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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investment:
£302,810
Launched in October 2016, Big Drop Brewing is a world-leading alcohol-free craft brewer. The company brews beer naturally by using specialist brewing methods to ensure the alcohol never exceeds 0.5%. The beer is not only Alcohol-Free, but is also gluten-free and many are low in sugar. Their award-winning lager is vegan-friendly. The company does not have a brewery of its own but partners with reputable breweries around the world, who share their brewing values to produce the beer. Big Drop Brewing has secured private funding already and meaningful distribution in the UK and 12 overseas markets. They have also secured off-trade listings in Tesco, Morrisons and Ocado. Half of the investment will be used for Sales & Marketing, 30% for new branding launch and related marketing, 10% for production costs and the remaining 10% for product development.
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investment:
£617,566
Bioepic is an app which enables users to easily and non-invasively measure their health status in just 30 seconds using just a smartphone. The app calculates pulse wave velocity, body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate variability chaos, vascular stiffness and the effectiveness of inhalers.
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investment:
£12,500
Bird and Blend Tea (BABT) is a British independent tea mixologist. The company claims to offer 100+ blends of tea in a vegan-friendly product range, employs 125+ people and runs a global e-commerce platform attracting 100,000 monthly users. It claims to have achieved a £3.97 million turnover in 2020-2021 despite lockdown closures of its retail stores. BABT asserts that it operates 13 experiential retail stores across the UK since its last crowdfund in 2017. It has also featured in press entities such as The Independent, OK!, Huff Post, The Telegraph, and GQ Magazine. The company states it will use the investment to expedite the growth of its brand with investments in digital innovation, develop its technology stack, strengthen its team, open more multisensory stores, and undertake impactful projects to achieve B Corp status.
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investment:
£999,867
GymBuddy is an online platform that enables consumers to find, book, and attend a gym location, services, or products offered and operated by fitness studios, gyms, trainers, venues, or other third parties. Users can easily, through filtered searches on the app, view descriptions, and contact information of specialists within the fitness industry such as personal trainers, nutritionists, and physiotherapists. The UK fitness industry alone is currently worth over £5 billion. Based on recent statistics, the average gym membership in the UK costs members £40 a month, which often ties them into lengthy contracts. The GymBuddy app will enter the Health & Fitness club sector as a multi-gym membership feature that gives users access to gyms and various fitness plans, without the need for bricks-and-mortar locations under its brand. The company is seeking an investment of £400,000 to expand its brand identity and bring more users to its ecosystem to generate profits.
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Farmstand is a plant-powered cloud caterer that is trying to reinvent the way people eat in canteens and outdoor markets. The company asserts that its products are 100% customisable and without any carbon footprint. The menu comprises of 80% vegetables, 65% vegan sources, 5% sustainable fish, and 15% meat. Customers can pre-order, pay, and pick-up via the Farmstand app. Farmstand aims to disrupt the $200 billion catering market which will be doubling by 2032. The company has received a £1.2 million seed investment from London-based VC, Kindred Capital. Till date, the company has served 5.6 million dishes, saved 2.8 million tonnes of plastic, and negated 200 tonnes of landfill waste through its products. The company will use the investment to expand to 1000+ canteens and outdoor markets in 10 cities in 10 years, focus on expanding across the UK, launch a more intuitive app, and expand its team.
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investment:
£999,970
Bee Good is a British company that specialises in award-winning natural skincare products made using local honey, propolis, and bee wax. Its range of products is certified cruelty-free and they are sold via Amazon across Europe and locally in Waitrose, UK. The company saw 45% of its online buyers returning to buy again. Bee Good is profitable and positioned for growth; its website drives high margin sales year on year which were up 69%+ in Jan 2019. The company is working towards expanding its range and promoting British bees and beekeepers.
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investment:
£255,080
Lucy's dressings aim to become the UK's leading dressings and sauces brand. They offer a wide range of award winning product ranges including gluten-free, low fat, vegetarian and low sugar options at affordable prices. As well as their retails range they also offer dressings for 3 restaurant groups, including Bill's and Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
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investment:
£218,340
A food chain which cook a blend of the best of Asian cuisines fresh to order: Wok&Go have 24 stores across the UK with plans to open another 13 in the next year. On track to sell over 1.1 million boxes of noodles this year, they are now raising to open a flagship store in London
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investment:
£39,940
Propnology is a crowdfunding platform specifically designed for property. Founded in 2014, their aim is to encourage a more diverse group of individuals to invest. Propnology allows users to invest in property from as little as £500.
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investment:
£57,209
