Assetz Capital is a leading property-secured business marketplace lender in the UK and Europe. It provides loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and property developers in the UK, financed by retail investors, institutional investors, government bodies and banks. The company has arranged loans of over £1 billion since its founding in April 2013. It ranked 53rd out of the UK’s top 100 fastest-growing technology companies for two consecutive years in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, and funded the equivalent of 1 in 100 UK homes in the last two years. Assetz Capital aims to utilise the investment to fund legal and structuring work around the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes (CBILS), have working capital for business development, grow its team, and possibly launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the future.
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£760,600
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
Yielders is a real-estate investment platform that minimises the barriers of entering a traditionally inaccessible asset class. This award-winning platform is the UK’s first finance FinTech company which is regulated by FCA. The company had received authorization from FCA in 2017. Yielders received 2017 Islamic Economy Award and became finalist twice for the EFICA Innovative Finance award. It also received IFN's global award for the Best Islamic Crowdfunding Platform category. The company has over 2500 on-boarded investors. The company has achieved and completed more than £6m AUM. Yielders aims to deliver steady returns for a conscientious modern investor. Yielders plans to utilise the proceeds for product development, technology, talent acquisition, and building its presence around GCC, the UK and the global Islamic Market.
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£686,178
A well-established money transfer service with more than 10,000 account holders, aiming to bridge the gap between unbanked businesses, merchants and individuals, no matter their locations in the world. Omanye is seeking investment to expand their current sites in Asia and Africa.
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£129,090
Smartlands is a blockchain-based digital finance and investment ecosystem. It allows asset owners to turn an ownership right to a share of any asset, into a tradable digital token attributing it almost unlimited liquidity. In the UK, Smartlands is the first platform for crowdfunding investments that allows investors to use digital currencies alongside fiat currencies to raise capital. The platform boasts of a 16,000 strong community following with over 11,000 wallets opened since its inception. It has a reputed list of partners including Colliers International, CMS, Archax, UK Sotheby’s, and many more. They have been awarded the 'Best Crowdfunding Platform' at the 2020 FinTech Breakthrough Awards and have been featured in Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Coindesk, Benzinga, and Investors Chronicle to name a few. With the investment, the company will grow its internal engineering team and obtain the necessary licenses to move its business forward across Europe.
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investment:
£379,183
RemitRadar is a platform for sending and receiving money transfers or remittances. The company has 350,000 monthly average users and 1.2 million remittance agencies on its portal. The remittance sector comprises more than 250 million migrant workers who send money home and more than 700 million recipients who receive the money with a total transaction value of over $2 trillion. The company aims to be a major contender in this segment. RemitRadar is also working with the United Nations (UN) agencies to ensure that migrant workers and their families face negligible hassles sending and receiving money. The company will use 35% of the investment for software development, 35% to increase market penetration, 10% to recruit retailers and financial institutions into its lending model, and 20% to manage overhead costs.
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£360,126
Ensuring an organisation's activities are compliant with key regulations. Evidology is a software program that can be easily integrated into a business's existing infrastructure. The software will check the business's data against more than 40 local and international legislation's and provide a real-time report to management that will highlight whether the business is following compliance, or not.
Evidology's revenue model consists of a 3-year subscription package, in the form of a standard, or enterprise-level product. The company has tested their software within nine businesses, including HSBC. Evidology has predicted to break even as soon as 15 months, based on selling their product at a modest rate of 3 clients per month.
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£50,003
Created in 2015, Fourex provides an advanced and innovative self-service kiosk for exchanging over 150 currencies in both coins and notes. The company has grown its revenue by 175 % and it is continuing to grow. It will be live in 80 locations by the end of 2019. Fourex has a presence at Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted with access to 153 million passengers per year. It is located in 21 London underground stations with a combined 1.9 million passengers each day. In early 2018, Fourex has extended its business from 12 locations to 66 locations. It has won innovation awards from Lloyds Bank, Virgin, and Amazon. The company's revenue has increased by 175% in 2 years. Fourex's current partners are TfL/London, Westfield, Underground, Welcome Break, Intu, Moto and Roadchef. The company aims to become a principal multi-currency exchange solution. With the proceeds, the company will be accelerating its growth in the UK, by expanding the network of machines nationwide both in international travel hubs, high footfall retails and transit locations.
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£928,830
Nebeus aims to bridge the gap between cryptocurrency and cash, providing people with instant crypto-backed cash services for everyday use. The company argues that there is an equivalent of $400 billion held in more than 55 million crypto wallets around the world which cannot be used further than keeping as an investment. It aims to change this scenario. Nebeus's core product is its 'Instant Loans' offering. It also offers users to do mobile top-ups, conduct Card2Card transfers, and send cash to Points of Sale (PoS) amongst other financial services. The company is working to come out with a 'Nebeus Mastercard' in partnership with Railsbank in Q1 of 2021. Nebeus has more than 60,000 users on its portal and has overseen transactions over £30 million to date. The company has featured in publications like The Independent, Forbes, and Bloomberg to name a few. It will use the investment for growth and marketing, the rollout of Nebeus Mastercard rollout, for growing its team, and for Research and Development (R&D).
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investment:
£862,580
Movebubble have created a platform that connects renters with properties. Movebubble is available as a mobile app making it easy to chat and schedule viewings on the go. Their aim is to make it easier and faster to find a home to rent.
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investment:
£833,051
