetarian and vegan options available. Green Kitchen has opened their first restaurant near Anfield Stadium and are already making plans to open 3-5 more this year. Their central kitchen is 1,400sqft and is estimated to supply food for up to 8 restaurants within Liverpool. A centralised kitchen reduces cost, as no on-site kitchen will need to be built when opening new restaurants.
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£42,190
SMA Building and Maintenance Solution Ltd is an environmentally conscious company. based in Gloucester and was founded in 2019 by Suzanne Ackland. They serve a diverse clientele, including renowned brands like Ted Baker, Primark, Co-Op, and Barratt Developments. By combining their expertise, innovation, and unwavering commitment to quality, they create lasting and inspiring spaces. The company is presently in search of funds to support its expansion and refinancing efforts.
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£53,000
A multi-award winning healthy, sugar-free soft drinks company, which focuses on providing essential nutrition whilst on the go. Rejuvenation Water emphasises the benefit of consuming amino acids as part of a healthy diet and uses spring water alongside 5g of plant-based protein to offer a healthy drink in three revitalising flavours, which are also suitable for vegans.
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£57,015
Antaco is a clean technology company that has come up with a solution to process any type of organic waste, both wet & dry (including woody), into a solid biofuel and a direct replacement for fossil coal. The company aims to disrupt current methods of organic waste disposal. Antaco won the 2013 Shell Springboard & 2014 WEX Technology Awards. It has received an £857,000 grant from the UK government and was voted the top UK & EU Cleantech start-up by Climate-KIC & EIT (European Institute of Technology & Innovation) in 2013. Antaco is seeking £400,000 (Future Fund matched) in further investment to expand operational capacity on-site, build its team, and capitalise on growing market opportunities.
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£661,410
mi-Hub is an office space designed for migrant entrepreneurs. Their goal is to educate migrant entrepreneurs to help them develop successful businesses so they can create jobs and help local economies. The office space is equip with meeting rooms, training rooms and business support.
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£107,280
