Karshare connects renters with owners, giving those with cars the opportunity to earn extra income while those in need of a car can rent from their local community. The company aims to unlock community car sharing by tapping into the estimated 10 million cars parked at UK airports each year and 38 million vehicles parked on UK streets. Karshare's platform features telematics and keyless technology allowing for cars to be booked instantly and unlocked using facial recognition. Karshare has a TrustScore of 4.9/5 and 852 reviews. It has onboarded partners such as Allianz Insurance, OCTO Telematics, Rentalcars.com, and RAC. Karshare has featured in press publications like The Times, Huff Post, BBC and Evening Standard amongst others. The company will use 25% of the investment for business operations, 45% for growing the business, and 31% for developing User Experience (UX) and functionality.
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investment:
£1,444,182
Groubook is a social bookings platform that allows a group of users to pre-book nights out on its platform, letting themselves avail of discounts and earn rewards. The company claims that its focus groups are millennials who go out twice a week and spend £6589 a year, and students who avail of discounts, coupons and rewards on expenses. The company stresses that it offers its partners a non-contract service with no upfront fees. The company further points out that it sold 178 tickets for a local Nottingham bar event during the COVID pandemic, earning its partners £890 in pre-booking revenue. Groubook has featured in press entities such as Real Business, BBC, Venue Insight, and Sage amongst others. It has also partnered with 330+ venues nationally, including Olivias, Las Iguanas, Bella Italia, Revolution, and Bedlam paintball, to name a few. The company states it will use 65% of the investment towards hiring personnel, 22.9% towards promoting marketing campaigns, 7% towards overseeing location expenses, and 5.1% towards managing administrative expenses.
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investment:
£81,660
Meeow is a company that seeks to offer unlimited, on-demand business networking. It argues that Covid-19 has changed the idea of networking with an increasing demand for in-person online networking solutions. Meeow aims to capture this sentient through its app. The company's AI-driven proprietary platform brings four people together for 1 hour in an interactive video session through a combination of random selection and machine learning. Meeow's ongoing BETA saw more than 420 Meeowists using its service. The company will use the investment for marketing its service network, further develop its platform, and expand its early adopter community to a minimum of 10,000 users by the end of 2021.
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£125,235
Healingclouds is one of the UK's best online platforms for mental well-being. It provides online therapy courses and guided meditation on a single platform. It argues that 25% of the world's population is living with mental health issues, and £1 trillion is lost every year due to depression and anxiety. It aims to change this scenario with its application. The company is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant. Healingclouds partners include HSBC, Gympass, Anytime Fitness, Juno, Leon, and Heka. The company aims to become a major contender in the behavioural health market that is poised to grow to $240 billion with a CAGR 2.5% by 2026. SME News awarded the company 'Best Mental Healthcare Platform 2020'. The company will use the investment to accelerate its growth.
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£168,324
LoyalT is engaged in building a network of loyalty programs for consumers. Consumers can exchange points & consolidate to one brand, in real-time, for a high-value redemption, gifting or donation. The app tracks consumer activities & employs Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate actionable insights for the brands to improve engagement. The company aims to be the solution to the $360 billion worth of loyalty points that remain unused globally. They raised £280,000 during their first crowdfunding campaign in 2019 and has partnered with organisations like IBM and Wipro since 2018. The company has built the first version of its product and plans to start with the UK and onboard 400 businesses by February 2021. It aims to eventually take its product to 40,000 businesses globally by February 2025. It will use 41% of the investment as resource salary costs, 12% as infrastructure and overhead costs, 22% as marketing costs, and 25% as business development partner costs.
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investment:
£190,110
KornChain’s LoyalT® app is designed to collect, exchange, and consolidate loyalty points in real-time while businesses benefit from repeat-sales, customer acquisition, and deep insights. The LoyalT network is opening up many eco-systems for retailers to work with businesses. Meanwhile, businesses can acquire new customers, gain useful insights, drive repeat sales, and customer loyalty. The Loyalty Magazine Awards 2019 termed it an award-winning product. The company has been integrated with small and medium-size businesses to set up their loyalty programs. The company is aiming to disrupt the industry by omitting the cost of exchange.
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investment:
£288,900
Supermeal is an online food ordering platform offering instant cashback to the customer for every order they place. Supermeal has served more than 50k orders and listed over 100k food items on its portal. The company is signing up 45+ restaurant partners every month with a total of registered 675+ restaurant partners. Supermeal has followed a business model that reduces the fees restaurants pay to 7% and provides a mandatory cashback (5%) to consumers. It has given £11,000+ in cashback and attracted over 10,000 customers generating £53k in device sales and £220,000 in orders. With the proceeds, the company will accelerate its marketing efforts, strengthen its senior management, and operational activities.
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investment:
£575,000
Creating immersive 360-degree experiences that can be viewed on any smart device to engage and attract customers to platforms. Blend Media allows customers to build digital media solutions within minutes by using 'drag and drop' tools.
Blend Media has been trading for over 2.5 years and has already provided its technology to more than 30 businesses. The company's customers include NASA, Google, Facebook, Universal Music, Deloitte and L’Oréal amongst many others. Revenue is generated via licensing and subscription fees.
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Expired
investment:
£429,890
WeSwap is an award-winning P2P travel money platform that enables travellers around the globe to exchange currency in a hassle-free and transparent manner. The company has over 500,000 users who have swapped and spent more than £255 million in 197 countries and territories. WeSwap has also launched a portfolio of travel money products such as travel cash and buyback. The company has also garnered over 3000 reviews and earned a five-star rating on Trustpilot. Furthermore, WeSwap has won "Best Travel Money Provider" title for two consecutive years at the British Bank Awards. With the proceeds, the company will launch in international markets, make new products and develop new partnerships.
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Expired
investment:
£2,520,786
World of Expats is a business designed to support expats with the tools, services and information they need to make the most of their live as an expat.
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Expired
investment:
£49,153
