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. It launched its app on iOS and Android in private beta in October 2020 and then in the App Store in March 2021. It claims that its users have invested from £25 up to £97,000. The company has raised £5 million in venture capital to date, secured up to £2 million in airtime for equity from Channel 4 Ventures, and garnered a 4.8 star rating in the App Store, from a cumulative 100 reviews. The company will use the investment to accelerate user acquisition and launch new product offerings including pensions.
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£2,849,790
Fortu Wealth is a Business-to-Business (B2B) Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for private banks, wealth managers, external asset managers & multi-family offices. The company aims to be a segment leader in the $158.3 trillion personal wealth market. It has developed and launched the beta version of its Fortu Wealth mobile app and a desktop version of the application with essential features during the first three quarters of 2020. It has also signed partnership agreements with top service providers to provide facilities like Foreign Exchange, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Know Your Client (KYC). Fortu Wealth will use the investment to enable further product development, manage operating expenses, and invest in customer acquisition.
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£500,045
SMARTR Health Limited, also called Celsium, is a medical technology company. It has developed the world’s first medical-grade device that continuously measures core temperature, both accurately and non-invasively, through a combination of a wearable sensor and a smart platform. Intended for use in the formal healthcare sector, as well as at home, it has been classified as a CE Class 2A medical device in the EU and as an FDA 510K medical device in the US. In a clinical study, conducted in collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital and Cleveland Clinic, the company's product showed promising results 10-20 times more accurate than current devices. Celsium has experienced a surge in demand due to Covid-19, where fever is a key symptom. This, the company argues, is a perfect time to accelerate its business plan.
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Glint is a proprietary multi-currency platform that allows users to buy, save, spend and send real gold and other currencies, digitally with its application. The company asserts that its scalable technology enables its clients to use their currencies such as GBP, USD, EUR and Gold, with Glint's UK, EU and US-issued Mastercards in 210 countries worldwide. Glint also points out that its Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Service, Glint It!, allows clients to send and receive gold and currency between Glint accounts in over 160 countries. The company has raised £20 million in equity funding to date, reached 79,000 registered clients, and overseen over £158 million worth of transactions on its platform. Glint will use the investment to maximise revenue, organically grow its business, increase its registered customer base to 250,000 in 2021, and hire key personnel across various portfolios.
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£3,072,539
Freetrade is an award-winning, commission-free investing application. In the investment industry, high commissions and clunky products can make it complicated for people to start their investment journeys. This is where Freetrade comes in by offering a simple, transparent freemium pricing model where the user can pay for the premium features they want. The company is an FCA-regulated stockbroker and a member of the London Stock Exchange. Its new proprietary brokerage platform, Invest by Freetrade, has scaled smoothly while keeping costs low. It also consists of new features such as free Instant Orders & real-time deposits compatible with Apple Pay/Google Pay. The company has also shipped fractional shares, breaking down another barrier to investing. 150,000+ customers are enrolled in the ecosystem with a 500% growth Year-on-Year (YoY). The company's app won the Best Online Trading Platform at the British Bank Awards 2019 and 2020. With the investment, the company aims to grow engineering & marketing and continue expansion into Europe.
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£7,015,011
A FCA-regulated digital bond marketplace offering investors high yield and senior secured bonds and loans in market-leading businesses. The WiseAlpha platform includes financial opportunities in companies such as Santander, Virgin Media, McLaren and EDF, amongst many other large brands. There are more than 4,000 members signed up to WiseAlpha, which offers interest returns between 3% and 15%.
At the British Banking Awards 2018, WiseAlpha was the winner of the Best Investments Provider Award and the company has been featured in many publications, including Bloomberg, The Financial Times, Moneyweek and City AM. WiseAlpha members can invest via depositing money from their bank account, or using their SIPP account. The company have also recently beta-launched 'Robowise', an automatic investment tool that will diversify a member's portfolio for them.
Funds are being raised for WiseAlpha to grow and expand the business. The company intends to enter into the European investment market, further develop their 'Robowise' tool and offer more products such as ISAs.
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£2,813,650
Stratiphy is an investment app using robotic-advisory technology to support the next generation of investors by providing them with relevant information to make informed investments. Stratiphy claims that finding the right stocks to invest in continuously is difficult and time-intensive. It aims to simplify this process. The company lets users build trading strategies according to their risk profile, industry preferences, and sustainability criteria. It also allows them to see the historic performance of their selections and gives clear signals of what to buy and when to sell. Stratiphy stresses further that users can create multiple strategies and run scenarios without any coding, using real-time market data as well as Environmental, Social and Governance ratings (ESG) to compare companies. The platform has partnered with entities such as Morningstar and Sustainalytics for real-time market and ESG data. It states it will use the investment to obtain FCA approval for in-app trading, introduce social features and commission-free trading, build its team, focus on company strategy, and expand its user base.
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£440,996
Creating all-natural meals using real ingredients and delivering them directly to a customer's door. Detox Kitchen runs two delis located in central London and since launching, they have delivered more than 1 million meals. On average, the company serves over 2,500 customers per week from both of its delis. This has resulted in average sales of £243k per month and a YoY growth of 70%.
Funds will be allocated towards increasing the capacity of their kitchen to meet customer demand and improve their online technology platform from which customers place their orders. In addition, Detox Kitchen seek to market and advertise their services by hiring marketing professionals to attract more customers to the business.
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£581,740
A crisps company with the mission of making tasty and healthy snacks. Emily Crisps are vegan, gluten-free, halal and kosher certified, as well as being 1 of a 5 per day. Their products are sold in major grocery stores such as Sainsbury's and Tesco, which are responsible for 50% of the company's revenue. Emily Crisps are well-established in the UK and are now seeking funds to expand to the US, with a dedicated marketing campaign and sales team.
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£1,048,030
Similar to the functionality of workplace pensions, employees can invest part of their pay into an ISA and start to build a healthy saving habit. Smarterly's current clients include Rolls Royce, Samsung and OVO Energy and they have identified 85 other organisations with a collective 600,000 employees as potential opportunities. Due to the fundamentals of Smarterly being automated, there is no need to pay for a large staff and revenue is generated via small fees.
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£1,638,150
